(Wharton, Henry, ed.:) Anglia Sacra, sive collectio historiarum [...] Londini [London]: Impensis Richardi Chiswel ad Insigne Rosae Coronatae [...], 1691. 2 vols., folio, pp. lviii, [ii] 805, [xi]; [viii], xxxiv, [ii] 706, [ii]. Half-title to each volume with arms of Archbishop of Canterbury to verso in vol. I., title pages in red and black with engraved printer's device, woodcut initials, vol.I with addenda and emendata at rear, vol.II with publisher's catalogue at rear. Some annotations, mostly numbering and underlining, in an old hand. Vol.I: a little toned with pp.371-4 very toned, head margin a bit dusty, sporadic foxing occasionally heavy, two small closed tears at half-title gutter, a few leaves with paper flaws at fore-edge causing some creasing and short closed tears, occasional tiny scorch marks. Vol.II: a little toned with a few pages eg. pp.1-8 very toned, sporadic foxing and occasional light ink spots. Contemporary Cambridge-panelled brown calf, rebacked with raised bands and green title labels and orange-red volume labels, edges sprinkled red. Endcaps a bit worn, spines rubbed, joints split but cords holding firm, corners worn and some repaired, endpapers renewed, still very good overall. To front pastedowns, both volumes: amorial bookplate of Edward William Harcourt with the motto 'Le Bon Temps Viendra'; book label of Dorothy Whitelock. To ffep verso, modern bookplate of the eminent medieval historian Richard Barber. Edward William Vernon Harcourt (1825-1891), politician and naturalist, served as Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire from 1878 to 1885, and for Henley from 1885 to 1886. He was the author of Sketch of Madeira (1851) and Sporting in Algeria (1859). The 1883 catalogue of the library at his home Nuneham Park in Oxfordshire includes this book. The historian Dorothy Whitelock (1901-1982) was from 1957 to 1969 the Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Cambridge. Her best-known works include: English Historical Documents, vol. I: c. 500-1042 (1955, editor); The Beginnings of English Society (1952); After Bede (1960); The Audience of Beowulf (1951) and Genuine Asser (1967), in which she argued against the assertion that Asser's Life of King Alfred was a forgery by Leofric. She fought for Oxford's women's colleges to have the same status as men's, which was finally achieved in 1959. The major work of writer and librarian Henry Wharton (1664-1695). In 1688 he met the archbishop of Canterbury, William Sancroft, who became his patron. He wrote and edited this collection of the lives of English bishops and archbishops up to 1540, which combines Wharton's own contributions and the work of earlier writers, for example Stephen Birchington's Vitae Archiepiscoporum Cantuariensium. According to Enyclopedia Britannica, both Wharton's "industry and his talents were exceptional" (11th edn.). ESTC R 4174; Brunet V 1437; Graesse VI 440; Wing W 1560. Ref: 54538show full image..
Whitehead, Christiania, Renevey, Denis & Mouron, Anne: The Doctrine of the Hert [Heart]: A Critical Edition with Introduction and Commentary. Exeter: University of Exeter Press, 2010. 8vo., pp. xv, 257 + plates. Maps and illustrations. Paperback. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy. Ref: 54338
Wilkinson, Josephine: Katherine Howard: The Tragic Story of Henry VIII's Fifth Queen. London: John Murray, 2016. First edition. 8vo., pp. viii, 309 + colour plates. Hardback: blue cloth, silver-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-wear: a fine copy. Ref: 53857
Williams, N. J.: The Maritime Trade of the East Anglian Ports 1550-1590. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988. First edition. 8vo., pp. xviii, 321. Hardback: dark blue cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. A hint only of shelf-wear: very good. In the Oxford Historical Monographs series. Ref: 53913
Wright, A. P. M. (ed.): The Victoria History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely. Volume VI. Oxford University Press for the Institute of Historical Research, 1978. First edition. 4to. Fully illustrated. Hardback: red cloth, gilt, fine. Dust-jacket, price-clipped, two 1-2 cm closed tears to bottom of back cover, a little creased to edges, a few pen- and dust marks, good. Ref: 53991show full image..
Wright, A. P. M. (ed.): The Victoria History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely. Volume VIII: Armingford and Thriplow Hundreds. Oxford University Press for the Institute of Historical Research, 1982. First edition. 4to. Fully illustrated. Hardback: red cloth, gilt. Dust-jacket, price-clipped. Very good. Ref: 53992
Zouch, Thomas: Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Sir Philip Sidney. York: printed by Thomas Wilson and Son, for J. Mawman, Poultry, and T. Payne, Pall Mall, London; and 1809. Second edition. Pp. viii, 9-400 + engraved portrait frontispiece. A little light foxing towards front and rear but generally very good indeed. Contemporary half tan calf, blind-tooled spine, discreet repair to headcap, replacement label, marbled boards, salmon pink endpapers with small repair at fore-edge. A bit rubbed, some scratches, small piece of marbling lost to upper board, good overall. Bookplate of Robert Mackenzie Marshall to front paste-down, along with tiny yellow paper label 'Folthorp Royal Library Brighton'. To blank endpaper, ms gift inscription, 'Catherine Mary Perceval, June 20 1849 from her affectionate Uncle, W.W. Drummond.' Zouch (1737-1815) was better known as an editor and biographer of Izaak Walton. The first edition of this work on Sidney was published in 1808. Ref: 54381show full image..
