Newes come latle frō Pera, of two most mighti armies : as wel of fotemē as of horsmē / trāslated out of Italien, to Frēche and so into Engleshe ; and first of the great Duke of Moscovia & of the Soffy, and [th]e othere of an Hebrewe people neuer spoken of before, foūde not lōg ago comming from [th]e mountaines called Caspii ; with a newe inuenciō of weapons, with [th]e nomber of [th]e squadrons, and with the names of two earles & capitayns ; and the cause whi [th]e Great Turk hath forbyddē wyne, with mani other newes neuer hard of.

Author
Buonaccorsi, Andrea [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
[London : W. Copland, 1561]
Description
[1] leaf, [14] p. : 1 ill. (woodcut) ; 14 cm. (8vo)

Details

Subject(s)
Former owner
Rare books genre
Notes
  • Signatures: pi⁸.
  • Woodcut ill. is title vignette.
  • Bodleian Library's copy, which is complete, has verso of leaf pi6 dated and subscribed in print: Pera, 1 March 1561, Andrew Benaccorso.
  • Ex copy imperfect: leaves pi2, pi3, pi6, and pi7 wanting; title leaf is repaired, with most of the woodcut supplied in facsimile.
  • Ex copy is unbound and unopened; in folder in box 3 of 7 boxes in the Folke Dahl collection.
Provenance
Ex copy is Folke Dahl's copy, from his collection of early newsbooks, corantos, and newspapers (item 113).
References
  • ESTC S124657
  • STC (2nd ed.) 4102.3.
Other title(s)
  • News come lately from Pera.
  • Folke Dahl collection of early newsbooks, corantos, and newspapers.
OCLC
39829655
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