Lot 226
Great Fire.- Brooks (Thomas) London's Lamentations: or, A serious Discourse concerning that late fiery Dispensation that turned our (once renowned) City into a ruinous Heap. Also the several Lessons that are incumbent upon those whose Houses have escaped the consuming Flames, first edition, Printed for John Hancock and Nathaniel Ponder, 1670.
Estimate: £600 - 800
Description
Great Fire.- Brooks (Thomas) London's Lamentations: or, A serious Discourse concerning that late fiery Dispensation that turned our (once renowned) City into a ruinous Heap. Also the several Lessons that are incumbent upon those whose Houses have escaped the consuming Flames, first edition, blank leaf c4 present, with 2 advertisement leaves only at end (of 4 called for by ESTC, but these ending 'Finis'), B2, Pp4 and Kkk4 with clean tears into text, Dd4 with small burn-hole slightly affecting text, foxing, small ink stamp at head of second leaf, some leaves trimmed close with loss to ruled border and occasionally side-notes, later sheep, rebacked, [Wing B4950], 4to, Printed for John Hancock and Nathaniel Ponder, 1670.
⁂ One of many theological discourses by the Puritan divine, this derived from the events of the Great Fire of London in 1666. The catchword on Y4v does not match the following leaf 2A1r and ESTC says "All verifiable copies lack a quire Z". No copy at auction since 1981.
Provenance: Jn. Allingham (ink inscription on front pastedown and title); another name, ?John Chantry cropped at head of title.
Description
Great Fire.- Brooks (Thomas) London's Lamentations: or, A serious Discourse concerning that late fiery Dispensation that turned our (once renowned) City into a ruinous Heap. Also the several Lessons that are incumbent upon those whose Houses have escaped the consuming Flames, first edition, blank leaf c4 present, with 2 advertisement leaves only at end (of 4 called for by ESTC, but these ending 'Finis'), B2, Pp4 and Kkk4 with clean tears into text, Dd4 with small burn-hole slightly affecting text, foxing, small ink stamp at head of second leaf, some leaves trimmed close with loss to ruled border and occasionally side-notes, later sheep, rebacked, [Wing B4950], 4to, Printed for John Hancock and Nathaniel Ponder, 1670.
⁂ One of many theological discourses by the Puritan divine, this derived from the events of the Great Fire of London in 1666. The catchword on Y4v does not match the following leaf 2A1r and ESTC says "All verifiable copies lack a quire Z". No copy at auction since 1981.
Provenance: Jn. Allingham (ink inscription on front pastedown and title); another name, ?John Chantry cropped at head of title.
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