first edition Hardcover
1667 · London
by Markland, Abraham
London: Printed by James Cotterel, 1667. Book. Good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto (4to). Two works bound in one volume. "Poems" [iii], 68 pages of text. Heavily browned and irregularly discolored, with some minor early marginalia, with several corners or small chips repaired. "A Sermon..." [v], 30 pages; Printed for Brabazon Aylmer, London, 1683. Title continues "...Chappel, Octob. 29. 1682." Wing (2nd ed.); M685. There are a few small stains, but the text reamains clean and in excellent condition. Bound in circa 1840 three quarter leather with marbled paper-covered boards; minor to moderate ubbing and shelfwear to the binding. Both of these are highly uncommon, rarely offered on the market. Both are first editions. While these measure only 8 inches in height, they are indeed quartos..
(Inventory #: 016836)