[FUNERALS; MORTUARY SCIENCE] RITES OF FUNERAL ANCIENT AND MODERN FIRST ENGLISH EDITION London, 1683 Rites of Funeral Ancient and Modern in use through the known world.... to which is added a Vindication of Christianity against Paganism. All translated into English by P. Lorraine. London: for R. Royston, 1683. Octavo [App. 6.25 x 4 in.] First English edition. Contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, red morocco lettering piece, [ESTC R28843; Sabin S1443] The seventh and eighth chapters are devoted to the description of the funerals of the Americans and West Indian Islanders. The work is dedicated to the diarist, Samuel Pepys. Muret's original edition was published in Paris in 1679. Quite rare. _____________________________________ Items listed on eBay are merely representative of our broader inventory. We specialize in early printed Bibles in English, with a particular focus on first editions and other significant printings. Our stock includes a wide range of Tyndale New Testaments, as well as first editions of the Coverdale Bible (1535), the Matthews Bible (1537), the Great Bible (1539), the Geneva Bible (1560), the Bishops Bible (1568) and the King James Bible (1611). Please do not hesitate to enquire regarding other early printed books and manuscripts. |