Description:
Llwyd, Humphrey (1527-1568) The Breviary of Britayne. [London: Imprinted by Richard Iohnes: and are to be solde at his shop, ioynyng to the southwest doore of Paules Church], 1573. First edition in English, small octavo, title page printed within typographical ornament border, an English translation of Commentarioli Britannicae Descriptionis Fragmentum, with an index, printed in black letter, printed side notes, woodcut initials and ornaments, a large copy, with some deckle edges showing, bound in full parchment, tooled in gilt, ex libris book collector and diamond merchant Albert Ehrman's (1890-1969) Broxbourne Library, with his diamond-shaped "Pro viribus summis contendo ex libris" bookplate with slogan and initials pasted inside the front board and rubber stamp with initials inside the back board, and penciled initials on ffep, contents very good, 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.
In this work, Llwyd coins the term "British Empire."
A8, [para]8, [para]*4, **2, B-N8. [Preliminaries bound in a different order compared to ESTC collation, all are present.]
http://estc.bl.uk/S108126
Estimate $3,500-4,500
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