Colophon: [Printer's mark] Basileae apvd Io. Frobenivm mense martio an. MDXVIII., Irregularities in paging: 8 pages between p. 162 and p. 167 counted in numbering as 4 numbered leaves; several typographical errors., Initials. Title-borders and the illustrations on p. [12] and p. [25] are from designs by Ambrosius Holbein., Signatures: a-s4, t-u6, x-z4, A-I4, K6, L-T4, V6., and Each of the three parts has its own colophon, dated March, 1518. The "Epigrammata" of More and Erasmus have also special title-pages.
BEIN If M81 rh550: Leaves 29 and 102 misnumbered 26 and 103 respectively. Initials; tail pieces. Bookplate of Thomas Brooke., "Auec priuilege.", Signatures: *8, A-O8 (C4 misnumbered D4)., and First edition of More's Utopia in French. Translated by J. Le Blond.
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au premier pillier de la grand'Salle on la Bou-tique de Charles l'Angelier deuant la Chappel le de Messieurs les Presidens
Utopia and Libellus vere aureus nec minvs salvtaris qvam festiuus de optimo reip. statu, deq[ue] noua insula Vtopia
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BEIN If M81 r516: Autograph: Thomas Godwyn; J. Hilton. Inscription: Sum Tunstalli. From the library of John Loveday, and the Loveday family from 1736-1940. Contemporary blindstamped Flemish binding, clasps wanting. No. 1 of 7 works bound together., Signatures: pi⁴ a-l⁴ m⁶., Printer and date of printing from Gibson., and Printer's device of Thierry Martens on p. [108].
