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Enchiridion. Containing institutions, divine contemplative practical, moral ethical oeconomical political.
FRANCIS QUARLES' ENCHIRIDION
London: Humphrey Moseley, 1658 [c.1830].
12mo (5.75 x 4.75 inches). Full black morocco, with
wide gilt raised bands. Gilt and blind rule and blind
floral roll framing boards. Dentelles and all edges
gilt. Marbled endpapers. Armorial bookplate.
Contemporary inscription to reverse of frontispiece
portrait, contemporary ownership inscriptions to title
page. Wide margins. A very attractive and unusually
proportioned copy.
A very handsome copy of Quarles' immensely popular
work. "Enchiridion (1640, augmented 1641), a book of
aphorisms, rivalled Emblemes in popular appeal and the
number of editions. Borrowing from Machiavelli and
Bacon, Quarles brings together timeless wisdom tersely
expressed, and political advice for a king threatened
by civil war." (DNB).
£130.00
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