A reissue of the London 1641 ed., with a new t.p., published probably by the author's nephew and successor John Boseley.--cf.Madan. and Signatures: a⁴A-D⁴.
Boetius de consolatione philosophie, Conclusions of the astrolabie, How pite is ded and beried in a gentyll hert, Romaunt of the rose, Troylus and Creseyde, and Works
Description:
"The romaunt of the rose", "Troylus and Creseyde", "Boetius de consolatione philosophie", "How pite is ded and beried in a gentyll hert", and "The testament of loue" each have separate divisional title; foliation and register are continuous. "The conclusions of the astrolabie" has a full-page title on the verso of a text leaf., 2Q3 is cancelled by four leaves bearing "The testament of Creseyde" by Robert Henryson. Variant: 2Q3 uncancelled (quire is in 6)., Edited by William Thynne, who is named on A2v., Foliation errors throughout., Imperfect: Q1-3F4 only; Mm2 and Mm5 missing, but the latter supplied in ms.; first and last leaves torn, text and ms. annotations affected; occasional tearing and chipping, notably in the last two gatherings. Pen trials by Lyttys Spyvlie, William Evans, Rychard Wellys, Ffrauncis Wellys, Roger Asham and unidentified others. Inscribed: To my beloved Jone William[s] Mason. Extensive contemporary annotations., Imprint from colophon., Includes a number of spurious works., Mostly in verse., Signatures: A⁴ B-2P⁶ 2Q⁶(-2Q3+'2Q3'.1,'2Q4'.1) 2R-3V⁶., and Title and imprint from STC.
Publisher:
By Thomas Godfray,
Subject (Name):
Asham, Roger--Autograph., Evans, William--Autograph., Henryson, Robert, 1430?-1506? Testament of Cresseid., Mason, Jone Williams--Presentation inscription., Spyvlie, Lyttys--Autograph., Thynne, William, d. 1546, ed., Wellys, Frauncis--Autograph., and Wellys, Rychard--Autograph.
Bookplate and bookstamp on binding of Frederick Perkins. Bookplate of Lucius Wilmerding. Bookplate of Sir John Arthur Brooke. Bookplate of Charles J. Rosenbloom. Bookplate of William Amherst Tyssen-Amherst Amherst. Autograph of James Birchenough, 1745. Autograph of William Newall Allen, 1810., Colophon: Emprynted at London in the Flete-strete at the sygne of ÿ Sonne by Wynkyn de Worde. In the yere of oure Lorde.MCCCCC.viii. ÿ.xvi.day of ÿ moneth of Juyn., and Signatures: aa-yy8.4zz8[?]6.
Publisher:
Wynkyn de Worde,
Subject (Name):
Perkins, Frederick,--1780-1860--Bookplate, Perkins, Frederick,--1780-1860--Stamp, Rosenbloom, Charles J.--Bookplate, and Wilmerding, Lucius,--1880-1949--Bookplate