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Hawkins, Thomas, trans. (d. circa 1640) A Saxon Historie, of the Admirable Adventures of Clodoaldus and his Three Children.
London: Printed by E[lizabeth] P[urslowe] for Henry Seile, 1634.
First edition, quarto, French original not traced, suggesting that Hawkins is more of an author than a translator, although authorship of the text is sometimes attributed to Nicholas Caussin; title printed within type ornament border, title somewhat dusty; bound in full speckled calf by Riviere; sold in the Joseph Lilly sale in 1871; and Sir Thomas Phillipps sale in 1973 (lot 2343), 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.
