Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
June 1908
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/246
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    Che Property of a Member of Parliament. OCTAVO. 738 Horart BreatazE MaARIAE VIRGINIS CUM MULTIS DEVOTIS SUFFRAGIIS AD Usum Sarum (una cum Calendario) lit. goth. (batdrdes), PRINTED UPON VELLUM, within woodcut borders of Scriptural Subjects, figures of saints, grotesques, arabesques, etc. with 16 full-page woodcuts, and small initial figures (rudely coloured by hand), small illuminated capitals and details, begins on sign. ®% and proceeds to R, in 8's, margins cut close, ll. shrivelled, otherwise good and perfect, but sold not subject to return, old calf (17th cent.), Anno dni millesimo quadri- getesimo nonagesimo quarto pro Johdne ricardo mercatore librario rothomagi commorate juata magna ecclesiam bté marie [ Rouen, Richard Mercator, 1494] ** Tuis EDITION OF ONE OF THE EARLIEST SARUM HoRAE PRINTED AT ROUEN IS EXCESSIVELY RARE IF NOT UNIQUE. Dibdin describes it in vol. iv. of Bibl. Spence.: QUARTO. 739 CHARLES THE FIRST (KING). A Vo.tumE or Prays. OricINALLy IN THE Possession OF K. Cuarues I., as follows: The Tragedy of Nero. Newly Written. “ Draycot House, Wilts, written on title, printed by Aug. Mathews, for Thomas Jones, in Saint Dunstanes Churchyard in fleete-street (36 Il., the first and last blank) 1633— The Heire, A Comedie; As it was Acted by the Company of the Revels, 1620, written by T. M. [Tuos. May], (35 Ul., including blank for A i, no blank for I 4) ib. 1633—Monsieur Thomas, A Comedy, Acted at the Private House in Blacke Fryers. The Author JouHn F.uercHer, Gent. (published after the Author’s Death by Richard Brome and dedicated to Chas. Cotton), First EDITION (48 Ul.) printed by Thos. Harper for John Waterson, 1639— The Discontented Colonell. Written by Sir Jonn Suck. (sic), FIRST. EDITION (28 Jl., lower margin of title and next leaf defective), E. G. for Francis Eagles-field (date cut. off) (1642)—The Fatall Dowry, a Tragedy. As it hath beene often Acted at the Private House in Blackefryers by his Maiesties Servants. Written by P. M. and N. F. (Philip Massinger and Nathaniel Field), rirst EDITION (42 Ul.), John Norton for Francis Constable, in Pauls Churchyard, 1672—Wit without Money; a Comedie, as it hath beene presented with good Applause at the private house in Drury Lane, by her Majesties Servants, written by Francis Braumonr and JoHN FietcHer, Gent. (32 Il. including title), FIRST EDITION, T. Cotes for Andr. Crooke and Wm. Cooke, 1639—The Coronation, a Comedy, as it was presented by her Majesties Servants at the Private House in Drury Lane, written by JoHN FiercueEr, Gent. (really written by Jas. Shirley), First EDITION (36 Jl. including title), ib. 1640—The Night Walker, or the Little Thiefe, a Comedy, as it
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