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Five Religious and Moral British Works. Wollaston, William, The Religion of Nature Delineated, London: Sam Palmer, 1724, fully bound in paneled leather, cracking at joints, 9 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.; Verstegan, Richard, A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence, London: John Bill, 1628, fully bound in speckled leather, blind tooled and stamped on front and back covers, bookplate of Paul H. Humphreys, illustrated throughout, 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.; Feltham, Owen, Resolves a Duple Century, London: E. Purslow, 1634, fully bound in diced modern calfskin, gilt-lettered title label on spine, engraved title page, 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; Geaves, William, The History of the Church of Great Britain, from the Birth of Our Saviour, untill the Year of Our Lord, 1667, London: printed for Philip Chetwin, 1674, fully bound in modern polished calfskin, gilt-lettered on spine, title page pasted in, inscription of previous owner on ffep, newspaper clipping pasted in following ffep, 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.; Le Neve, John, Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae, or an Essay Towards Deducing a Regular Succession of All the Principle Dignitaries in Each Cathedral, Collegiate Church or Chapel, Savoy: J. Nutt, 1716, fully bound in dice leather, gilt-lettered title label on spine, leather cracking at joints, 13 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.
Estimate $300-500
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Keywords
William, Richard, Le Neve, Owen, John Bill, Paul H. Humphreys, Philip Chetwin, Sam Palmer, Feltham, Geaves, London, United KingdomJohn Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
The Fine Books & Manuscripts department delivers scholarship, expertise, and attention to detail in appraisals, evaluations, and auctions of rare books and historically important material ranging from medieval manuscripts to presidential documents.