1920 1st Edition (Thus) 1st Printing, With Provenance
A NEASTE OF WASPES
Latelie Found Out and Discouered in the Law-Countreys: Yealding as Sweete Hony as Some of Our English Bees
By William Goddard
Author Bio: GODDARD, WILLIAM (fl. 1615), satirist, probably belonged to the Middle Temple. He lived at the beginning of the seventeenth century in Holland, where he seems to have been employed in a civil capacity.
Provenance: Bookplate for the General Theological Seminary Library Chelsea Square, New York; Rare Bok Cases.
Purchased from the fund bequeathed to the Seminary by Eugene Augustus Hoffman. D.D. Dean 1879-1902
Synopsis: "A Nest of Wasps" is a book by William Goddard, published in 1615, that critiques the legal system in the Netherlands, portraying it as corrupt and driven by profit rather than justice. The title uses the metaphor of a wasp's nest to represent the legal profession, suggesting lawyers are like wasps, stinging their clients for financial gain.
This edition has been reprinted in England at the Oxford University Press from the copy in the Worcester College Library, and is issued by the Clarendon Press with a Bibliographical note by Mr C. H. Wilkinson, Fellow and Librarian of Worcester College
Binding: Vellum, Octavo (Standard) (8vo 6 × 9 in 152 × 229 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Collation: pp. 64
Language: English
Published By: Clarendon Press, Oxford
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Very Good - Soft vellum cover, .
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
SKU: BTETM0002588
1920 1st Edition (Thus) 1st Printing, With Provenance
A NEASTE OF WASPES
Latelie Found Out and Discouered in the Law-Countreys: Yealding as Sweete Hony as Some of Our English Bees
By William Goddard
Author Bio: GODDARD, WILLIAM (fl. 1615), satirist, probably belonged to the Middle Temple. He lived at the beginning of the seventeenth century in Holland, where he seems to have been employed in a civil capacity.
Provenance: Bookplate for the General Theological Seminary Library Chelsea Square, New York; Rare Bok Cases.
Purchased from the fund bequeathed to the Seminary by Eugene Augustus Hoffman. D.D. Dean 1879-1902
Synopsis: "A Nest of Wasps" is a book by William Goddard, published in 1615, that critiques the legal system in the Netherlands, portraying it as corrupt and driven by profit rather than justice. The title uses the metaphor of a wasp's nest to represent the legal profession, suggesting lawyers are like wasps, stinging their clients for financial gain.
This edition has been reprinted in England at the Oxford University Press from the copy in the Worcester College Library, and is issued by the Clarendon Press with a Bibliographical note by Mr C. H. Wilkinson, Fellow and Librarian of Worcester College
Binding: Vellum, Octavo (Standard) (8vo 6 × 9 in 152 × 229 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Collation: pp. 64
Language: English
Published By: Clarendon Press, Oxford
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Very Good - Soft vellum cover, .
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
SKU: BTETM0002588
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