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336 Beacon or Becon (Richard). Solon h is Follie, or a Politique Discourse, touching the Reformation of common-weales conquered, declined or corrupted. By Richard Beacon, Gent., Student of Grayes Inne, and sometimes her Maiesties Attorney of the Province of Mounster in Irelande, 1st edition, Oxford: Ioseph Barnes, Printer to the Universitie, 1594, [12], 114, [2] pp., first leaf blank except for signature between two ornaments, last leaf blank, some small tissue and paper repairs to worming in outer margins and upper outer corners, not affecting text, minor tissue repairs to both outer corners of first leaf verso, top edge gilt, modern red half morocco gilt, small 4to (200 x 155mm)
337 Bible [English]. The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues..., London: printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas’d, 1697, head of general title with early ownership signature of Eliz. Dearsley and with manuscript genealogical entries to verso, leaves Z2-Z11 in Old Testament bound upside down, bound with at front, The Book of Common-Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments ... together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, London: printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas’d, 1698, similar early ownership signature at head of title with upper right corner cut off with consequent text & signature loss, lower margin with signature J.[?] Kolthoff 1726, bound with at rear, The Whole Book of Psalms, Collected into English Metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others, London: printed for the Company of Stationers, 1698, margins close trimmed throughout volume with close trimming to text and some slight cropping, early 18th century half sheep, title label ‘Engelisk Bibel’ to spine, thick 12mo, together with: Simson (Robert), Euclidis Elementorum libri priores sex, item undecimus et duodecimus..., Glasgow: Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1756, final leaf of Preface and A1 provided in photocopy facsimile loosely inserted, diagrams to text, occasional browning and spotting, edges untrimmed, modern half morocco, maroon title label to spine, 4to, and three other miscellaneous antiquarian volumes
Provenance: John Lawson (1932-2019), bookseller. STC 1653. One of the three great Elizabethan socio-political treatises on Ireland by Englishmen who were or had been resident there. The last identified copy (possibly this one) of this rarity at auction was sold in 1998. (1) £1,000 - £1,500
Holy Bible 1697 - Herbert 847, which refers to the copy held at the British Library has only the Old Testament present, ending on Ff4a. (5) £200 - £300
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