Title greek gods (3 resultados)

Condición: see description. 8vo, vi,224pp, original cloth, title and Oxford escutcheon gilt on spine, the owl of Athene gilt on upper board, nice to see books are still read and absorbed, on about five pages there are pencil lines in the margins drawing attention to certain paragraphs, on a few some sentences neatly have been underlined, on one page pencil notes on superstitions, secret forms of worship and doctrines revealed only to the initiated, otherwise text clean and very good, rubbing top and bottom of spine and a small hole in the cloth at the bottom, vg.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Presvyteros diplaes timaes axios. [GREEK TITLE]; or, The true Dignity of St. Paul's elder, Exemplified in the life Of that Reverend, Holy, Zealous, and Faithful Servant, and Minister of Jesus Christ Mr. Owen Stockton, M.A. Sometimes Fellow of Gonville and Caius Colledge in Cambridge, and afterward Preacher of Gods Word at Colchester in Essex. John Fairfax [1623-1700] London: Printed by H.H. for Tho. Parkhurst, at the Lower end of Chepaside.' Dated: 1681. 12mo [6.25in tall x 4.00in wide]. Collates complete [14], 149, [3], 151-196, [4]; [16]p. With an additional 16p of 'Books to be sold by Tho. Parkhurst' bound at the close, not mentioned in any other online records. A very good, solid and sound copy of this uncommon work. With some early annotations in places. Light toning, minor marks, blemishes or reading wear else a nice copy. With some early manuscript pastedown leaves to the front and rear. Presented in a period binding, neatly restored. This being the sole edition of the biography [and funeral sermon] of the Puritan Divine, Owen Stockton [1630-1680] by John Fairfax [1623/4-1700]. Bound in contemporary calf. Neatly re-backed. With some rubbing and wear to the corners else sound and attractive.…

First edition. [14], 149, [3], 151-196pp, [4]. Later blind-tooled and panelled calf, titled in gilt to spine. Rubbed to extremities, joints, small chip at head of spine. Some some shaving of pagination/headlines and register/catchwords, browned and with some occasional ink-stains; tear without loss to B6 at head. With the bookplate of Fairfax of Cameron to FEP and an old Pickering and Chatto catalogue entry tipped in noting that this is Philip Bliss' copy, with his extensive manuscript notes to recto and verso of FFEP, and his usual ownership marks (the addition of a manuscript initial 'P.' before the printer's register B to leaf B1, followed by '44' indicating his year of acquisition). Noted English antiquary and book collector Philip Bliss' (1787-1857) copy of the sole edition of ejected minister John Fairfax's (1623/4-1700) biography (and funeral sermon) of puritan divine - and fellow non-conformist - Owen Stockton (1630-80), later in the Fairfax of Cameron library (part of lot 378 in the original Sothebys sale of 1993). Amongst the notes that Bliss has made in this copy are 'Leaves his library & founds a scholarship & fellowship at G. & Caius Coll. 63'; the text references his leaving 'the greatest part of his well furnished Library, even the choicest and most valuable of his Books to Gonvile and Caius Colledge in Cambridge'. The remainder of his works were sold at auction, alongside the libraries of George Lawson, George Fawler and Thomas Brooks, by Edward Millington in May 1681 (Catalogus librorum in bibliothecis selectissimis doctissimorum virorum. London, 1681). ESTC R7359. Wing F129. Size: 8vo.…