Lot 94
  • 94

Donne, John

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
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Description

  • Biathanatos. A Declaration of that Paradoxe, or Thesis, that Self-Homicide is Not so Naturally Sin, that it may Never be Otherwise. London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1648
  • paper, ink, leather
4to (7 3/8 x 5 5/8 in.; 188 x 143 mm). Title printed in red and black; first gathering repaired at inner margins, scattered marginal staining. Vellum antique, with ties.

Literature

Wing D1859; ESTC 13916; Grolier, Donne 13; Keynes, Donne 48

Condition

4to (7 3/8 x 5 5/8 in.; 188 x 143 mm). Title printed in red and black; first gathering repaired at inner margins, scattered marginal staining. Vellum antique, with ties.
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Catalogue Note

First edition, second issue, with cancel title-page.