The History of the Five Wise Philosophers: or, The wonderful relation of the life of Jehosaphat the Hermit son of Avenerian King of Barma in India. The manner of his conversion to the Christian faith, and the horrid persecutions he suffer'd for the same. With the miracle he wrought: and how, after his turning hermit, he lived in a cell in the desart thirty six years. A treatise both pleasant, profitable and pious.

Publication details: Printed for Eben. Tracy,1704,

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An unrecorded edition, rather fragile. The work was first published in 1672 - 6 copies in ESTC, attributing this edition to Henry Peacham; all the subsequent ones are attributed to H. Parsons. The next edition in ESTC is 1700 (Chicago only in ESTC), and the next 1711, and other editions recorded up to 1732. The last 2 pages of the preliminaries carry an advertisement for 'a most Excellent Natural Balsam lately brought from Chili', better than that from Peru.

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browned, especially around the edges, first 3 leaves frayed at edges with slight loss, last leaf with tissue repair to top outer corner, without loss, pp. [x], 128, small 12mo, modern calf, red lettering piece

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