Donne, John

Estimate

1,500 - 2,500 USD

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Description

Donne, John
A Sermon of Commemoration of the Lady Danvers, late wife of Sr. John Danvers. Preach’d at Chilsey, where She was Lately Buried. … Together with Other Commemorations of her; by her Sonne G. Herbert. London: Printed by I. H[aviland] for Philemon Stephens, and Christopher Meredith, and are to be sold at their shop at the golden Lion in Pauls Church-yard, 1627
printed book

12mo (5 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.; 141 x 82 mm). Woodcut initials and type-ornament headpieces; some pen-trials at fore-edge of A2r, a few scattered stains, lacking final blank I6. Contemporary calf gilt; rebacked preserving much of original spine.

Provenance

Bent Juel-Jensen (booklabel). acquisition: Seven Gables, ca. 1970

Literature

STC 7049; ESTC S118478; Grolier/Donne 54 (this copy); Keynes, Donne 23

Catalogue Note

First edition. "By reason of its scarcity and because it is not included in any of the early collected editions of Donne's sermons, it is believed that the printing of this funeral sermon was arranged for by Lady Danvers' family" (Grolier).