Description:
Sprat, Thomas (1635-1713) A Relation of the Late Wicked Contrivance of Stephen Blackhead and Robert Young. London, in the Savoy: Edward Jones, 1692. First edition, quarto, with imprimatur leaf, bound in full contemporary red morocco, tooled in gilt, marbled endleaves, a.e.g., a bit worn, but unsophisticated, without subsequent repairs, ex libris John Henry Augustus Selwyn (1712-1751),and the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet, both with bookplates, with the 1794 signature of Isaac Reed, and a signed note tipped in before title, 8 3/4 x 7 in.
A-I4, K2; Aa-Xx4, Yy2.
http://estc.bl.uk/R24611
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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Keywords
Edward Jones, the society of writers to her majesty's signet, Isaac Reed, John Henry Augustus Selwyn, Stephen Blackhead, LondonJohn Dorfman
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