DIVINE POEMS (BY WAY OF PARAPHRASE) ON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

  • Hardcover
  • London: printed by T[homas]. S[nowden]. and are to be sold by R. Janeway in Queens Head Ally in Pater Noster Row, 1688
By Wither, George
London: printed by T[homas]. S[nowden]. and are to be sold by R. Janeway in Queens Head Ally in Pater Noster Row, 1688. Hardcover. Octavo, [16], 118 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in modern period-style calf. Spine significantly tanned. Text block age-toned. Minor chipping to edges of text block. Damp staining to upper right corner of all pages beginning with title page through p. 15. Several names of previous owners written on front free endpaper. Unsigned inscription on recto of rear free endpaper. Archival repairs to both front and back free endpapers. With 11 of 12 original engravings; the original leaf E4, which included an engraving, is absent, though a modern reprint has been supplied in its place. Text block age-toned. ESTC R25189; Wing W3154. Preface signed: E.B., i.e. Elizabeth Barry, George Wither's daughter. JR Consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1345315. Special Collections.

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Title

DIVINE POEMS (BY WAY OF PARAPHRASE) ON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

Author

Wither, George

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Unknown

Publisher

printed by T[homas]. S[nowden]. and are to be sold by R. Janeway in Queens Head Ally in Pater Noster Row: London

Date

1688


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