Illustrated Book: 'Apostolici / Lives Of The Apostles' BY William Cave, Dated 1687

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Book: "Apostolici or, the History of the Lives, Acts, Death, and Martyrdoms of those Who were Contemporary with, or Immediately Succeeded the Apostles, as Also the Most Eminent of the Primitive Fathers," by William Cave, printed by B.W. for Richard Chifwell, London, corrected third edition, dated 1687 (MDCLXXXVII), with tooled brown leather binding, raised spine bands, featuring engraved frontispiece and numerous illustrations by Michael Burghers (Dutch, 1647-1727), front end paper with later graphite inscriptions, including one reading "plates of portrait scarce," front and back covers detached but present, overall toning, foxing, and wear commensurate with age, approx 12.5"h, 8.25"w, 1.75"d, 3.75lbs Provenance: Dallas, Texas: When the madness of collecting collides with connoisseurship