Lot 84
Digges (Sir Dudley) The Compleat Ambassador: or Two Treaties of the Intended Marriage of Qu: Elizabeth of Glorious Memory, first edition, 1655.
Hammer Price: £750
Description
Digges (Sir Dudley) The Compleat Ambassador: or Two Treaties of the Intended Marriage of Qu: Elizabeth of Glorious Memory, first edition, engraved additional title depicting Elizabeth flanked by Burleigh and Walsingham (with small hole to upper margin), title printed in red and black, with final blank f., internal tear without loss to B4, occasional damp-staining or light soiling, [WIng D1453], Tho. Newcomb, 1655 bound with Cabala, Sive Scrinia Sacra, Mysteries of State and Government, initial imprimatur f., title printed in red and black, some occasional light soiling, 1 or 2 margins chipped without loss to text, [Wing C185], for G. Bedell and T. Collins, 1663, together 2 works in 1 vol., woodcut initials and head-pieces, contemporary speckled calf, some splitting to spine ends, 1 corner repaired, folio.
Description
Digges (Sir Dudley) The Compleat Ambassador: or Two Treaties of the Intended Marriage of Qu: Elizabeth of Glorious Memory, first edition, engraved additional title depicting Elizabeth flanked by Burleigh and Walsingham (with small hole to upper margin), title printed in red and black, with final blank f., internal tear without loss to B4, occasional damp-staining or light soiling, [WIng D1453], Tho. Newcomb, 1655 bound with Cabala, Sive Scrinia Sacra, Mysteries of State and Government, initial imprimatur f., title printed in red and black, some occasional light soiling, 1 or 2 margins chipped without loss to text, [Wing C185], for G. Bedell and T. Collins, 1663, together 2 works in 1 vol., woodcut initials and head-pieces, contemporary speckled calf, some splitting to spine ends, 1 corner repaired, folio.