Sales catalogue 536: Maggs Bros

Date:: 1930

Reference:: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/91

Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 536: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1371 E372 SS BeLLEsForeEst (Francois de). L’INNocENcE DE LA TREs ILLUsTRE, Tres-Chaste, or Debonnaire Princesse, Madame Marie Royne d’Escosse. 8vo. Morocco gilt. No name or place. 1572. £6 6s Probably secretly printed in Paris. [ BLackwoop (A.).| Martyre pe La Royne p’Escosse, Dovair- iere de France. Contenant le vray discours des trahisons A elle faicte 4 la suscitation d’Elizabet Angloise, par lequel les men- songes, calomnies et faulses accusations dressees contre ceste tres- vertueuse, tres- Catholique et tres-illustre Princesse sont esclarcies et son innocence auerée. Avec son oraison funebre prononcée en l’Eglise nostre dame de Paris. Small 8vo. Full brown morocco, inside dentelles, g. e. Edimbourg, Chez Jean Nafeild, 1588. £5 58 Ruled in red. Adam Blackwood, Scottish writer, was, by the instrumentality of Mary Queen of Scots, made counsellor or judge of the parliament of Poictiers. During Mary’s captivity in England, he paid her frequent visits and was untiring in his efforts to do her all the service in his power. After her death he published a long exposure of her treatment in prison, interspersed with passionate denunciations of her enemies, especially Knox and Queen Elizabeth. The book is of special interest as a gr raphic presentation of the sentiments and feelings which her pitiable fate aroused in her devoted adherents. Historre Et Martyr DE LA Royne D’Escosse, Dovairiere de France, proche heritiere de la Royne d’ Angleterre. Contenant les anion é elle faictes par Elizabet Angloise, par ou on cognoist les mensonges, calomines et faulses accusations envers ceste bonne Princesse innocente. 1z2mo. Full morocco gilt, g. e. Paris, pour Guillaume Bichon, 1589. £7 Ios A very rare edition of this famous apology for Mary Queen of Scots.

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