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K.J. Hewett (1919-1994) was a renowned London dealer in ethnographic art and antiquities. Other books from his library were offered in these rooms on 21 March 2018.
FLACIUS (MATTHIAS) Ecclesiastica historia, integram ecclesiae Christi ideam, Parts 1-3 only (of 13) in 1 vol., Basel, J. Oporinus, [1564], sold as a binding
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FLACIUS (MATTHIAS)
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AN ENGLISH BINDING PREVIOUSLY IN THE COLLECTIONS OF J.R. ABBEY AND E.P. GOLDSCHMIDT, who noted that "the armorial stamp with the unicorn is of exceptionally fine and delicate workmanship", tentatively suggesting it may relate to the Harling family. Other blind rolls include Oldham nos. 766, 835, and 860.
Provenance: ?Harling family of East Anglia (see above); "Segregate mihi paulum et Barnabari in opus ad quos assumpsi eos", sixteenth century inscription inside upper cover; E.P. Goldschmidt (1887-1954), bookplate; Major J.R. Abbey (1894-1969), bookplate; his sale, Sotheby's, 20 June 1967, lot 1828; K.J. Hewett, bookplate.





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