J W Ebsworth Introduction (2 results)

Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. Limited Edition. Limited to 350 copies, Initialed by printer. Bound in original publishers cloth, with paper title label. Cloth rubbed, some wear loss, faded, private library number on spine. Generally a good solid binding. Internally, private library stamp and name on free endpaper. Pages in good clean condition. A good solid copy. Size: 8vo.…

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Quite heavy fading to spine an uneven fading to boards. Rubbing and some loss to paper label on spine. Some foxing.; This copy is number "Nineteen" of an edition of "300 Copies only Small Paper and 50 Large." This is a small paper copy. Initialled by the printer on the limitation page "RR". xxx, [2 (blank)], [14], 347, [1 (blank)] pages + [4] pages advertisements. Burgundy cloth boards with printed paper title label on spine. Page dimensions: 191 x 123mm. A facsimile of the 1615 edition. The full title of the 1615 title page is "A Strappado for the Diuell. Epigrams and Satyres alluding to the time, with diuers measures of no lesse Delight. By [Misosukos (Greek letters)], to his friend [Philokrates (Greek letters)]. Nemo me impune Lacessit." The imprint of the 1615 title page is: "At London printed by I.B. for Richard Redmer and are to be sold at the West dore of Pauls at the Starre. 1615". Very Good- No dust jacket as issued. …