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Curtius Rufus (Quintus) The History...contayning the Actes of the great Alexander, translated by John Brende, partially printed in black letter, woodcut device on title, woodcut decorations and initials, first gathering with only 4ff., final gathering with only 6ff., title soiled, trimmed close, affecting headline in a few places, corner of B1 missing just touching catchword, later calf, rubbed, [STC 6148], 8vo, Printed by Thomas Crede, 1614.

⁂ ESTC calls for 5 leaves in the first gathering A(-A¹-A³) and 6 leaves (as here) in the final one. It is unclear which leaf is missing from this copy, the one after the title being signed A5, followed by two more leaves of the Epistle Dedicatorie. Of the 13 copies located by ESTC only 2 are in N. America.

Provenance: K. K. Wood (bookplate).
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