English ownership.- Annotated.- Terentius Afer (Publius) Comedie: cum famatissimorum oratorum

English ownership.- Annotated.- Terentius Afer (Publius) Comedie: cum famatissimorum oratorum commentis, collation: a-v8 x4 y8, title printed in red and black and woodcut vignette of Badius presenting book to dedicatee within composite woodcut border of portraits of religious figures, a few woodcut illustrations in text, woodcut decorative initials, woodcut printer's device to final verso, extensive early ink marginalia (in English and Latin), glosses, pen trials and underlining in more than one hand, small piece from blank upper corner of title, d1 short tear within text without loss at upper inner corner, i5 small hole within text with loss, a little marginal worming at start, water-stained, some spotting and staining (including ink), lightly browned, contemporary English blind-stamped panelled calf, spine in compartments and with modern red morocco label and gilt date), covers with arabesque centre-pieces, joints splitting, but holding firm, backstrip with original piece crudely reattached at head and lifting, corners worn, rubbed, 4to in 8s (244 x 162mm.), [Lyon], [Jean de La Place & Martin Boillon], [8 April, 1520]. *** A rare edition of Terence's comedies; here with extensive evidence of early English study. Provenance: Edward Euleston (17th century ink inscription to title); Hugh Haxley (17th century signed ink inscription to outer margin of s8v); Johnstone (later engraved armorial bookplate to front pastedown). Literature: Adams T315.