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Hawking, &>c. 1486‘.] ABBEY OF ST. ALBAN*
373
891. The Bokys of Haukyng and Huntyng—
AND ALSO OP CoOTARMURIS. Compytyt Clt St.
JLlhons. 1486. Folio.
First Edition. The books of this Library by no means diminish in
value as we draw towards a conclusion of the description of them. We
have here a volume of the most uncommon rarity, and held in prodigious
estimation by the curious in ancient English lore. It has been recently
rendered more familiar to this class of readers, by the minute and
curious researches, connected with it, which my friend Mr. Joseph
Haslewood has laid before the public—in his reprint of tlie second im-
pression of the work, by Wynkyn de Worde, in 1496 to which is
prefixed a very interesting int.roduction, both biographical and biblio-
graphical. The labour and research evinced in this introduction
have much facilitated and shortencd my own. Nor is it essential to
dwell much upon collateral enquiries: our business being chiefly
bibliographical.
The copy under description was obtained at the sale of the Fourth
Part of Mr. G. Mason’s library, in 1799, (see n°. 153) for 75l.z in
competition with Mr. G. Nicol, who carne to purchase it for his
Majesty’s Library. Such a price, at such a period, was justly con-
sidered a most extraordinary sum; but the public had then no pre-
sentiment of the spirit, if not insanity, which was to mark the sale of
the Roxburghe Library ! This eopy, although not tall, is a very
sound and desirable one ; while those inthe Bodleian Library, (formerly
Hearne’s) and in the Public Library at Cambridge, are each imperfect
and mutilated. A very imperfect, but tall and fine copy, was purchased
at the Roxburghe sale, for the Marquis of Blandford, for 147^. The
Luton Collection (the Marquis of Bute’s) has also an imperfect copy.
A fine and perfect copy is said to be in the collection of the Earl of
Pembroke: otherwise, the one before us might liave been considered
unique. It is, certainly, (if estimated by the prices given for other
similar, butless rare and interesting, books), not extravagantly valued
at the sum of 4201. Our attention however begins to be diverted from
the principal subject of discussion.
* Erom an original copy in the possession of tlie Riglit Hon. Thomas Grenville; printe®
UPON VELLUM.
373
891. The Bokys of Haukyng and Huntyng—
AND ALSO OP CoOTARMURIS. Compytyt Clt St.
JLlhons. 1486. Folio.
First Edition. The books of this Library by no means diminish in
value as we draw towards a conclusion of the description of them. We
have here a volume of the most uncommon rarity, and held in prodigious
estimation by the curious in ancient English lore. It has been recently
rendered more familiar to this class of readers, by the minute and
curious researches, connected with it, which my friend Mr. Joseph
Haslewood has laid before the public—in his reprint of tlie second im-
pression of the work, by Wynkyn de Worde, in 1496 to which is
prefixed a very interesting int.roduction, both biographical and biblio-
graphical. The labour and research evinced in this introduction
have much facilitated and shortencd my own. Nor is it essential to
dwell much upon collateral enquiries: our business being chiefly
bibliographical.
The copy under description was obtained at the sale of the Fourth
Part of Mr. G. Mason’s library, in 1799, (see n°. 153) for 75l.z in
competition with Mr. G. Nicol, who carne to purchase it for his
Majesty’s Library. Such a price, at such a period, was justly con-
sidered a most extraordinary sum; but the public had then no pre-
sentiment of the spirit, if not insanity, which was to mark the sale of
the Roxburghe Library ! This eopy, although not tall, is a very
sound and desirable one ; while those inthe Bodleian Library, (formerly
Hearne’s) and in the Public Library at Cambridge, are each imperfect
and mutilated. A very imperfect, but tall and fine copy, was purchased
at the Roxburghe sale, for the Marquis of Blandford, for 147^. The
Luton Collection (the Marquis of Bute’s) has also an imperfect copy.
A fine and perfect copy is said to be in the collection of the Earl of
Pembroke: otherwise, the one before us might liave been considered
unique. It is, certainly, (if estimated by the prices given for other
similar, butless rare and interesting, books), not extravagantly valued
at the sum of 4201. Our attention however begins to be diverted from
the principal subject of discussion.
* Erom an original copy in the possession of tlie Riglit Hon. Thomas Grenville; printe®
UPON VELLUM.