![]() ![]() ![]() Richard Challoner (1691-1781) was an English Roman… ~SSS~ A rare 1803 Dublin imprint of the acclaimed Challoner English translation of the Christian devotional classic, The Imitation of Christ. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this rare early nineteenth century Irish imprint. Mild soiling to title page, with a half-inch stain to the lower margin. 1842 prior owner name to blank front free-endpaper, and 1809 prior owner notation regarding provenance to blank verso of marbled rear free-endpaper. All four tips bumped.Light soiling to endpapers. Quarter-inch abrasion to lower front cover. Cracking to leather at exterior hinges and spine, and chipping to lower spine cap. Moderate to heavy soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. ![]() Fitzpatrick (Dublin, Ireland), 3 5/8 x 4 1/2 inches tall red full leather bound, gilt-ruled boards, gilt lettering to spine, marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles framing marbled pastedowns,, 388 pp. ![]()
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