¶ Macrobius — Commentarii in Somnium Scipionis (1550)

Macrobius, Ambrosius Aurelius Theodosius. Commentarii in Somnium Scipionis. Lyons: S. Gryphius, 1550.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 630 (sold to Henry Wellcome for 6s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Wellcome auctions, 10 March 1939, no. 153 (£38). — McLeish catalogue 121, 19 May 1939, no. 226. — William Foot Walker. — York Minster (Old Library O X.H.7) [gift from Walker, 1993].

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 69 (with three X’s next to the title).

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¶ L’hystoire de preux & vaillant Chevalier Galien Rethore [1550]

L’hystoire de preux & vaillant Chevalier Galien Rethore filz au conte Olivier de Vienne per de France. Paris: Jehan Bonfons, [1550].

Illustrated.

Provenance: Joseph-Antoine Crozat. — Crozat sale, Paris, 1751, lot 2017. — Jean-Louis, Baron d’Heiss. — d’Heiss sale, Paris, 22 July 1782. — Richard Heber. — Heber sale, part IX, Sotheby, 11 April 1836, lot 1274. — G. Gancia Rare Books, Brighton. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 462 (sold to Heppenstal for £10 10s.). — Maurice Henry Hewlett. — Maurice Desgeorge. — Silvain S. Brunschwig. — Brunschwig sale, Geneva, 28 March 1955, lot 413. — Morgan Library (198075) [purchased from Konstantinopel Rare Books, September 2018].

Reference: Ellis valuation, fol. 19b, no. 259a (£12).

Digital version: Gallica.

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¶ Thucydides — Hystory . . . of the warre (1550)

Thucydides. The hystory writtone by Thucidides the Athenyan of the warre, whiche was betwene the Peloponesians and the Athenyans. Trans. Thomas Nicolls. [London?]: printed by William Tylle, 1550.

Provenance: Morris (purchased for (purchased for £3 [or 5?] 10s.). — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1169 (sold to Bain for £11). — Unlocated.

References: Ellis valuation, fol. 53b (£1). — ESTC (S117701). — MS catalogue (1), fol. 8v.

Digital version: EEBO.

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¶ Hall — Union of two famelies (1550)

Hall, Edward. The union of the two noble and illustre famelies of Lancastre [and] Yorke, beyng long in continuall discension for the croune of this noble realme. London: Richard Grafton [and Steven Mierdman], 1550.

With bibliographical note by Cockerell (laid in). Note in MS catalogue (2): “Preliminary matter lacking but supplied in very neat MS.”

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 578 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1). — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / D 3047/D).

References: Ellis valuation, fol. 50b (£1). — ESTC (S120059). — MS catalogue (2), no. 87 (with 3 X’s next to it).

Digital version: EEBO.

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