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FEATLEY, Daniel (1582–1645). The league illegal. Wherein the late Solemn League and Covenant is seriously examined…Written long since in prison, by Daniel Featley D.D. and never until now made known to the world. London: printed for R. Royston at the Angel in Ivy-lane, 1660. 4to. [14], 60 pp. Lacking signatures A1 [metal cut portrait], I3 and I4 [Proclamation of 21 June 1643 against subscribing to the League]. FIRST EDITION, STATE A: quires C-E have been reset with line 1 of text on C1r ending with ‘betweene’ and the ‘3’ of Sig. G3 being beneath the space between the words ‘Relati’ and ‘to’. Illustrated with woodcut initials and headpieces. Rebound in modern cloth stamped in gilt (void to A2 affecting title (leaf loosely laid-in), private library stamp of H.A. Sherwin to A3, dampstaining to gutters and upper margins, few chipped corners). RARE. ESTC R483055; R199; Thomason, E. 1040[8]. Provenance: From the library of H.A. Sherwin, founder of Sherwin Williams paint company. First state of this title was last seen on the market at the Parke Bernet Galleries auction in 1941 from the John Gribbel collection.