Heywood, John

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 USD

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Description

Heywood, John
A Dialogue conteynyng the number in effecte of all the proverbes in the English tunge compact, in a matter concerning twoo maner of maryages... Newly oversene, and somewhat augmented... London: [Owen Rogers], 1561
Ink, paper and cow

8to (6 x 3 3/4 in.; 151 x 96 mm.). Woodcut border on the title page, Gothic letters. Four first pages rubbed, with little marginal tears, one larger on aⁱⁱⁱ without lack, lack on upper right corner of aⁱⁱ and aⁱⁱⁱ affecting the very first letters of the four first lines of text, not affecting the reading, little hole on avii affecting one word on recto, two on verso, last page stained, nineteenth century half calf.
[Bound with]:
- Antonio Perez. Aphorismos de las Cartas Espanolas y Latinas. Paris: [1598].
- Wanhain suomalaisten tawaliset ja suloiset. Sananlascut. Mahdollijuden jälken monialda cootut... [Publisher:] Turusa : Pråndåttyt Johan Winterildå Cuningal : Kirjanprånt Wuona, 1702. Very rare and unusual edition of Lapland poems.

Provenance

Earls of Macclesfield (bookplate). acquisition. Maggs, 2006

Literature

STC 13294 (BL [impf] only)

Catalogue Note

Extremely rare fourth edition of Heywood's Proverbes.

There's no record of any Heywood's Proverbes editions at auction since World War II and only two copies of the last edition of 1562 before.