Author: Fuller,Thomas
Title: THE HOLY STATE [and THE PROFANE STATE]
Description: London 4th edition, John Williams printed by John Redmayne 1663, 1663 half page copperplates [20] + large woodcuts of crowns to each titlepage + a few head- and tail-pieces . sm. Folio New half leather with 5 raised bands and gilt decorations and gilt rules. Brown cloth sides & new headbands.TP + [4p=To reader +index of chapters] +510pp. There are several mispaginations but all text is continuous and on page 189 the verso is numbered 200 which continues to 394 when there is another gap of 40 pages as the next leaf begins 435 to the end on page 410 with Finis. There are also a few marginal tears without loss of print and one with corner loss due to insufficient paper-pulp but not affecting printed area. Two openings with marginal ink scribbles or splatters do not affecct legibility nor do msinor foxing marks or a few pages with damp mark to the corner. Title has neat inscription Geo.Fisk Sep.1824. There is some problem with the first gathering which is sometimes given with a frontispiece which however is dated 1648 and is printed in Cambridge by the same publishers, in these cases the first gathering is made up of 8pp. This gap of publication date coincides with the beheading of Charles I and the accession of Charles II and the reuse of the left over frontispieces were added to the1663 edition until stock ran out.Our blank leaf was probably lost or removed in the rebinding.

Keywords: lives deeds biography Christian life


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