Author: DU BARTAS, GUILLAUME DE SALLUSTE, SEIGNEUR (1544-1590)
Title: Du Bartas his diuine weekes, and workes : with a compleate collectio[n] of all the other most delight-full workes translated and written by yt famous philomusus, Iosuah Syluester Gent
Description: London : Printed by Humphray Lownes 1621. First Edition. Edges browned with some creasing. The folding plate has suffered considerable loss. Copy of Thomas Renshaw with his signiature in multiple. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with the title blocked direct in gilt. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in blind. A good copy - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 1215 pages; Physical desc.: [32]. 1215. [1] p. ill. port. (woodcuts). Notes: In verse. The title page is engraved and signed: R: Elstracke sculpsit. Includes translations by Sylvester of works by Henry Smith; Guy du Faur. seigneur de Pibrac; Odet de La Noue. seigneur de Teligny; Girolamo Fracastoro; George Goodwin; and Pierre Matthieu. Also contains most of Sylvester's original works. Publication date from colophon. The first leaf is blank.'The history of Iudith. Englished by Tho. Hudson' has separate title page dated 1620. There are also numerous divisional titles; pagination and register are continuous throughout. Referenced by: STC (2nd ed.) 21653. Language: English ; French. Text within borders. Historiated initials. head and tail-pieces.Weight in Kg appr.:

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