The Works of Joseph Hall. 1625, 1634 and 1662

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The Works of Joseph Hall. 1625, 1634 and 1662

London, Printed for Nath. Butter, dwelling neere Saint Austins Gate. 1625

Admired by Pope and Swift. All First Editions. Scarce as a Set. Three volumes in Two.

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Admired by Pope and Swift. All First Editions. Scarce as a Set. Three volumes in Two.

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Admired by Pope and Swift. All First Editions. Scarce as a Set. Three volumes in Two.

The volume(s) measure about 32.8 cm. by 23.5 cm. by 9 cm.

Each leaf measures about 315 mm. by 210 mm.

The First Tome

“The Works of Joseph Hall Doctor in Divinitie, and Deane of Worchester. With a Table to Be Added to the Worke. London, Printed for Nath. Butter, dwelling neere Saint Austins Gate. 1625”

The Volume is Complete in All Respects. The volume conforms to ESTC S120194 but with the Beale Variant.

Per ESTC: “With numerous subsidiary title pages. Most have “printed for Thomas Pavier, Miles Flesher and Iohn Haviland. 1624” in imprint; some name John Haviland as printer; others name George Winder as publisher. “Haviland pr[inted]. A-Z, 2N-3L, and most of 4T-5I; Flesher did the rest except for Contemplations vol. 3 (bks. 9-11), which was printed. by Beale”–STC. Beale’s section is missigned 4G-4M, and the subsidiary title pages have imprint “.. printed by Iohn Beale and [i.e. for] Nathaniel Butter. Ann. Dom. 1624.”. Variant: Beale’s section is a different setting, with signing partly corrected to 4G, 4O-4S and two subsidiary title pages dated 1625 (Our Copy). ” Also, in this copy, Noah’s Dove has been placed, before the third volume of the contemplations.

Paginates: [10], 1-960, [6], 13, [4], 894-896, 969-1024, 953-954, 1027-1038, 967, (7), 1043-1208, [6], 1231-1397, [29]. Page 468 printed as Page 228.

Collates: A5, B-4M6, A6, B4, 4G, 4O-4Q6, 4R, 4S8, 4T6, 4V-5H6, 5I8, 5K-6B6, 5C5.

The Second Tome

The Contemplations upon the History of the Nevv Testament, now complete: The Second Tome. Together with Divers Treatises not hitherto reduced to the greater Volume: and, Some others never till now published by Jos: Exon. 1634. London, Printed by M. Flesher for Nath: Butter in Pauls Churchyard at the signe of the Py’d-Bull, [1634].

Paginates; [14], 452, [8], 214 p.

Collates: [par.]6 A4 B-G6 H4, I-2P6, 2Q4, 3A-3G6, 3H8, 3I-3K6, 3L4, 3M-3S6, 3T3

Lacking blank at beginning else complete. A1 in Setting One with dedication. Variant State with errata on A2 recto, printed within a ruled border with ornamental head and tail pieces.

Per ESTC: Each book of the Contemplations, A sermon of pvbliqve thanksgiving, One of the sermons preacht at Westminster on the day of the publike fast (April 5, 1628), A sermon preacht to his Maiestie, on the Sunday before the fast (being March 30.) at White-hall, One of the sermons preacht to the Lords of the High Court of Parliament, The hypocrite, The beavtie and vnitie of the Chvrch, The fashions of the vvorld, The estate of a Christian, The fall of pride, Christ and Caesar, The defeat of crvelty, and St. Pauls combat each with separate title page (some with Nathaniel Butter listed as publisher), with continuous pagination and register.

“The Olde Religion:” begins new pagination and register (at signature 3A) with The reconciler, Occasional meditations, Certaine Catholick propositions, and An answer to Pope Vrban his inurbanitie following with separate dated title pages, pagination and register are continuous.

STC, 12640.7

The Third Tome

Divers Treatises, Written upon severall occasions, by Joseph Hall late Bishop of Norwich. The Third Tome. Now first collected into One Volume, and digested in the order designed by the Author. London: printed by R. H[odgkinson]. J. G[rismond]. and W. H[unt]. Sold by J. Williams, J. Sweeting, Nath. Brook, and J. Place, 1662.

Paginates: [4], 28, [2], 278 [i.e. 258], 383-522, 543-549, [1], 527-586, 551-1018 p.

Collates: )(² a-g2, A-2I4, 2K2, 3C-3S4, 3T6, 3X2, 3Y-3Z4, 4A2, 4B-4E4, 3X-3Z4, 24A-24E4, 4F-4Y4, 4Z6, 5G-6M4, 6N2.

Complete except for h1 (blank). Page 258 misnumbered 278. “A catalogue of the several treatises” is unsigned and is mis-bound before A1, as often.

Wing H381

The Volumes are in Very Good Condition, but in mismatched bindings. Sizes are identical. Volume one re-bound in twentieth century half calf over cloth boards, with expertly applied gilding to the spine, divided into seven compartments by six gilt & raised bands, with gold lettering in the second compartment from the top. Externally the boards and spine are lightly scuffed in general, with board corners bumped a bit. Internally the leaves are generally clean and well margined, with some small tears and stains at the margins on occasion. Volume Two in in newer full calf, Blank stamped boards with heraldic design to the Cente of boards. The spine in seven blind stamped compartments with six raised bands. A black lettering piece in the second compartment from the top with Volume number in the third compartment.

Of Joseph Hall

Editions of Hall’s Works

In 1615 Hall published A Recollection of such treatises as have been published (1615, 1617, 1621); in 1625 appeared his Works (our copy) (reprinted 1627, 1628, 1634, 1662). Volume Two of His Works appeared in 1634 (our copy) and Volume Three in 1662 (our copy).

The fame of Joseph Hall rests on the broad sweep of his writings from his early satirical pieces to his meditation and devotional pieces. Fuller called him the English Seneca for his pure, plain, and full style. The substantive works on religion and controversy are contained in The Collected Works, outlining Hall’s support of Episcopacy and denying the authority of the Papacy, alongside extensive satire, meditations and devotional pieces.

Hall is credited for several literary genres, and has been regarded as a master of satire. While Milton criticized his writings others such as Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift, found Hall’s works to be to be amongst the best poetry and authentic satire in the English language.

 

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