Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
March 1909
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/259
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    SIZES MIXED ce * mended and backed, cut before Book I, woodcut initials, printer’s device at end, old calf sm. 8vo. Imprinted by Henry Denham in Paternoster Row, 1580 The earliest edition known of Rogers’s edition (that of 1584 is of more frequent occurrence), and VERY RARE. tion of Christ, written originally in Latin by Thomas of Kempis above 200 years since; with a preface containing an Account of the Worth and Usefulness of this Treatise, etc. (translated by Dr. John Worthington), contemporary brown calf inlaid in blue diamond shape and triangular compartments, and richly gilt, g. e. sm. 8vo. Printed by R. Daniel and sold by John Clark at Mercers Chappell in Cheap-side, 1657 The earliest edition yet discovered of Dr. Worthington’s version, only two other copies were known in 1888 to R. C. Christie [Seymour Ricci]. Not in Lowndes. gevé by the moste excellent Prince, Edward the Sixte by the erace of God Kyng of England .. to all and singuler his lovyng subjectes, as well of the Clergie as of the Laietie, black letter, ¢ztle within architectural woodcut border, 14 ll. including colophon with Grafton’s large device, Imprinted . . the laste daie of Sulit, in the Jirst yere of... Kyng Edward the VI, by Richard Grafton . . Anno 1547. ARTICLES to be inquired of in the Kynges Maiesties Visitacion, black letter (6 7/.) no title, Richardus Grafton Regius Impressor excudebat, n. d.—Certayne Sermons or HOMILIES ap- poynted by the Kynges Maiestie, to be declared and redde by all Persones etc. in their Churches, black letter, t2tle within woodcut architectural border, woodcut ornamental initials (100 Ul. including title); Imprinted in Flete Strete at the Signe of the Sunne over agaynste the Conduyte by Edwarde Whitchurche xx daye of contemporary calf, gilt back and line sides, g.e. with “ THOME WorrTront ET AMICoRUM,” and date 1548 on upper cover, the title “Tue Kinges INvinctions” (sic) with the inscription repeated on the under cover, stamped in gold; in each centre is a small gilt medallion, that on the upper cover representing a head of Tarquin, that on the under a bust of Lucretia stabbing herself; in very good state, enclosed in a new blue morocco slip case sm. 4to ALL VERY RARE AND EARLY EDITIONS; forming a Very interesting volume. Thomas Wotton was a son of Sir Edward Wotton (a Minister of K. Henry VIII, and a Councillor of K. Edward VI), and the brother of Q. Elizabeth’s famous Ambassador. Ex libris of Jas. Bindley, since in the Fuller-Russell collection. ; cellent prince, Edward the Sixte by the grace of God, Kyng of England, etc. To all and Singuler his lovyng Subjectes as well of the Clergie as of the Laietie, black Ietter (14 U/.) tetle within wood- cut architectural border, Grafton’s large device at end, title and
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