Biathanatos. . A declaration of that paradoxe, or thesis, that self-homicide is not so naturally sin, that it may never be otherwise. Wherein the nature, and the extent of all those lawes, which seeme to be violated by this act, are diligently surveyed. Written by John Donne, who afterwards received orders from the Church of England and dyed Deane of St Pauls, London. Published by authority.
John Donne (c.1572-1631)
Category
Books
Date
1648
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3050985
Summary
Bibliographic description
[18],192,191-218p. . 4to.. Fourth and fifth preliminary leaves (containing "Authors cited in this booke") mis-bound at rear. Identified in 1768 catalogue: P.8 (1 in later hand).. Binding: Seventeenth-century sheepskin binding (both boards detached); double blind fillet border; gilt roll on board edges; gold-tooled spine, with gilt cipher stamps of George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington (1675-1758).
Makers and roles
John Donne (c.1572-1631), author John Donne (1604-1662), editor