sparrow anthony 1612 1685 (1 Ergebnisse)

[Religion] FIRST EDITION, scarce. Duodecimo (15 x 9cm), pp.[12]; 168; [12]. With the engraved frontispiece. Errata to rear. Brown full calf. Boards double ruled, seven rulings in blind to spine. Edges speckled red. Interior clean though toned with very minimal spotting and marking, as expected. Binding visible through gutter. Woodworm damage up to around page 46, minor interference to lower text. Ownership inscription in black ink to flyleaf. Archival glue marks to both paste-downs. Edges toned. Soiling and marking to boards. Faint ink imprint to upper. Wear to spine and extremities. Very good. An Anglican priest, Sparrow was ejected from the rectory of Hawkedon in 1647 for using Thomas Cranmer's Book of Common Prayer, vehemently outlawed during the Interregnum. In 1655, after a proclamation affirming the continued prohibition of the book, Sparrow anonymously published this controversial essay staunchly defending it.