Lot 23
Italy.- Florence.- Macchiavelli (Niccolò) The Florentine Historie, first edition in English, translated by Thomas Bedingfeld, Printed [by Thomas Creede] for William Ponsonby, 1595.
Hammer Price: £2,200
Description
Italy.- Florence.- Macchiavelli (Niccolò) The Florentine Historie, first edition in English, translated by Thomas Bedingfeld, title within woodcut border with printer's device at foot, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, lacks final blank, title edges torn with small loss to margins, title browned, trimmed and laid down, occasional slight staining in margins, slightly browned, later endpapers, later panelled calf, slightly rubbed, rebacked in modern calf, new morocco label, [STC 17162], small folio, Printed [by Thomas Creede] for William Ponsonby, 1595.
⁂ Dedicated to Sir Christopher Hatton.
Description
Italy.- Florence.- Macchiavelli (Niccolò) The Florentine Historie, first edition in English, translated by Thomas Bedingfeld, title within woodcut border with printer's device at foot, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, lacks final blank, title edges torn with small loss to margins, title browned, trimmed and laid down, occasional slight staining in margins, slightly browned, later endpapers, later panelled calf, slightly rubbed, rebacked in modern calf, new morocco label, [STC 17162], small folio, Printed [by Thomas Creede] for William Ponsonby, 1595.
⁂ Dedicated to Sir Christopher Hatton.
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