Lot 171
Mascall (Leonard) The first Booke of Cattell, 3 parts in 1, Printed by John Wolfe, and are to bee sold by John Harrison the elder, at the signe of the white Grayhounde in Pater noster Rowe, 1596
Hammer Price: £5,500
Description
Mascall (Leonard) The first Booke of Cattell, 3 parts in 1, collation: A-T8 U4 (lacking initial leaf, probably blank), largely printed in black letter, woodcut device to titles, woodcut initials and decorations and one illustration (of a hog's head) on S7 verso, some gatherings browned, foxing and some staining, occasionally trimmed close to side-notes, later blind-stamped calf, rubbed, [STC 17582; Fussell I pp.9/10], small 4to, Printed by John Wolfe, and are to bee sold by John Harrison the elder, at the signe of the white Grayhounde in Pater noster Rowe, 1596-1600.
⁂ ESTC locates 5 copies of this edition, including this copy, only one of which (Harvard, Houghton) is in N. America. Part 2 of this work covers Horses and is undated; part 3 covers "Sheepe, Goates Hogges, and Dogs" and is dated 1600. 16th century editions of Mascall's important work seldom appear on the market.
Provenance: Vincent Boneskyn (ink name on title).
Rothamsted acquisition date 1915.
Description
Mascall (Leonard) The first Booke of Cattell, 3 parts in 1, collation: A-T8 U4 (lacking initial leaf, probably blank), largely printed in black letter, woodcut device to titles, woodcut initials and decorations and one illustration (of a hog's head) on S7 verso, some gatherings browned, foxing and some staining, occasionally trimmed close to side-notes, later blind-stamped calf, rubbed, [STC 17582; Fussell I pp.9/10], small 4to, Printed by John Wolfe, and are to bee sold by John Harrison the elder, at the signe of the white Grayhounde in Pater noster Rowe, 1596-1600.
⁂ ESTC locates 5 copies of this edition, including this copy, only one of which (Harvard, Houghton) is in N. America. Part 2 of this work covers Horses and is undated; part 3 covers "Sheepe, Goates Hogges, and Dogs" and is dated 1600. 16th century editions of Mascall's important work seldom appear on the market.
Provenance: Vincent Boneskyn (ink name on title).
Rothamsted acquisition date 1915.
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