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A mirour for magistrates

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A collection of 91 legends in verse.
Originally a continuation of Lydgate's Fall of princes, by William Baldwin and others, published in 1559; a first part covering the earliest period was added later by John Higgins and Thomas Blenerhasset; the…

Della historia Vinitiana di M. Pietro Bembo, Card., volgarmente scritta

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Bembo's own translation into Italian of his Historiae Venetae libri xii of 1551.
Imprint from colophon: In Vinegia appresso Gualtero Scotto, M.D.LII.
"Con priuilegii"
Woodcut initials; printer's device on title page and last page.
Errors in…