1645
by Hammond, Henry
1645. Owned by a Royalist Politician and Secretary to Charles I [Hammond, Henry (1605-1660)]. Of Superstition. Oxford: Printed by Henry Hall, Printer to the Universitie, 1645. [ii], 25, [1] pp. Quarto (6-3/4" x 5-1/4"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning, faint dampstaining to outer corners, trimming to top-edge catching page numbers in a few places, holes to upper outside corner of leaf B4 (pp. 13-14) with loss to text, owner signature of Sir Philip Warwick, affected by trimming at fore-edge, and brief annotation or owner signature (likely an annotation attributing the work) to title page, occasional ink underlining and marks to margins. $450. * Only edition. Hammond was a Royalist cleric, theologian and prolific writer of controversial sermons and tracts on various topics. Of Superstition, a treatise on the origins of superstition and its role in the church, was reissued later in 1645 and reprinted in London in 1646, both times as part of a collection of tracts by Hammond. Our copy was owned by Sir Philip Warwick [1609-1683], an English writer, politician and committed Royalist. Warwick was close to Charles I and served as one of his secretaries during the first English Civil War. His loyalty was rewarded by Charles II with a knighthood. English Short-Title Catalogue R9307. (Inventory #: 80056)