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Lot 90
SPENCER, John (1630-1693). Prodigies.
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Bid Increments
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| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
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| $1,000,000 | $100,000 |
SPENCER, John (1630-1693). A Discourse Concerning Prodigies. The Second Edition. Bound with a Discourse Concerning Vulgar Prophecies.
London: Printed by J. Field for Will. Graves over against Great S. Maries Church in Cambridge, 1665.
A discourse concerning prodigies: wherein the vanity of presages by them is reprehended, and their true and proper ends asserted and vindicated: to which is added a short treatise concerning vulgar prophecies by John Spencer, B.D. fellow of Corpus Christi College in Cambridge.
Bound with A discourse concerning vulgar prophecies, wherein the vanity of receiving them as the certain indications of any future event is discovered ...with separate dated title page, with imprint "Printed by J. Field for Timothy Garthwait at the Kings head in S. Pauls Church-yard"; pagination and register are separate.
[32], 408, [8], 136, [8] pages (last leaf blank)
Title within double-ruled border, text with side-glosses.
Bound in re-back in ½ leather over blind-stamped leather boards, gilt spine bands and title; top edge blue, speckled edges.
H: 6 1/2 W: 4 1/2 in.
With bookplate on rear pastedown, “John A. Davidson.”
Condition
Very Good. Text block trimmed close to text.
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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum.
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