Religious Courtship by Daniel newest De Foe [Defoe]. 1840. First edition. 3/4 leather. Fine binding. Robinson Crusoe author. Advice on marriage.

Religious Courtship by Daniel De Foe [Defoe]

Printed by D. A. Talboys, for Thomas Tegg, Oxford, in 1840.

In One Volume. Vol. XIV of The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel De Foe. Two title pages, one illustrated, both dated 1840.

First edition thus, first printing.

Three-quarter dark-brown leather fine binding. Gilt lettering and five raised bands on spine. Dark-red and black marbled boards. Gilt-covered top edge. Marbled endpapers. xii + 335 pages.

Full title: "Religious Courtship. Being Historical Discourses on the Necessity of Marrying Religious Husbands and Wives Only. As Also of Husbands and Wives Being of the Same Opinions in Religion with One Another. With an Appendix of the Necessity of Taking None but Religious Servants, and a Proposal for the Better Managing of Servants."

In VERY GOOD + condition.

Bright and clean, tightly bound and square with no cracking to the hinges. Light sun-fading to brown leather spine with gilt lettering remaining very bright. Some rubbing at the leather edges and corner tips and light touches of surface wear to the paper boards. Otherwise excellent. Practically flawless text pages. Antique small bookplate of The Art newest Club of Philadelphia Library affixed to the front pastedown and faint "Art Club of Philadelphia" small rubberstamp at top of half-title page and rear flyleaf. No other library markings or markings of any kind.