Shelfmark
Ep.8.04
Author
Title
Of sincerity and constancy in the faith and profession of the true religion, in several sermons. / By the most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson. Late Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury. Being the first volume, published from the originals, by Ralph Barker, D. D. Chaplain to his Grace.
Edition
The second edition, corrected.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed for Ri. Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's churchyard, 1698.
Physical description
[14], 473, [3] p. : port. ; 8vo.
Note
With [3] pages of printer's advertisements at end.
Note
Title page enclosed within double line border.
Note
The ESTC record suggests that the frontispiece portrait is a plate, but it is in fact leaf *1 (cf. the signature mark *4 on the fourth leaf).
Note
With an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, leaf [*]1, signed: 'R. White sculp.'
Note
The un-numbered leaf R8 is an errata leaf: 'There is a mistake in numbering of these sermons. The tenth should be called the ninth, and so on to the end. For there are but fifteen sermons in this volume.'
Note
Signatures: *⁸ A-Ff⁸ Gg⁴.
Note
Imprimatur on [*] verso: 'Imprimatur, Febr. 16. 1694/5. Tho. Cantuar.'
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), T1204aA
Citation/references note
ESTC, R492592
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731.
Provenance
18th-century engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Contemporary dark brown calf; two blind tooled double fillet borders; outer panel sprinkled; inner panel painted faintly to appear like marble; blind tooled large fleurons at the corners of inner panel; gold tooled decoration on spine; red and green sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmarks: Ep.6.11, Fq.5.
Copy-specific note
Occasional marginal annotations.
Subject
Sermons, English 17th century.
Added entry--name
Chiswell, Richard publisher.
Added entry--name
Barker, Ralph, 1648 - 1708 publisher.
Added entry--name
White, Robert, 1645 - 1703 engraver.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B38901