1703 George Herbert The Temple English Poems Sacred Metaphysical Poetry England



“Woe be to him that reads but one book.”

― George Herbert



George Herbert was a 17th-century Welsh poet and priest known for his collection of poems entitled “The Temple”.



This early 18th-century edition of ‘The Temple’ is bound with two other works comprising of ‘The Synagogue’ anonymously written by Christopher Harvey and Izaac Walton’s ‘The Life of Mr. George Herbert’.



Item number: #5607

Price: $399



HERBERT, George



The temple: Sacred poems, and private ejaculations. By Mr. George Herbert, Late Orator of the University of Cambridge. Together with his life. The twelfth edition corrected, with the addition of an alphabetical table.



London: Printed by J. Barber, for Jeffery Wale, at the Angel in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1703.



Details:

Collation: 3 works in 1

‘The Temple’ – George Herbert

[12], 191, [35]

3 full-page plates

‘The Synagogue’ – Christopher Harvey

72

‘The Life of Mr. George Herbert’ – Izaac Walton

54, [4]

Lacking a page at the end

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight & secure

Visible repair at front & back inner hinges

Size: ~6in X 4in (15cm x 10cm)



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