Single sheet broadside. Within printer's scrolling decorative border. In top center is an oval woodcut illustration of Jesus (size 7.5 x 9 cm) holding an orb in his left hand and with a crown of thorns floating above his head which is surrounded by a sunburst halo. In a band around the oval: "FAIRER THEN THE CHILDREN OF MEN PSALXIV" . Some creases along the edges and folds, very slight wear to the centre of the two folds, and slight marginal tear at the top centre. 25 x 36 cm. Typography mispellings of "intreating", "chesnut". The final line of the text reads "wise. A Man, for his singular Beauty far exceeding all the Sons of Men". These points, together with the distance from Iconiam and the number of years (53) after the Crucifixion conform to the 1795 edition located at the University of London. There is an earlier c.1725 edition in English. Imprint "Evans, Printer, Long-lane, London" confirms date of this imprint to the 1790s (Sir Frederick Madden's Broadside collection. Broadside print of three apocryphal texts; Jesus's so-called 'Letter from Heaven', first promulgated in the fourth century, that found its way into liturgical use (in Celtic and Syriac rites). The earliest complete version of the letter and the accompanying story was discovered by Eusebius (263-339AD) among a batch of Syriac manuscripts in Edessa; the letters between Jesus and 'Agbarus', King Abgar of Edessa, dating from the 3rd century, and mentioned in Eusebius' Historia; and the correspondence of the imaginary 'Publius Lentulus, Governor of Judea'. A similar broadside printed in the same year is one of 49 exhibits in the John Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries exhibition of the FAKES, LIES AND FORGERIES: RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE ARTHUR AND JANET FREEMAN BIBLIOTHECA FICTIVA COLLECTION . This and similar broadsides were part of the evolution of the chain-letter, apocryphal letters claiming divine origin circulated for centuries in Europe. They were essentially sent to discourage disbelief and sometimes passed on to others with a request that the recipient continue to pass it on to yet others, as some great misfortune is likely to befall him if he does not" . FREEMAN, Arthur, Bibliotheca Fictiva: A Collection of Books & Manuscripts Relating to Literary Forgery, 400BC AD 2000, London: Bernard Quaritch Limited, 2014, p. 105. [69]. It is scarce, copies being located at the NLS, Univ. Oxford and UCLA, in addition to four copies in America.

N� de r�f. du vendeur 4449

Contacter le vendeur

Signaler cet article

D�tails bibliographiques

Titre

A Copy of a Letter written by our Blessed Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST, And found eighteen miles from Iconium, fifty three years after our Blessed Saviour's Crucifixion.

�diteur

Evans, Printer, Long-lane, London

Date de parution

1795

Reliure

No Binding

�tat de l'article

Good

Catalogues du vendeur

Description de la librairie

Jason Burley, an accredited full member of the ABA and of ILAB, has owned his own bookshop continuously since 1984, been a past Chair of the PBFA (London) for over four years and exhibited at the PBFA monthly Russell Hotel antiquarian bookfairs & other specialist bookfairs for over a decade. At Firsts London 2024, the Rare Book Fair Committee selected Jason of Camden Lock books for the Award of Best Display of the four-day event. Jason is also co-founder and co-owner of Burley and Fisher Books LLP. - located between Haggerston and Dalston Kingsland Stations, the bookshop has an events space with a bar where we hold over 100 literary events each year, a basement of second-hand books, and a Risograph Printing department. Our stock of new books includes independent publishers and local authors, with general, collectable second-hand books, as well. Our older, rare books include collectable miniature books, our specialism.

Visitez la page d�accueil du vendeur

Membre d'association

Les membres de ces associations s'engagent � maintenir des normes de qualit� sup�rieure. Ils garantissent l'authenticit� de tous les articles propos�s � la vente. Ils fournissent des descriptions expertes et d�taill�es, indiquent tous les d�fauts importants ainsi que les restaurations, fournissent des prix clairs et pr�cis et font preuve d��quit� et d�honn�tet� tout au long de la relation commerciale.

Informations commerciales relatives au vendeur

Jason Burley, Camden Lock Books, ABA, ILAB .
United Kingdom

Conditions de vente et de livraison

Conditions g�n�rales de vente

camdenlock books is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. Our 30-day returns guarantee means that if for any reason you are unhappy with your purchase, you can return it to us in its original condition within 30 days of the date you received the item, unopened (with any seals and shrink-wrap intact) and we will issue a full refund for the price you paid for the item, less the actual cost of postage incurred by us. We can only accept the return of ope...

Pour plus d'information

Conditions d'exp�dition

Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing under 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.

Informations vendeur d�taill�es

Modes de paiement

En esp�ce PayPal

Ajouter aux demandes de livres