Constantius (Felicius) The Conspiracie of Catiline, written by Constantius, Felicius, Durantinus, and translated bi Thomas Paynell: with The Historye of Jugurth, writen by the Famous Romaine Salust, and translated into Englyshe by Alexander Barcklaye, 2 parts in 1 vol., second edition, black letter, first part with title within woodcut architectural border and with final blank, woodcut initials, neat paper repair to verso of title and margin of C3, small repaired hole in a4 and b3 and rust-marks on n2 and n3 of second part, affecting a few letters of text, very occasional light scattered spotting but a largely clean copy overall with good margins, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, bookplate to pastedown, late nineteenth-century crushed brown morocco, gilt, by W.Pratt, spine gilt in compartments, covers with oval gilt centrepieces, a little rubbed, g.e., [Pforzheimer 363; STC 10752], small 4to, J. Waley, [1557] ⁂ The first combined edition, we can trace only two complete copies at auction in the last 70 years including this one. Provenance: Henry H. Gibbs (ink inscription dated 1860 to endpaper and Aldenham House bookplate to pastedown).
Constantius (Felicius) The Conspiracie of Catiline, written by Constantius, Felicius, Durantinus, and translated bi Thomas Paynell: with The Historye of Jugurth, writen by the Famous Romaine Salust, and translated into Englyshe by Alexander Barcklaye, 2 parts in 1 vol., second edition, black letter, first part with title within woodcut architectural border and with final blank, woodcut initials, neat paper repair to verso of title and margin of C3, small repaired hole in a4 and b3 and rust-marks on n2 and n3 of second part, affecting a few letters of text, very occasional light scattered spotting but a largely clean copy overall with good margins, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, bookplate to pastedown, late nineteenth-century crushed brown morocco, gilt, by W.Pratt, spine gilt in compartments, covers with oval gilt centrepieces, a little rubbed, g.e., [Pforzheimer 363; STC 10752], small 4to, J. Waley, [1557] ⁂ The first combined edition, we can trace only two complete copies at auction in the last 70 years including this one. Provenance: Henry H. Gibbs (ink inscription dated 1860 to endpaper and Aldenham House bookplate to pastedown).
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