HILL, Thomas

by Thomas Hill

£16,500 · Offered by Sokol Books

4to, pp. [viii], 164, [viii], 92, two parts in one, separate t-p to each. Black letter, some Roman. Small woodcut to first t-p, larger circular to second, woodcut initials , floreated head- and tailpieces. 4 woodcuts illustrating text , the largest nearly full page and depicting ‘a proper knot for a Garden’ (X ₄ ). Two of maze or hedge designs (C1 ₁ , C4 ₄ ), one of an ideal garden layout (C ₂ ) . Contemporary manuscript autograph of Gerard T a lboth [?] on t-p in brown ink , another later to verso of last . Ms initials ‘T.L.’ to verso of t-p. Large C .1 7 th autograph in upper margin B ₁ , of Margarett Bragra ve ( al. Blagrave ) inked over in brown (s light bleeding across pages). Couple of little ms notes on H ₂ , p ossibly same hand . M inimal foxing to title page, tear from lower on outer blank of B ₄and U₄. and A ₃ (repaired). Narrow tear from upper edge of Hh ₄. Tiny hole to text on O ₄ and affecting a few letters on Aa ₃ . W ater stain at head of gathering G, affecting a couple of lines. The odd marginal oil spot . A very good clean well-margined copy in handsome straight grained green m orocco , c. 1800, quadruple gilt ruled and vine leaf border, key pattern gilt on inside edge and rope on edge. Spine gilt in compartments , e dges gilt. Crest of George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough (1766 - 1840) on cover s . Ms b ook- label of Edward Lockwood Percival on inside front cover . Thomas Hill (c. 1528-1574), of London, translator, author and astrologe r. A biog

• Binding: Hardcover

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