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[SIDNEY, Philip, Sir (1554–1586). The Miscellaneous Works… Edited by William Gray. Oxford: D.A. Talboys, 1829.
Royal 8vo (241 x 149 mm). Title–page printed in red and black; errata and half–title at prelims. Full dark blue niger ruled in gilt with gilt cornerpieces, spine in 6 compartments with raised bands, gilt–lettering in two, ornate gilt tooling in others, top edge gilt, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, STAMP–SIGNED BY J. LARKINS.
FIRST EDITION, LARGE PAPER COPY on heavy “J Whatman 1828” paper, probably one of 50 copies (an old catalogue slip on the front flyleaf states that it is the “largest paper, only 10 copies printed”). Contains most of Sidney’s works and some letters being published here for the first time.