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A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence: In Antiquities, Concerning the Most Noble, and Renowned English Nation
by By the Study, and Travell of R. V. (Richard Verstegan, also known as Richard Rowlands
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed by John Norton, for Joyce Norton , and Richard Whitaker , 1634. (20), 338, (12) pages.Title-page printed in red and black, with engraving of the Tower of Babel; 10 engravings in text; woodcut ornaments throughout. First published in Antwerp in 1605, the first edition in English 1628, then this the 2nd English edition in 1634. Bound in contemporary calf embossed in blind, marbled end papers, red morocco label in gilt back, Very Good, some scattered early scholarly marginal notations in ink, the book plate of Winifred M. Oliver-Jones front paste down, the boards rubbed, seller's pencil notations and 2 small scholarly clippings concerning the author and the book's contents at front end pages. According to the clipping pasted in at front end page -"A learned work, dealing with the Anglo-Saxons and their German origin; the Danes and Normans; ancient English tongue, with vocabulary; Saxon proper names; surnames; a curious account of were-wolves...". And includes the first English version of the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, p.85, "related as fact". . Second English Edition. Embossed Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010083
- Title
- A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence: In Antiquities, Concerning the Most Noble, and Renowned English Nation
- Author
- By the Study, and Travell of R. V. (Richard Verstegan, also known as Richard Rowlands
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Second English Edition
- Publisher
- Printed by John Norton, for Joyce Norton , and Richard Whitaker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1634
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; Dictionaries;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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