Book Collecting: A Guide for AmateursSlater, J. Herbert (John Herbert)
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Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs
Slater, J. Herbert (John Herbert)
Book collecting
_Henrici VIII. Pia et Catholica Christiani Hominis Institutio_,
morocco extra, by Pratt, fine copy, 1544, 4to, L5 5s.
JOHN BYDDELL, 1533.
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John Byddell first carried on business at the sign of "Our Lady of
Pity," and seems to have borrowed his device from one of the earlier
pages of Corio's _History of Milan_, 1505. Subsequently he removed to
the "Sun," in Fleet Street, formerly occupied by Wynkyn de Worde. This
printer died somewhere about 1544, having published 29 volumes,
according to Ames, most of which are of a serious character.
_Prymer in Englishe, with Calendar and Almanake_ (1535-54),
black letter, title in fac-simile, russia extra, 16th June,
1535, 4to, L97.
_Bible in English_ (by R. Tavener), black letter, several
leaves mended, morocco extra, by Bedford, folio, 1539, L57.
RICHARD GRAFTON, 1537.
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Richard Grafton, the king's printer, was at one time a citizen and
grocer of London, and seems to have been brought up as a merchant. He
commenced business as a printer with Edward Whitchurche in or about the
year 1537, and from that date to 1541 they continually printed in
partnership. The dissolution was probably due to the persecution to
which they were subjected on account of the Act of the Six Articles.
Whitchurche, whose device is given below, is said to have married the
widow of Archbishop Cranmer, and is known to have been living in 1560.
Grafton, who was continually in difficulties, and on one occasion
narrowly escaped with his life, is supposed to have died about the year
1572.
_Boke of Common Praier_, black letter, blue morocco extra, by
Riviere, August, 1552, folio, L60.
_Primer in Englishe_ (black letter) _and Latyn_ (roman type),
brown morocco extra, by Bedford, 1545, 4to, L28.
_Orarium seu Libellus Precationum_, woodcuts, blue morocco,
16mo, 1546, L20 10s.
Marbeck's _Concordance of the Bible_, black letter, title
inlaid, russia, small folio, 1550, L1 6s.
Halle's _Chronicle_, black letter, russia extra, by Bedford,
folio, 1550, L9.
Harding's _Chronicle_, black letter, morocco extra, by Bedford,
1543, 4to, L11 5s.
_The Order of the Communion_, black letter, wanted title,
morocco, 8th March, 1548, sm. 4to (the only copy known), L55.
EDWARD WHITCHURCHE, 1537.
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_Byble in Englyshe_ (Cranmer's), black letter, cut down at the
top, morocco extra, by Bedford, folio, 1541, L50.
_Booke of Common Prayer_, black letter, first edition of Edward
VI.'s Prayer Book, with the rare order for the price, a fine
copy in blue morocco extra, folio, 1549, L155.
_Boke of Common Prayer_, second edition of Edward VI.'s Prayer
Book, a fine copy in blue morocco, folio, 1552, L100.
_Book of Prayers used in the Queen's_ (Catherine Parr's)
_House_, black letter, a fragment of an unknown edition, 32mo,
1550, L2.
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