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.

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    Lot 8035—continued. EDITION. Dedicated by Thomas James, the editor, to Sir Thomas Flemynge, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England. 8036 Wickner (Conrad) Das man sich vor dem zukiinfftigen sterben oder ) Pestilentz nicht entsetzen soll. Conradt Wickner. Anno. 1530, * lit. goth. (11 71.) new vellum, padded with blanks F sm.4to. [Colophon] Gedruckt zu Nurnberg bey Friderich Peypus, 1530 Cs5 °* 8037 [Wigglesworth (Michael)] The Day of Doom: Or, A Description of the Great and Last Judgment. With a Short Discourse about Eternity, calf gilt, g. e. sm. 8vo. Printed by W. G. for John Sims at the Kings Head in ee ee Cornhill... 1673 3 Lia *,* AE in twelves, but B and C are in fact one signature, through “_ irregularity in the marking. In verse. Rare. The author was minister of Maldon, Massachusetts (1631-1705). It was probably first printed at Boston, though no copy of the original edition is ex- tant. The first London edition is 1666. The poem was frequently reprinted in New England. f 8038 WitpyE (JoHN) THE First Set or ENGLISH MADRIGALS TO 3. 4.5. AND 6 voices: Newly composed by Iohn Wilbye, FIRST EDITION. THE SIX PARTS COMPLETE, each with separate title within woodcut border, with woodcut initials, in 1 vol. purple morocco extra, inside oe dentelles, g. e. by I. Bedford, FINE COPY PY @ sm. 4t0. Printed by Thomas Este, 1598 3? ‘ *,* Cantus, A—D in fours ; Quintus, A—C 2 in fours; Altus, A—D in ~~ 4 fours ; Tenor, A, 2 ll.; B— im fourss—Sextus, A, 2 Woand B, 4 il; Bassus, A—D in fours. The Tenor and Sextus are dedicated to Sir Charles Cavendish from the Augustine Friars, 12th April, 1598, and refer to Sir Charles’ “ excellent skill iw Musicke, and great loue and fauour of Musicke.” VERY RARE. / / 8039 WiLBye (J.) THE Seconp SET oF MADRIGALES TO 3. 4. 5. AND 6 PARTS, APT BOTH FOR VOYALS AND Voycors. Newly Composed by Iohn Wilbye, FIRST EDITION, THE SIX PARTS COMPLETE, each with separate title within woodcut border, with woodcut initials, ~ in 1 vol. purple morocco extra, inside dentelles, g. e. by F. Bedford, val DA FINE COPY ih ee Printed by Tho. Este alias Snodham for John Browne ... 1609 . *,* Cantus, A, 2 ll, and B—F in fours; Altus, the same ; Quintus, A, 2 ll. ; and-B—D in fours, D 4 blank; Tenor, A, 2 ll. ; and B—E in fours ; Sextus, A. 2 ll.; B—C 2 in fours; Bassus, A, 2 ll.; B—F in fours. The work is dedicated to the Lady Arabella Stuart ; and the author speaks of “‘the deepe vnderstanding” that unfortunate lady had in all the arts, and her particular excellence in that of music. VERY RARE.
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