Meditations Upon the Gospell by Saint John. By Sir William Pelham, Knight. London: Printed by G. P. for John Budge, 1625.
-------------------
A fantastic copy in the original unrestored full vellum binding of this incredibly scarce commentary on John's gospel in English, printed around the time of the printing of the King James Bible. We could trace zero sales records for this title over the last century at auction, though several copies are held institutionally around the world. It is very rare in commerce, this likely being the only opportunity at acquisition. English vellum bindings of the early 17th century are also notably scarce.
-------------------
Provenance:
Ink ownership inscription of "G Burges".
-------------------
Size: 90 x 139 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[t.p., 11pp., 365pp.]
Full vellum binding with an ink title to the head of the spine, with some scuffing and marks. Binding fully detached from the page block. Four very small holes to the vellum binding where closing strings were previously attached. Lacking pastedowns. Ink ownership inscription to the head of the title page. Text block clean, lightly toned with occasional foxing. Some small tears and loss to page edges. Damp staining to the last few leaves of the page block. Page block cocked.
