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First edition. 8vo. 173x110mm. pp.[16], 78, [2]. With a separate title page for "A remembrance of the worthy show and shooting by he Duke of Shoreditch, and his associaties . By W.M." (p. [33]-71). Contains the scarce Postscript which was missing from three of the six copies appearing in the auction records since 1975. Contemporary brick red morocco with double fillet border and gilt panel of double fillet and roll-tool decoration with inner and outer corner pieces to upper and lower covers. Rebacked (two strips from the original spine are loosely inserted) and corners repaired and strengthened. All edges gilt. Front pastedown has the armorial bookplate of Constantine John Baron Mulgrave who was a politician naval officer and explorer. Some browning but otherwise very good internally and overall a lovely copy (with the Postscript) of a rare and important book on archery combining poetry, history and reportage as well as setting out the patents of Henry VIII, James I and Charles I granting rights to archers. William Wood was the Marshal to the Regiment of Archers and one of the leading toxophilites of his day. He was knighted by Charles II to whom this book is dedicated. He died in 1691, the same year as the second edition of The Bow-Man's Glory.

First edition. First edition. Pp. [xvi], 78. A-F8 (-F8). 2 parts in one volume, with second title page to second part (continuously paginated): "A Remembrance of the Worthy Shooting by the Duke of Shoreditch and His Associates the Worshipful Citizens of London upon Tuesday the 17th of September, 1583, by W.M.". 1 vols. 12mo. One of the more important archery books of the period after Ascham's TOXOPHILUS (1545), written by Wood who was "Marshall to the Regiment of Archers." It is dedicated to Charles II and begins with a poem "In Praise of Archery," followed by the royal patents granting rights to archers - printed in black letter here. After the description of the 1583 tournament, there follows "A Brief Relation of the Several Appearances of Archers since His Majesties Restauration." Wood was for many years Marshal of the Finsbury Archers. He died on September 4, 1691, and at his burial three flights of whistling arrows, archer's honors, were discharged over his grave. A notable book in a choice binding. Wing W3416; Lake & Wright p. 318. Provenance: Macclesfield bookplate, blind stamp to head of title, and manuscript shelfmark In beautfully ornate contemporary binding of black morocco, sides with gilt fillet border and central panel formed of a double rule and roll-tool of flower, the panel with outer and inner cornerpieces of gilt tulips and small flowers, richly gilt spine with tulip motif, board edge gilt, a.e.g. Spine rubbed. Lacking last leaf (as in Royal Institution and Evelyn copies) Pp. [xvi], 78. A-F8 (-F8). 2 parts in one volume, with second title page to second part (continuously paginated): "A Remembrance of the Worthy Shooting by the Duke of Shoreditch and His Associates the Worshipful Citizens of London upon Tuesday the 17th of September, 1583, by W.M.". 1 vols. 12mo.