Published by Moses Pitt, London, 1681
Language: English
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. [6], 136, 185-294, 361-439, 449-488, 553-650, Treaty For A Peace [4], 737-923, [1] His Majesties Answers [2], 927-959, [13: 6 Pp Index + 5 Pp Catalog At End]. 12 1/8" X 8" (Covers); Leaves Are 11 13/16" X 7 5/8". Irregular Pagination. Original Tooled Leather, 5 Bands. All Endpapers And Catalog Pages Present. Edges Of Page Block With Original Red Color. First Printing, Published Anonymously But By William Dugdale (As Later Indicated In The Second Printing). Binding Worn And Spine Much Frayed, Enrieely Split And Front Edge And Worn Through To Boards And Cords And Chipped Along Entire Front Spine Edge, But Binding Held Solid By All Five Thick Cords. No Names Or Marks Or Bookplates. Pages Lightly Aged, No Foxing Spots. Frontispiece Portrait Clean, Browning In Narrow Strip Along Fore Edge, Outside Of Portrait Border, About 3/16" Deep. 12 1/4" X 8 1/2". Slight Worming In Margins For 1" At Foot Of Spine Edge Of Leaves. Text Added In Very Neat Hand, Four Lines At Bottom Of P. 574 And 3 Lines At Top Of P. 575, Apparently Left Out By Printer (The End Of P. 574 Not Otherwise Connecting To The Beginning Of P. 575), Not Mentioned In Bibliographies We Have Seen [Has No One Read This In The Past 100 Years?). An Excellent History By An Aristocratic Adherent Of What Soon Became The Losing Side In The Discussions Between The Monarchy And The Parliament. .