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Divine Dialogues, Containing Sundry Disquisitions & Instructions Concerning the Attributes and Providence of God . . . Collected and Compiled by the Care and Industry of F. P.
by MORE, HENRY
- Used
- Condition
- Title-page a little dust-soiled; some smudges in the text; edges and spine skillfully repaired; very good copy.
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed by James Flesher, 1668, 1668. First edition, one of two issues. ESTC R17163; Wing M2650; NCBEL I, 2335. Title-page a little dust-soiled; some smudges in the text; edges and spine skillfully repaired; very good copy.. 12mo, contemporary sprinkled calf rebacked to style, red leather spine label, gilt lettering. Title-page in red and black. A philosophical-theological discussion in three dialogues between Cuphophron, Hylobares, Philopolis, Sophron and other Greek-named interlocutors by the poet, theologian and philosopher Henry More (1614-1687), published under the pseudonym Franciscus Evistor Palaeopolitanus, though in this earlier issue only the initials F. P. are on the title-page. Among the subjects discussed is the validity of the verses of Lucretius.
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- Bookseller
- The Brick Row Book Shop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28371
- Title
- Divine Dialogues, Containing Sundry Disquisitions & Instructions Concerning the Attributes and Providence of God . . . Collected and Compiled by the Care and Industry of F. P.
- Author
- MORE, HENRY
- Format/Binding
- ESTC R17163; Wing M2650; NCBEL I, 2335
- Book Condition
- Used - Title-page a little dust-soiled; some smudges in the text; edges and spine skillfully repaired; very good copy.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, one of two issues
- Publisher
- London: Printed by James Flesher, 1668
- Date Published
- 1668
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About the Seller
The Brick Row Book Shop
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About The Brick Row Book Shop
The Brick Row Book Shop, founded in 1915, is one of the oldest antiquarian book firms in the United States. We're located a block from Union Square in downtown San Francisco, and are open by appointment Monday-Friday. The engraving by T. Diedricksen is of the Shop as it was shortly after its founding in New Haven, Connecticut.
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- First Edition
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- 12mo
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