PLINY. The Historie of the World, London: Adam Islip, 1601, 2 volumes in one, 2°, FIRST COMPLETE EDITION IN ENGLISH, historiated woodcut initials (perforation stamp on title, ink stamp of the Liverpool Mechanics Institute on title and a few lower margins, preface to reader misbound, repairs to bottom right hand corner of first gathering with some loss of text, lacking C4-5 from volume I and E4, Q1, Q3, H2-3 and K3 from volume II, large piece torn away from Q4, tear to H5), old marbled boards rebacked and recornered in library cloth [Norman 1719; STC 20029] Provenance: JCL; The Historie of the World, London: Adam Islip, 1634, 2 volumes in one, 2°, third edition, historiated wood-cut initials (perforation stamp on title, lacking title to second volume, several paper repairs, occasional worming to lower margin affecting text on index leaves), later calf (worn, upper cover detatched) [STC 20030] Provenance: Hugh Hathorn of Castlenrig (bookplate); the lot sold not subject to return. (2)
PLINY. The Historie of the World, London: Adam Islip, 1601, 2 volumes in one, 2°, FIRST COMPLETE EDITION IN ENGLISH, historiated woodcut initials (perforation stamp on title, ink stamp of the Liverpool Mechanics Institute on title and a few lower margins, preface to reader misbound, repairs to bottom right hand corner of first gathering with some loss of text, lacking C4-5 from volume I and E4, Q1, Q3, H2-3 and K3 from volume II, large piece torn away from Q4, tear to H5), old marbled boards rebacked and recornered in library cloth [Norman 1719; STC 20029] Provenance: JCL; The Historie of the World, London: Adam Islip, 1634, 2 volumes in one, 2°, third edition, historiated wood-cut initials (perforation stamp on title, lacking title to second volume, several paper repairs, occasional worming to lower margin affecting text on index leaves), later calf (worn, upper cover detatched) [STC 20030] Provenance: Hugh Hathorn of Castlenrig (bookplate); the lot sold not subject to return. (2)
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