Francis Quarles — Quarles&Apos;S Enchiridion

London, Charles Baldwyn, 1822. Cloth. A very scarce reprint of this collected edition of Quarles"s celebrated devotional writings, smartly rebound in brown cloth. Rebound in a smart brown cloth binding with a calf spine label laid down. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. Collated, complete. This volume is a reprint, with the first edition being published in 1640, and Institutions Divine and Moral being first issued in 1638.A collected edition of two devotional and moral works by the English poet and religious writer Francis Quarles. This volume comprises Enchiridion, a popular handbook of maxims and practical reflections, together with Institutions Divine and Moral. Francis Quarles (1592-1644) was an English poet and moralist best known for his emblem books and devotional writings, which enjoyed enormous popularity throughout the seventeenth century. Rebound in a smart brown cloth binding with a calf spine label laid down. Externally, very smart. Very slight shelf wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean if characteristically age toned with the odd spot and handling mark, heavier to fore edge and first and last few leaves. Slight offsetting from frontispiece to the title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .