Tuke (Thomas). A Treatise against Paint[i]ng and Tincturing of Men and Women: against Murther and Poysoning, Pride and Ambition, Adulterie and Witchcraft. And the Roote of all these, Disobedience to the Ministery of the Word. Whereunto is added the Picture of a Picture, or, the Character of a Painted Woman, 1st edition, London: printed by Tho. Creed, and Barn. Allsope, for Edward Merchant, 1616, without initial and terminal blanks A1 and K4 as in ESTC, closely trimmed along top edges shaving one letter in title and frequently affecting running-heads, all edges gilt, later tan calf, rebacked and recornered, craquelure and wear along board-edges, 4to (17 x 12.9 cm) (Qty: 1) Provenance: 1) Henry B. H. Beaufoy (1786-1851), vinegar manufacturer and philanthropist (bookplate). 2) From the estate of John Lawson (1932-2019). ESTC S120549; STC 24316. Rare: ESTC traces seven copies world-wide. '[P]ublished in the aftermath of the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury, [the work] is noteworthy as a sustained, biblically inspired attack on cosmetics' (ODNB). There was a re-issue with a cancel title-page, in which 'paintng' is corrected to 'painting' and the names of the printers are omitted from the imprint.
Tuke (Thomas). A Treatise against Paint[i]ng and Tincturing of Men and Women: against Murther and Poysoning, Pride and Ambition, Adulterie and Witchcraft. And the Roote of all these, Disobedience to the Ministery of the Word. Whereunto is added the Picture of a Picture, or, the Character of a Painted Woman, 1st edition, London: printed by Tho. Creed, and Barn. Allsope, for Edward Merchant, 1616, without initial and terminal blanks A1 and K4 as in ESTC, closely trimmed along top edges shaving one letter in title and frequently affecting running-heads, all edges gilt, later tan calf, rebacked and recornered, craquelure and wear along board-edges, 4to (17 x 12.9 cm) (Qty: 1) Provenance: 1) Henry B. H. Beaufoy (1786-1851), vinegar manufacturer and philanthropist (bookplate). 2) From the estate of John Lawson (1932-2019). ESTC S120549; STC 24316. Rare: ESTC traces seven copies world-wide. '[P]ublished in the aftermath of the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury, [the work] is noteworthy as a sustained, biblically inspired attack on cosmetics' (ODNB). There was a re-issue with a cancel title-page, in which 'paintng' is corrected to 'painting' and the names of the printers are omitted from the imprint.
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