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
Grafton and Whitchurche, in conjunction, printed the first issue of the
_Great_ or _Cromwell's Bible_, a folio book dated 1539, a fair copy of
which was sold at the Crawford sale for L111; also the _New Testament,
both in Latin and English, after the vulgare texte_ (Coverdale's
version), 1538-39, 8vo, partly printed at Paris by Regnault and
completed in London. Nearly the entire impression was seized and burnt
by order of the Inquisition, and the few copies that remain are
extraordinarily rare and valuable.
JOHN WAYLANDE, 1537.
A printer who, according to the best authorities, lived at the sign of
the "Blue Garland in Fleet Street," and, in the year 1541, at the sign
of the "Sun, against the Conduit". He was in business in 1558.
_The Primer in English and Latin, after Salisburye Use_, some
leaves in fac-simile, bound by Riviere in morocco, 22nd August,
1558, 12mo, L20.
_Tragedies of all such Princes as fell from their estates
throughe the Mutabilitie of Fortune, translated into Englysh by
John Lidgate_, black letter, some leaves mended, no date,
folio, L4 10s.
_Prymer in Latin and Englishe ...and Almanacke_ (1555-71), black
letter, brown morocco extra, by Riviere, 1555, sm. 4to, L27.
_Prymer in Englishe_ (black letter) _and Latine_ (roman type),
_after Salisbury Use, with Calendar, &c._, woodcuts, calf, 1557,
16mo (only six copies are known), L13.
_Prymer in Englyshe, with Calendar_, black letter, title in
fac-simile, brown morocco extra, _Ihon Mayler for Ihon
Waylande_, 1539, sm. 4to (only four copies are known), L91.
WILLIAM MYDDYLTON, 1541.
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William Myddylton, or Middleton, succeeded to the business of Robert
Redman, which he carried on at the sign of the "George, next to St.
Dunstan's Church, in Fleet Street". This printer turned out some 30
different publications, known to bibliographers. There is no doubt,
however, that many more must be lost, or remain undiscovered. Myddylton
probably died somewhere about the year 1550. Another printer, by name
Henry Middleton, flourished about the year 1579. His works are scarce,
but not nearly so valuable as those of William.
Froissart's _Cronycles of Englande, &c._, translated by
Bourchier, 2 vols., black letter, 1525, folio, russia extra,
(printed by Myddylton and Pinson), L9 12s.
REYNOLD WOLFE, 1542.
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