Shelfmark
Fl.8.07(01)
Author
Title
A short discourse upon the reasonableness of men's having a religion, or worship of God. By his Grace, George Duke of Buckingham.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed by John Leake, for Luke Meredith, at the King's Head, at the west end of St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCLXXXV. [1685]
Physical description
[8], 21, [3] p. ; 21 cm. (4to)
Note
Head-piece.
Note
Errata at foot of leaf D3r.
Note
With initial blank leaf A1 and a final advertisement leaf of books printed for Luke Meredith.
Note
Signatures: A-D⁴.
Note
Title page enclosed in a plain rule-border.
Note
A variant title page omits "his Grace," (ESTC R504303). Wing does not distinguish the variants.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R576
Citation/references note
Wing (2nd ed.), B5329
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
18th century; inboard binding; sewn; paper boards; tight spine with four raised bands; full cover of tanned speckled calf; blind tooled frame on both covers; endbands; endleaves; cut red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Bound in a volume of pamphlets.
Copy-specific note
Previously: Dn.8.7.
Copy-specific note
Ms. contents list on flyleaf: "Tracts contained in this volume...".
Subject
Faith and reason Early works to 1800.
Subject
Apologetics Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Meredith, Luke, ? - d. 1700 publisher.
Added entry--name
Leake, John, fl. 1673 - 1717 printer.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B41940