The lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert / written by Izaak Walton ; to which are added some letters written by Mr. George Herbert at his being in Cambridge, with others to his mother, the Lady Magdalen Herbert, written by John Donne, afterwards Dean of St. Pauls.

Author
Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Printed by Tho. Newcomb for R. Marriott, 1670.
Description
[6] leaves, 88, 79, 140 (i.e. 120), 104 p., [5] leaves of plates : 5 ports. (engravings) ; 19 cm. (8vo)

Details

Subject(s)
Annotator
Binder
Engraver
Notes
  • Error in paging: 3rd group of pages, 57-76 omitted in numbering.
  • The lives of Wotton, Hooker, and Herbert, and the letters each have special t.p.
  • Each of the lives, including that of John Donne, is preceded by an engraved portrait (plate). Donne's portrait is signed by Lombart; those of Wotton and Hooker by Dolle, and that of Herbert by White.
Binding note
Princeton copy 3 RHT copy: Bound in 19th cent. brown goatskin, marbled endpapers, gilt, a.e.g., with stamp on front free endpaper 'Bound by C. Lewis.'
Provenance
  • Princeton copy 3 RHT copy is presentation copy to Mr. Danvers with inscription by author, and with ms. correction of "Favours of" to "Favours to" at end of dedication.
  • Princeton copy 1 ExKi copy 1 is presentation copy to Thomas Barlow with inscription by author.
  • Princeton copy 2 ExKi copy 2 has putative Walton autograph after Life of Herbert.
References
  • ESTC R15317
  • Wing W671
OCLC
41887214
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