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ANTIQUITATES CHRISTIANAE: OR, THE HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THE HOLY JESUS: AS ALSO THE LIVES, ACTS AND MARTYRDOMS OF HIS APOSTLES
by Taylor, Jeremy
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: printed by R. Norton, for R. Royston, bookseller to his most sacred Majesty, at the Angel in Amen-Corner, 1675. Hardcover. Folio, [8], LI, [13], XXVI, vii, [3], 431, [21], XIII, [1], 94, 167-176, [2], 95-166 pages; VG; Bound by Jon Robbins in modern period-style calf with earlier label preserved. Minor shelf wear; spine somewhat tanned. Some dark damp staining to lower fore edge of text block impacting outer margins of pages. Small archival repair to recto of frontispiece page. Archival repairs to plate located after p. 63. Small brown stains obscuring a few words of text on pp. 326f. Text complete, but with pp. 167-176, [2] (signature R) bound out of sequence.
[5] leaves of plates; title page in red and black. Frontis. and additional engraved title page (plates) signed by William Faithorne.
JR Consignment; shelved Room G;
Oversized item(s). Will require additional postage for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller for additional information. ESTC R19304; Wing T287.
Portrait of Jeremy Taylor (A1v) signed: P. Lombart sculpsit. "The great exemplar of sanctity and holy life according to the Christian institution;" has separate dated title page, pagination and register. "The history of the life and death of the holy Jesus:" has separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous from "The great exemplar". The second and third parts of "The history of the life and death of the holy Jesus:" each have separate dated title page on leaves R2r and 2E4r; pagination and register are continuous from "The great exemplar". Includes index. "Antiquitates apostolicæ: or, The lives, acts and martyrdoms of the holy apostles of our Saviour." has separate dated title page, pagination and register and was also apparently published separately (cf. Wing C1586A). With final advertisement leaf. 1345548. Special Collections.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1345548
- Title
- ANTIQUITATES CHRISTIANAE: OR, THE HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THE HOLY JESUS: AS ALSO THE LIVES, ACTS AND MARTYRDOMS OF HIS APOSTLES
- Author
- Taylor, Jeremy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- printed by R. Norton, for R. Royston, bookseller to his most sacred Majesty, at the Angel in Amen-Corner
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1675
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Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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