BEDE, The Venerable. Historiae ecclesiasticae gentis Anglorum libri quinque, edited by John Smith. Cambridge: typis academicis, 1722. 2° (382 x 228mm). Engraved frontispiece by van der Gucht and double-page folding map, half-title (top fore-corners at the beginning lightly waterstained). Contemporary panelled calf (rebacked). Provenance: Robert Wynn of Garthenrin (18th-century signature at head of title and possibly his monogrammed bookplate). Lowndes 143-44: 'The best edition, with learned notes and dissertations. King Alfred's Saxon version is also inserted in this edition'.