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PARR (ELNATHAN)
Abba Father: or Plaine and Short Directions Concerning the Framing of Private Prayer... The Second Edition Profitably Amplified, Imprinted by W.I. for Samuel Man, 1619

14 June 2017, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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PARR (ELNATHAN)

Abba Father: or Plaine and Short Directions Concerning the Framing of Private Prayer... The Second Edition Profitably Amplified, title within 2-line border, rule border throughout, approximately 10 leaves shaved at upper margin (touching some borders, 4 leaves with headline and numeral affected), occasional light dampstaining, contemporary limp vellum, ink lettered "Abba Father" on spine, and initials "W.C.F." on upper cover, soiled [not in ESTC], 8vo, Imprinted by W.I. for Samuel Man, 1619

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PREVIOUSLY UNRECORDED EDITION, NOT ON ESTC OR WORLDCAT, of Parr's manual on prayer, and two commentaries on Paul's letter to the Romans. First published in 1618 (for the same publisher but by a different printer), this second edition is described on the title as "profitably amplified". The first edition collates [12], 132pp, this second [16, including blank A1], 186pp.

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