The Lives Of Sir Matthew Hale And John Earl Of Rochester By Gilbert Burnet 1820

An original 1820 edition of The Lives Of Sir Matthew Hale And John Earl Of Rochester by Gilbert Burnet, printed for W Pickering of Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London. This small format antiquarian volume retains its engraved portrait frontispiece, an armorial bookplate for The Right Honble Charles Lindley Viscount Halifax dated 1891 and a James Bigg bookseller label, giving the book attractive historical provenance despite its damaged binding.

• Printed in London in 1820 for W Pickering, 31 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
• Written by Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury
• Contains the lives of Sir Matthew Hale and John Earl of Rochester in one volume
• Engraved portrait frontispiece of Sir Matthew Hale present
• Armorial bookplate for The Right Honble Charles Lindley Viscount Halifax dated 1891
• Heraldic bookplate with the motto I Like My Choice
• James Bigg bookseller label to the inside front
• Complete text appears present
• Internally clean with light age related foxing and marking
• Both original marbled boards detached from the text block
• Spine covering largely absent with binding requiring restoration or careful conservation
• Original marbled paper covered boards retained
• Ideal copy for collectors of antiquarian books, legal history, church history, English biography or books with notable provenance
• Approximate size 3.5 x 5.5 inches

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