Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
March 1926
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/671
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    499 501 503 Or (eso) Or Burton (R.) The Anatomy of Melancholy, seventh edition, engraved title containing portrait, contemporary calf, lower cover loose 1660 Dugdale (Sir William) A Short View of the Late Troubles in England, FIRST EDITION, portratt of Charles I, extra- illustrated by the insertion of a large number of por- traits, views and plans, panelled russia gilt, g.e. covers loose Oxford, 1681 Mexia (Pedro) The Historie of all the Romane Emperors, beginning with Caius Julus Caesar, and successively ending with Rodulph the second now raigning ... eng- lished by W. T.[raheron], title within woodcut border (shaved at fore-edge), medallion portraits, old calf London Printed for Matthevv Lovunes. 1604 Cotgrave (Randle) A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues, FIRST EDITION, title within woodcut border, small tear wm folding table, some bottom corners water- stained, otherwise a good copy, panelled calf London Printed by Adam Ishp. Anno 1611 Bacon (Francis) of the Advancement and proficience of Learning ... IX Bookes ... Interpreted by Gilbert Wats, engraved title and portrat by Marshall, half calf Oxford, 1640 Yorke (James) The Union of Honour, engraved title (bottom corner defective), woodcut coats-of-arms, old sheep, damaged London, Printed by Edward Griffin, 1640 Davies (John, of Kidwelly) The History of Barbados ... and the rest of the Caribby-Islands, plates, some margins affected by damp, calf, back broken, 1666—Nostradamus (Michel) The True Prophesies or Prognostications, frontis- prece, margins affected by damp, old calf, back gilt, 1672 ; etc. ; lot sold not subject to return (3) | Chaucer (Ceoffrey) The woorkes ... with the siege ... of Thebes, compiled by Jhon Lidgate, Monke of Berie| Blac letter, titles to “ The Canterbury Tales” and “ The Romaunt of the Rose” within woodcut borders, woodcut to “The Knight's Tale,’ woodcut initiale, wants title and last two leaves, three preliminary leaves defective and misbound, a few other leaves slightly defective and inlaid or margined, old stamped calf [John Kingston for John Wight, 1561}
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