The Rules and Exercises of Holy Living [and Holy Dying]. By Jeremy Taylor. The Fifth [and Fourth] Edition. London: Richard Royston, 1656-8, 8vo.
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All early editions of Taylor’s Holy Living and Holy Dying are uncommon. Here is an attractive copy of the fifth and fourth editions, respectively, of these most influential works on the subject. The fifth edition of Holy Living was the first to be issued with the additional double-page engraved title which, while frequently missing, is present in this copy.
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Size: 92 x 158 mm (approx.)
Condition:
Contemporary full calf, rubbed and worn, minor losses to the leather. Joints cracked but with both boards attached and the binding structurally secure. Shelf and edge wear. Inscription of J. Jackson to inner front board. Some loss to upper part of front blank which also has some early ink scribbles. Engraved and general titles for both parts are present, as well as the double-page plate. Final blank working loose but remains attached. Internally, an attractive and clean copy.
