The Writings of Robert Harrison and Robert Browne — 1st Edition

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The Writings of Robert Harrison and Robert Browne — 1st Edition

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The Writings of Robert Harrison and Robert Browne, Robert Harrison and Robert Browne — 1st Edition

Publication: London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1953

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [viii], 560.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The book is tightly bound in its original maroon cloth, presenting an exceptionally robust, square text block that betrays virtually no shelf-wear. The gilt tooling on the spine remains remarkably bright and completely unoxidised. The top edge retains its deep, even plum dye, while the fore and bottom edges are crisp, exhibiting only the faintest trace of natural age-toning. Internally, the pages are uniformly clean, bright, and entirely free of foxing or intrusive markings. The accompanying unclipped dust jacket retains its original 35s. net price, and shows only marginal, superficial rubbing at the extremities, which is now beautifully preserved beneath a protective mylar sleeve.

Catalogue Note: This volume constitutes Volume II of the highly regarded Elizabethan Nonconformist Texts series, published for the Sir Halley Stewart Trust. Meticulously edited by the eminent scholars Albert Peel and Leland H. Carlson, the work represents a significant bibliographic achievement in compiling the scattered and previously elusive works of early Congregationalist pioneers.

Copies of this foundational title, particularly those retaining their original, unclipped dust jackets in such pristine condition, are scarce on the open market, as most were absorbed into institutional library holdings upon release.

The immaculate state of the binding and the survival of the fragile jacket make this an exemplary, investment-grade collector's copy.

This comprehensive volume collects the rare, foundational texts of Robert Harrison and Robert Browne, two of the earliest and most influential architects of English Separatism and Congregationalism. Edited with rigorous scholarly precision, these treatises, some previously lost to obscurity, illuminate the intense religious debates of the sixteenth century and provide critical insight into the origins of the Puritan movement. A vital primary resource for historians and theologians alike, it offers a definitive window into the radical nonconformist thought that actively challenged the Elizabethan Settlement and subsequently shaped religious independence in both England and America.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Robert Harrison and Robert Browne

Book Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Ltd

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: History

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 560

Book Publication Year: 1953

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Elizabethan Nonconformist Texts

Country/region of manufacture: King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom

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