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FINETT, JOHN. Finetti Philoxenis. [16], 250 [i. e., 244], [10] pages, including initial blank; lacks final blank. 8vo, 168x105 mm, contemporary calf, expertly rebacked; small wormtrail in blank outer margin through most of volume, scattered soiling and minor stains, blank corner off K6, early owner's signature on title. London: T. R. for H. Twyford and G. Bedell, 1656
first edition of Finett's chronicle of the reception of the foreign diplomats and dignitaries during his service as Master of Ceremonies at the court of James I and Charles I, an important source for the ceremony and protocol of the period. Wing F947.
