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Bibliographic Description for An Old Looking-Glass for the Laity and Clergy, 1770


Date and Place of Examination:                                               Library Call Number:
May 1999, Pitts Theological Library                                               1770 MILT
Emory University, Atlanta Georgia


1. The purpose of the description
        To document Emory's holdings of Milton materials and to make them available electronically.

2. The date of the book                                                                   Language(s):
        1770                                                                   English

3. An exact copy of the title from the title page
        An Old / Looking-Glass / For the / Laity and Clergy / of all Denominations, / Who either give or receive Money under Pretence / of the Gospel: / Being / Considerations / Touching / the likeliest Means to remove Hirelings out of the / Church of Christ / wherein are also discoursed of / Tythes, Christnings / Church-Fees, Marriages / Church-Revenues, Burials, / And / Whether any Maintenance of Gospel-Servants / ought to be settled by Law. / By John Milton, Author of Paradise Lost. / With the Life of Milton: / Also large Extracts from his Works, concerning Bishops.

4. The name of the printer and publisher
        "Printed for Robert Bell, and sold by J. Crukshank, and J. Colliing, Printers in Third-Street"

5. The place of publication
        Philadelphia

6. Notes on any borders, ornaments or devices on the title page
        two short vertical and four long horizontal bars

7. The colophon (The printer's information at the end of the book)
        The End

8. Format (folio, quarto, and so on)
       

9. Measurements: Overall dimensions of the paper, the dimensions of the printed text, and the number of lines on a text page
        18.0 by 10.5 cm., 14.2 by 8.0 cm., 40pp plus heading

10. Collation (A list of the signatures which mark each gathering, number of pages per gathering, and total number of pages)
        A2 - H, 6 leaves per gathering; 74 total pages

11. Notes on the binding
        Paper, much deteriorated

12. Notes on illustrations, if any
        none

13. History of ownership (if known), description of annotations, and other notes
        Front pastedown: "Ez Williams Bot [?] at Auction in Nstown __?__ Mar. 1773."
        Wonderful preface by editor.
        1st "extract": "Against Smectymnuus"
        2nd extract: Two Books on Reformation, "wherein he depicts the Bishops in the real colours"




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