THOMAS A KEMPIS. The Christian's Pattern; or, A Treatise of the Imitation of Jesus Christ ... ninth edition, English translation by George Stanhope, London: by J. Roberts for D. Brown, R. Sare, M. Wotton, B. Tooke, B. Barker and H. Clements, 1717, 8°, engraved plates, elaborately-tooled contemporary red goatskin, sides with "cottage roof" above a rectangular panel of urns, tulips, and tendrils, gilt spine divided into 7, morocco lettering-piece to the second, the other panels tooled with tulips, acorns and stars (some rubbing, lower joints cracked), gilt inner dentelles. Sold as a binding not subject to return.
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THOMAS A KEMPIS. The Christian's Pattern; or, A Treatise of the Imitation of Jesus Christ ... ninth edition, English translation by George Stanhope, London: by J. Roberts for D. Brown, R. Sare, M. Wotton, B. Tooke, B. Barker and H. Clements, 1717, 8°, engraved plates, elaborately-tooled contemporary red goatskin, sides with "cottage roof" above a rectangular panel of urns, tulips, and tendrils, gilt spine divided into 7, morocco lettering-piece to the second, the other panels tooled with tulips, acorns and stars (some rubbing, lower joints cracked), gilt inner dentelles. Sold as a binding not subject to return.