Instructions for a right comforting afflicted consciences: with speciall antidotes against some grievous temptations delivered for the most part in the lecture at Kettering in Northamptonshire by Robert Bolton ...
Title
Instructions for a right comforting afflicted consciences: with speciall antidotes against some grievous temptations delivered for the most part in the lecture at Kettering in Northamptonshire by Robert Bolton ...
Date
1635
Place
London
Publisher
Printed by T.H. for Thomas Weaver
Printed by T[homas]H[arper] for Thomas Weaver.
Language
English
Latin
Greek
Hebrew
Edition
The second editions, divided into chapters, with a table of contents annexed.
Note
INDEX:
The second editions, divided into chapters, with a table of contents annexed.
FORMAT:
[30], 68, [3], 68-240, 239-595, [7] p. ; 19 cm. (4to)
CONDITION:
VUL copy lacks p. 87-88, 351-382, 511-526, and last [6] p.
NOTE:
STC lists 10 copies. ESTC lists 21 copies. Printer's name from STC. First leaf blank. Three pages after p. 68 are 65, 66, 76.
Printed by Thomas Harper.
STC lists 10 copies. ESTC lists 21 copies. Printer's name from STC. First leaf blank. Three pages after p. 68 are 65, 66, 76.
Printed by Thomas Harper.
COLLATION:
(4to) [32] 1-240, 239-595, [7] p. P.2 misnumbered "14", p. 3 misnumbered "15", p. 67 misnumbered "76". "The three pages after p. 68 are numbered: 65, 66, 76" (EEBO). [par.]1-[par.]2, 2R1-2R2, [par.]3-[par.]8, A-2P8 2Q3 ($4);
Boards measure: 18.9 x 14.9 cm.
Leaves measure 18.2 x 14.8 cm.
(4to) [32] 1-240, 239-595, [7] p. P.2 misnumbered "14", p. 3 misnumbered "15", p. 67 misnumbered "76". "The three pages after p. 68 are numbered: 65, 66, 76" (EEBO). [par.]1-[par.]2, 2R1-2R2, [par.]3-[par.]8, A-2P8 2Q3 ($4);
Boards measure: 18.9 x 14.9 cm.
Leaves measure 18.2 x 14.8 cm.
TYPE:
Roman; Italic
Roman; Italic
DEDICATIONS:
Various; individual dedications precede each play or set of poems; various dedicatory sonnets at the opening.
Various; individual dedications precede each play or set of poems; various dedicatory sonnets at the opening.
TABLES AND INDEXES:
Catalogue of volume contents on A3.
Catalogue of volume contents on A3.
ILLUSTRATIONS:
Head and tail pieces; ornamented initials etc.
Head and tail pieces; ornamented initials etc.
PRINTED MARGINALIA:
Moderate to heavy.
Moderate to heavy.
WATERMARK:
Jester
Jester
BINDING:
Early pasteboards with remnants of calf sewn to later green cloth spine. Tied. Four early thong supports found on inner boards, one of which (see backboard) is still attached to spine. Sewing threads in blue and white still present. A good example of the support structures of an early bound copy. Some signs of reddening to foreedges.
Early pasteboards with remnants of calf sewn to later green cloth spine. Tied. Four early thong supports found on inner boards, one of which (see backboard) is still attached to spine. Sewing threads in blue and white still present. A good example of the support structures of an early bound copy. Some signs of reddening to foreedges.
PROVENANCE:
CRRS bookplate on inside front board. Victoria University book label found beneath CRRS bookplate. Inscription on first fly in blue pen reads "Placed by Rev. J. Elwood Mitchell. 294 Warden Ave. Scarborough Ont.
CRRS bookplate on inside front board. Victoria University book label found beneath CRRS bookplate. Inscription on first fly in blue pen reads "Placed by Rev. J. Elwood Mitchell. 294 Warden Ave. Scarborough Ont.
HANDWRITTEN NOTES:
Final fly has a short note in black ink in an early secretary.
Final fly has a short note in black ink in an early secretary.
IMPRINT:
London : Printed by T.H. for Thomas Weaver, 1635.
London : Printed by T.H. for Thomas Weaver, 1635.
CITATION/REFERENCE:
STC (2nd ed.) 3239
STC (2nd ed.) 3239
Archive Location
Library Catalog
https://crrs.ca/rare_books/crrs-rare-book-retrieval-requests/
Num Pages
636
Call Number
BJ1278 .C66 B64 1635
Item Type
Book
Collection
Citation
Robert Bolton, “Instructions for a right comforting afflicted consciences: with speciall antidotes against some grievous temptations delivered for the most part in the lecture at Kettering in Northamptonshire by Robert Bolton ...,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed September 25, 2023, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/8781.
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