Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
April 1906
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/204
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    535 Micyllus (Jacobus) De Re Metrica lib. tres, cum Prefa- tione Philippi Melanthonis, 3 parts in 1 vol. purple morocco extra, g. €. fine copy, VERY RARE Frrancof. 1561 536 Milbourne (Luke) The Christian Pattern Paraphrased, or The Book of The Imitation of Christ, frontispiece, calf gilt, y. e. 1697—Kennett (B.) An Essay towards a Paraphrase on the Psalms in English Verse, calf, 1706—The Saints Companion, Divine Distichs upon the Holy Bible in English and Latin, half calf, 1693 3 vol. 537 [Milton (John)] Nove Solyme Libri Sex, ORIGINAL EDITION (wants leaf at end headed “ Auto criticon”’), original vellum, in new open brown morocco case Londini typis Jo. Legati, 1648 588 [Milton (J.)] Nove Solymee Libri Sex, another copy (having the leaf headed “ Auto criticon” which the former lacks), original vellum, in new open brown mo- TOCCO Case ib. 1648 This anonymous work has been confidently claimed for Milton by the late Rev. Walter Begley, M.A., who published a new and critical edition, setting forth his arguments in favour of Milton’s authorship, with an English translation, in 1905 [wth this lot is included the late Mr. Begley s original MS. of this work]. 539 [Milton (J.)] Nova Solyma. The Ideal City: or Jerusa- lem Regained, An Anonymous Romance written in the Time of Charles I, and now first drawn from Obscurity and Attributed to John Milton, with Introduction, ete. by Rev. W. Begley, 2 vol. 1902—Keightley (T.) The Life, Opinions and Writings of John Milton, 1855— Todd (Rev. H. T.) Life and Megas oF Opn Milton, uncut, 1826, ete. 7 vol. 540 Milton (J.) Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio, Londini, 1652—Philippi (J.) Responsio ad Apologiam, 7b. 1652 —Defensio Secunda Pro Populo Anglicano, Hagea- Comitum, 1654—Mori (A.) Fides Publica, 7b. 1654— Literee Cromwellii 4 J. Milton, impresse 1676; 5 vol. in 38, FIRST EDITIONS, uniform half morocco, g. t. 1652-76 541 Milton (J.) Eikonoclastes, ou Réponse au Livre intitulé Eikon Basilike, Londres, 1652—Raleigh (Sir W.) The Cabinet Council: containing the Chief Arts of Empire, The Mysteries of State, etc. published by John Milton, 1658 ; and others relating to Milton 8 vol.
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