[Rarebooks] FS: Wm. Wake's "State of the Church and Clergy of England." London: 1703

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Wake, William. THE STATE OF THE CHURCH AND CLERGY OF ENGLAND, in Their Councils, Convocations, Synods, Conventions and Other Publick Assemblies... From the Conversion of the Saxons, to the Present Times. With a Large Appendix... London: Printed for R. Sare. 1703. Folio (13" tall). (4),xviii,(20),622,247(i.e. 147),(3)pp. including 1 page of ads. Cont. paneled calf, somewhat worn, rebound in tan morocco with red calf labels, with the original front and back covers laid back down. Blank top margin of title page with a contemporary gift inscription dated 1702, discussing the receipt of the book, signed by Thomas Took.    $375.00 (trade discount allowed)
William Wake (1657-1737) was Dean of Exeter and later Archbishop of Canterbury. This book was "Occasion'd by a Book, Intituled, The Rights, Powers, and Privileges of an English Convocation..." written in 1701 by Francis Atterbury (1662-1732).

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