Letters between the Ld George Digby, and Sr Kenelm Digby kt. Concerning Religion.

George Digby, Kenelm Digby

Edité par London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop, at the sign of the Prince’s Arms in St Pauls Church-yard, 1651., 1651

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Letters between the Ld George Digby, and Sr Kenelm Digby kt. Concerning Religion. London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop, at the sign of the Prince s Arms in St Pauls Church-yard, 1651. The volume is paginated as follows: [4], 132 p. The volume collates as follows: A-H8, I4 First Edition, First Issue. In this edition the last page is dated: March 30. 1639. The Huston Copy #39 in the Rubin / Huston Bibliography. With the Huston Bookplate #2. A note in the inside cover of Dr. Huston s copy of the Sherborn March 30, 1639 variant (our copy) calls it the First Edition, and the Sherburn, March 39, 1639 variant the second. Bligh called the Sherburn variant entirely reset. There are small differences throughout; signing and pagination remain the same. As well the Annotation on the Thomason copy of the Sherborn March 30, 1639 variant reads: "Jan: 26 1650"; the 51 in the date has been crossed through. Letters concerning Religion, represents correspondence between Digby and his Kinsman George Digby. Wing lists them under George (as Earl of Bristol) rather than Kenelm. Letters Concerning Religion was written in 1638-39, although not published until the Commonwealth was in place. On the subject of religious authority, the series of letters was widely read and considered representative of the issues between Catholics and Anglicans. Digby for his part in this and other publications has been called the strongest Catholic apologist of the time writing in England. Rubin / Huston Pg. 24. Wing B4768, Rubin / Huston #39 Bound in contemporary paneled sheep, with a smooth wrap around spine. The spine in six double ruled blind stamped compartments. The boards and spine lightly scuffed but still very good. Internally the front hinge is cracked. The contents with light foxing, but still generally crisp. The volume measures 15 x 9.8 x 1.5 cm. Each leaf measures 146 x 93 mm.

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• Titre: Letters between the Ld George Digby, and Sr Kenelm Digby kt. Concerning Religion.
• Éditeur: London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop, at the sign of the Prince s Arms in St Pauls Church-yard, 1651.
• Date de parution: 1651
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Very Good