Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Lor 486—continued. of various personages, and a coat-of-arms (rubbed) upheld by two amorini. Three other borders of similar design with human figures, birds, peacocks, flowers, etc. finely painted between broad bands of gold XV CENT. 487 SHAKESPEARE (Wm.) Mr. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S COMEDIES, HIsToRIES, AND TRAGEDIES. Published according to the true Originall Copies. ‘The second impression, portratt by Martin Droeshout below title, with leaf of Jonson’s verses opposite, hole in two leaves of “ Measure for Measure” (¥ 6 and G1), a few very small rust and other holes occur, and some leaves are stained a little, otherwise a FINE, LARGE COPY, measuring 13% by 8% in., old dark blue morocco gilt, broad scroll borders and central ornament, g.e.; the volume has been carefully examined, and all defects noticed have been mentioned, but, as usual, it will be sold not subject to return Printed by Tho. Cotes, for Richard Hawkins, and are to be sold at his shop in Chancery Lane neere Serjeants Inne. 1632. [At end] Printed at Lon- don by Thomas Cotes for John Smethwick, William Aspley, Richard Hawkins, Richard Meighen and Robert Allot. 1632 488 Spenser (EDMUND) The Faerie Queene, disposed into XII bookes, Fashioning twelve Morall Vertues, FIRST FOLIO EDITION, printed in a neat pearl type, with woodcut orna- ments (the centre of one leaf slightly split, damaging the teat, and nine words slightly damaged by rust stains, etc.), old sheep (damaged) Printed by H. L. for Mathew Lownes. 1609 *.” The copy described in the Huth collection, which has the date in the colophon printed “1612,” belongs to the edition of 1611, and can only have the earlier title-page prefixed. 489 Marbeck (John) Concordance, black letter (aants title and TIT iv and v and end leaf, small hole in Trt T ij), half calf, 1. e. sold not subject to return h. Grafton, 1550 490 JUVENALIS: Saturnae, roman letter, 62 leaves with signs., last leaf blank |Hain, 9701; Proctor, +4777], Venetiis, An- dream Chaterensen de pantheis [nico Paltascichis\ 23 Mar ch, 1488—Cicero: Officia cum Petri Marsi interpretatione, roman letter, text surrounded by commentary, Venetiis, Ber- nardius Benalius, n.d.; 2 vol. in 1, original oak boards, backed on stamped calf, catches and clasps 491 Persia. Five large Persian lacquer Plaques, depicting (1) The Marriage of a Persian Prince; (2) Battle Scene; Shah Ismail the Great ; (3) Shah Abbas II and Abd al Murnin ; (4) Shah Abbas II and Humdyiin ; (5) Shah Ismail the](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31642573_0083.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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