Admirable and memorable histories containing the wonders of our time. Collected into French out of the best authors. By I. [sic] Goulart. And out of French into English. By Ed. Grimeston. The contents of this booke followe the authors aduertisement to the reader.
Goulart, Simon, 1543-1628, author.; Grimeston, Edward.; Dobell, Percy John, 1871-1956, former owner.; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.; Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.; Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.; Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library, former owner.
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Title
Admirable and memorable histories containing the wonders of our time. Collected into French out of the best authors. By I. [sic] Goulart. And out of French into English. By Ed. Grimeston. The contents of this booke followe the authors aduertisement to the reader.
Uniform title
Histoires admirables et memorables de nostre temps. English
Created/published
Imprinted at London : By George Eld, 1607.
Description
[12], 646, [2] p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Goulart, Simon, 1543-1628, author.
Grimeston, Edward.
Dobell, Percy John, 1871-1956, former owner.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library, former owner.
Grimeston, Edward.
Dobell, Percy John, 1871-1956, former owner.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library, former owner.
Note
A translation, by Edward Grimeston, of: Goulart, Simon. Histoires admirables et memorables de nostre temps.
First leaf and last leaf are blank.
Signatures: A⁴ b² B-2S⁸ 2T⁴.
At foot of leaf 2T3v; The end of the first volume.
First leaf and last leaf are blank.
Signatures: A⁴ b² B-2S⁸ 2T⁴.
At foot of leaf 2T3v; The end of the first volume.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 12135
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 419
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S103356
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 419
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S103356
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 12135 copy 1
Folger-specific note
HH98/24. Brown calf binding, with center ornaments and intials 'W.B' in gilt on covers; with clasps. Manuscript number '27' on front fly-leaf. Provenance: inscriptions: on back paste-down: 'William Brereton. 1613' and on front free endpaper: 'Jo: Crewe de Utkinton 1660'; bookplate of E.M. Cox (motto 'quousque tandem'); Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 12135 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs10. Brown calf binding, lettered in gilt on spine: 'Grimeston's memorable histories. 1607'. Manuscript notes; manuscript table of contents at back; pencilled note on 2T3v: 'Finis. No more published'. Wanting first blank. Provenance: Sotheby sale, 25 March 1898:1268
Call number
STC 12135 copy 3
Folger-specific note
Smedley. Tan calf binding, gold-tooled, and signed by Hayday & Mansell. Wanting first and last blanks; t.p. mended; some leaves cropped at head, affecting running titles and page numbers. Provenance: inscription on front free endpaper: 'Dobell 24/8/11'; W. T. Smedley copy
Call number
STC 12135 copy 4
Folger-specific note
cs185. Imperfect: wanting leaves b2, 2G8 and first and last blanks (A1, 2T4); leaf b1 misbound after 2T3; copy stained
Call number
STC 12135 copy 5
Folger-specific note
Warwick. Manuscript note on front free endpaper: 'No. 161. The origl. story of the Introduction to the Taming of the Shrew, from Goulart's very rare translation.' Imperfect: leaves A2 (t.p.), 2P6, and 2P7 only. Provenance: J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps copy; bookplate of Warwick Castle Shakespeare Library