1668 THOMAS BROOKS. A String of Pearls. Classic Puritan - Beloved by Spurgeon.

 A charming, albeit it slightly defective edition of one of Thomas Brooks' best works. 17th century editions of any of his titles are scarce.  Spurgeon edited a work of short extracts, Smooth Stones taken from Ancient Brooks, and said to the new reader of this aged puritan, If you have never read his works I almost envy you the joy of entering for the first time. Brooks, Thomas. A String of Pearls: Or, The Best Things Reserved Till Last. Discovered in a Sermon Preached in London, June 8, 1657. At the Funeral of (that Triumphant Saint) Mrs. Mary Blake, late Wife to (his Worthy Friend) Mr. Nicholas Blake, Merchant: With an Elegy on Her Death. London. Printed for John Hancock, and are to be sold at his shop in Popes-head-alley. Nd. c.1668. 221pp + Elegy + Contents.  A fair example only, though textually complete. Housed in a charming little 18th century quarter vellum binding, stiff at hinges, begins at the Dedicatory with title lacking. From there textually complete. The publishers cata