Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
July 1921
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/500
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    Lor 392—continued. (A-I3 in eights), a few passages in roman type (some leaves cut into very slightly affecting the text and a few letters damaged by rust stains, etc.), calf blind tooled, no place or printer [Antwerp ?] (on the title), 1556 393 Watton (Isaac) The Compleat Angler or the Contempla- - tive Man’s Recreation . . . The fourth edition, much corrected and enlarged, engraved title and cuts (two leaves torn and defect and wants sig. N; 8 lUl., sold not subject to return), calf Printed for R. Marriot, 1668 QUARTO. 394 [BonpE (W.)] Here begynneth a deuout treatyse in Eng- lysshe called the Pylgrimage of perfection, black letter, woodcuts (wants one leaf [folio 111] some leaves cut into damaging the text, and a few letters damaged by worm- holes), 2 vol: half calf [Colophon] Imprinted . . . by Richarde Pynson priter to the Kynges noble grace, c& priurlegio. Anno domini 1526 (2) *,* Extremely rare. Collation A6 ll., a6 ll.; a (repeated) 6 ll., A-E in fours and eights ;; F 61l.; G—T in fours and eights; AA 6 ll.; AA (repeated)-RR in fours and eights; AAA 4lU.; BBB 6ll.; AAA-ZZZ in fours and eights ; a-d in fours and eights; d (repeated)-i6 in fours and eights. This collation differs from that given by Hazlitt. It will be sold as described above and not subject to return. 395 Borde (Andrew) The Breuary of Health, black letter (title defective, wants the second title, some leaves cut into damaging the text, calf ~ William Powell, 1557 396 Carion (John) The thre bokes of Cronicles, whyche John Carion . . . Gathered wyth great Diligence . . . wher- unto is added an Appendix . . . To thys present yeare of 1550. Gathered by John Funcke of Nurenborough, FIRST EDITION, black letter (title slightly defective and repaired, and some words damaged by stains), vellum Walter Lynne, 1550 397 CoryaTt (THomas) Coryats CrupiTies Hastily gobled up in five Moneths trauells in France . . . Newly digested in the hungry aire of Odcombe in thé County of Somerset . . . FIRST EDITION, engraved title by Hole (title slightly defective and repaired ; two of the plates slightly defective and repaired, and one plate slightly split, wants the last
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