1696 Richard Baxter English Civil War Autobiography | 1st Reliquiae Baxteriana

1696 Richard Baxter English Civil War Autobiography | 1^st Reliquiae Baxteriana

“Lay siege to your sins, and starve them out by keeping away the food and fuel which is their maintenance and life.”

― Richard Baxter

Richard Baxter was one of the most important 17^th-century English Puritan Nonconformist leaders. While best known for his work ‘Saints Everlasting Rest’, he published an autobiography entitled “Reliquiae Baxterianae” in which he describes the most notable events in his life.

The most significant aspect of this book includes his role in the English Civil Wars, serving as a chaplain in the parliamentary army all while advocating for limiting the monarchy. He also describes his efforts to promote religious tolerance in a post-restoration England.

This 1696 first edition was edited and collected by Matthew Sylvester, Baxter’s greatest advocate.

Item number: #28280

Price: $1500

BAXTER, Richard

Reliquiae Baxterianae, or, Mr. Richard Baxter’s narrative of the most memorable passages of his life and times

London : printed for T. Parkhurst, J. Robinson, J. Lawrence, and J. Dunton, 1696. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • Reliquiae Baxterianae – [28], 448, 200, 132
    • Includes portrait frontispiece
    • Pagination errors expected
  • Elisha’s Cry – [2], 18, [8]
    • Includes separate title page
  • Provenance: Handwritten
    • John Stubbs, 1696
    • [Rushwood Bridgenorth, died 1793]
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~12.75in X 8.25in (32.5cm x 21.5cm)
  • VERY rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons between $6600-$9100

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