Hooker, Richard

Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity

[Church of England]  Richard Hooker. The Works of That Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker in Eight Books of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity. London: Printed for R. C., S. S., B. W., M. W., & G. C., 1705.

Folio (approx. 15 x 10 inches). Engraved frontispiece and title page. [10], 1 - 30, 23 – 286, 289-553. Collates complete.

Rebacked with later leather over original leather boards, gilt stamped title strip to spine, six raised bands, boards tooled in blind, all edges speckled red.

Spine lightly rubbed; boards show significant wear, with some old repairs visible; rear hinge gently cracked; offsetting to endleaves, light foxing to prelims, minor toning and wrinkling throughout; bookplate to front pastedown. Very good. Item #1294

Price: $3,500.00