Lot 45
Fennor (William) Fennors Descriptions, or a True Declaration of certaine and divers speeches, spoken before the King and Queenes most ecellent Maiestie, first edition, Printed by Edward Griffin, for George Gibbs, 1616.
Hammer Price: £1,800
Description
Fennor (William) Fennors Descriptions, or a True Declaration of certaine and divers speeches, spoken before the King and Queenes most ecellent Maiestie, first edition, woodcut device on title, woodcut decorations, lacking first and last leaf (both blank), a couple of leaves slightly stained, some light foxing, modern calf, [STC 10784], 4to, Printed by Edward Griffin, for George Gibbs, 1616.
⁂ Rare work, written in verse. ESTC locates 9 copies of which only 3 are in the British Isles (BL and Bodleian x2). Only 2 copies recorded at auction, the last of which was the Britwell Court copy (likewise lacking the 2 blank leaves) in 1971.
Description
Fennor (William) Fennors Descriptions, or a True Declaration of certaine and divers speeches, spoken before the King and Queenes most ecellent Maiestie, first edition, woodcut device on title, woodcut decorations, lacking first and last leaf (both blank), a couple of leaves slightly stained, some light foxing, modern calf, [STC 10784], 4to, Printed by Edward Griffin, for George Gibbs, 1616.
⁂ Rare work, written in verse. ESTC locates 9 copies of which only 3 are in the British Isles (BL and Bodleian x2). Only 2 copies recorded at auction, the last of which was the Britwell Court copy (likewise lacking the 2 blank leaves) in 1971.
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