Book Description

Letters to severall persons of honour: written by John Donne sometime Dean of St Pauls London. Published by John Donne Dr. Of the Civill Law. London, Printed by J. Flesher, for Richard Marriot, 1651. 4to. [6], 318 p. Lacking the engraved portrait and the initial and final blanks. First edition. New blind ruled mottled calf binding. Spine with raised bands, lettered direct. Frayed fore edge of the first three leaves expertly repaired, affecting one letter of text on the title page. A pinhole of worm occasionally touches page numbers otherwise internally clean and crisp with good margins. Some early underlining in the text. A very good copy. The letters were published posthumously by Donne's son as was the case with Biathanatos. ESTC R2111. Keynes 55.
Author DONNE, John
Date 1651

Price: £1200.00

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