$1,169
Early Books, English Imprints, 1637-1676, Four Quarto Volumes. John Fletcher's The Elder Brother, a Comedie , London: by F.K. for J.W. and J.B., 1637, red half sheep and marbled boards, spotting to contents, 7 x 4 1/2 in.; Three Speeches of the Right Honorable Sir Francis Bacon , London: by Badger for Broun, 1641, half leather, awkwardly trimmed, 6 3/4 x 5 in.; Bacon's Cases of Treason , London: More, 1641, some staining to title, half leather, 7 x 5 in.; [and] Edward Lord Clarendon's A Brief View and Survey of the Dangerous and Pernicious Errors to Church and State, in Mr. Hobbes's Book, Entitled Leviathan , Oxford: at the Theater, 1676, the second impression, engraved allegorical frontispiece; vignette on title; spotting; contemporary boards, 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.; all volumes ex libris Hingham Library, with bookplates. (4)
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-11-15
