Language: English
Published by Thomas Man, London, UK., 1583
Seller: Banfield House Booksellers, Gympie, QLD, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 264 pages plus 14 preliminaries. Decorated with head pieces to top of each chapter. Rebound in early gilt ruled vellum and marbled endpapers. Previous owner's neat signature dated 1588 to top corner of fly leaf, small London bookseller's label and scratched and partly erased minister's book plate to front paste down, partly erased private library plate to endpaper. External margins of 10 pages cut without loss of text. Front hinges exposed but firm.Bottom of spine slightly split.Some page edges and corners have dampness staining.Boards slightly soiled, front endpaper slightly chipped at top edge.Later slip case frayed and chipped at edges. The final two pages are reinforced and the final page, along with the title page, is darkened. Page 263 is misnumbered.