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PETRARCA, Francesco (1303-74). Phisicke against Fortune, as well prosperous as adverse ... whereby men are instructed, wich lyke in differencie to remedie their affections ... now first Englished by Thomas Twyne. London: [T.Dawson] for Richard Watkyns, 1579. Small 4° in 8's (196 x 135mm). *8 A4 B-T8 V4 aa-zz8 3A6 3B4 (including final blank). Woodcut title-border. 19th-century brown morocco gilt by Bedford, edges gilt. Provenance: Cardiff Castle bookplate. ONLY 16TH CENTURY ENGLISH EDITION of Petrarca's De remediis utriusque fortunae. STC 19809