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HEYWOOD, THOMAS. The Life of Merlin, sirnamed Ambrosius. His Prophesies, and Predictions interpreted; and their Truth made Good by our English Annalls.Being a Chronographicall History of All the Kings, and Memorable Passages of this Kingdome. [72], 376 pages, including engraved frontispiece depicting Merlin surrounded by animals. 4to, 18th-century 1/2 calf, spine imperfect, covers detached; light marginal dampstaining at beginning and end, upper outer corner of frontispiece reinforced, title soiled, with signature of Edward Harley dated 1681, preliminaries partly bound out of order, hole in Oo1 causing text loss. London: J. Okes for Jasper Emery, 1641
first edition of a compilation based on the chronicles of Fabyan, Holinshed, Speed, and others, "one of Heywood''s most interesting pot-boilers"--Pforzheimer 478. Wing H1786.
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