Biography, Clarke (Samuel) and others

Biography

A collection of 12 volumes, including: Clarke (Samuel) The lives of sundry eminent persons in this later age. In two parts…, portrait frontispiece, one engraved plate, ink signature of Peter Clarke to title, later Samuel Booth dated 1828 to front free endpaper, title page laid down, repaired tear, occasional ink marking, [ESTC R5310], contemporary half calf, rebacked preserving gilt morocco label, repairs to corners, for Thomas Simmons, 1683; £100 Baxter (Richard) Reliquiæ Baxterianæ: or, Mr. Richard Baxter's narrative of the most memorable passages of his life and times· Faithfully publish'd from his own original manuscript, by Matthew Sylvester., First edition, portrait frontispiece, title page trimmed and laid down, A2 with loss to edges and strengthened,‘Elisha's cry’ with separate title page, some heavy browning and offsetting, Ff3 torn, [ESTC R16109], contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, for T. Parkhurst, et al., 1696; with 10 other volumes on similar subjects, including Camden’s Britannia lacking all maps, v.s. (12)