Broughton (Hugh) A Concent of Scripture, engraved architectural title with 'Come and see' at head and 5 plates only, G4 blank, lacking maps and folding 'To the reader' at end, tear to inner margin of title, [pi]1-4 and A1-4, just touching text on [pi]1-4, but without loss, 'The Ramme is the Kinges' plate with printing flaw and detaching, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, 18th century calf-backed-backed marbled boards, lacking backstrip, worn, but solid, [STC 3850; ESTC S106737], [By Richard Watkins] for Gabriell Simson and William White, [between 1587 and 1591]; and 2 other defective 16th century editions of the same, one of which is the John Sparrow copy, small 4to (3) sold not subject to return.

⁂ A rare work at auction, and often found defective. It was mentioned by Sir John Harington in the 'advertisement' to his translation of Orlando Furioso: '..a treatise set foorth by Maister Broughton, the last year, upon the Revelation, in which there are some 3 or 4 pretie figures (in octavo) cut in brasse verie workemanly'. The author (1549-1612) was satirised by Ben Jonson in his Volpone and The Alchemist.

Provenance: 'Gab: Yonge' (early ink inscription to upper margin of title); Edward Jackson Barron, F.S.A. (two engraved armorial bookplates); Bent Juel-Jensen (1956 invoice from Francis Edwards loosely inserted).