Lot 4370

Description

Favine, Andrew.,The Theater of Honour and Knight-hood, London, Printed by William Jaggard, 1623, 2 parts in 1. [18], [24], 572; 406, [18], 407-538 pp. Title-page printed in red and black, 12 pages of woodcut illustrations at the front printed on rectos only; plus numerous woodcut illustrations within text. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces, decorative initials. Shoulder notes. (Folio) 13x8, period blind-ruled speckled calf. Massive compendium of the various chivalric orders throughout Europe, translated into English, with histories of arms, emblazons, escutcheons, descriptions of the different crowns; covers military orders and religious knights, etc. Also of interest to the Shakespearian scholar as this volume was printed by the same printer later in the same year as he printed the First Folio. Both books contain the same emblematic head-pieces and tail-pieces. Binding worn at edges and spine, upper and lower cover nearly detached; internally about fine or better, a little dust-soiling and soft creasing to first and last few leaves, otherwise very nice and crisp.