“All the things in the World are but Bawbles except Old Friends to converse with, and Old Books to Read” : William de Britaine - Humane Prudence (1700) Binding "The story follows the lives

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“All the things in the World are but Bawbles except Old Friends to converse with, and Old Books to Read” : William de Britaine - Humane Prudence (1700) Binding "The story follows the lives[de Britaine, William] Humane Prudence, or The Art By Which a Man May Raise himself and his Fortune to Grandeur. London: Printed for Richard Sale, at Grays Inn Gate in Holborn, 1700. (155 x 100 mm) pp. 229, 3 pages of advertisements. Collated and complete. A4, B K12, L8. Marbled flyleaves. Later full calf bonding with fleur de lis decorations, title and date on spine. Gilt gauffers. Gilt foredges over Armenian clay red. Two provenance details: