28 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Shakespeare : " The Tragedie of King Richard the second." 

 Printed by Valentine Simmes for Andrew Wise, London, 1597. 

 This is the first of the four quarto editions of Richard II., 

 printed before the Folio of 1G23. Only one other copy known, 

 which is preserved in the Capell Collection at Trinity College, 

 Cambridge. 



Shakespeare : " The Tragedy of King Richard the third." 

 Printed by Valentine Sims for Andrew Wise, London, 1597. 

 This is the first of the six quarto editions published before 

 1623. Other copies are in the Bodleian Library, and the 

 Library of the Duke of Devonshire. A third copy was among 

 the Shakespeare Quartos of Earl Howe sold in 1907. 



Shakespeare : " The Merry Wives of Windsor." Printed 

 by Thomas Creed for Arthur Johnson, London, 1602. 



Rich, Richard : " Newes from Virginia, The lost Flocke 

 Triumphant." Printed by Edward Allde, sold by John Wright, 

 London, 1610. 



In November 1911 the first portion of the Huth Library 

 was sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson and 

 Hodge, The following printed books, twenty-eight in number, 

 were purchased by the Trustees : — 



Andreas, Joannes : " Arbor Consanguinitatis et Affinitatis." 

 Printed by Johann Winterberg, Vienna, 1500. 



Brunus, L.: " Cronica summaria Hispaniarum Regine (Isabella 

 of Castille)." Richard Pynson, London, c. 1505. The only copy 

 known. 



" Almanacke for XV yeres." Nine printed leaves, preceded 

 by a full-page woodcut. Wynkyn de Worde, London, 1522. 



" Interlocucyon betwixt Man and Woman." Wynkyn de 

 Worde, London, c. 1525. A translation from the French of 

 *' Le Debat de I'homme et de la femme," b^^ Guillaume, Prior 

 ■de Bucy. The only copy known. 



A Breviary according to the revision of Cardinal Quignon. 

 Antoine Goin, Antwerp, 1537. 



Askew, Anne : " First Examination of Maistres Anne 

 Askew. Lattre Examination, etc., 1546. Wanting the title- 

 page. The only copy known. An edition of this book by 

 John Bale was printed at Marburg in 1546. The present 

 version was probably printed in England earlier than the 

 Marburg edition, from which it differs in many details. 



Brooke, T. : Certeyn Meditations and thinges to be had in 

 remembrance by every Christian before he receive the Sacra- 

 ment of the body and bloude of Christ." John Day and 

 William Seres, London, 1548. 



Bale, John : " The Image of both Churches." Richard 

 Jugge, London, c. 1550. 



