Sales catalogue: Francis Edwards

Date:
1939
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/5/49
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Francis Edwards. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    14 ASCHAM (Roger) A ReEporT and Discourse . . . of the AFFAIRES and STATE of GERMANY, FIRST EDITION, title within woodcut border, sm. 4to., old calf gilt, At London, Printed by Iohn Daye dwelling ouer Aldersgate, N.D. [1570] £7 10s With signature “‘ William Elstob ” on title. Elstob edited Ascham’s Letters, 1703. 15 The SCHOLEMASTER, or plaine and perfite way of teaching children, to understand, write, and speake the Latin tong, etc., title within woodcut border, woodcut initials, printer’s device at end, sm. 4to., modern panelled calf gilt, Printed by Fohn Daye, 1571 £10 Third edition, the first edition was printed in 1570. Roger Ascham was private tutor to Queen Elizabeth in 1558. 16 BACON (Sir Francis) The Twoo Booxss of, Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, FIRST EDITION, sm. 4to., contemporary calf, rebacked, Printed for Henrie Tomes, 1605 £16 17 BALDWIN (William) A TREATICE of MORAL PHILOSOPHY, con- taynynge the sayinges of the wise (a few wormholes), 12mo., vellum 1564 . £2 15s 18 BALE (John) The First Two Partes of the AcTEs, or Unchast Examples of the Englysh Votaryes, gathered out of their. owne Legenades and Chronycles, dedicated to our moste doubted Sove- raigne, Kynge Edward the Syxte, woodcut (repeated) of the Author presenting the book to the King, 2 parts in one, 12mo., original stamped calf (worn), enclosed in cl. case, A. Vale, 1551 £10 With the blank K VIII. at end of first part, and the sheet Q containing ‘‘ The Autours Names ”’ and ‘“‘ Faultes escapinge the printer ”’ at end of Part 2. Old signature on blank leaf, ‘‘ John Bales 1620” (repeated), and again verso of second title, ‘‘ John Bales 1620. True holynes Eternall happines.”’ 19 [BARNARD (R.)] The Ist— of Man, or the Legall Proceeding in Man-Shire against Sin, &c., title mounted, 12mo., tree calf gilt, with arms on front cover, Printed for Nathaniel Ranew, 1659 15s 20 [BEARD (T.)] PEDANTIUS. Comoedia, Olim Cantabrig. Acta in Coll. Trin. Nunquam antehac typis evulgata, two title-pages, on reverse of titles 1s a copper-plate (second with slight variation). of “* Dromodotus ”? and facing second a plate said to represent the Author, 12mo., morocco extra, by Riviere, g.e., 1631 _ £1 10s The Huth copy, with bookplate.
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