Author: HUME, ALEXANDER; THYNNE, FRANCIS; FURNIVALL, FREDERICK J., M. A.
Title: Of the Orthographie and Congruitie of the Britan Tongue; [BOUND WITH] Animaduersions uppon the Annotacions and corrections of some imperfections of impressiones of Chaucer's workes; [BOUND WITH] The Book of Quinte Essence or the fifth Being.
Description: London, Published for the Early English Text Society, Bu Trübner & Co. 1865, First Edition. Hardcover, 14,5cm x 22,5cm. Livre, 3 Books bound in one. All are First Editions!!!. 1st book: "of the Orthographie and Congruitie of the Britan Tongue; a Treates, noe shorter then necessarie, for the Schooles Be Alexander Hume. Edited from the original ms. in the British Museum, by Henry Wheatley. Collation: [xi] - 40 pages. Year of Publishing: 1865. / 2nd book: "Animaduersions uppon the Annotacions and corrections of some imprefections of impressiones of Chaucer's workes [sett downe before tyme and nowe] reprinted in the yere of our lorde 1598. Sett downe by Francis Thynne. Now newly edited from the ms. in the Bridgewater Library by G. H. Kingsley, M.D. F.L.S.". Collation: [xv] - 62 pages. Year of Publishing: 1865. / 3rd Book: "The Book of Quinte Essence or the fifth Being; That is to say, Man's Heaven. A tretice in englisch breuely drawe out of [th]e book of quintis e{ess}encijs in latyn, [th]{a}t hermys [th]e p{ro}phete and kyng of Egipt, aft{er} [th]e flood of Noe fadir of philosophris, hadde by reuelaciou{n} of an aungil of god to him sende. Edited from the Sloane ms. 73, about 1460-70 A. D. by Frederick J. Furnivall, M. A.". Collation: [vi] - 30 pages. Year of Publishing: 1866. ALL 3 BOOKS ARE EXTREMELY RARE!!! Front and back cover are detached. Inside pages are in very good condition, unmarked, clean and tight. Photos available upon request. Good condition.

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