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    STC 14764. Wanting leaf A2. Binding signed by the Club Bindery (Leon Maillard, finisher), 1902.

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    Euery man in his humor

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    STC 14766. Printer's name from STC. Binding signed by Macdonald. Inlaid.

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  • The nevv inne. Or, The light heart

    The nevv inne. Or, The light heart

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    STC 14780. Binding signed by W. Pratt. Imperfect: wanting final blank leaf.

    62066

  • Bartholomeu[s] de proprietatib[us] re[rum]

    Bartholomeu[s] de proprietatib[us] re[rum]

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    An English translation of Bartholomaeus Anglicus' De proprietatibus rerum by John Trevisa. Title page is xylographic (white on black). Caption title on leaf A2r reads: Prologue of the translatour. True it is· that after the noble [and] experte doctryne . The last leaf contains William Caxton's device, and on the verso a copy of the title-page cut. Chancery folio, with paper measuring 30.9 x 21.2 cm. Text in two columns. Woodcut initials. Signatures: A⁶ B⁸ b⁶ c-z⁸ [et]⁶ [con]⁸ A-V⁸ X-Z⁶ 2a-2c⁸ 2d-2g⁶ 2h-2m⁸ 2n⁴ 2o⁶. Huntington Library copy has gathering A inlaid. Imperfect: leaf A1 (blank) lacking; leaves 2o4-2o6 repaired at inner margin. Binding: richly inlaid and onlaid brown morocco by the Club Bindery, Leon Maillard, finisher. In case.

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  • Ben: Ionson his Volpone or The foxe

    Ben: Ionson his Volpone or The foxe

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    STC 14783. Printer's name from STC. Imperfect: Wanting first blank. A variant has an additional leaf of verses signed N.F.

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  • The characters of two royall masques

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    STC 14761. The printer, second bookseller and publication date are given by STC.

    62071