Lot 80
Bacon (Sir Francis) The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, first edition, mixed issue, 1622.
Hammer Price: £650
Description
Bacon (Sir Francis) The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, first edition, mixed issue, engraved portrait frontispiece by John Payne, title within engraved architectural border, woodcut initials and headpieces, with initial blank f., occasional spotting or minor marking, early ink inscriptions to endpapers, book label to pastedown, contemporary calf, covers initialled in gilt, corners and spine ends bumped and chipped, [Gibson 116b; STC 1160; Pforzheimer 32], folio, Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, 1622.
⁂ Provenance: E. Warre (ink inscription, "E. W." initials to covers); William Sanford; Jane Sanford (ink inscriptions); Charles M. Hutt (book label).
Description
Bacon (Sir Francis) The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, first edition, mixed issue, engraved portrait frontispiece by John Payne, title within engraved architectural border, woodcut initials and headpieces, with initial blank f., occasional spotting or minor marking, early ink inscriptions to endpapers, book label to pastedown, contemporary calf, covers initialled in gilt, corners and spine ends bumped and chipped, [Gibson 116b; STC 1160; Pforzheimer 32], folio, Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, 1622.
⁂ Provenance: E. Warre (ink inscription, "E. W." initials to covers); William Sanford; Jane Sanford (ink inscriptions); Charles M. Hutt (book label).
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