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HOLINSHED, Raphael (d. 1580?). The First [-Laste] volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande. London: (Volume I, Parts I, II, III): for Lucas Harrison; (Volume II): John Hunne, 1577.
2 volumes, 2o (288 x 199 mm). Black letter, double-column, 4 title-pages within woodcut border (McKerrow & Ferguson 147a), printer's device (McKerrow 118), author's woodcut arms on versos of titles, numerous woodcuts in the text, many repeated, full sheet woodcut view of Edinburgh in volume 2 (bound in after Yyyy6), woodcut capital initials. (First title and approximately 100 leaves with margins/corners renewed, affecting the text block on approximately 30 leaves, plate of Siege of Edinburgh and second leaf in volume II supplied in facsimile, without b6 blank in volume one, some leaves closely trimmed, some browning and scattered foxing throughout). Modern brown morocco gilt, edges gilt, by de Coverly (spines faded).
Provenance: contemporary marginalia on a few leaves; Marsden J. Perry (noted Shakespeare collector, bookplate); Lionel H. Pries (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION, with variant imprint in the second volume and with E6-8 cancelled and F7 a cancel in Volume 1, part 3, as in most copies. STC 13568 and 13568b; Grolier Langland to Wither 146; Pforzheimer 494. This lot sold not subject to return. (2)
2 volumes, 2
Provenance: contemporary marginalia on a few leaves; Marsden J. Perry (noted Shakespeare collector, bookplate); Lionel H. Pries (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION, with variant imprint in the second volume and with E6-8 cancelled and F7 a cancel in Volume 1, part 3, as in most copies. STC 13568 and 13568b; Grolier Langland to Wither 146; Pforzheimer 494. This lot sold not subject to return. (2)