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WILSON, Thomas (1525?-1581). The Rule of Reason, conteinyng the Arte of Logike. London: John Kingston, 1567. Title within woodcut border, woodcut initials. STC 25803. [Bound with:] Thomas WILSON. The Arte of Rhetorike, for the vse of all suche as are studious of Eloquence. London: John Kingston, 1567. Title within same woodcut border, woodcut initials. (Some marginal repairs slightly affecting text in table, slight marginal worming.) STC 25813. 4° (184 x 133mm). Contemporary calf (rebacked, and lightly restored). Wilson's particularity about English usage is thought to have influenced Shakespeare's development of characters such as Dogberry and Timon. (See Drake, Shakespreare and his Times I pp. 440-2, 472-4; and Medine, Thomas Wilson, 1986, for a fuller account of author and his influence.)
VERGIL, Polidore. An Abridgement of the notable worke of Polidore Virgile conteignyng the divers and fyrst fynders out as well of Artes, Ministeries, Feactes and civil ordinaunces, as of Rites and Ceremonies ... Compendiously gathered by Thomas Langley. London: Richard Grafton, 1546. Woodcut initials, woodcut device of the Prince of Wales's feathers A8v, woodcut printer's device X8r. (Lacking v8 index leaf, a few shoulder notes shaved, some worming in lower margin.) Sheep-backed, marbled paper boards (rubbed). Provenance: Edward Price (inscription at end, initials dated 1605, and other scribbles); George Goyder (bookplate). STC 24655. (2)
VERGIL, Polidore. An Abridgement of the notable worke of Polidore Virgile conteignyng the divers and fyrst fynders out as well of Artes, Ministeries, Feactes and civil ordinaunces, as of Rites and Ceremonies ... Compendiously gathered by Thomas Langley. London: Richard Grafton, 1546. Woodcut initials, woodcut device of the Prince of Wales's feathers A8v, woodcut printer's device X8r. (Lacking v8 index leaf, a few shoulder notes shaved, some worming in lower margin.) Sheep-backed, marbled paper boards (rubbed). Provenance: Edward Price (inscription at end, initials dated 1605, and other scribbles); George Goyder (bookplate). STC 24655. (2)