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Augustine's Citie of God, 1620

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Title: Of the Citie of God: with the Learned Comments of Io. Lodovicus Vivres. Englished first by J.H. and now in this second edition compared with the Latine originall, and in very many places corrected and ammended
Author: Augustine, Saint
Description: [18], 860, [4] pp. ¶4 (-¶1), A-4D6. With engraved device on title-page. (folio) 13¼x8¼, old calf, restored at spine ends, joints and corners, later spine label. Second Edition in English. Early ownership signature of Wm. Neile on title-page, along with a few curious ciphers. Page 501 misnumbered as 481, page 408 misnumbered as 308, page 587 misnumbered as 597, page 811 misnumbered as 711, with corrections made in ink in an old hand. STC 917.
Place Published: London
Publisher Name: Printed by G. Eld and M. Flesher
Date Published: 1620

Some rubbing and aging to covers; lacks ¶1 (a blank), as is often the case, lower corner of B1 torn off not affecting text, marginal repairs to title-page and following leaves, else very good.

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