Gilbert Burnet
ABRIDGMENT OF THE HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION OF THE Church of ENGLAND
Scarce FIRST EDITION

1682

Gilbert Burnet

THE
ABRIDGMENT
OF THE
HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION
OF THE
CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

London: Printed by J. D. for Richard Chiswell, 1682. Scarce 1st edition.

71/2 x 43/4 inches

[2 blank end leaves]+[frontis leaf]+[title leaf]+[12 page 'The Preface']+[16 pages 'The Contents']+[2 leaves full page engravings]+[1-319]+[2 leaves full page engravings for 'BOOK II.']+[1-386]+[4 pages Publisher's advertising]. Although appearing to be collated complete against the few copies online and the WorldCat, potentially lacking last leaf of Publisher's adverts and blank endleaf, otherwise complete. Also note that there appears to be at least 2 variants of the 1682 Chiswell edition, one with 1682 on the title page and the other with 1682 in Roman numerals (MDCLXXXII).

In very good condition overall. Leather exteriors show wear and rubbing, cracking to joints with a split down leather of upper spine, partial tear and peeling to a spot to lower spine and leather starting to peel at edge of cover at spine. Interiors are very good with a tight text block, inner hinges are cracked but solid, faint and small stain to the bottom edge of pages 281-288, sporadic and light foxing throughout. Otherwise pages are bright and clean.