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[MAGNA CARTA]. Magna Carta. London: Thomas Berthelet, 1540, [1541]. 2 parts in 1, 8o. (Second part lacks signature D, repairs and worming to last two signatures.) Contemporary calf, ruled (worn). Provenance: Contemporary owners' signature to title, some contemporary notes in margins. STC 9274. RARE. -- MILTON, John. The History of Britain, That part especially now call'd England. London: James Allestry, 1670. 4o. An engraved frontispiece portrait. (Some tears to corners, not affecting text, and light staining towards the end.) Contemporary calf ruled in blind (rebacked, minor surface wear). FIRST EDITION. Pforzheimer 710; Grolier, Wither to Prior, II, 196; Wing M2119. (2)

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[MAGNA CARTA]. Magna Carta. London: Thomas Berthelet, 1540, [1541]. 2 parts in 1, 8o. (Second part lacks signature D, repairs and worming to last two signatures.) Contemporary calf, ruled (worn). Provenance: Contemporary owners' signature to title, some contemporary notes in margins. STC 9274. RARE. -- MILTON, John. The History of Britain, That part especially now call'd England. London: James Allestry, 1670. 4o. An engraved frontispiece portrait. (Some tears to corners, not affecting text, and light staining towards the end.) Contemporary calf ruled in blind (rebacked, minor surface wear). FIRST EDITION. Pforzheimer 710; Grolier, Wither to Prior, II, 196; Wing M2119. (2)
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