Stillingfleet edward attributed (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. [GILPIN, William]. On the Amusements of Clergymen, and Christians in General. Three Dialogues Between a Dean and a Curate. Octavo, pp., 183. Binding: Elegantly bound in contemporary full plum/burgundy straight-grain morocco (or calf). Boards feature intricate, wide gilt-tooled neo-classical borders framed by double gilt fillets. Inner dentelles lightly gilt-tooled. Spine with five raised bands, compartments heavily decorated with gilt floral and geometric motifs. All edges gilt. A highly attractive period binding with minor condition points. The leather title label on the spine is entirely missing/chipped away, leaving a bare patch in the second compartment. Light rubbing to the spine bands and outer joints; front hinge is slightly loose but remains securely attached. Internally clean with only mild, typical age-toning and light, scattered foxing. A very sound, handsome copy of a scarce printing featuring the erroneous Stillingfleet attribution. All images are photographed in natural light, no lights used to enhance colour or diminish shadows. Registered postage. Tracking details will be forwarded to the purchaser.…

First Edition. London, 1680. 1st ed. A Defense of the Lords Spiritual [Stillingfleet, Edward (1635-1699), Attributed]. The Grand Question, Concerning the Bishops Right To Vote in Parlament [sic] in Cases Capital, Stated and Argued, From The Parlament [sic] Rolls, and the History of Former Times. With An Enquiry into the Peerage, And the Three Estates in Parlament [sic]. London: Printed for M.P., 1680. [iv], 188 pp. Octavo (6-1/2" x 4"). Contemporary mottled calf, blind rules to boards, rebacked, raised bands, gilt ornaments and lettering piece to spine, hinges mended. Moderate rubbing to boards with wear to corners. Light toning to text. Later signatures and annotations to endleaves, interior otherwise clean. $850. * First edition, one of two issues from 1680. On the face of it, this is a discussion of a right enjoyed by the Lords Spiritual, the bishops of the Church of England who sit in the house of Lords. More broadly, it is an argument defending their membership in Parliament that refuted contrary claims advanced in several recent pamphlets by Whig authors. At this time, the tense years leading to the Glorious Revolution, the Whigs feared the imminent ascendance of French-style royal absolutism and "popery," which would initiate a corresponding suppression of Protestantism and the rights of Englishmen. Stillingfleet, a prominent theologian and scholar, was an able and enthusiastic defender of Anglican orthodoxy. A second edition of The Grand Question was published in 1682. English Short-Title Catalogue R19869. London, 1680. 1st ed (illustrator). …