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Herbert of Cherbury, Edward Herbert, Baron (1583-1648) The Life and Raigne of King Henry the Eighth. London: by E.G. for Thomas Whitaker, 1649. First edition folio, engraved portrait by Cecill opposite title, title printed in red and black; title and contents somewhat toned (the occasional leaf badly toned),contemporary boards, rebacked, 11 x 7 in. [together with] Swift's The History of the Four Last Years of the Queen, London: for A. Millar, octavo, boards detached; [and] Samuel Daniel's The Collection of the History of England, London: by E.G. for John Williams, 1650, small folio, rebacked. (3)
Estimate $300-500
[pi]1 (portrait frontis of Henry VIII),A4, [singlet]1, B-R4, S-X6, Y8, Z10, Aa-Nn4, Oo-Xx6, Zz4, Aaa-Zzz4, Aaaa-Cccc4, Dddd6 (final blank present).
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Keywords
John Williams, Samuel Daniel, Thomas Whitaker, Henry, United Kingdom, LondonJohn Dorfman
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