Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
January 1920
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/437
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    352 [Watkins (R.)] Newes from the Dead or a true and exact narra- tion of the miraculous deliverance of Anne Greene who being executed at Oxford, Decemb. 14, 1650, afterwards revived, whereunto are added certain Poems, woodcut border to title, one catchword cut off, unbound. sm 4to. Oxford, L. Inchfield for T. Robinson, 1651 353 Webster (John) The Devils Law-case, or When Women goe to Law, the Devill is full of Businesse, a new Tragecomeedy, ORIGINAL EDITION, unbound. sm 4to. A. M. for I. Grismand, 1623 354 Webster (John) The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy, rrrst EDITION, original blank for Al, unbound sm. 4to. Nicholas Okes for John Waterson, 1623 355 Whetstone (George) The English Myrror. A Regard wherein al estates may behold the Conquests of Enuy, black letter, title within a woodcut border, dedicated to Queen Elizabeth, on whose name there 1s an acrostic on the back of the title, I. Windet for G. Seton, 1586 ; and another, in | vol. old marbled calf 4to 356 Wilkins (George) The Miseries of Inforst Mariage. Playd by his Maiesties Seruantes [second edition], with original blank leaf at end, unbound sm. 4to. For George Vincent, 1611 357 Wilkinson (John) The Commentaries of Don Lewes de Avela and Suniga, great Master of Aranter, which treateth of the great wars in Germany made by Charles the fifth Maximo Emperoure of Rome, King of Spain, black letter, some Ul. damp-stained, small hole in A5, In aedibus RK. Totteli, 1555— Fenton (Geoffrey) A discourse of the Civile Warres and late Troubles in France, black letter, woodcut border to title, some headlines shaved, title defective, H. Bynneman for L. Harrison and G. Bishop, n. d.; in 1 vol. old marbled calf gilt sm. 8vo 358 Wiiy Bsecuitep. A Pleasant Comedie Called Wily Beguilde. The chiefe Actors be these, a Poore Scholler, Rich Foole, and Knave at a shift, small hole in D3, unbound sm. 4to. W. W. for Clement Knight, 1614 *..* Apparently the second edition. IT Is NOT RECORDED as such in Greg’s Hand list of English Plays, but is placed at the end of the list of editions, without date and with the note “ The title page is torn IN THE ONLY KNOWN copy so that it is impossible to say whether this edition is dated or not,”
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