A Paraphrase and Annotations Upon all the Books of the New Testament: Briefly explaining all the difficult places thereof. By H. Hammond. London: J. Flesher for Richard Royston, 1653.
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A lovely copy of Henry Hammond's important and highly influential 17th century Biblical commentary which sought to make complex historical and theological concepts accessible to the wider public.
A very internally clean and fully legible copy in completely original condition in a 17th century English panelled full calf binding with extensive provenance.
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Provenance:
Inscription to head of title page of Samuel Taylor, M.A., vicar of Quinton and late Rector of Saint Clement in Worcester, 1738.
Death record of Samuel Taylor Etherington dated 25th July 1837 pasted to front endpaper verso, aged 50 years in Sudbury, Derbyshire.
Ownership inscription of Samuel Taylor Etherington dated May 14th 1842.
Marriage record to rear pastedown of Samuel Taylor Etherington and Mary Ann White, 'married at Barton under Neadwood May 4th 1843'
Ownership inscription of Robert Etherington of Staffordshire dated May 29th 1843.
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Size: 239 x 357 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[(3), t.p., 4pp, i-xii, 1008pp, 19pp (index), (3)]
Original contemporary full calf binding, panelled, certainly of English origin. Binding rubbed with some losses to leather, peeling in places, both boards securely attached. A few ownership inscriptions to endpapers, one to title page. Pasted paper to front endpaper dated 1837 recording S.T. Etherington's death, quite possibly transferred from a family Bible. Some corresponding staining to reverse of that blank from the glue. Text block mildly toned, but generally exceptionally clean throughout, it's really rather remarkable how beautifully clean the text block is throughout, some small minor worming in marginal blank space to a few leaves but generally internally excellent. Collates as complete including the index, errata, and advertisement leaf.
