Osorio da Fonseca (Jeronimo) The Five Bookes... Contayning a Discourse of Civill, and Christian Nobilitie, translated by William Blandie, mostly black letter, title within elaborate decorative woodcut border, woodcut initials, with initial blank, title, A3 and A4 with corners neatly restored, not affecting text, R4 with neatly repaired tear running through text with loss to a few letters, S3 with marginal paper flaw, light foxing and marginal staining towards end, first and final ff. a little frayed at margins but a good, clean copy overall, ink ownership inscriptions to title and A1, 18th century calf, gilt, rebacked, retaining original backstrip, [STC 18886], small 4to, in Fleetestreate by Thomas Marsh 1576. ⁂ A good copy of this rare work, we can trace no copy at auction in the last 50 years. Osorio here contends that men inherit their virtues and that consequently the ennobling characteristics of justice, courage and liberality cannot possibly appear in a man of humble origin. Provenance: Wyllyam Greye (contemporary ink inscription to title); Charles Smith Temple Cloisters, London (ink inscription to A1).
Osorio da Fonseca (Jeronimo) The Five Bookes... Contayning a Discourse of Civill, and Christian Nobilitie, translated by William Blandie, mostly black letter, title within elaborate decorative woodcut border, woodcut initials, with initial blank, title, A3 and A4 with corners neatly restored, not affecting text, R4 with neatly repaired tear running through text with loss to a few letters, S3 with marginal paper flaw, light foxing and marginal staining towards end, first and final ff. a little frayed at margins but a good, clean copy overall, ink ownership inscriptions to title and A1, 18th century calf, gilt, rebacked, retaining original backstrip, [STC 18886], small 4to, in Fleetestreate by Thomas Marsh 1576. ⁂ A good copy of this rare work, we can trace no copy at auction in the last 50 years. Osorio here contends that men inherit their virtues and that consequently the ennobling characteristics of justice, courage and liberality cannot possibly appear in a man of humble origin. Provenance: Wyllyam Greye (contemporary ink inscription to title); Charles Smith Temple Cloisters, London (ink inscription to A1).
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