John Chrysostom, Saint (d. 407); trans. Evelyn, John (1620-1706) The Golden Book of St. John Chrysostom, Concerning the Education of Ch

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John Chrysostom, Saint (d. 407); trans. Evelyn, John (1620-1706) The Golden Book of St. John Chrysostom, Concerning the Education of Children. London: Printed by D[avid] M[axwell] for G[abriel] Bedel and T[homas] Collins, at the Middle Temple gate in Fleet-street, 1659. First edition, first issue, one of two variants with the same date but slightly different imprints listed in ESTC, all are rare, seven U.S. copies total for both variants; title page printed in red and black; translated into English by John Evelyn (1620-1706),bound in full crushed red morocco by Elizabeth Greenhill, blank corner of four leaves torn away, not affecting page numbers or text, 5 3/4 x 3 in.

Evelyn translated this work in the months following the death of his five-year-old son, Richard. The dedication, addressed by Evelyn to his brothers, is an extended tribute to his deceased son. In it he describes Richard's learning, piety, character, personality, and disposition. "But my tears mingle so fast with my inke, that I must breake off here, and be silent."

A3-12 (lacking two preliminary blanks: A1 & A2),a12 (a12 blank & present),B-E12.
http://estc.bl.uk/R10323
Estimate $6,000-8,000


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