The Whole Duty of Man,

£800 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

A scarce octavo edition of this devotional work bound in contemporary gilt-panelled red morocco. ESTC records 5 copies in the British Isles (Cambridge Univerisity Library, Magdalene College, Cambridge, Eton College Library, Glasgow University Library, and The National Trust) and 2 in North America (UCLA and UIUC). 8vo (19.5 x 12.5 cm); engraved frontispiece and additional engraved title, 2pp publisher's ads to rear, occasional toning; contemporary red morocco, covers panelled in gilt, within single-gilt filet borders, gilt spine in 6 compartments, all edges gilt, spine slightly faded, head cap neatly restored, upper joint a little weak and split at gutter margin, very good; [16], 503, [9]pp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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