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The Art of Contentment

The Art of Contentment

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The Art of Contentment

by Richard Allestree

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[Allestree, Richard], The Art of Contentment. At the Theatre in Oxford, 1689. Second impression. 18cm, 8vo, 214 pages plus a table of contents. Wing A1165. Title page backed with Japanese paper on which the book plate of Alfred Seal Haslam has been remounted on the verso, taken from an earlier binding. The modern binding is full brown calf with five raised bands and a gilt title label. The title page bears the signature of William Haslam dated 1799, believed to be the father of Alfred Seal Haslam, who took over his father's business. Trained as an engineer, Alfred Seal Haslam patented a new method of ammonia compression, enabling him to transport meat from Australia under refrigeration, holding a monopoly for some fourteen years on marine meat transport. Allestree was a prominent royalist divine and credited with an enormously popular group of self-improvement books, including The Whole Duty of Man (1654), The Gentleman's Calling (1660), The Ladies Calling (1673), The Government of the Tongue (1674) and The Art of Contentment (1675).

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Bookseller
G.Gosen Rare Books & Old Paper, ABAA, ILAB US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
500
Title
The Art of Contentment
Author
Richard Allestree
Format/Binding
Full brown modern calf
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Second Impression.
Publisher
At the Theatre in Oxford
Place of Publication
Oxford
Date Published
1689
Pages
214
Size
8vo
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Devotional books, Self-Improvement, Self Help, Royalist, Divine, William Haslam
Bookseller catalogs
Self-Improvement Books;

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