Seneca's morals abstracted : in three parts. I. Of benefits. II. Of a happy life, anger, and clemency. III. A miscellany of epistles. By Roger L'Estrange.

Seneca's morals abstracted : in three parts. I. Of benefits. II. Of a happy life, anger, and clemency. III. A miscellany of epistles. By Roger L'Estrange.

Epistulae morales ad Lucilium. Selections. English

London : Printed by T[homas]. N[ewcomb]. for Henry Brome, at the Gun in St Pauls Church-yard, MDCLXXIX. [1679]

[12], li, [5], 172, [12], 330, [6], 158, [10], 220, [2] p. : port. ; (8vo)

Printer's name from Wing CD.

With frontis. portrait of the author. Portrait is conjugate with the general title page.

A reissue, with added general title page, of the 1678 edition (Wing S2514).

Each part with separate dated (1678) title page, on A1r, ²A1r and ⁴A1r respectively.

Signatures: pi² A⁸ b-d⁸ B-M⁸, ²A⁴ ²B-Y⁸, ³B-L⁸, ⁴A⁴ ⁴B-O⁸ ⁴P⁸(-P8).

Divisional title page on ²Y7r for "Seneca of anger, and clemency.".

²Y6 and ³L8 are blanks.

Identified as Wing S2522 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 947.

Signatures from DFo. DFOfixed ph jre: pag: [12],...; port. is conjugate with general title page (port. on pi1v, title page on pi2r); each part with sep. dated (1678) t.p., on A1r, ²A1r and ⁴A1r respectively; divisional t.p. on ²Y7r for "Seneca of anger, and clemency." ²Y6 and ³L8 are blanks (as are M7,8 ?, DFo copy lacking)

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), S2513B
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R19372

Great Britain -- England -- London.

175- 444q

Manuscript markings, some in purple crayon. Sheepskin binding. Provenance: bought by the Folger from David Low, 7 Dec. 1959, list 68:116