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| Title | A discourse about the state of true happinesse : deliuered in certaine sermons in Oxford, and at St. Pauls Crosse / by Robert Bolton, batchelour in divinitie, and minister of Gods Word at Broughton in Northampton Shire |
| Detail Depicted | Printing - Page design (Leaf R1 recto)
Printing - Decorative elements - Head and tail pieces (Leaf R1 recto) |
| Creator/Author | Robert Bolton [Bolton, Robert, 1572-1631] |
| Publisher | for Edmund Weaver, and to be sold at the Greyhound in Pauls Church-yard |
| Place of Publication | At London [England - London] |
| Date of Publication | 1638 |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Happiness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Early works to 1800
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| Genre Heading | Religious works
Early printed books--1601-1700 (17th century)
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| Bibliographic Elements | [22], 214, [4] p. ; 19 cm. (4to) |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade laid paper |
| Printer | Imprinted by Iohn Legatt [Legatt, John] |
| Image Production Process | Woodcuts
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| Binding | Bound in contemporary leather over boards; sewn on 4 cords.
Title "Works" stamped in blind on spine.
Some evidence of gold tooling on the spine.
All edges stained dark red. |
| General Notes | Signatures: A-O[superscript 8] P[superscript 4] Q-R[superscript 2] [$4 (-P4) signed]; 120 leaves, pp. [22] 1-214 [4].
Other title: Discourse of true happinesse.
The seventh edition, corrected and amended, with a table thereunto annexed
Title and text within double rule.
Woodcut printer's mark on t.p.; decorated and historiated initials and head-pieces.
Marginal notes. |
| Previous Owners | John L. Lievsay
C Marriott, Newton 1830 inscribed on front pastedown |
| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Historical Book Arts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Rare Books BV4500.B65 1638 |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2004 |
| Content | 17th century salvation sermon
Title page -- Epistle dedication to Sir Avgvstine Nicols -- An advertisement to the reader -- A discourse of true happinesse -- The table |
| Restrictions/Copyright | Some of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections. |
