The gentile sinner, or England's brave gentleman character'd : in a letter to a friend: both as he is, and as he should be
by ELLIS, Clement
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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1679 The Gentile Sinner English Gentlemen's Behavior Manual Clement Ellis OXFORD
"The Gentile Sinner" is a 17th-century book written by English poet Clement Ellis. This rather curious 'self-help' book was written to provide English men with instruction on how to live as a true gentleman – descriptions of his education, behavior in good fortune, his apparel and clothing, general character, living peaceful and prudently, and so much more.
Item number: #22913
Price: $750
ELLIS, Clement
The gentile sinner, or England's brave gentleman character'd : in a letter to a friend: both as he is, and as he should be
Oxford: printed by Henry Hall, for Davis and Forrest, 1679.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [16], 260
· Provenance: Handwritten
o Elisabeth Hobart, 1809
o John Mann
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~5.5in X 3.5in (14cm x 9cm)
· quite scarce
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22913
- Title
- The gentile sinner, or England's brave gentleman character'd : in a letter to a friend: both as he is, and as he should be
- Author
- ELLIS, Clement
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Hall, for Davis and Forrest
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1679
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1679 The Gentile Sinner English Gentlemen’s Behavior Manual Clement Ellis OXFORD, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquaria
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.