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VERSTEGAN (formerly ROWLANDS), Richard (c.1550-1640). A restitution of decayed intelligence: in antiquities concerning the English nation. Antwerp: Robert Bruney, sold in London by John Norton and John Bill, 1605. 4° (175 x 125mm). Title printed in red and black, engraved title vignette and 11 engravings in the text, woodcut initials and decorative tailpieces. (Lightly browned.) Contemporary blind-panelled reversed calf (rubbed, spine worn, front cover detached). Provenance: T.C. (initials on title) -- J.R. Paton, 1891 -- C.W. Bingham (monogram wax stamp).
FIRST EDITION of a 'seminal work of Anglo-Saxon scholarship' (ODNB), also considered the best edition for the quality and number of its engravings. Lowndes 1864; STC 21361.
FIRST EDITION of a 'seminal work of Anglo-Saxon scholarship' (ODNB), also considered the best edition for the quality and number of its engravings. Lowndes 1864; STC 21361.