New Lebanon, N. Y. [Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons, Printer, Albany], 1867. Fourth edition. 12mo, original printed yellow wrappers stitched, 192 pages. Stated fourth edition at the head of the title. The title page and ads are reset, otherwise printed from the identical plates of the first edition published by... More about Shakers. Compendium of the Origin, History, Principles, Rules and Regulations, Government, and...

(New York: E. S. Dodge Printing Co., 1879). A new edition of the 1871 edition of this standard Shaker text. 8vo, original printed wrappers, 32 pages. Per Richmond quoting the Shaker Manifesto (January 1879), “The last editions having been exhausted, and in consideration of the great sale of the work... More about A Brief Exposition of the Established Principles and Regulations of the United Society of...

East Canterbury, N. H. [Printed at Shaker Village], [1899]. Stated third edition. 12mo, wire stitched into the original blue cloth spine, printed green-gray boards, xii, [2], 79 pages. A conduct guide, originally for the students at the school at the New Lebanon, N. Y. community. Preface to the third edition... More about Gentle Manners. A Guide to Good Morals

New York: Printed by George W. Wood, 1847. First edition thus, a later edition of Plain Evidences with a few omissions. 12mo, original printed wrappers, 93 pages. Extracts from the Shaker Manifesto from this important early Kentucky Shaker. Small library stamp to the upper wrapper. Later stab holes. Richmond 520. More about The Nature and Character of the True Church of Christ Proved by Plain Evidences, and Showing...

Albany: Printed by C. Van Benthuysen, 1848. Second edition. 8vo, original sheep, black leather spine label, gilt rules and lettering, vii, [1], 384 pages. An account meant to explain the views and practices of the Shakers to the world at large, with a section omitted from the 1823 first edition... More about A Summary View of the Millennial Church of the United Society of Believers, Commonly Called...

[Watervliet, N.Y. n. p., ca. 1850]. Single leaf of white stock, printed recto only, approx. 1 x 1.63 inches. Decorative type border. An attractive medicinal herb label produced for the Watervliet (N.Y.) Shaker communal society. More about Black Henbane, Hyoscyamus niger. D. M. & Co., Watervliet, N. Y

[New Lebanon, N. Y. n. p., ca. 1850?]. Single leaf printed recto only on blue stock, 2.38 x 4 inches. Decorative typographical border. An attractive herbal label from the communal society Shaker village at Mount Lebanon, N. Y. Two spots of mounting adhesive on the blank verso of the label. More about Extract of Yellow Dock, Rumex crispus, D. M. Prepared in the United Society, New-Lebanon, N. Y

[Harvard, Mass. n. p., ca. 1850?]. Single leaf of white stock, printed recto only, 3.25 x scant 4.5 inches. Decorative border. An attractive bit of design and a nice food label from the Harvard Shaker Village communal society in Massachusetts. Traces of four small neat bits of black paper from... More about Peach Water, Warranted to be of The Very Best Quality, For Pastrys, &c. by W. H. Sparrow,...

[Canterbury, N. H. n. p., n. d.]. First edition. Text to one page of a pearl-colored bifolium, 7.5 x 5.25 inches. An uncut label (perhaps a proof or sample?) for Shaker herbs, likely mid-late 19th century; the digitized example at Hamilton College has been trimmed to approx. 2.75 inches square. More about Pulverized Sage. Prepared by the Shakers. East Canterbury, N. H

[Harvard, Mass. n. p., ca. 1850?]. Single leaf printed recto only on yellow stock, approx. 1.13 x 3 inches. Decorative border to the upper and lower edge. An attractive little herb label from the Harvard, Mass. Shaker village communal society. Two faint traces of mounting hinges or adhesive on the blank verso. More about Spikenard Root. Aralia Racemosa. United Society, Harvard, Mass