Lot 218
[Blount, Charles] (1654-1693) British deist. First English edition of The two first books of Philostratus, concerning the life of Apollonius Tyaneus written originally in Greek, and now published in English : together with philological notes upon each chapter, London, Printed for Nathaniel Thompson, 1680, folio, 243 pp. Original leather-covered boards; front is detached; heavy foxing to title page and first several pages; the remainder are evenly toned. Penciled notes on back end page.
Deistpedia says about Blount's book: "… the notes in the work attacked 'Christianity' directly. First, Blount suggested that rational religion was destroyed by the church. Second, his decrying of pagan sacrifices was a coded attack on eucharistic doctrine and church practice. Additionally, there were long notes making fun of 'priestcraft' and the corruptions of priests…." According to Hart, only a few copies were dispersed before the work was suppressed.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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