Most Famous Puritan Devotional Manual; Very Rare 1634
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The Most Famous Puritan Devotional Manual in a VERY RARE pre 1650 edition PRINTED BY ROBERT ALLOT CONNECTED TO SHAKESPEARE AND BEN JOHNSON Bayly, Lewis, d. 1631. The practice of piety: directing a christian how to walke that he may please God : Amplified by the author. [London] : Printed for Robert Allot, and are to be sold at the signe of the Beare in Pauls Church yard., 1634. COMPLETE, Signatures: A 2G.; [18], 701, [1] p. ; 12mo., 14 x 8.5 cm., half loss to 439/440, some marginal shortening to 315 322 with minor text loss; 17th century calf boards, spine loss, boards broken, some occasional worming, pages loose, still a very charming copy of a book that is invariably found in poor condition due to its heavy devotional use. It is for that reason that a surprisingly few number of pre 1650 copies survive despite repeated printings in numerous editions. 17th century contemporary Puritan prayer for the Fruits of Righteousness penned on the first blank flyleaf.
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Provenance: Indecipherable? Contemporary ownership signature and $200 pencil price notation (c. 1960s) The Practice of Piety by Lewis Bayly was one of the most famous and important treatises ever penned by a Puritan. This devotional manual went through numerous editions and was translated into six languages (including the language of the Massachusetts Indians.)
