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Of the knowledeg [sic] whiche maketh a wise man.

Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546, author.; Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
1533
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Title
Of the knowledeg [sic] whiche maketh a wise man.
Created/published
Londini : In aedibus Thomae Bertheleti, M.D.XXXIII. [1533]
Description
[8], 107 [i.e. 108] leaves ; (8vo)
Associated name
Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546, author.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Note
By Sir Thomas Elyot, whose name appears on A2.

Five dialogues.

At foot of title page: Cum privilegio.

Leaf 1 misfoliated 2.

Last two leaves misfoliated 108, 107.

Signatures: A⁸(-A8) B-O⁸ P⁴.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Rpm 09/24/96
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1992. Fine and Historic Bookbindings (catalog entry 14:9)
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 7668
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S100565
Genre/form
Printing privileges.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
STC 7668
Folger-specific note
HH188. Black goatskin binding, divided into geometrical compartments by 4 blind 2-line fillets; corner compartments have 4 blind tooled branches with leaves; central diamond shaped compartment encloses a blind tooled laurel wreath; signed by Riviere & Son. Provenance: Sotheby sale, 6-8 November 1933:845; collated by E. M. D. [Dring] at Quaritch; Harmsworth copy

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