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London: Thomas Longman and Thomas Shewell, and Charles Hitch in Pater-noster Row; Richard Manby and Henry Shute Cox on Ludgate Hill; and John and James Rivington in St. Paul's Church Yard, 1747. First edition. Leather_bound. Very Good. 9 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches. Folio. 1 ffep + 1 leaf (dedication) + xxviii (preface and introduction) + 1 page analysis of the Creed (verso blank) + 421 numbered pages + 1 page advertisement + 7 leaves index and table + 2 rfep. Handwritten statement by owner (William Baker) on ffep in contemporary hand, small owner's stamps to title page, a few pages with damp staining. Extensive contemporary (or near contemporary) holographic notes in neat contemporary hand to inserted sheet and ffep. Page numbers skip from 208 to 217, but complete despite the erratic pagination. ESTCT142435. Bound in full brown calf, with significant loss of leather to boards and spine. Boards attached by cords. Despite the defects in the binding, a very good copy of this scarce work. Worthy of…
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