Kempis, Imitation of Christ, 1717

The Christian’s Pattern: Or, a Treatise of the Imitation of Jesus Christ. In Four Books. Written Originally in Latin by Thomas a Kempis. Now Render’d into English. To which are added, Meditations and Prayers for Sick Persons. By George Stanhope, D. D. Dean of Canterbury, and Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty. The Ninth Edition. London: Printed by F. Roberts, for D. Brown, without Temple-Bar; R. Sare, in Holborn; M. Wotton, in Fleetstreet; B. Tooke, at the Middle-Temple-Gate in Fleetstreet; B. Barker, in Westminster-Hall; and H. Clements in St. Paul’s Church-yard, 1717. 
 
Modern full brown leather with raised bands, red title label, and gold text on spine. Blind rolls at edges of boards. A few minor scuffs and scratches. New end papers. Joints/hinges intact. 18th century owner’s names and doodles on blank recto of frontis (similar 17th century notations on blank recto of plate preceding pg 179). Mildly toned with a few scatted smudges. Modern pencil underlining and notations in first 26 pages. Corners a bit thumbed, with loss at bottom corner of title page, pgs 1/2 and 43/44 of Meditations (not involving text). Margins well retained. Binding tight throughout. Imitation of Christ is compete, but Meditations at the end is incomplete. 
 
Two new blanks, Frontis, title, (10), 339, , (2), 44, two new blanks. Frontis plus four engraved plates.