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Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie by HOOKER, Richard - 1617

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Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie by HOOKER, Richard - 1617

Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie

by HOOKER, Richard

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Mat : Lownes, 1617 pp [1] + [3] + [43] + [2] + 453 . Although the title page and list of contents state that the work comprises eight "bookes" this early edition only has the first five , the subsequent "bookes" appeared rather later. Internally in very good condition with a few marks, binding sound subject to the front hinge being cracked and a limited number of leaves partly loose, cover (could be contemporary) very worn
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores GB (GB)
  • Format/Binding Board with Leather Spine
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  • Publisher Mat : Lownes
  • Date Published 1617
  • Size 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
  • Size 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie; The Sixth and Eighth books
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Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie; The Sixth and Eighth books

by Hooker,Richard

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1648. First Appearance of Books 6 and 8 of Hooker's Lawes Hooker, Richard [1554?-1600]. Of the Lawes of Ecclesiasticall Politie; The Sixth and Eighth Books. A Work Long Expected, And Now Published According to the Most Authentique Copies. London: Printed by Richard Bishop, And are to be sold by Iohn Crook, 1648. [iv], 123, [1], 149, 130-160, 171-226 pp. Pagination irregular. Text complete. Quarto (7" x 5-1/2"). Later three-quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt title to spine, endpapers renewed. Negligible light rubbing to extremities, light fading to spine. Light browning and occasional faint dampspotting to text, early repair to upper corner of title page. A nice copy. $650. * First edition of Books Six and Eight, one of three issues from 1648. First printed in 1594-1597, Hooker's influential work is concerned with the general principles involved in the Church of England's legal, political and social position. All early editions contain five books (though their title pages always claim to offer… Read More
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