DANIEL, Samuel (1562-1619). The Civile Wares betweene the Howses of Lancaster and Yorke. London: Simon Waterson, 1609.
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Nov 12, 2020
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$400
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Lot Description
DANIEL, Samuel (1562-1619). The Civile Wares betweene the Howses of Lancaster and Yorke. London: Simon Waterson, 1609.
Small 4to (180 x 134 mm). Engraved title-page, woodcut head-pieces. (Lacking A4, blank, title soiled and with marginal repairs). 19th-century calf gilt, red lettering-piece gilt, edges stained red (some light wear to extremities). Provenance: Corbyn Barrow (signature, 1854).
Second edition, with cancel E4 reading "shire that" (ESTC's Variant 1). Revising the text of the first edition, published in 1595, Daniel includes for the first time the seventh and eighth books, bringing the narrative to the marriage of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. Coleridge, who praised Daniel's purity of style, compared him to Wordsworth. STC S109257; STC 6245.
Property from the Collection of Edward A. Quattrocchi
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