Southampton, Printed and sold by T. Baker, sold also by B. Law and Son, Ave-Maria-Lane, and R. Faulder, New Bond-Street, 1794
The first edition of this scarce biblical commentary and life of Christ by the educator Catherine D'Oyly (fl.1794).
'Catherine the authoress' is named in Burke's peerage as the the daughter of Rev. Sir Hadley D'Oyly (d.1764), vicar of the parish of Thaxted in Essex. Her brother was the MP and successful East India Company officer, Sir John D'Oyly, who returned to England in 1785 with a fortune of over £100,000. The impressive list of subscribers includes the king and queen, who each received 24 copies of the text, and members of the D'Oyly family.
OCLC records just 9 copies in institutional collections worldwide.
First edition; 8vo (22.5 x 14 cm); list of subscribers, occasional light spotting and minor offsetting; contemporary red morocco, panels ruled in gilt, spine gilt in 6 compartments, all edges gilt, extremities slightly rubbed, minor loss to head of upper joint, a very good copy; vi, [13], 8-711, [1]pp.
ESTC T129694.
'Catherine the authoress' is named in Burke's peerage as the the daughter of Rev. Sir Hadley D'Oyly (d.1764), vicar of the parish of Thaxted in Essex. Her brother was the MP and successful East India Company officer, Sir John D'Oyly, who returned to England in 1785 with a fortune of over £100,000. The impressive list of subscribers includes the king and queen, who each received 24 copies of the text, and members of the D'Oyly family.
OCLC records just 9 copies in institutional collections worldwide.
First edition; 8vo (22.5 x 14 cm); list of subscribers, occasional light spotting and minor offsetting; contemporary red morocco, panels ruled in gilt, spine gilt in 6 compartments, all edges gilt, extremities slightly rubbed, minor loss to head of upper joint, a very good copy; vi, [13], 8-711, [1]pp.
ESTC T129694.
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