Hilton, Walter. Scala perfecc[i]onis

Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries: H-564
Folger bibliographic ID: 92466
ESTC number: S106485
Duff: 203
STC number: 14042
Folger call number: STC 14042
Folger holdings ID: 94728

Bibliographic format

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General notes

Envoi and colophon, leaf following s4, read: .. and Wynkyn de Worde this hath sett in prynt in Willyam Caxstons hows .. Finit felicit[er] liber intitulatus Scala perfeccionis inpressus a[n]no salutis· M.cccc.lxxxxiiii "Here begynneth the table of the thyrde booke of Water [sic] Hylton named Vita mixta or scala perfeccionis", caption title, A1r. This book is lacking in most copies; its presence may constitute a later state Signatures: Signatures: a⁴ b-q⁸ r⁶ s⁴ chi1 A⁸ B⁶. Gathering m mis-signed 'k'

Item information about Folger STC 14042

Imperfect: wanting gathering a, supplied in facsimile; wanting Book 3 (all after chi1). Leaf b1 inlaid. Repaired at margins, slightly affecting text. In a Russia leather binding with gold tooling. Provenance: Autograph on leaf s5r "Jone Clarke" and inscription in same handwriting on leaf q8r "I prey for the Rev[?] Jone Stafforton"; armorial bookplate of William Horatio Crawford (motto "durum patientia frango"); Britwell Court copy (with manuscript pencilled note "Britwell sale May 1920:254"); collated by Max Privett at Quaritch, 26 May 1920; Harmsworth copy

Uniform title: Scale of perfection. English
Alternate titles: Scala perfecconis, Scala perfeccionis, Cap[itu]la prime partis, Here begynnen the chapytours of this present volume of Waltere Hylton, namyd in laten Scala perfecc[i]onis, englisshed the ladder of perfecc[i]on, Scala perfectionis

Spiritual life

author: Hilton, Walter, -1396
signer: Clarke, Jone
former owner: Crawford, William Horatio, 1815?-1888
former owner: Britwell Court Library
former owner: Harmsworth, R. Leicester Sir, (Robert Leicester), 1870-1937
printer: Worde, Wynkyn de, -1534?