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Title

The

The Perfect Patterne

Of Mans Imperfections

Describing the miserable estate of Mans life, consisting in these three:

To bee borne weeping – Mans birth is lamentable, because borne in sin.

To live sorrowing – His life is detestable, because subject to Misery.

To die sighing – His death is terrible, because he shall come to Judgement.

Bound with

The Truth of our Times

Revealed out of one Mans Experience by way of Essay.

Written by Henry Peacham.

[Full Vellum Binding – First Editions – Two Volumes bound in One – Extremely Scarce Not on British Library ESTC (First Title) – Incomplete]

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Author

Anon.

Henry Peacham

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Year of Publication

1636

1638

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Publisher

London: Printed by G.M. for George Edwards.

London: Printed by N.O. for James Becket.

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Description:

[Perfect Patterne] London: Printed by G.M. for George Edwards, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Greyhound in Pauls Church-yard. 1636, First Edition.

[Truth of our Times] London: Printed by N.O. for James Becket, and are to be sold at his shoppe at the middle Temple. 1638, First Edition.

First Editions. Two volumes.

Both volumes incomplete. ‘Perfect Patterne’ lacking A7 to B1; ‘Truth of our Times’ lacking all after G12.

Both very scarce copies. There is no record on the Brirish Library ESTC site or on JISC of the ‘Perfect Patterne’ volume. Never recorded.

The British Library records a number of ‘The Truth of Our Times’ in public libraries, the last time one came up for auction was 1995. None for sale that we can trace.

Bound in full worn and wrinkled vellum, the binding coming apart and dry. Front end paper inscribed and repaired.  

Signatures:

‘Perfect Patterne’ – A to A6, A7 to B1 lacking, B2 to K10 with Finis to the bottom of K10 and one blank thereafter.

‘The Truth of Our Times’ – A3 to A6, B to G in gatherings of 12, lacking all thereafter (I to H in gatherings of 12, K in ggathering of 6) 144pp of 203pp.

Approximately 5 inches tall.

Condition Report

Externally

• Spine – fair condition – old vellum, most likely contemporary, cracked, dry.
• Joints – poor condition – cracked – see photos.
• Corners – good condition – worn and bumped.
• Boards – poor condition – worn and marked, wrinkled dry vellum with remains of ties.
• Page edges – good condition – darkened.
• See above and photos.

Internally

• Hinges – poor condition – cracked and coming apart.
• Paste downs – poor condition – bookplate for RAG Harrison CMJ to the front paste down, more recent paper attached to both paste down, likely by the bookplate owner.
• End papers – poor condition – tanned and foxed, contemporary handwriting to the front end paper.
• Title – good condition – tanned and foxed.
• Pages – good condition – tanned throughout with some foxing.
• Binding – poor condition.
• See photos.

Publisher: see above.
Publication Date: 1636, 1638
Binding: Hardback

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