Importance: Gilbert Burnet (18 September 1643-17 March 1715) was a Scottish philosopher and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury. He was fluent in Dutch, French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Burnet was highly respected as a cleric, a preacher, an academic, a writer and a historian. He was always closely associated with the Whig party, and was one of the few close friends in whom King William III confided.
Source: *Wikipedia.
Binding: 19th c. Black Paper Wrapped Quarto Pamphlet. Plain endpapers. Wrapper and pastedowns split. Spine chipped.
Provenance: Upper wrapper with a 19th c. inscribed label.
Collation & Notes: A4 ([A1r] HT & [A2r] TP), B4, C4, D4, E4. A4 ([A1r] HT & [A2r] TP), B4, C4, D4, E2v. [38] ff. [4], 35, [1]. [4], 32 pp. (76 pages).
Complete, with two original half titles & title pages. Horizontal chain lines. 19th c. modern laid endpapers with vertical chain lines.
Condition: ff. (7.375” x 5.625”). Headlines between double rules, of which the top rules are cut in places; For-edges lightly stained; E3 tail corner slight paper loss; D3 head corner slight paper loss; D1 tail inner corner small tear; E1-2 headlines some paper loss.
