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Lot 159
159. Erastus (Thomas) ex p l i C at i o g r av i s s i m a e Q u a e s t i o n i s u t r u m
e x C o m m u n i C at i o, first e d i t i o n, woodcut initials, worm holes.
trace to lower margin of first couple of ff. and to final sigs. lightly
browned throughout, some marginal water-staining and light
foxing, contemporary limp vellum, [STC 10511; Adams E192],
4to, Pesclavii [i.e. London], apud Baocium Sultaceterum [i.e. John
Wolfe], 1589. £800 - £1,200
*** Rare first edition of Erastus’ important and influential treatise,
clandestinely printed in England, arguing on scriptural grounds that the
sins of professing Christians should be punished by civil law only.
Lot 160
160. Scotland.- Johnston (John) in s C r i p t i o n e s h i s t o r i C a e r e g u m
sC o t o r u m, woodcut typographic device to title, 10 fine engraved
portraits, Amsterdam, Cornelius Claessonius for Andrew Hart,
bookseller of Edinburgh, 1602 b o u n d w i t h Heroes ex Omni Historia
Scotica Lectisimi, title with small woodcut printer’s device, Leiden,
Christopher Guyotius for Andrew Hart, bookseller of Edinburgh,
1603, together 2 works in 1 vol., first e d i t i o n s, a few small waterstains,
occasional spotting, a few finger-marks, early 18th century
calf-backed marbled boards, upper joint starting, but holding firm,
corners worn, rubbed, 4to £500 - £700
*** Two uncommon works by the Scottish poet Johnston. He was
a friend of Justus Lipsius and doubtless of the other scholars whose
epigrams preface the present work - among them Joseph Scaliger, Jan
Dousa and Daniel Heinsius. He was also closely attached to Andrew
Melville, who probably helped him to obtain the professorship of
divinity at St.Andrews c.1593, when he was ‘Maister of the new
college’.
Lot 161
LONDON
161. May (Thomas) th e vi C t o r i o u s re i g n e o f ki n g ed wa r d t h e
th i r d, first a n d o n ly e d i t i o n, engraved portrait frontipiece, lacking
final blanks, short repaired tear to foot of G3, a little closely trimmed
at foot in places, occasional spotting, lightly browned, 19th century
burgundy straight-grain morocco, gilt, slightly rubbed, g.e., [STC
17719], 8vo, for T.Walkley, and B.Fisher, 1635. £400 - £600
*** A good copy of an interesting verse history of Edward III,
commissioned by, and dedicated to Charles I. We can trace only two
other copies auction since 1978.
162. Bacon (Sir Francis) th e historie o f life a n d de at h w i t h
ob s e rvat i o n s nat u r a l l a n d ex p e r i m e n ta l l f o r t h e pr o l o n g i n g o f
life, translated by William Rawley, first a u t h o r i s e d t r a n s l at i o n in
en g l i s h, initial imprimatur f., additional engraved pictorial title, ink
stamps, including 2 to pictorial title, contemporary calf, rebacked,
[STC 1157], I.Okes, for Humphrey Mosley, 1638. £300 - £400
*** Scarce at auction. Includes dietary tips to prolong life.
Lot 163
163. Bible, English. bi b l e (th e), th at is, th e h o ly sC r i p t u r e s
C o n t e i n e d...[- th e bo o k e o f ps a l m s ], text within printed black rules
throughout, general title with woodcut device, NT within woodcut
border comprising multiple compartments, woodcut maps, vignettes,
decorations and initials, damp-stain affecting lower inner margin,
some marking and dust-soiling, stitching perished with contents
loose, fraying to fore-edge, contemporary calf, badly worn with
backstrip largely missing, 8vo, “Deputies of Christopher Barker,
1599” [but later]. £400 - £600
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