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Printers' devices (Publishing)-Great Britain-16th century.
Printers' devices (Printing)-Great Britain-16th century.
12 unnumbered pages, 193 pages, 1 unnumbered leaves : coat of arms (woodcut) ; 19 cm. (quarto in 8s)
Niall Kenny description: Previous editions in 1577 and 1578. At least one variant title page, with publisher as John Wighte (C and Newcastle, and possibly G), and another variant with title page as above but the text leaves seeming to be remainders from the 1st edition of 1577; Michigan on-line catalogue dates their copy as 1585 but suspect an error, however the publisher is given as John Wright, so possibly yet another issue? Alhough ESTC lists Yale as having a copy none on their own online catalogue; both HL copies imperfect. No blank leaf (**)4 in NLS copy but otherwise identical to this copy.
collected by M. Conradus Heresbachius, councellor to the high and mightie prince, the Duke of Cleue: ; containing the whole art and trade of husbandrie, gardening, grafting, and planting, with the antiquitie and commendation thereof. ; Newly Englished and increased by Barnabe Googe, esquire.
Translation of: Rei rusticae libri quatuor.
Colophon reads: Imprinted at London for Iohn Wight, dwelling in Paules Church-yarde, at the great North doore of Paules. Anno Domini. 1586.
"Olde English rules for purchasing lands": leaf [1] at end.
With woodcut coat of arms with initials B.G. (Barnabe Googe?)--on title page verso.
Colophon (with printer's device of John Wight, Cf. McKerrow, Printers' and publishers' devices, 205): Imprinted at London for Iohn Wight, dwelling in Paules Church-yard, at the great North doore of Paules. Anno Domini. 1586.
A1 recto has a 9-line arabesque M initial. A variant has A1 recto with a 6-line M initial with bird and quires A-F a remainder from the 1577 edition (STC 13197).
In original vellum covers; ties lacking.
Fussell, G.E. Old English farming books, p. 12
Niall Kenny (sold to TMV); Mary Warneford (signed in ink on title page). TMV
At London, : Printed [by Eliot's Court Press] for Iohn Wight., 1586