BEVERLAND, Adrian. - Lot 126

BEVERLAND, Adrian. Collection of three rare texts by Beverland In-12, full marbled calf, interior roulette, triple gilt fillet on covers, gilt edges. (5 ff), 146 pp.-(2 ff). (6 ff).-223 pp. (2ff). 109 pp. (Spine very rubbed, upper jaw split. Some light spotting to first 2 books). - I) Peccatum Originale, sic nuncupatum philologice elucubratum Typis Adami Eva Terra Filii. In Horto Hesperidum. 1678. First edition. - II) De Stolata Virginitatis jure lucubratio Academica. Eleutheropolis, 1680. Scabrous dissertation on celibacy. Beverland's first "research", which he kept secret for several years before venturing to take it to the printer. First edition. - III) De Fornicatione Cavenda admonitio | sive adhortatio ad pudicitiam et castitatem | editio nova et ab autore correcta; Juxta exemplar Londinense. 1698. Provenance: Bibliothèque humaniste du Morbihan.