Early Books, English Imprints, 1637-1676, Four Quarto Volumes.

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Early Books, English Imprints, 1637-1676, Four Quarto Volumes.
John Fletcher's The Elder Brother, a Comedie, London: by F.K. for J.W. and J.B., 1637, red half sheep and marbled boards, spotting to contents, 7 x 4 1/2 in.; Three Speeches of the Right Honorable Sir Francis Bacon, London: by Badger for Broun, 1641, half leather, awkwardly trimmed, 6 3/4 x 5 in.; Bacon's Cases of Treason, London: More, 1641, some staining to title, half leather, 7 x 5 in.; [and] Edward Lord Clarendon's A Brief View and Survey of the Dangerous and Pernicious Errors to Church and State, in Mr. Hobbes's Book, Entitled Leviathan, Oxford: at the Theater, 1676, the second impression, engraved allegorical frontispiece; vignette on title; spotting; contemporary boards, 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.; all volumes ex libris Hingham Library, with bookplates. (4)
Estimate $300-400


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