1598, Henry Smith, Twelve Sermons
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Smith, Henry. TWELVE SERMONS PREACHED BY MAISTER HENRY SMITH, AND PUBLISHED BY A MORE PERFECT COPIE THEN HERETOFORE. London: Richard Field for Robert Dexter, 1598. 6.75" x 5". [2], 109, [1], [100] pp. Lacks final two leaves. With two divisional titles within woodcut borders. Bound here with another 16th century work by Smith, "The Sermons of..." (London, Kingston for Man, 1597; this work defective lacking at least all before page 45.) Some notes in early ink, bound in early calf. ************** Henry Smith was known as the "silver-tongued" Puritan preacher who featured prominently in Elizabethan London. Born around 1550 to 1560, the date of his death (as his birth) is in question but generally believed to be around 1591 or before about 1600. With is health failing, he devoted much of his final efforts to preparing his works for publication.
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Binding intact though text-block cracked, spine chipped, other wear. Marginal water-stains near end, some light foxing and minor soiling in places, final leaf with wrinkling/soiling/ chipping with slight loss. As-is.
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1598, Henry Smith, Twelve Sermons
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