first edition Engraved title-page and engraved plate of the Prince of Wales' feathers on conjugate leaf (bound after [A4] in this copy], two p
1642 · Cambridge
by Fuller, Thomas
Cambridge: Printed by Roger Daniel for John Williams, and are to be sold at the signe of the Crown in S. Pauls Churchyards, 1642. First edition. Engraved title-page and engraved plate of the Prince of Wales' feathers on conjugate leaf (bound after [A4] in this copy], two portrait plates (Queen Joan of Naples and Joan of Arc), and 18 vignette portraits, all engraved by William Marshall. [-]2; A-P4; Q6; R-Zz4; Aaa-Bbb4; Ccc-Ggg4; Hhh6; Iii-Kkk4 (final blank Kkk4 present). The second section, "The Profane State," has its own divisional title, with continuous pagination. 1 vols. Folio. Full blue morocco, gilt, a.e.g, by the Club Bindery. Engraved bookplate of Edwin B. Holden, American book collector and Grolier Club member (1861-1906). A few minor perforations throughout the text without noticeable loss; upper joint split, but in no danger of separation, otherwise a clean, choice copy. First edition. Engraved title-page and engraved plate of the Prince of Wales' feathers on conjugate leaf (bound after [A4] in this copy], two portrait plates (Queen Joan of Naples and Joan of Arc), and 18 vignette portraits, all engraved by William Marshall. [-]2; A-P4; Q6; R-Zz4; Aaa-Bbb4; Ccc-Ggg4; Hhh6; Iii-Kkk4 (final blank Kkk4 present). The second section, "The Profane State," has its own divisional title, with continuous pagination. 1 vols. Folio. The most popular and delightfully readable book by Fuller (1607-1661) who is widely admired as among the great English prose stylists of the the 17th century. The Holy State is a collection of short portraits of historical characters - both men and women - interspersed with chapters on professions and states of life human (e.g., "The Good Soldier," "The Good Schoolmaster," "The Hypocrite," etc.) It was first reprinted in 1648, and innumerable times since. ESTC R21710; Wing (CD Rom) F2444; Wither to Prior 387; Pforzheimer 392
(Inventory #: 302503)