An autograph notebook of Daniel Defoe, totalling 195 pages, signed with his name and initials and dated '1681' by him. The contents consist of Defoe's transcript of six sermons preached in 1681 by John Collins (1632?-1687) and seven verse meditations composed by Defoe himself.
Quarto. Gold-tooled black calf. Marbled endpapers.
On p. 118, there is a signature: 'J. Duncan, Winbn Apl 5.87'.
The manuscript was bought from Cannell and Chaffin of Los Angeles.
Guide to Literary Manuscripts in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 1979), p. 130; P. N. Furbank and W. R. Owens, A Critical Bibliography of Daniel Defoe (London: Pickering & Chatto, 1998), pp. 263-264; Hannah Yip.
Sermon 1 on Mark 16:15-16 -- pp. 1-35
Sermon 2 on Mark 16:15-16 -- pp. 36-65
Sermon 3 on Mark 16:15-16 -- pp. 63-89
Sermon 4 on Mark 16:15-16 -- pp. 91-118
Sermon 5 on Mark 16:16 -- pp. 119-143
Sermon 6 on Mark 16:16 -- pp. 145-171