Davenant, John, Bishop of Salisbury

Folio (11 1/4 x 7 1/8 in.; 285 x 181 mm). Title within a border of printer's ornaments, woodcut initials and tailpieces, text within ruled border with marginal column for side-notes, imprimatur on 4H4r; minor worming in upper inner margin and lower right corners of a few quires, not affecting text. Eighteenth-century speckled calf paneled in blind, gilt arms on covers, the spine in six compartments with raised bands, vellum lettering piece with manuscript title, morocco shelf mark, edges stained red; upper joint starting near head of spine.

(unidentified gilt armorial supralibros) — Washington Sewallis Shirley, 9th Earl Ferrers (1822–1859; engraved armorial bookplate ). acquisition: Tobias Rodgers

STC 6298; ESTC S107352

Folio (11 1/4 x 7 1/8 in.; 285 x 181 mm). Title within a border of printer's ornaments, woodcut initials and tailpieces, text within ruled border with marginal column for side-notes, imprimatur on 4H4r; minor worming in upper inner margin and lower right corners of a few quires, not affecting text. Eighteenth-century speckled calf paneled in blind, gilt arms of ****, the spine in six compartments with raised bands, vellum lettering piece with manuscript title, morocco shelf mark, edges stained red; upper joint starting near head of spine.
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The third edition. A bright, crisp copy.