8o. (6 × 4). X. 4. 1.
Collation: A-E4, folios numbered. Epistle dedicatory to Lucina Savorgana. Introduction. 'Narratione della Historia.' The last leaf is blank except for the printer's device on the verso. Da Porta's 'historia' is supposed to have been the source of Bandello's 'novella' of Romeo and Juliet. It may in its turn have been founded on a tale of Massuccio. The earliest edition is undated, and there was another in 1536 before the present one.
PUTTENHAM, George.
The Arte of English Poesie. Contriued into three Bookes: The first of Poets and Poesie, the second of Proportion, the third of Ornament. At London Printed by Richard Field, dwelling in the black-Friers, neere Ludgate. 1589.
4o. (71⁄4 × 51⁄8). R. 14.
Collation: AB4C-H4I2K-2L42M2, paged. Wanting AB 1 and 2M 2 (? blank). Epistle dedicatory to William Cecill, Lord of Burghley, signed R. F. (i.e. Richard Field) and dated May 28, 1589. Woodcut portrait of Q. Elizabeth with the legend 'A colei Che se stessa rassomiglia & non altrui'. The further legend 'Elizabetha D. G. Regina' is impressed in blind round the head. Table of contents at end. Attributed to George Puttenham. One copy in the BM differs from all others known in having an extra sheet signed i-iiii inserted between sheets N and O, the setting of the adjoining pages being rearranged to connect with the insertion.
Sinker 736. BM 581.
RALEIGH, Sir Walter.
The Historie of the World. In five bookes. 1 Intreating of the Beginning and first Ages of the same, from the Creation unto Abraham. 2 Of the Times from the Birth of Abraham, to the destruction of the Temple of Salomon. 3 From the destruction of Jerusalem, to the time of Philip of Macedon. 4 From the Reigne of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that Kingdome, in the Race of Antigonus. 5 From the settled rule of Alexanders Successors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made Conquest of Asia and Macedon. By Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight. [Portrait.] [Colophon] London, Printed for G. Latham, and R. Young. M. DC. XXXIV.
Fo. (131⁄8 × 83⁄4). B. 1.