Bloomsbury Auctions

Lot 374
374. Wither (George) a Co l l e C t i o n o f t h o S e po e m e S..., fine
engraved pictorial title, final f. blank, R5 lower corner frayed with
loss of a few letters, [STC 25912], [Richard Badger] for Robert
Allott, 1633 b o u n d w i t h Wither (George) Wither’s Motto. Nec
Habeo, Nec Careo, Nec Curo., initial ‘Explanation of the Embleme’
f., engraved emblematic title, lacking final blank, very short tear to
foot of ‘explanation’ f., touching part of 2 letters, with no real loss,
[STC 25912, but with earlier engraved title], [[Thomas Harper]
for John Grismond], [1633], both works trimmed at outer margin,
just within image of title pages, affecting a number of catchwords
and occasionally just touching main body of text with minor
loss, occasional spotting, final few ff. of second work with some
soiling, contemporary calf, rebacked, preserving original backstrip
with a little loss to ends, modern gilt title to spine, rubbed, 12mo
£400 - £600
*** Both works are scarce. The second work collates to the 1633
edition, but with an engraved emblematic title from one of the 1621
editions. Withers was a poet, pamphleteer and satirist, who was
imprisoned several times for libel.
Lot 375
375. Guillim (John) a diSplay o f he r a l d r i e, third edition, woodcut
coats of arms, a few ffull-page, m o S t h a n d-C o l o u r e d, title laid
down, V3-X2 stained (4ff.), a few arms reapired due to weakening
of paper by colouring, 3 or 4 of small arms with small holes
caused by colouring, affecting a few letters recto, contemporary
calf, rebacked, upper joint splitting, rubbed, [STC 12503], folio,
Thomas Cotes for Jacob Blome, 1638 b o u n d w i t h Guillim (John)
A most exact alphabeticall table, for the more speedy finding out
of all their names and sirnames, whose coat-armes are contained in
Guillim his Display of Heraldry, lacking final blank, John Raworth,
for Laurence Blaikelock, 1640. £300 - £400
*** An attractively coloured copy.
Lot 376
376. Bible (English). th e bi b l e, t h at iS, t h e h o ly SC r i p t u r e S
C o n t e i n e d in t h e ol d e a n d ne w te S ta m e n t, 2 parts in 1, general title
with woodcut vignette, N.T. title in woodcut border, woodcuts in the
text, ruled in red throughout, lacks O.T. title, and DD 4/5, replaced
by 2 ff. from a later 8vo edition, N.T. torn and repaired with slight
loss to border, A6, D6, NN4, Aaa2 & Eee8 torn with loss, other
tears, mostly marginal, some fore-edge margins trimmed, touching
side-notes, browned & marked, Hawk family information on blank
f. before N.T., and on detached f., preceded by imperfect Book of
Common Prayer and followed by imperfect Booke of Psalmes,
remains of old panelled calf binding, worn, backstrip missing, front
cover board without calf, [STC 2174; Herbert 248], 4to, Deputies
of Chrsitopher Barker, 1599 [but probably Amsterdam, 1640].
£500 - £700
*** Esther i 1 ends ‘ seuen and twen- ty prouinces.)’
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