Apr 23, 2007 - Sale 2111

Sale 2111 - Lot 198

Price Realized: $ 540
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
FULLER, THOMAS. The History of the Worthies of England. [8], 268, 354, 232; [4], 60 pages, including engraved frontispiece portrait (mounted). Folio, old calf with morocco lettering piece, spine worn, chipped at top, joints cracked, cords intact; browning on preliminaries and elsewhere, sidenotes cropped on a few leaves. London: J. G. W. L. and W. G., 1662

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first edition of the first attempt at an English biographical dictionary, organized by county of birth, including an early notice of Shakespeare. Wing P2440. Bound at end is the 12-page Alphabetical Index to Fuller's Worthies published in 1737 by Oliver Payne.