“The best tribute to the memory of Johnson which the centenary of his death has called forth.”—Athenæum.
Printed on rough hand-made paper, similar to that of the original, and bound in handsome contemporary vellum binding, price £2 2s.
The Boke of St. Albans.
By Dame JULIANA BERNERS. Containing the Treatises on Hawking, Hunting, and Heraldry.
Printed at St. Alban’s, by the Schoolmaster-Printer, in 1486. With an Introduction by WILLIAM BLADES, Author of the “Life and Typography of Caxton.” This facsimile is faithfully reproduced by photography. The interest and value of this reproduction are greatly enhanced by Mr. Blades’ Preface, which treats at length, in separate chapters, of the Authorship, Typography, Bibliography, Subject-matter, and Philology of the Work.
COMPANION VOLUME TO “THE BOKE OF SAINT ALBANS.” The First English Book on Fishing.
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The Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle.
By Dame JULIANA BERNERS. A facsimile reproduction of the First Edition, printed by Wynkyn de Worde, at Westminster, in 1496. With an Introduction by the Rev. M. G. WATKINS.