Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
February 1899
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/60
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    142 Selected from the Library of a fobleman. * OCTAVO ET INFRA. 1808 TESTAMENT. THE NEWE TESTAMENT OF OUR SAVYOUR JESU CHRIST (TRANSLATED BY WYLLYAM TYNDALE, AFTER THE LASTE COPYE CORRECTED BY HIS LYFE) with “a table to fynde the Epistles and Gospels . . . after Salsbury use,” black letter, title in red and black, above a circular woodcut head of Christ, and numerous small woodcuts, wants all the preliminary Il. after the title, BUT THE TEXT IS COMPLETE (a-2 A-Z and Aa in 8’s), the marginal notes intact, quite free from worms, clean and sound (43 by 3 in.) bound in red morocco gilt of the 17th Century, with original gilt and gauffred edges : imprynted by Rychard Jugge dwellynge in Paules Church Yarde at the sygne of the Bible, 1548 *,* AN EXCESSIVELY RARE AND VERY LITTLE-KNOWN EDITION OF TYNDALE’S NEW TESTAMENT. Lowndes and Anderson could only describe Lord Ashburnham’s copy which sold for £130. There was no copy in the Caxton Exhibition, nor was it known to Lea Wilson or Mr. Francis Fry who enquired for it ina former number of the “Atheneum.” Signature of *« Saml. Harding” on title. 1809 Hore Beatz Marie Virginis ad Usum Romanum, “ces presentes heures ont este nouvellement imprimes a Paris pour Guillaume Godard,” \tt. yoth. PRINTED UPON VELLUM, within woodcut borders of Biblical subjects, the Dance of Death, arabesques, &c. with 10 full-page woodcuts, device on title and last leaf, and many small woodcuts, painted and illuminated (some smudged), wants first leaf of calendar, 4 ll. supplied in MS. with all faults, old calf (broken) Paris, G. Godard, s.d. (Almanac 1513-30) *,* At the end of the volume are 8 leaves on paper (signature M.) intitled “‘ Les guinze Effusions du Sang de nostre Sauveur et re- dempteur Jesus Christ que chacune personne doit dire devotement,” ltt. qoth. cut on title and small cuts in text, a Paris pour Guil- laume de la Noue, s. d. 1810 Passio CHRISTI. CENA; PASSIO; RESURRECTIOQZ DNI EX QTERNARIO EVANGELII in unu comportatate admodum utilis nil omisso nilqz per his posito, &e. ltt. goth. red and black (title in red) with signs. A-D. in 8’s (D8 blank) 9 fine woodcuts within ornamental borders, panelled calf extra, g. e. by F. Bedford, FINE COPY 12mo._ s. 1. ea. *,* An extremely rare book apparently unknown to Brunet. At the end the work is said to be “per quendam fratrem Ordinis Francisci Observanium.” 1811 Goldsmith (Oliver) She Stoops to Conquer, a Comedy as acted at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden written by Doctor Goldsmith, Dublin reprint of the first edition, crushed blue mo- rocco, plain, inside dentelles, g. e. by Riviere Dublin, printed for Exshaw and others, 1773 pal Ry” ae es [9° |)