Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
17 March 1925
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/638
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    723 Seven Champions of Christendom. ‘The most Illustrious History Of the Seven Champions of Christendome (A-c in fours), black letter, two woodcuts, stained, half morocco 4to. London, Printed by W. Gilbertson, at the Bible in Gilt-spur-street without Newgate, 1661 he earliest abridgment of the Seven Champions hitherto chronicled was printed in 1679 ”—WNote by Duff on fly-leaf.. woe 6c ap 724 Seven Wise Masters of Rome (History of). The Sixand Twentieth Edition, woodcuts, half calf, Glasgow, 1763; etc. 8vo. etc. (9) 725 Shakespeare (William) Plays, 9 vol. plates, diced russia gilt, panelled sides 8vo. 1805 726 Shakespeare (W.) Macbeth, a Tragedy [with alterations by Sir W. Davenant], wants title, numeral brackets just touched on p. 538 (208 by 149 mm.), half morocco | for P. Chetwin, 1674]; and another Ato, (9) 727 Shakespeare (W.) Macbeth, a Tragedy [with alterations by Sir W. Davenant], another edition, ¢¢/e mounted, headlines on pp. 23, 24, 35, 36 and 41 shaved, headlines on pp. 14, 20, 40, 42, 48, 55, 56 and 60 touched, half morocco, t. e.g. 4to. Printed for Hen. Herringman, and are to be sold by Jos. Knight and Fra. Saunders ... 1687 728 Shakespeare (W.) Hamlet, facsimile reprint of the first (1603) quarto edition, half roan, W. Griggs, n. d.—Willobie his Avisa, with an ° Essay by Charles Hughes, rovburghe, 1904; and other reprints 4to. (9) 729 Shakespeare (W.) and J. Dryden. The Tempest, or the Enchanted Isle, halfcalf 4to. J. Macock, for Henry Herringman, 1676 730 Shakespeare (W.) and John Dryden. ‘Troilus and Cressida, or Truth found too Late, tetle torn and mounted, half morocco 4to. JI. Dawkes for Jacob Tonson, 1695 731 SHAKESPEARE (W.) AND JOHN F LetcHer. The Two Noble Kinsmen: Presented at the Blackfriers by the Kings Maiesties servants, with great applause: Written by the memorable Worthies of their time Mr. John Fletcher, and Mr. William Shakespeare. Gent. FIRST EDITION, wants last leaf (with epilogue only, supplied in MS. facsimile), title shaved at top (affecting headline on verso), headlines shaved on B2 and 3 and just touched on p. 74, sprinkled calf gilt, Duff crest on sides 4to. Printed at London by Tho. Cotes for Iohn Waterson : and are to be sold at the signe of the Crowne in Pauls Church-yard. 1634 *,* EXTREMELY RARE. The only edition in quarto.
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