The historie of the perfect-cursed-blessed man : setting forth mans excellency miserie felicitie by his generation, degeneration, regeneration. By I.F. Master of Arts, preacher of Gods word, and rector of Wilbie in Suff.
1629
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The historie of the perfect-cursed-blessed man : setting forth mans excellency miserie felicitie by his generation, degeneration, regeneration. By I.F. Master of Arts, preacher of Gods word, and rector of Wilbie in Suff.
Created/published
London : Printed [by Miles Flesher] for Nathanael Fozbrook, and are to be sold at his shop in Popes-head-alley neere to Lombardstreet, 1629.
Description
[28], 72, [4] p. : ill. ; (4to)
Note
I.F = Joseph Fletcher.
In verse.
Title page in red and black.
Title words "excellency miserie felicitie" are gathered within braces and title words "generation, degeneration, regeneration." are gathered by a left brace.
Illustration on leaf [A]2r signed "T Cecill. sculp:" where the "T" is bissecting the "C".
A reissue, with cancel title page, of the 1628 edition with Miles Flesher's name in the imprint.
Signatures: [A]²(±[A]1) B-N⁴ chi².
In verse.
Title page in red and black.
Title words "excellency miserie felicitie" are gathered within braces and title words "generation, degeneration, regeneration." are gathered by a left brace.
Illustration on leaf [A]2r signed "T Cecill. sculp:" where the "T" is bissecting the "C".
A reissue, with cancel title page, of the 1628 edition with Miles Flesher's name in the imprint.
Signatures: [A]²(±[A]1) B-N⁴ chi².
ESTC staff note
The [2] leaves at end are a "floater". Outer pages of the half-sheet are blank; inner verso has engraving with caption "Triumphans. ..."; facing page has verses "As Man, aspiring, penitent ...". CSmH has them bound following sig.A; F.S. Ferguson notes have them cancelling E2.
Signatures from DFo.
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 11079
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S102379
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S102379
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Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
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STC 11079
Folger-specific note
Brown half mottled calf binding, signed by Bayntun. Copy stained; last leaf greatly repaired. Provenance: bought by Folger from McLeish Catalogue 87:233
Folger accession
4249