07-20-201807-21-2018
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3117BBoston
July 20, 2018 12:00 PMCalender
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La Perriere, Guillaume de (1499-1565) The Mirrour of Policie. A Worke No Less Profitable than Necessary, for Princes, Magistrates, and

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$2,214$1,800
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 3117BLocation: BostonDate / Time: July 20, 2018 12:00PM

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La Perriere, Guillaume de (1499-1565) The Mirrour of Policie. A Worke No Less Profitable than Necessary, for Princes, Magistrates, and Governours of Estates and Commonweales. London: Printed by Adam Islip, 1598. First edition, the rarer (three U.S. copies) of the two variants dated 1598, with four preliminary leaves, quarto, illustrated with two large folding woodcuts and text woodcuts throughout, later full red morocco, some faint damp stains to interior pages, 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.

[para]4, A-Z4, Aa-Kk4, Ll3 (lacking final blank Ll4).
http://estc.bl.uk/S5123
Estimate $2,500-3,500


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Keywords

Guillaume de, Adam Islip, United States, London