Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
11 July 1927
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/715
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    Lor 166 —continued. stains, calf gilt; from the Bindley and Heber collections (TV, 2111), A GOOD COPY Sno. Excudebat Londini Edouardus Whitchurche |not before 1547 | ** VERY RARE. ‘THE FIRST EDITION OF QrERNHOLD’S “ PSALMS,” . and the basis of the version of Sternhold and Hopkins, which is said to have had a larger circulation than any work in the language except the authorised version of the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer. It is dedicated to Edward VI, and contains nineteen Psalms (1-5, 20, 25, 28, 29, 32, 34, 41, 49, 73, 78, 103, 120, 123, and 128). ‘ 16% Ramsay (A.) Poems, FIRST EDITION, portrait, contemporary signa- ture on title, a few leaves stained, old calf, rebacked Ato. Edinburgh, 1721 168 Rrcwarps (NarHansEL) THE CELESTIAL PVBLICAN ... THE SprrirvaLL Sea-FicHt. The mischieuous Deceites of The World, The Flesh, The Vicious Courtier. The Iesuite. The Divell. Seauen seuerall Poems, with sundry Epitaphs and Anagrams, FIRST EDITION, title within border, type-metal ornaments at head and foot of every page, portrait (cut close and inlaid) inserted, small stain in top margins of last sia leaves, calf gilt, VERY FINE COPY 8v0. London, Imprinted by Felix Kyngston, for Roger Michell, 1630 ** ONLY THREE COPIES ARE RECORDED IN THE HANDLIST. 169 Richelet (P.) Dictionnaire de la Langue Frangoise ancienne et moderne, 3 vol. old calf gilt backs, Lyon, 1759—Rollin (C.) Roman History, 16 vol. 1754; etc. (33) 170 RicHzome (Lewis) THe Pincrime or LORETO. Performing his ; vow made to the glorious Virgin Mary, Mother of God, written in French and translated into English by E. W[eston ?], FIRST EDITION (engraved title= 1 leaf; *4; **4; a-ull 4), a few leaves a little stained, original vellum, Townley-Heber copy (V1, 3033) VERY RARE Ato. Printed at Pari... 1630 a ER (Witt1aM) The Mirrovr of Vertve in Wordly Greatnes. Ok The Lyfe of Syr Thomas More Knight, sometime Lo. Chancellour of England [edited by “T. P.” ? Thomas Plow- dent|, FIRST EDITION, engraved title, containing a fine three- portrait of More, piece torn from a 11 affecting the text en lines, blank corner torn from D 11, a few stains, old A heh ards, RARE 12mo. Paris [probably printed in England], 1626
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