Author: Richard Allestree
Title: The Whole Duty of Man, Laid Down in a Plain and Familiar Way
Description: London, J. Leake, for E. Pawlet, 1715 . Leather. A smart early eighteenth century edition of this important High-Church devotional work, widely attributed to English Royalist churchman Richard Allestree. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and title page.The 1715 edition of 'The Whole New Duty of Man', an expanded version of 'The Whole Duty of Man', an English high-church devotional work first published anonymously in 1658, widely credited as the work of Richard Allestree.At the time of initial publication - at the end of the Interregnum - the high-church tradition represented in this work was politically dangerous, with this work helping to define the Anglican tradition, and remaining popular within that tradition for two centuries.With a separate title page for 'Private Devotions', but with pagination and register remaining continuous.ESTC Citation No. N25751With the register: [3], A2-8, B-2K8. Collated, complete.Extensive eighteenth century inscriptions to recto of frontispiece, and versos of engraved title page, letterpress title page, and further inscription to verso of 'Private Devotions' title page, with ink spilling through to versos. These inscriptions provide birth - and sometimes death - dates of the Weston family, including Martha Weston, Ed. Weston, John Edward Weston, Richard Weston, William Weston, and William Henry Weston. Members of the family were buried in Bethnal Green.With the bookplate of lawyer and book collector David Stather to the front pastedown.With an advertisement leaf to the rear.A smart edition of this foundational work of the Anglican tradition. Rebound in full calf, with endpapers renewed. Externally, excellent. Light fading to back strip and head of front board. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages significantly age toned, with further instances of spotting and discolouration throughout. Extensive eighteenth century inscriptions to recto of frontispiece, and versos of engraved title page, letterpress title page, and further inscription to verso of 'Private Devotions' title page, with ink spilling through to versos. Losses to perimeters of advertisement leaf. With stitched repairs to leaf H5. The odd ink notation throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: david stather martha weston edward weston john edward weston martha weston high church Not Stated
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Title: The Whole Duty of Man, Laid Down in a Plain and Familiar Way
Description: London, J. Leake, for E. Pawlet, 1715 . Leather. A smart early eighteenth century edition of this important High-Church devotional work, widely attributed to English Royalist churchman Richard Allestree. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and title page.The 1715 edition of 'The Whole New Duty of Man', an expanded version of 'The Whole Duty of Man', an English high-church devotional work first published anonymously in 1658, widely credited as the work of Richard Allestree.At the time of initial publication - at the end of the Interregnum - the high-church tradition represented in this work was politically dangerous, with this work helping to define the Anglican tradition, and remaining popular within that tradition for two centuries.With a separate title page for 'Private Devotions', but with pagination and register remaining continuous.ESTC Citation No. N25751With the register: [3], A2-8, B-2K8. Collated, complete.Extensive eighteenth century inscriptions to recto of frontispiece, and versos of engraved title page, letterpress title page, and further inscription to verso of 'Private Devotions' title page, with ink spilling through to versos. These inscriptions provide birth - and sometimes death - dates of the Weston family, including Martha Weston, Ed. Weston, John Edward Weston, Richard Weston, William Weston, and William Henry Weston. Members of the family were buried in Bethnal Green.With the bookplate of lawyer and book collector David Stather to the front pastedown.With an advertisement leaf to the rear.A smart edition of this foundational work of the Anglican tradition. Rebound in full calf, with endpapers renewed. Externally, excellent. Light fading to back strip and head of front board. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages significantly age toned, with further instances of spotting and discolouration throughout. Extensive eighteenth century inscriptions to recto of frontispiece, and versos of engraved title page, letterpress title page, and further inscription to verso of 'Private Devotions' title page, with ink spilling through to versos. Losses to perimeters of advertisement leaf. With stitched repairs to leaf H5. The odd ink notation throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: david stather martha weston edward weston john edward weston martha weston high church Not Stated
Price: GBP 350.00 = appr. US$ 499.79 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 857F4
- Book number: 857F4
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