Accession number
PML 6217
Creator
Bale, John, 1495-1563.
Published
London : Abraham Vele, 1551.
Credit line
Purchased with the Irwin collection, 1900.
Notes
Collation: Pt. I: Leaf 1[superscript]a, title, 1[superscript]b blank, 2[superscript]a-7[superscript]a preface, 7[superscript]b-78[superscript]a text, 78[superscript]b-79[superscript]a authorities, 79[superscript]b a paragraph of text and colophon, 80[superscript]a-[superscript]b blank wanting. Pt. II: Leaf 1[superscript]a title, 1[superscript]b blank, 2[superscript]a-6[superscript]b preface, 7[superscript]a-8[superscript]a To the reader, 8[superscript]b woodcut, 9[superscript]a-120[superscript]a text, 120[superscript]b blank, 121[superscript]a-124[superscript]a authorities, 124[superscript]b errata.
Colophon at end of Pt. I: imprinted at London by Abraham Vele, dwellyng in Paules churche-yarde at the sygne of the Lamb. 1551.
Foliation: Pt. I: leaf 1-79 in arabic numerals; leaf 73 misnumbered 37; leaves 3, 5, 7 and the last leaf 79 unnumbered. Pt. II: leaf i-cxx; sign. Q unnumbered.
Woodcut on verso of folio viii in Pt. II purports to represent Bale presenting his book to Edward VI.
Signatures: Pt. I: A-K⁸, the last (K8) a blank wanting; pt. II: A-P⁸, Q⁴ - perfect.
Colophon at end of Pt. I: imprinted at London by Abraham Vele, dwellyng in Paules churche-yarde at the sygne of the Lamb. 1551.
Foliation: Pt. I: leaf 1-79 in arabic numerals; leaf 73 misnumbered 37; leaves 3, 5, 7 and the last leaf 79 unnumbered. Pt. II: leaf i-cxx; sign. Q unnumbered.
Woodcut on verso of folio viii in Pt. II purports to represent Bale presenting his book to Edward VI.
Signatures: Pt. I: A-K⁸, the last (K8) a blank wanting; pt. II: A-P⁸, Q⁴ - perfect.
Description
2 parts in 1 volume : illustrations
Provenance
From the Irwin and A.W. Griswold sale Dec. 1880 and collection. On fly-leaves: the notes and signature of G. Furman.
Binding
Dark blue morocco.
Classification
Catalog link
Department