Bunting, Henry NOTICE The date on this lot should read 1636 not 1633.
Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographs | 09 May 2007
Description
Itinerarium totius sacrae scripturae. London: Adam Islip, 1633. 4to. in 8's, decorative headpieces and floreated initials, contemporary calf over boards, slightly later spine in reversed calf stitched over, title-page rather limp and dusty, with small tear (no loss), light waterstaining to edges occasionally going onto text, thumbed in places, some corners slightly dog eared, tear to Ee1 recto (no loss), some apper discolouration throughout, minor worming in a few places, end-papers heavily annotated
Footnote
Note: STC 4020: Lowndes cites an earlier edition. Not in Blackmer.
A popular and detailed topography of Palestine by the Protestant theologian Henry Bunting (1545-1606) by way of an account of the travels of most of the principal figures of the Old and New Testaments.
Provenance: Both end-papers are heavily annotated with the ownership inscriptions of two Samuel Beechings in 1709, 1712, 1776, also 'Sam Grenfall his book 1669'.