LETTICE, John

The Conversion of St. Paul: A Poetical Essay

Cambridge, UK: J.Bentham for T & J Merrill... 1765. First Edition. Quarto. 26cm. Functional pasteboard binding with paper title label to spine. 16pp. Light wear and soiling to boards, some chipping to spine label, strong and suitably robust; internally clean and fresh, plain endpapers contemporary with the binding, text sharp and clean, large margins. A very good, clean copy.


Lettice's rather ecstatic poem was published under the auspices of "Mr. Seaton's Will", an endowment given to the University of Cambridge in 1738; firstly endowing the University with an estate, and secondly maintaining that a certain amount of the income due from the estate be used to finance a Cantab. MA (which John Lettice was) to publish his poetry. Printed by Joseph Bentham, the official printer of Cambridge University before they possessed their own autonomous press.

Price: $375.00

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