Donne, John & Scott, Rivers (Editor)

XXVI. Sermons Preached By That Learned and Reverend Divine John Donne the Third Volume

      Printed By T. N. For James Magnes, 1660. Very Good 4to. The collation agrees with Keynes No. 31, with one exception-this copy does not have leaves B1and B2, (to the reader and Poscript and letter from the Bishop of Peterborough to John Donne jun. on receiving the first volume of the sermons); there is no evidence of these two leaves having been removed and therefore were probably never bound in. Contents: front blank, title page, dedication (to Charles II) pp 2, Contents pp. 4. text pp. 411. Woodcut device on title, woodcut headpiece and initials, date to title page is 166 0/10. Leaf size 283mm x 182mm with good margins. Contemporary full leather binding, worn and chipped. Front board loose, surface leather to spine disintegrated. Contents clean and tight, small contemporary inscription to the front blank which in un-attached, small booklate of the Bristol Education Society to the front Paste-down dated 1701, discreet hand written number in red to top right corner of title page. A little tanning of of the paper particularly to some edges, some worm tracks to the tail of the gutter, but not affecting text. Verso of title page and recto of dedication page strengthed to gutter edge with a paper gusset, clearly an old repair. Notwithstanding the binding a very good first edition copy of the rare third volume. Keynes No. 31 (Please note, we use some of the finest binders/restorers in the country and can arrange for this binding to be restored, which will cost in the region of £300)