{"product_id":"quire-sir-henry-wottons-characters-1685-king-james-i-era-politics-attractive","title":"Sir Henry Wotton's Characters 1685","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eReliquiae Wottonianae: Or, \u003cb\u003eA Collection of Lives, Letters, Poems\u003c\/b\u003e; with Characters of Sundry Personages: And other Incomparable Pieces of Language and Art. Also Additional Letters to several Persons, \u003cspan\u003enot before Printed\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cb\u003eBy Sir Henry Wotton\u003c\/b\u003e. The Fourth Edition. London: B. Tooke and T. Sawbridge, \u003cb\u003e1685\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn attractive copy of Sir Henry Wotton's Characters. The author was a diplomat during the time of William Shakespeare and reign of King James I (of King James Bible fame). He was associated with many major persons of the 17th century both in Britain and the Continent, including Paolo Sarpi, whose History of the Council of Trent was \"sent to King James as fast as it was written,\" as well as the famous angler, Izaak Walton. In this work, there are twenty-five printed poems, of which fifteen are by Wotton. One of Wotton's most famous quotes is \"an ambassador is an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis copy is an attractive early one, in contemporary panelled calf boards and finely rebacked.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSize: 115 x 176 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContemporary calf boards, Cambridge panelled design, later finely rebacked, both boards securely attached with the binding secure. Attractive on the shelf. Binding rubbed, some discolouration and losses to the leather, but overall externally a lovely copy. Old rough inscription to front blank opposite the title, 'Peter Quinnell Waight', with various inscriptions to blanks from the same family; bookplate to front pastedown and a later ownership inscription to front pastedown, repeated to head of ffep recto. Text block toned, some spotting, first leaf of the advertisements with loss, repaired. Without a frontispiece which some copies apparently contain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56605344366916,"sku":"19HW","price":110.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/IMG_0718_1c4356d9-c9c4-4689-9483-2ca5a92bb80d.jpg?v=1776532576","url":"https:\/\/woodpaz.com\/products\/quire-sir-henry-wottons-characters-1685-king-james-i-era-politics-attractive","provider":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}