Carpenter (Nathanael) Achitophel, or, The Picture of a
Carpenter (Nathanael) Achitophel, or, The Picture of a Wicked Politician, first edition, title with woodcut devices, woodcut head-pieces and initials, lacking blank leaf A1, upper corner of B1 torn away, trimmed at head affecting headlines, pagination and rule on many leaves, soiling and water-staining, ink marginalia, modern half calf, [STC 4669], 4to, Printed for M. S., 1629.
⁂ "A parable on Irish politics of uncertain reference." (ESTC). This copy with A4v blank and no author initials on title (other variants have verse from 2 Samuel on A4v or "Written by N.C." on title). Rare at auction with the last copy appearing in 1967.
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Carpenter (Nathanael) Achitophel, or, The Picture of a Wicked Politician, first edition, title with woodcut devices, woodcut head-pieces and initials, lacking blank leaf A1, upper corner of B1 torn away, trimmed at head affecting headlines, pagination and rule on many leaves, soiling and water-staining, ink marginalia, modern half calf, [STC 4669], 4to, Printed for M. S., 1629.
⁂ "A parable on Irish politics of uncertain reference." (ESTC). This copy with A4v blank and no author initials on title (other variants have verse from 2 Samuel on A4v or "Written by N.C." on title). Rare at auction with the last copy appearing in 1967.
