Lot 389
Onanism.- Letters of Advice from two Reverend Divines, to a Young Gentleman, about a Weighty Case of Conscience, second edition (unrecorded), for J.Collins...and D.Newman, 1687.
Hammer Price: £1,600
Description
Onanism.- Letters of Advice from two Reverend Divines, to a Young Gentleman, about a Weighty Case of Conscience, second edition, with initial blank and 5pp. advertisements at end, contemporary ink inscriptions "J.Trotter" & "att Mortounhall the 11th Jary 1691" to head of Preface and verso of title respectively, an excellent crisp copy, contemporary sheep, rather worn, spine chipped at head, [Not in Wing], small 12mo, for J.Collins...and D.Newman, 1687.
⁂ Unrecorded edition of an early diatribe against masturbation, in the form of the confession of a young man who ruined himself and his life through "self-pollution" but managed to cure and save himself through penance. ESTC and Library Hub record only one printed copy of the first edition of 1676 (Wing L1782B), at Christ Church Oxford, but none of this second edition, nor on WorldCat. It was later reprinted as part of Eronania in 1724.
Description
Onanism.- Letters of Advice from two Reverend Divines, to a Young Gentleman, about a Weighty Case of Conscience, second edition, with initial blank and 5pp. advertisements at end, contemporary ink inscriptions "J.Trotter" & "att Mortounhall the 11th Jary 1691" to head of Preface and verso of title respectively, an excellent crisp copy, contemporary sheep, rather worn, spine chipped at head, [Not in Wing], small 12mo, for J.Collins...and D.Newman, 1687.
⁂ Unrecorded edition of an early diatribe against masturbation, in the form of the confession of a young man who ruined himself and his life through "self-pollution" but managed to cure and save himself through penance. ESTC and Library Hub record only one printed copy of the first edition of 1676 (Wing L1782B), at Christ Church Oxford, but none of this second edition, nor on WorldCat. It was later reprinted as part of Eronania in 1724.
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