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[STANDISH, Arthur]. The Commons Complaint. Wherein is contained two speciall grivances. The first, the generall destruction and waste of Woods in this Kingdome... The second grievance is, the extreame dearth of Victualls. Foure remedies for the same... Newly corrected and augmented. London: William Stansby, 1612.
Small 4° (186 x 139mm). Collation: A-H4 (with final blank H4, lacking blank? A1). Folding woodcut and letterpress table.(Tear in table neatly repaired without loss, some light old dampstaining.) 19th-century half calf. Provenance: Luton, pencilled inscription. First published in 1611. This tract on scarcity is discussed by G.E.Fussell, Old English Farming Books p.33. STC 23203 (lists 8 copies); Kress 316 (listing the first edition with erroneous collation).
Small 4° (186 x 139mm). Collation: A-H4 (with final blank H4, lacking blank? A1). Folding woodcut and letterpress table.(Tear in table neatly repaired without loss, some light old dampstaining.) 19th-century half calf. Provenance: Luton, pencilled inscription. First published in 1611. This tract on scarcity is discussed by G.E.Fussell, Old English Farming Books p.33. STC 23203 (lists 8 copies); Kress 316 (listing the first edition with erroneous collation).