Author: MEAD, Richard
Title: A short discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods To be used to Prevent it. ... [Part I p. 1:] Of the Plague in general. [Part II p. 71:] Of the methods to be taken against the Plague.
Description: London, Burckley Printed by Sam. Buckley, in Amen - Corner, 1722. 8vo. Sm vign. on printed title, 2 woodc. head-pieces, 1 endpiece. A number of smaller woodc. end-pieces. Very nice contemp. full clf., spine in 7 compartments, elaborately gilttooled w. floral ornaments, red titleshield. Cover w. triple giltruled lines and an intricate pattern of floral handtools and roll. (Corners bumped / some dam., spine ends w. imperf. Upper outer hinge weakening bottom half.). [a6, b8, c6, B - K8, L4 (l4 blank)]. (VIII, (I) - XXVI, (1) - 150, II (blank) pp.). (All edges gilt, original comb marbled endpapers; Verso upper free marbled endp & recto blank first endp. old cat. descriptions, a booksellers ticket ('Mongenet Geneve'), an owner's inscription in ink 'Georg Marshall...'). (De luxe copy on extra quality paper!). note op kaartje endpaper! citeren DNB!

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