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A compilation of Quarles' works. The overall title page with details of the publisher is missing, but there is a dedication to King Charles I which was clearly specially written for the work, which makes it likely that it was published in the 1630's (it makes no reference to Civil War). Each work has a separate title page or a large heading, and retains the dedications etc written when they were first published. The first text is 'A Feast for Worms' totalling 64 pages, which has a note for the Reader and has pages 13-36 misbound out of sequence. The second is Pentelogia, a short text covering pp 65-70. The third is Hadassa with a separate title page, preface to the Reader, introduction, dedication, and the History of Esther, running to p 147. The fourth is Job Militant with half title page, proposition, dedication and text running to p 231. The fifth is the History of Sampson with no title page but starting with 'To the Reader' and text to p 232. The sixth is Sion's Sonnets… Read More

London : Hippolyte Bailliere, 1848 A fair copy of the 1st edition complete with 9 plates and numerous illustrations in the text. This copy has been rebound fairly recently in quarter cloth and marbled boards, with gilt titles to spine. The binding is clean and sound with very minor wear. New endpapers have been added. Contents: Illustrated Standard Library title, frontispiece, title, preface, contents pp xxi; text in 3 parts with separate half titles pp 1-450; appendix pp 451-4; index pp 455-464. Plates 2-4 bound in with the text; Plates 5-9 bound at the rear. Diagrams on pp 221-4 have some hand colouring. Text pages are toned, most noticeably to edges; titles, frontispiece and preface leaves have a stain in the top gutter/top margin; all the plates have some staining, particularly to corners and edges; plate 8 is larger than the book and the bottom margin is turned up; and final index pages are fragile, particularly at the base and side. The book has a light smokey/ musty odour.

Paris : Claude Barbin , 1695 A fair to good set in 2 volumes, in contemporary full leather binding.M Jean de la Quintinye was trained as a lawyer, but is famed for his skills in kitchen gardening. He was commissioned by Louis XIV to create a new kitchen garden for Versailles - which can still be visited today. He is said to be the first gardener to advocate pruning young fruit trees hard to ensure better growth and fruiting for the future. This set is in contemporary speckled calf bindings with raised bands and gilt decoration and titles to spines. The bindings are sound but worn, with wear to corners, edges and the top and bottom of the spines. The gilt is particularly worn on Vol I. Vol II has some cracking to the top of the front joint. Both have some library numbers to the front pastedowns and a small early ink signature to the fep. Both have a round stamp of the 'Societe de Lecture de Geneve' to the title page. Paper has light toning throughout. Text with decorative headpieces, endpieces… Read More