Du Bartas his deuine weekes and workes translated: and dedicated to the Kings most excellent Maiestie by Iosuah Syluester.

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Du Bartas his deuine weekes and workes translated: and dedicated to the Kings most excellent Maiestie by Iosuah Syluester.

Works. English
Quatrains. English.
Paradoxe que les adversitez sont plus necessaires que les prosperités. English.

Now thirdly corrected & augm.

Printed at London : By Humfrey Lounes [and are to be sould by Arthur Iohnson at the signe of the white horse, neere the great north doore of Paules Church], [1611]]

[34], 819, [47], 87, [9] p. : ill., port. (woodcuts) ; (4to)

In verse.

The title page is engraved and signed: W Hole sculp:.

Bookseller's name and address from colophon, which has "1611." at head.

"The historie of Iudith", translated by Thomas Hudson, has separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous.

Includes translations of "Quatrains" by Guy du Faur seigneur de Pibrac and "Paradoxe que les adversitez sont plus necessaires que les prosperités" by Odet de La Noue seigneur de Téligny.

Signatures: pi1 A-3Q⁸ 3R⁴.

Includes index.

With a final colophon leaf.

Signatures from DFo.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 21651
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S110823

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STC 21651 copy 1

HH184/4. Calf binding with blind tooling. Hole in T5, slightly affecting text. Stained. Manuscript notes. Pencilled manuscript bibliographical note of Bernard Quaritch. Provenance: inscribed on front paste-down: Edward Pole ... 1840; Harmsworth copy. Curatorial file available.

STC 21651 copy 2

cs77. Polished sprinkled calf binding, signed by F. Bedford. A1 misbound after A7. Provenance: Ashburnham family library (inscription of John Ashburnham tipped-in) - M.C. Lefferts copy

STC 21651 copy 3

cs800. Calf binding with gilt fillets and tools of acorns and fleur-de-lys. Engraved t.p. bound after A1. Wormed

STC 21651 copy 4

HH184/5. 20th-century quarter binding in marbled paper over boards and sprinkled calf. Engraved t.p. repaired and backed. Wormed; stained. Provenance: signature on t.p.?; inscribed at end: Ro: Rous; Harmsworth copy

STC 21651 copy 5

Curatorial file available.

HH184/6. English embroidered binding of c.1611 with a floral scroll pattern, remains of ties. Lacking t.p., A1-6, B6, 3R1-4. Provenance: Harmsworth copy.

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1992. Fine and Historic Bookbindings (catalog entry 8:5)

Housed June 2017.

STC 21651 copy 6

Buckram binding. A fragment, containing only 3K6-3R4. Provenance: Harmsworth copy