The word ‘Esquire.’ is printed on a slip of paper pasted on the titlepage, which is engraved. Collation: ¶⁸A-P⁶Q⁴R-2N⁰2O⁴, paged. Wanting ¶ 1, containing engraved titlepage signed Coxonus (_i.e._ T. Cockson) in some copies (Sayle 2228) but by W. Rogers in others (Haz. H. 11) and table of contents on verso. Last leaf containing colophon misplaced at the beginning. Epistle dedicatory to Queen Elizabeth signed by the translator. ‘A preface, or rather a briefe apologie of poetrie.’ Address to the reader signed Io. Har. At the end, ‘Allegory of the Orlando Furioso,’ Life of Ariosto by John Harington, alphabetical table of contents, table of principal tales and list of errata. Inserted at the beginning is a large engraved portrait of Queen Elizabeth, ‘Printed and Are to be sould by P. Stent without Newgate.’ The first fifty stanzas of Book 32 were translated by Sir John Harington’s younger brother Francis. Each of the 46 books is preceded by a full-page engraving, some of which are a good deal worn in the present copy. First edition. Sinker 740. BM 50. Orlando Furioso in English heroical Verse, by S^r. Iohn Haringtõ of Bathe Knight. Now secondly imprinted the yeere. 1607. Principibus placuisse viris non vltima laus est. Horace. [Colophon] ¦_Imprinted at London by Richard Field, for Iohn Norton and Simon Waterson._ 1607.¦ F°. (10½ × 7¼). G. 3. 2. Engraved titlepage as above; title partly re-engraved. Collation: ¶A⁸-P⁶Q⁴R-2N⁶2O⁴, paged. Wanting 2O 4 containing colophon. Contents etc. as before but without errata at end. Most of the plates are very much worn in this copy. Second edition; a third with the addition of Sir John Harington’s ‘Epigrams’ appeared in 1634. ASCHAM, ROGER. Toxophilus, The schole of shootinge conteyned in two bookes. To all Gentlemen and yomen of Englande, pleasaunte for theyr pastyme to rede, and profitable for theyr use to folow, both in war and peace. The contentes of the first booke.... [Colophon] _Londini. In ædibus Edouardi Whyt-church. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum._ 1545. =B. L.= 4^o. (6⅞ × 5⅛). T. 4. 1. Collation: A⁴a⁴=A=-=D=⁴, folios numbered. Wanting A 1 containing frontispiece etc. Frontispiece, with Latin commendatory verses by Walter Haddon on verso. Epistle dedicatory to Henry VIII, signed by the author Roger Ascham. Address ‘To all gentle men and yomen of Englande.’ Title with table of contents to the two books. The second Book begins with new foliation at sig. =D= 3. The two leaves a3 and 4 containing Title and Table have been placed at the beginning to supply the place of the frontispiece. This is the first edition; subsequent ones appeared in 1571 and 1589. Sinker 90. BM 58. BACON, FRANCIS.