Subject: Religious literature, American

This volume contains four bound works printed by Christopher Sower (Sauer) in Germantown, Pennsylvania, circa 1759-1760. The works include: "The Way to the Sabbath of Rest," "The Journeys of the Children of Israel," "Discourse on Mistakes concerning Religion, Enthusiasm, Experiences," and "Observations on the Enslaving, Importing and Purchasing of Negroes." This collection is notable for its association with the Sower printing family and for containing an early anti-slavery treatise. This volume was owned by four generations of the Franks family, prominent Jewish individuals in New York and Philadelphia.