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[EVELYN, JOHN.] Publick Employment and an Active Life prefer'd to Solitude, and All Its Appanages, such as Fame, Command, Riches, Conversation, &c. [16], 120 pages, including initial license leaf. 8vo, 18th-century vellum-backed marbled boards, thin diagonal crack across spine, short crack in rear joint, cover corners worn; minor foxing in upper margin of last leaf. Macclesfield Library embossed stamps and armorial bookplate. London: J. N. for H. Herringman, 1667
first edition, first issue, of a work written in response to George Maconald's 1665 Moral Essay, preferring Solitude to Public Employment. Keynes 85; Wing E3510.
