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¶ Guicciardini — Historie (1579)

January 20, 2015

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Guicciardini, Francesco. The historie of Guicciardin, conteining the warres of Italie and other partes. Trans. Geoffrey Fenton. London: printed by Thomas Vatroullier, 1579.

With tipped-in bibliographical note by Cockerell.

Provenance: Morris (purchased for 10s. 6d.). — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 571 (sold to Henry Wellcome for 9s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / D 2982/D).

References: Ellis valuation, fol. 50b (10s.) — ESTC (S120755). — MS catalogue (1), fol. 8v. — MS catalogue (2), no. 461 (with three X’s beside the title).


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¶ Petrarch — Phisicke against fortune (1579)

August 19, 2014

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Petrarch. Phisicke against fortune, aswell prosperous, as adverse. Trans. Thomas Twyne. London: printed by [Thomas Dawson for] Richard Watkyns, 1579.

With a bibliographical note by Sydney Cockerell.

Provenance: Richard Haynes. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 860 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £4). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / B 4930/B).

References: Ellis valuation, fol. 52b (no price). — ESTC (S114602). — MS catalogue (2), no. 968.

Digital version: EEBO.


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