{"product_id":"markham-george-truth-for-the-seekers-quaker-tithe-controversy-york-castle-allan-rowntree-association-copy","title":"MARKHAM, George — Truth for the Seekers — Quaker Tithe Controversy — York Castle — Allan Rowntree Association Copy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMARKHAM, George, D.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTruth for the Seekers; or, A Fair and Full Statement of the Facts which gave rise to the Imprisonment of the Quakers now in York Castle.\u003c\/em\u003e London: sold by J. S. Jordan, and by the booksellers of York, Leeds and Hull, 1797.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[WORMALL, John; WORMALL, Henry; BROWN, Joseph; WALTON, James; STANSFIELD, John, and others.]\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Defence of the Prisoners in York Castle, for Not Paying Tithes, against the Charges of George Markham, Vicar of Carlton, in Yorkshire, contained in his Book entitled, Truth for the Seekers.\u003c\/em\u003e Third edition. York printed; London: reprinted and sold by James Phillips and Son, 1797. This edition concludes with notice of the prisoners' release, dated \"20th of Tenth Month, 1797.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMARKHAM, George, D.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eMore Truth for the Seekers; or, The Charges of Dr. Markham Vindicated, in Opposition to the Defence of the Quakers Imprisoned for Not Paying Tithes.\u003c\/em\u003e London: sold by J. S. Jordan, and by the booksellers of York, Leeds and Hull, 1798.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[AUTHORS OF THE DEFENCE.]\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Prisoners' Defence Supported: or, An Answer to the Charges and Allegations of George Markham, Vicar of Carlton, in Yorkshire, contained in his Book entitled, \"More Truth for the Seekers.\"\u003c\/em\u003e York: printed by William Blanchard, and sold by the booksellers in York; and by James Phillips and Son, and Darton and Harvey, London, 1798.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[YORK CASTLE QUAKERS.]\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eState of the Case of Several of the People Called Quakers, Imprisoned in York Castle, for the Non-Payment of Tithes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether five separately titled components documenting the central stages of the controversy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllan Rowntree (1853–1940)\u003c\/strong\u003e, Scarborough Quaker businessman and member of the prominent Yorkshire Rowntree family, with his ownership inscription \"Allan Rowntree\" in pencil to the front endpaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe inscription is particularly pertinent in this context. The Scarborough Rowntrees were a long-established Quaker commercial family, related to the better-known York branch associated with the Rowntree confectionery business.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComparison with an autograph letter by Allan Rowntree preserved at the North Yorkshire Archives, ZSJ 4\/16\/1, showing close correlation.  The inscription is attributed with strong confidence to Allan Rowntree (1853–1940).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall octavo. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled paper-covered boards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBinding worn but substantially original. Front board partially detached, the joint having split through much of its length and the board now remaining attached principally towards the lower portion. The upper joint is open with sewing\/support material visible. Spine dry and rubbed, with loss and abrasion at head and foot and remnants of old labels; surface wear and some loss to the marbled paper sides, particularly at the corners and edges. Corners rounded and exposed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternally generally well preserved. Text leaves show light age-toning, occasional spotting and some occasional marginal staining, but remain clear and legible. The pamphlets retain generous margins. Allan Rowntree's pencil ownership inscription appears on the front endpaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe binding defect is conspicuous and the volume should be handled with care, but the text block itself appears substantially intact. Offered unrestored, preserving the contemporary binding and provenance evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA particularly attractive association copy. The constituent pamphlets are scarce individually, but their survival together gives the volume considerably greater historical coherence: it follows the argument from Markham's initial justification of the imprisonment through the Quaker response and subsequent replies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe later ownership by Allan Rowntree adds another layer of Quaker history extending the book's significance from the eighteenth-century tithe controversy into the nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Yorkshire Quaker commercial world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eESTC T90470; T102447; T66608; Smith, \u003cem\u003eFriends’ Books\u003c\/em\u003e, II, 964. Further ESTC references pending final collation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reservoir Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58059001168254,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/4464\/8318\/files\/IMG_0525.jpg?v=1789807166","url":"https:\/\/reservoirbooks.store\/products\/markham-george-truth-for-the-seekers-quaker-tithe-controversy-york-castle-allan-rowntree-association-copy","provider":"Reservoir Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}