Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
March 1926
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/672
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    522 Wurrrinron (R.) Lvcvprationes. [| Begins -] @, Roberti Whit- tintoni lichfeldiensis grammatices magistri et pthouatis anglie in florentissima Oxhnienst achademia laureati lucubraitones (sic), black letter (A 8, B 4, C8, D6, H4), Wynkyn de Worde’s tripartite device (McKerrow, 20) on the verso of the last leaf, lower corner of first two leaves frayed, a few MS. notes and pen-marks by an old hand, half calf 4to. (Colophon. | ¢. Imp) ‘esswm ms p meWynandi de worde: in vico vulgariter (y fletestrete) appellato comorantem Anno post virginit parti .X1X. supra Millesimu quingentesimu: nono Kal. Februarit. (London, W. de Worde, 24 Jan. 1519) *,* EXCKEEDINGLY RARE. The book is entered in the Biblio- eraphical Society’s Handlist, but no copy seems to have been known by the compiler. cp. Dibdin’s Ames, U, p. 177 523 Willan (Leonard) Astraea, or True Love’s Myrrour. A Pastoral, First EpITION, portrait by T. Cross (cut round and inlaid, another impression of the same portrait, also cut round, tn- serted loose), several leaves shaved, slight defects in two or three leaves, red morocco gilt, g. ¢. by Riviere 8vo. London, R. White, 1651 524 Williams (Sir Roger) A Briefe Discourse of Warre, FIRST EDI- TION (A-H4,13; wants sig. 14, contaiming We lines of errata), worm- holes in lower margin, in some cases very slightly affecting the tert, London, T. Orwin, 1590—ANOTHER COPY, with the errata leaf at end, but some leaves frayed at top affecting the tert, unbound ; sold not subject to return, ime Zio, (2 525 Withals (John) A Dictionary in English and Latine: devised for the capacitie of Children, corner of title and neat leaf re- paired, calf gilt ; Wr rangham COPY 8vo. London, T. Purfoot, 1634 526 Wither (George) Abvses stript, and whipt. Or Satirical Essayes, margin of title repaired, slit in B 2 mended, a word or two on E4 verso rubbed, green morocco gilt, g. é. 3 8vo. London, G. Kd for Francis Burton... 1613 527 Wither (G.) Collection of Emblemes, rirst EDITION, engraved title by W. Marshall (cut round and laid down), portrait of Wither and_engrav ings oo emblems, cne leaf (“A Propositicn to this Frontispiece”) inserted from a slightly smaller copy, the leaf at end with woodcuts of dials wants the volvelles, sig. vd 2 slightly defective at foot and mended, calf gilt. g. e. Solio. 1635
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