Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
June 1920
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/476
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

    24/136 page 2184
    Lor 7914—continued. William Warner, black letter, crushed crimson morocco eatra, inside dentelles, g.e. by F. Bedford, FINE COPY | sm. 4to. Imprinted by Thomas Orwin for Thomas Cadman, dwelling at the great North-doore of Sainct Paules Church at the signe of the Bible. 1589 *,* Q, 4 Ml. first blank (original) ; A—Aa2? in fours, except N and O, which have only 2 Il. each. The second book has a separate title and dedication. On sig. X begins an addition to the second book, which is in prose. Of the first book there was an edition in 1586; but THis IS THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE TWO TOGETHER. Between U and U 2 isa folding woodcut, a copy of the title-page to Hall’s Chronicle, 1550 (slightly mended), From George Smith’s collection. 7915 Warner (W.) ALBions ENGLAND. A Continved Historie Of The Same Kingdome, from the originals Of the first Inhabitants thereof: With the most chiefe Alterations and Accidents there hapning, vnto, and in the happie Raigne of our now most Soueraigne Lord King Iames. Not barren in Varietie Of Inventive And Historicall Intermixtures. First penned and published by Wil- liam Warner: and now reuised, and newly enlarged a little before his Death. Whereunto is also newly added an Epitome of the whole Historie of England, (A—y 4 in eights), Printed for G. P. and are to be sold by Richard Moore at his Shop in Saint Dunstons Church-yard in Fleet-streete, 1612; A CONTINVANCE or ALBIONS ENGLAND: By the first Author. W. W. (A-—1 zn fours, A blank, and b, 2 ll. between a and 8), Imprinted by Felix Kyngston for George Potter, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard, at the signe of the Bible. 1606; 2 vol. in 1, purple morocco extra, g. é. sm. 4to *,* This is bound up, as usual, with the edition of the original work issued in 1612, and has at the end the prose eyrtome mentioned in the first title, which collates, Z, 4 ll. (continued from Y as described above); Aa—Dd in eights. The continuation is dedicated by the author to Sir Edward Coke. 7916 Warner (W.) Syrinx, oR A SEAUENFOLD Hisrorik£, handled with varietie of pleasant and profitable both commicall and tragicall Argument. Newly perused and amended by the first Author. W. Warner, black letter, t2tle and next leaf inlaid, and some words in the latter in facsimile ; Bi soiled, and some plain corners mended ; otherwise perfect and good; crushed purple morocco extra, g.e. by F. Bedford sm. 4to. Printed by Thomas Purfoot and are to be sould in Pawles Churchyard at the signe of the Bible, 1597 *,* AU in fours, title on A 2, and (between A and B) 4], 2 ll. A work
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