A world of vvonders: or An introduction to a treatise touching the conformitie of ancient and moderne wonders, or a preparatiue treatise to the Apologie for Herodotus. The argument whereof is taken from the Apologie for Herodotus written in Latine by Henry Stephen, and continued here by the author himselfe. Translated out of the best corrected French copie.

A world of vvonders: or An introduction to a treatise touching the conformitie of ancient and moderne wonders, or a preparatiue treatise to the Apologie for Herodotus. The argument whereof is taken from the Apologie for Herodotus written in Latine by Henry Stephen, and continued here by the author himselfe. Translated out of the best corrected French copie.

Apologia pro Herodoto. English

Edenburgh : Imprinted by Andrew Hart and Richard Lawson [i.e. Richard Field], 1608.

[20], 217, [7], 229-358, [2] p. ; 30 cm (fol.)

A translation of: Estienne, Henri. Apologie pour Hérodote.

Translator's dedication signed: R.C., i.e. Richard Carew?.

The first leaf is blank.

"The second part of the preparatiue treatise to the Apology for Herodotus" has separate dated title page; register and pagination are continuous.

With a final errata leaf.

A reissue, with cancels of both title pages and their conjugates (almost certainly also printed by Field), of the edition with imprint: London, imprinted for Iohn Norton. 1607.

Signatures: [par.]⁶(±[par.]2.5) A⁴ B-T⁶ V⁴(±V2.3) X-2H⁶.

Identified as STC 10554a on UMI microfilm.

RPM 10/04/96

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 10554
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S121360

Great Britain -- Scotland.

STC 10554 copy 1 (folio)

Smedley. Wanting first blank leaf. Provenance: bookplate of W. T. Smedley

No case or accession number present

STC 10553.8 Copy 1

STC 10554 copy 2 (folio)

Wanting first blank leaf. Brown calf binding, gold-tooled; with arms of James I stamped in gilt on both covers; leather label on spine lettered in gilt: 'Apology for Herodotus'; with visible holes for ties. Provenance: inscription on t.p.: 'Henricus Sutton. 1653' [Henry Sutton]; two clippings from booksellers' catalogues pasted inside front cover: the one numbered '5138' describes this copy

cs323

STC 10553.8 Copy 2

STC 10554 copy 3 (folio)

Wanting first blank leaf; leaves M1 and M6 possibly from another copy. Some stains, affecting text. Manuscript notes in margins, cropped; manuscript markings. Provenance: inscriptions: on t.p.: 'J. T.'; and '1646'; on V2r: 'John Thomson est verus possessor. Kenuill Anno Dominj 1640'; on 2H5v: 'John Thomson - Kenuill'; and on 2H6v: 'Elizabeth'; Thomas Phillipps copy with shelfmark on front free endpaper

148787

STC 10553.8 Copy 3

STC 10554 copy 4 (folio)

F4 misbound before F3; 2H6 from another copy. Manuscript markings: some causing stains. Provenance: inscriptions inside front cover: 'Purchased of J. Saffery, Bookseller, Cant. July 21. 1801. From the collection of S̲̲̲̲tracey, Esq. with 8 more. H. J. T.'; and Britwell Court shelfmark, '90.F.5.'; inside back cover: '704 Britwell 31/3/27'; and pencilled Quaritch note dated 6/4/27; Harmsworth copy

HH82/34

STC 19553.8 Copy 4

STC 10554 copy 5 (folio)

Imperfect: wanting first blank leaf and 2H6 (final errata leaf); hole in last lines of S3, affecting text; leaf 2H5 repaired. Manuscript notes on t.p.; preliminary leaves of both parts paginated in manuscript Provenance: inscriptions: long note on t.p. includes: 'John Burgh...1647'; inscriptions: on t.p. verso: 'Will: Carvile of Leeds his Booke' [William Carvill]; on C3v: 'Will: Carvile's Booke 1663'; on D4r: 'Richard Slinger...1665'; and on Q3r: 'Roger Campleshon' [?]; stamped on front free endpaper: 'Edward Dowden Library'; bought by Folger at Hodgson sale, 16 December 1913: 587

cs610

STC 10553.8 Copy 5