Lot 700
  • 700

(Roberts, Henry)

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
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Description

  • (Roberts, Henry)
  • The most Royall and Honourable Entertainement, of the Famous and Renowmed King, Christiern the fourth, King of Denmarke, &c. who with a Fleete of Gallant Ships, arrived on Thursday the 16. day of July 1606. in Tylbery-Hope, neere Grauesend. With a Relation of his Meeting, by our Royall King, the Prince and Nobles of our Realme … With the Royall Passage on Thursday the 31. of July, thorough the Citty of London, and Honorable Shewes there presented them, and Maner of their Passing. By H.R. At London: Printed [by George Eld] for H. R[oberts]. and are to be sold by William Barley, dwelling in Gracious streete, neere Leaden Hall gate, 1606
  • printed book
4to (6 5/8 x 4 5/8 in.; 169 x 119 mm). Woodcut initials, type-ornament headpieces; cut close with first word of title and headline of the epistle just shaved, lacking A1 blank save for signature-mark) and blank D4. Nineteenth-century pebbled brown morocco gilt, covers with central arms of the Society of Writers to the Signet, gilt edges; extremities rubbed.

Provenance

The Society of Writiers to the Signet (supralibros and shelf-label 103:e:35) — Bent Juel-Jensen (booklabel). acquisition: Juel-Jensen, 2007

Literature

STC 21085; ESTC S115982

Condition

4to (6 5/8 x 4 5/8 in.; 169 x 119 mm). Woodcut initials, type-ornament headpieces; cut close with first word of title and headline of the epistle just shaved, lacking A1 blank save for signature-mark) and blank D4. Nineteenth-century pebbled brown morocco gilt, covers with central arms of the Society of Writers to the Signet, gilt edges; extremities rubbed.
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Catalogue Note

First edition. One of a number of commercial publications, masquerading as semi-official documents, describing the festivities during the visit of Christian IV, brother-in-law of James I, to London. The word Renowmed in the title is not a misspelling, but a learned allusion original to the French antecedent, renommé. Scarce.