Davies (John). The Muses-Teares for the Losse of their Hope; Heroick and ne’re-too-much praised, Henry, Prince of Wales, 1st edition, London: for John Wright 1613, 40 pp., title-page spotted, light spotting elsewhere, retaining final blank E4, all edges gilt, 19th-century straight-grain black morocco gilt, 4to (18.7 x 13.4 cm) (Qty: 1) Provenance: 1) The earls of Crawford (Bibliotheca Lindesiana bookplate with pencilled press-mark 'R/8'). 2) W. A. Foyle (morocco bookplate; sale, Christie's London, 12 July 2000, lot 478 [part]). 3) Robert S. Pirie (bookplate; sale, Sotheby's New York, 2-4 December 2015, lot 234). 4) From the estate of John Lawson (1932-2019). ESTC S109356; STC 6339. ESTC traces nine copies world-wide. Davies (1564/5-1618) was a renowned writing-master and Prince Henry (1594-1612) one of his pupils.
Davies (John). The Muses-Teares for the Losse of their Hope; Heroick and ne’re-too-much praised, Henry, Prince of Wales, 1st edition, London: for John Wright 1613, 40 pp., title-page spotted, light spotting elsewhere, retaining final blank E4, all edges gilt, 19th-century straight-grain black morocco gilt, 4to (18.7 x 13.4 cm) (Qty: 1) Provenance: 1) The earls of Crawford (Bibliotheca Lindesiana bookplate with pencilled press-mark 'R/8'). 2) W. A. Foyle (morocco bookplate; sale, Christie's London, 12 July 2000, lot 478 [part]). 3) Robert S. Pirie (bookplate; sale, Sotheby's New York, 2-4 December 2015, lot 234). 4) From the estate of John Lawson (1932-2019). ESTC S109356; STC 6339. ESTC traces nine copies world-wide. Davies (1564/5-1618) was a renowned writing-master and Prince Henry (1594-1612) one of his pupils.
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