ALLESTREE, Richard.
The Whole Duty of Man,
The Whole Duty of Man,
laid down in a plain and familiar way for the use of all, but especially the meanest reader.
Stock Code 121723
London, Printed by W. Norton for Edward Pawlet, at the Sign of the Bible in chancery-Lane, near Fleetstreet, 1702.
ESTC records 5 copies in the British Isles (Cambridge Univerisity Library, Magdalene College, Cambridge, Eton College Library, Glasgow University Library, and The National Trust) and 2 in North America (UCLA and UIUC).
8vo (19.5 x 12.5 cm); engraved frontispiece and additional engraved title, 2pp publisher's ads to rear, occasional toning; contemporary red morocco, covers panelled in gilt, within single-gilt filet borders, gilt spine in 6 compartments, all edges gilt, spine slightly faded, head cap neatly restored, upper joint a little weak and split at gutter margin, very good; [16], 503, [9]pp.
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