Lot 6
Alfred the Great.- Spelman (Sir John) Aelfredi Magni Anglorum Regis invictissimi vita..., first edition, 1678.
Hammer Price: £220
Description
Alfred the Great.- Spelman (Sir John) Aelfredi Magni Anglorum Regis invictissimi vita..., first edition, title with engraved vignette, 2 engraved portraits and 5 plates of coins, contemporary speckled calf, slightly rubbed, rebacked, spine rubbed, [Madan III, 3197; Wing S4394], folio, Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1678.
⁂ Title records the fiction that Alfred the Great founded Oxford University.
Description
Alfred the Great.- Spelman (Sir John) Aelfredi Magni Anglorum Regis invictissimi vita..., first edition, title with engraved vignette, 2 engraved portraits and 5 plates of coins, contemporary speckled calf, slightly rubbed, rebacked, spine rubbed, [Madan III, 3197; Wing S4394], folio, Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1678.
⁂ Title records the fiction that Alfred the Great founded Oxford University.
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