Callipaedia. A Poem in Four Books with Some Other Pieces

Quillet, Caludius, Rowe, N.

Published by E. Sanger at the Posthouse, 1712

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Callipaedia. A Poem in Four Books with Some Other Pieces, Written in Latin by Claudius Quillet, Made English by N. Rowe, Esq. To which is Prefix d, Mr. Bayle s Account of His Life. Printed for E. Sanger at the Posthouse, London, 1712, frontispiece, 7 pp, 51pp, 48pp, 48 pp, 95 pp, An Epistle to Eudoxus, Suppos d to be written about the Year 1646, Printed in the 1712, London, 16 pp, A Panegyrical Elegy On the Death of Gassendus, The Celebrated Astronomer and Philosopher. Inscrib d to the Reverend Mr. Flamsteed of Greenwich, Printed in the Year MDCCXII, London, 21 pp-29pp plus publisher s list, full Cambridge style leather, 8 x 5 , 8vo. In fair condition. Both boards detached. Boards have lovely Cambridge style rulings and decorating floral tooling. Moderate wear to extremists with scuffing to corners and light loss. Spine abraded with light creasing and cracking. Armorial bookplate of Peter Bell on front pastedown (unsure if this may be a connection with Wordsworth s poem aptly named). M. Ferrand in old hand on front fly leaf. Light toning to interior with areas of chipping to edges, somewhat brittle. Some minor foxing throughout as well. Free of known markings. Binding is intact. Please see photos. First edition in English of this neo-Latin work, a poetical guide to creating beautiful children, including advice on the factors at play during love-making that may affect health, happiness and temperament of the baby produced. ***FORN-SHELF-0461-BB-2409-HKREVISION. Seller Inventory # COLL1712BLMO

Bibliographic Details

Title: Callipaedia. A Poem in Four Books with Some ...

Publisher: E. Sanger at the Posthouse

Publication Date: 1712

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Edition: 1st Edition