Korshin, Paul J. — Typologies in England, 1650-1820

Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. The author delineates the development of typology from the theological to the secular sphere through a study of abstracted typology, or types, that writers transferred from their customary religious contexts and put into various genres of literature. That included poetry and fables, novels and histories. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound in teal cloth over boards, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Very slight stain to bottom edge near spine, larger damp-staining to dust jacket spine bottom, protected by Brodart, lightly sunned along edges, else fully intact, else quite bright and lovely of interior, unmarked. Thirty-four black-and-white plates, printed on high-gloss paper. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xvii [2], 3-437 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Good,