![NEVILLE, Henry (1620-1694). The Parliament of Ladies. London: for T. Cadell, 1768. [Bound with:] Henry NEVILLE. The Isle of Pines. London: for Thomas Cadell, 1768. 2 works in one volume, 12° (170 x 105mm), contemporary red morocco gilt BOUND BY JOHN MATTHEWMAN FOR THOMAS HOLLIS, Hollis's caduceus device (cast from designs by G.B. Cipriani) on sides, red sprinkled edges (faint spotting), modern red morocco solander case.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2005/CSK/2005_CSK_05625_0301_000(100227).jpg?w=1)
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NEVILLE, Henry (1620-1694). The Parliament of Ladies. London: for T. Cadell, 1768. [Bound with:] Henry NEVILLE. The Isle of Pines. London: for Thomas Cadell, 1768. 2 works in one volume, 12° (170 x 105mm), contemporary red morocco gilt BOUND BY JOHN MATTHEWMAN FOR THOMAS HOLLIS, Hollis's caduceus device (cast from designs by G.B. Cipriani) on sides, red sprinkled edges (faint spotting), modern red morocco solander case.
Two republican tracts reprinted and bound for Thomas Hollis (1720-74), libertarian, politician, patron of the arts and bibliophile. The propogation of literature by Commonwealth thinkers was part of Hollis's plan to advance the cause of English liberty. He controlled every aspect of their publication, from the text, to the printer, design, editing, and even special binding for distribution. They were often embellished with his libertarian motifs; in the present copy the caduceus of Mercury, symbolising commerce and prosperity, is used on the binding and the liberty cap in the text. The Isle of Pines is a libertine fantasy, hugely popular, about George Pine shipwrecked on an island with 4 women survivors, while The Parliament of Ladies is a libertine parody lampooning women associated with the parliamentary side. The London Chronicle had declined to print them in its pages for Hollis on grounds of indecency. Cf. Bond, Thomas Hollis of Lincoln's Inn, Cambridge: 1990.
Two republican tracts reprinted and bound for Thomas Hollis (1720-74), libertarian, politician, patron of the arts and bibliophile. The propogation of literature by Commonwealth thinkers was part of Hollis's plan to advance the cause of English liberty. He controlled every aspect of their publication, from the text, to the printer, design, editing, and even special binding for distribution. They were often embellished with his libertarian motifs; in the present copy the caduceus of Mercury, symbolising commerce and prosperity, is used on the binding and the liberty cap in the text. The Isle of Pines is a libertine fantasy, hugely popular, about George Pine shipwrecked on an island with 4 women survivors, while The Parliament of Ladies is a libertine parody lampooning women associated with the parliamentary side. The London Chronicle had declined to print them in its pages for Hollis on grounds of indecency. Cf. Bond, Thomas Hollis of Lincoln's Inn, Cambridge: 1990.
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