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The Great Antichrist Revealed, Never yet Discovered. And Proved to be neither Pope, nor Turk, nor any Single Person nor any one Monarch nor Tyrant in and Polity..
by Williams, Gr[iffith]. (c.1589-1672)
- Used
- Condition
- Bound in modern marbled paper over boards with leather spine with five raised bands. Gilt vertical rule to both boards, gilt orn
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for Philemon Stephens the younger, at the Kings-Arms, 1661. Marbled paper over boards with leather spine. Quarto. [24], 1-108, 1-96, 1-83, [9] pages. Bound in modern marbled paper over boards with leather spine with five raised bands. Gilt vertical rule to both boards, gilt ornaments and rules to spine, gilt lettering in red title blocks on spine, date stamped in gilt at heel of spine. Interior shows mild age toning, a few shallow edge chips, and some light soil to title page. Prior owner name penned at top margin of title page (dated 1869).. Controversial work by Anglican Bishop of Ossory, Griffith Williams, in which he identifies the Westminster Assembly of Divines as the "mystical soul" and the Long Parliament as the "visible body" of the Great Antichrist based on Biblical prophecy and what he sees as their combined role in the slaying of the "first two Witnesses of God"--King Charles I of England and William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury. <br /> <br /> Williams was unable to find a printer willing to print his book until the Restoration of 1660. This copy was printed the next year. Title page printed in red and black. <br /> <br /> Uncommon, with just 3 holdings of this imprint located by OCLC, none of which are in the U.S.
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1434
- Title
- The Great Antichrist Revealed, Never yet Discovered. And Proved to be neither Pope, nor Turk, nor any Single Person nor any one Monarch nor Tyrant in and Polity..
- Author
- Williams, Gr[iffith]. (c.1589-1672)
- Format/Binding
- Marbled paper over boards with leather spine. Quarto. [24], 1-108, 1-96, 1-83, [9] pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound in modern marbled paper over boards with leather spine with five raised bands. Gilt vertical rule to both boards, gilt orn
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for Philemon Stephens the younger, at the Kings-Arms
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1661
- Keywords
- English Civil War, Charles I, William Laud, royalists, archbishop of Canterbury, 17th century, prophecy, biblical scholars, church of england
- Bookseller catalogs
- History & Politics;
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Quarto
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Raised Band(s)
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- Spine
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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