SECOND EDITION ENLARGED AND AMENDED BY THOMAS JOHNSON. FOLIO RECENTLY RESTORED AND REBOUND IN FULL LEATHER WITH RAISED BANDS RED AND GILT LABEL NEW ENDPAPERS AND PRELIMS. MANY WOODCUTS IN THE TEXT. DURING THE RESTORATION SOME OF THE PAGES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH PHOTOCOPIES. THESE INCLUDE: THE TITLE PAGE AND THE ONE FOLLOWING 5 PAGES IN THE TEXT 1 IN THE INDEX 6 IN THE TABLES OF VIRTUE AND THE ERRATA PAGE. THE BOOK APPEARS COMPLETE AND INCLUDES: TITLE PAGES DEDICATIONS PREFACE FROM THE FIRST EDITION GREETINGS TO THE READER CATALOGUE OF ADDITIONS THE HISTORY (1630 PAGES) INDEX TABLE OF ENGLISH NAMES SUPPLEMENT BRITISH NAMES TABLE OF VIRTUES ERRATA. SOME PAGES EDGES PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED SOME EVIDENCE OF DAMP STAINING BUT A VERY GOOD HANDSOME COPY OF THIS SCARCE WORK. THE BOOK WEIGHS 5.4 Kg.
Author:
GERARDE JOHN
Place, Publisher, Date:
LONDON, ADAM ISLIP, JOICE NORTON, RICHARD WHITTAKERS, 1663
REPRINT FINELY BOUND HALF LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS MARBLED ENDPAPERS T.E.G. RAISED BANDS ELABORATE GILT DESIGN TO THE SPINE. A VERY GOOD COPY. CONSIDERS MANY SAINTS. ILLUSTRATED.
REPRINT FINELY BOUND HALF LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS MARBLED ENDPAPERS T.E.G. RAISED BANDS ELABORATE GILT DESIGN TO THE SPINE. A VERY GOOD COPY. THE STORY OF THE GREEKS FOR CHILDREN. ILLUSTRATED.
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