Cottoni Posthuma: Divers Choice Pieces Wherein are discussed Several Important Questions Concerning the Right & Power of the Lords and Commons in Parliament. By the Renowned Antiquary.

COTTON, Robert.

Edité par London: Printed by M.C. for C. Harper, and are to be sold by W. Hensman and T. Fox, 1679

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Third edition, first published in 1651, the second in 1672, and this in 1679, split between two issues with minor variants in title pages. The work gathers sixteen tracts written by the great antiquary, who published little under his own name in his lifetime. ESTC R223947. Octavo (159 x 102 mm). Without the portrait frontispiece, not always found. Nineteenth-century half calf, spine lettered in gilt on red label, gilt in compartments, marbled sides. 19th century bookplate of John Bowdler to front pastedown, early addition to contents page on A4v. Superficial splits at joint ends and rubbing to binding, a little closely cropped in places occasionally with minor loss. A very good copy.

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• Titre: Cottoni Posthuma: Divers Choice Pieces Wherein are discussed Several Important Questions Concerning the Right & Power of the Lords and Commons in Parliament. By the Renowned Antiquary.
• Éditeur: London: Printed by M.C. for C. Harper, and are to be sold by W. Hensman and T. Fox, 1679