The Lives of John Wicliff; and of the Most Eminent of His Disciples, Lord Cobham, John Huss, Jerome of Prague and Zisca by William Gilpin M.A - 1965

London: J. Robson, 1765. First. Very Good. William Gilpin (1724 -1804) was an English artist, Anglican cleric, schoolmaster and author, early in his career, published this biographical account of the important Protestant church fathers including, John Wycliffe, Jan Huss, Jerome of Prague, and Jan Zizka

Bound in full contemporary calf with gilt title and rulings on spine; title on red inset Some cracking on external joints and endpapers cracked at hinges but binding still solid Minor wear at corners and spine ends The ink signature of an early owner discreetly at top of title page, but no other marks to text

The bookplate of Robert J Hayhurst is affixed to the front pastedown Hayhurst inherited and improved a successful group of retail pharmacies in the UK and became an avid collector of naval history and of eighteenth-century literature in contemporary bindings; "Mr R J Hayhurst believes that most pharmacists neglect one of their most valuable assets - the tradition and dignity of the pharmacy His historical sense, indeed, is no narrow one, for his feeling for the past reveals itself also in his hobbies A collector of books, in a delightful room at his home, white-painted bookshelves stacked high on all the available wall space show to advantage the hand-tooled leather bindings of a collection that has been acquired slowly and with discrimination over the years" (The Chemist and Druggist, 7 September, 1957) xvi, 368 [7] pp.