Sales catalogue 8: J. & J. Leighton Ltd.
- Date:
- 20th Century
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- WA/HMM/CM/Sal/52/106
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Credit: Sales catalogue 8: J. & J. Leighton Ltd. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Sales catalogue 8: J. & J. Leighton Ltd. Source: Wellcome Collection.
![FOULIS PRESS—continued. 250 NEPOS (Corn.) Excellentium Imperatorum Vitae. Ex editione Oxoniensi. 8s. Glasgow, Foulis, 1761 12mo, old half russia, gilt. ; 951 PHAEDRUS. Fabularum Aesopiarum libri V. ex recens. P. Burmanni. 18s. Glasgow, Foulis, 1751 Sm. 8vo, modern half calf, quite uncut, orig. wrappers bound in. 252 SALLUSTIUS. Opera omnia, ex recens. Gottl. Cortii. 12s. 6d. Sm. 8vo, orig. calf, large clean copy. Glasgow, Foulis, 1751 2953 XENOPHON. De Socrate Commentarii; item Socratis Apologia [graece]. £1 10s. Glasgow, R. and A. Foulis, 1761 Cr. 4to, contempy. calf back (worn), entirely uncut at tail, ? L.P. 254 FOXE (J.) The Abridgement of the Acts and Monuments, by Timothie Bright. £1 10s. J. Windet, 1589 Stout sm. 4to, bds., title and 3 or 4 leaves slightly defective, otherwise large and sound . black letter. White Kennett’s copy (1660-1728, bp. of Peterboro’, &c.). Sayle 2126. B.M: 646. Herb. 1227. The earliest abridgment of Foxe’s great work. 955 [FOXE (J.)]. MASON (T.) Christ Victorie over Sathans Tyrannie...together with all his trayterous Practises and Designes, against...our late Queen Elizabeth ..and King James. {£2 G. Eld and R. Blower, 1615 Sm. folio, calf gilt, some stains and early MS. notes; black letter. Story of the Armada, p- 401. Printing by Gutenberg in 1436, p. 145. Sayle 3584. B.M. 1077. Probably the 2nd abridgment of Foxe’s “‘ Martyrs.’’ 956 FOXE (John) A Sermon of Christ Crucified, preached at Paules Crosse the Friday before Easter, commonly called. Goodfryday.—(2) MARBECKE (John) The lyves of holy Sainctes, Prophetes, Patriarches, and others, contayned in holye Scripture. £4 15s. (1) J. Daye, 1570; (2) H. Denham and R. Watkins, 1574 4to, 2 books in 1 vol, calf, blind tooled, crest of swan. Small lower blank corner of a few leaves mended in No. 1, good large copy, black letter, 1st ed. Sayle 817. B.M. 646. No. 2 wants a leaf (B2), some corners mended, large copy. Sayle 1414. B.M. 1055. Haz. IV..63. “On the Good-Friday after the publication of the papal bull excommunicating the queen (1570), Foxe, at Grindal’s bidding, preached [the above} powerful sermon at St. Paul’s Cross, and renewed his attacks on the catholics. The sermon was published by Day immediately, and was reissued in 1575, 1577, and 1585.’—D.N.B. 2957 FOXE (John) De Christo crucifixo concio. Ioan. Foxi. {£5 5s. London, John Day, 1571, Octob. I Sm. 4to, half brown polished morocco, t.e.g., small hole in 1 leaf affecting 2 or 3 letters, slight discoloration on some leaves, very large and sound copy of this first ed. of the Latin translation, see note to preceding item. Sayle 826. B.M. 647. Herbt. 650. FOXE. See also No. 683. 2958 FREE SCHOOLE OF WARRE (The), or A Treatise whether it be lawfull to beare Armes for the service of a Prince that is of a divers religion. {4 4s. John Bill, 1625 Sm. 4to, half morocco, some running headlines shaved, but otherwise large. Sayle 3525. B.M. 78. Transl. from the Italian (anon.). To Reader signed W.B.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33157959_0045.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
