Lot 208
Cleaver (Robert) A Godlie Forme of Householde Government: for the Ordering of Private Families, fourth edition, for Thomas Man, and George Norton, 1610.
Hammer Price: £1,300
Description
[?Cleaver (Robert)] A Godlie Forme of Householde Government: for the Ordering of Private Families...the severall duties of the Husband towards his Wife; and the Wives dutie towards her Husband...First, gathered by R.C. and now newly perused, amended, and augmented, by John Dod, and Robert Clever, fourth edition, woodcut head-pieces and initials, 18thC ink signature of Joseph Lonthion in several places and some other signatures, rather soiled and stained particularly title, damp-staining to fore-edge throughout causing some fraying and slight loss to side-notes, contemporary vellum, yapp edges (a little worn), rubbed and stained, lacking ties, recased, new endpapers, [STC 5385.5], 8vo, for Thomas Man, and George Norton, 1610.
⁂ Rare; ESTC lists only 2 copies of this edition (Trinity College Dublin and Yorkshire County Library) and very few of other editions. It was first published in 1598 and is variously attributed to Roger Carr, John Deacon and Robert Caudry.
Description
[?Cleaver (Robert)] A Godlie Forme of Householde Government: for the Ordering of Private Families...the severall duties of the Husband towards his Wife; and the Wives dutie towards her Husband...First, gathered by R.C. and now newly perused, amended, and augmented, by John Dod, and Robert Clever, fourth edition, woodcut head-pieces and initials, 18thC ink signature of Joseph Lonthion in several places and some other signatures, rather soiled and stained particularly title, damp-staining to fore-edge throughout causing some fraying and slight loss to side-notes, contemporary vellum, yapp edges (a little worn), rubbed and stained, lacking ties, recased, new endpapers, [STC 5385.5], 8vo, for Thomas Man, and George Norton, 1610.
⁂ Rare; ESTC lists only 2 copies of this edition (Trinity College Dublin and Yorkshire County Library) and very few of other editions. It was first published in 1598 and is variously attributed to Roger Carr, John Deacon and Robert Caudry.
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