first edition Hardcover
1680 · London
by Dangerfield, Thomas [Attributed]
London: printed for William Rumbald in the Old Change, 1680. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, [16], 224 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in three-quarter polished calf. Paneled spine with gilt rules on ridges and blind-stamping to panels; black morocco label with gilt titling. Scuffing to front board; mild wear and rubbing to extremities. Text block edges stained red. Small bookplate to front pastedown and a note on page 224 stating 'Read Octo[be]r 1742'. Marbled boards and endpapers. Signatures: A-P⁸. Rare. Shelved in Case 3. This work is a "fictitious narrative with some scraps of truth" attributed to Thomas Dangerfield (1650-1685) (cf. DNB). Dangerfield (truncated)