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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    21 BIBLE.—AUTHORISED VERSION “The PREACHING BIBLE ”’—Book of Common Prayer—Psalms in English Metre—Jackson (John) Index Biblicus, or an Exact Concordance to the Holy Bible—together in one vol, 4to., contemporary morocco gilt (rubbed), Printed by Fohn Field, CAMBRIDGE, 1666-68 £1 5s With the Book of Common Prayer, 1666. 22 BIBLE (Genevan) TOUTE la saincte escriture du vieil et nouveau TESTAMENT, engraved title, woodcuts, thk. sm. 4to., old morocco gilt, g.e., La Rochelle, 1616 f1 23 BINDING.—H1reronymus (S.) In Viras PATRuM percelebre, gothic letter, 57 lines to a page, title in red and black, and containing cut of the Saint in his study, numerous woodcut floreate initials, and printer’ s device on blank at end, 4to., old French stamped calf binding, each side with 4 alternate panel figures of Fohn the Baptist and fohn the Evangelist, with their designations, each panel separated by stamps of wild and monstrous animals (repaired), Lugd. Fo Saccon pour F. Hugueta, 1512 £6 Unusual example of an early panelled binding, containing in all 16 panels. 24 BLACKSTONE (William) The GREAT CHARTER and CHARTER of the FOREST . .. to which is prefixed an Introductory Discourse containing the History of the Charters, FIRST EDITION, Large Paper copy, folio, contemporary calf, Oxford, 1759 £2 10s 25 BLACKSTONE (William) An ANALysis of the Laws of ENGLAND ; to which is prefixed an Introductory Discourse on the Study of the Law (few Marginal Notes), 8vo., calf, Oxford, 1759 15s With bookplate of Lord Cornwallis. 26 BODONI PRESS.—ANACREON [Greek], PRINTED ON LARGE AND THICK PAPER, 12mo., contemporary blue morocco gilt, gilt ornamental borders, g.e., Parma, 1791 £1 10s 27 BRANDT (Seb.) STULTIFERA Navis. The Ship of Fooles ; wherein is shewed the folly of all States . . . trans. by Alex. Barclay, wood- cuts, sm. folio, brown morocco gilt, by Riviere, fohn Cawood [1570] £35 FINE TALL COPY, in excellent state of preservation. . 28 BRATHWAIT (R.) The ENGLISH GENTLEMAN and ENGLISH GENTLE- WOMAN, Third Edition, enlarged, engraved title by Marshall, sm. folio, original calf restored, Printed by Fohn Dawson, 1641 £5 10s With the two rare folding leaves of explanation.
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