Preface John Randolph (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good+. Shelfwear is very minor. NOT ex-library. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. Presumed paperback original. Number line beginning with 1. No additional dates, editions or printings identified. Wraps/paperback. The slightest hint of curl to the covers and first leaf and a barely noticeable 1/4 by 1/8 inch crease to the upper corner of the front cover. Few other signs of previous use.

Leather. Condition: Good Only. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A rare first edition of the Clergyman's Instructor, a selection of tracts by George Herbert, Jeremy Taylor, Edmund Gibson and others, advising on ministerial duties. The first edition of this work in a half morocco binding with marbled boards and end papers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front paste down.A very scarce first edition of this collection of tracts advising on ministerial duties. Edited by John Randolph, this work contains George Herbert's A Priest to the Temple, or the Country Parson, Edmund Gibson's 1724 Directions Given to the Clergy of the Diocese of London, Gilbert Burnet's advice on pastoral care, as well as various discourses and instructions by Jeremy Taylor, Thomas Sprat, George Bull, Josiah Hort, and Johanne Stearne. In a half morocco binding. Externally, sound. Rubbed to the spine and extremities with shelf wear to the boards. Hinges are starting but remain firmly held by cords. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for spotting to the first and last few pages, with heavier spotting to the first couple of pages. Good Only. book.