Beschreibung:

Milton (John) Tetrachordon: Expositions upon the foure chief places in Scripture, which treat of Mariage, or Nullities in Mariage, first edition, with final blank f., title within ruled woodcut border, woodcut initials and head-pieces, title trimmed closely at foot touching imprint, occasional light foxing, but a very good copy generally, modern antique-style calf, [Wing M2184], [by Thomas Paine and Matthew Simmons], 1645. ⁂ One of four tracts written by Milton in support of divorce in the wake of his wife leaving him to live with her mother after their marriage in 1642. The pair were eventually reconciled.