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Printed Books and Manuscripts, 1962-03-12/13

 Item — Box: Sotheby's, Folder: 135
Identifier: Item 1

Scope and Contents

(English seventeenth century plays; Robert Whittington's very rare De Nominum Declinatione, Wynkyn de Worde, 1525; Gavin Douglas's translation of Vergil, 1553; George Peele's Historie of the two valiant Knights, 1599 and Famous Chronicle of King Edwarde the First, 1599; and the first quarto edition of The Taming of the Shrew, 1631 the property of A.N.L. Munby, Esq., and William P. Norris, Esq. Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, 1532, The Holford copy; Cronica del Cid Ruy Diaz, Medina del Campo, 1552, The Hoe copy; Marcello's Vite de' Prencipi di Vinegia, 1557, splendidly bound for Jean Grolier; Suidas, Lexicon, Milan, 1499, the La Valliere copy; Vergil, Opera, Jenson, 1475, The Ascherson copy; and the MacCarthy - M.M. Sykes copy of Justinianus, De vita beati Laurentii Justiani, Venice, 1475, printed on vellum and illuminated including property of His Grace the Duke of Fife.)

Dates

  • created: 1962-03-12/13

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 621 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Western Michigan University Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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