Augustinus (Aurelius, Saint) Opera, 10 vol., collation: Index: à4 é8 aA-hH6 Ii6 A-Z6 2A-2C6 d8, final f. blank; I: A-Z8 a b6, a few woodcut marginal diagrams, final f. blank; II: A-Z8 a-c8, final f. blank; III: A-Z8 a-e8 f10, final f. colophon recto otherwise blank; IV: A-Z8 a-k8 l6 m4; V: A-Z8 a-e8 f6, final f. blank; VI: A-Z8 a8; VII: 2 parts, I: A-Z8 a-q8, final f. blank II: aa-gg6 hh4 ii-nn6 oo4, final f. blank; VIII: A-Z8 a-z8 AA6; IX: A-Z8 a-h8 i4, final f. colophon recto otherwise blank; X: A-Z8 a-z8 Aa10 AA6 BB CC4, final f. blank, double column, titles in red and black and with large woodcut of a galleon from the arms of Paris, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, occasional spotting or foxing, occasional marginal water-staining, vol.7 a few small wormholes within text in places, occasional light browning, Paris, [Denis du Val, Charles Roger, ?& others for the Paris Association], 1586; Operum Omnium...Supplementum, 2 vol., double column, titles in red and black and with engraved printer's device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, occasional spotting or light foxing, lightly browned, Paris, [François le Cointe for] Simon Piget, 1655, all uniformly bound together in 7 vol., 18th century red morocco, gilt, covers with triple filet borders, spines in compartments with floral and foliage decoration, spines darkened and with some chipping, some repairs to spines, the odd joint starting, but holding firm, rubbed and marked, g.e., folio (c.400 x 256; bindings c.414 x 280mm.).
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Parrasio (Aulo Giano) Liber de rebus per epistolam quæsitis. Adiuncta est Francisci Campani quæstio virgiliana, woodcut printer's device to title, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, occasional spotting, later vellum, [Adams P353; Renouard, Estienne, 130:7; Schreiber, Estiennes, 170], [Geneva], Henri Estienne for Ulrich Fugger, 1567 § Scaliger (Julius Caesar) Poemata omnia, 3 parts in 1, titles with woodcut ornaments, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, errata f. at end, occasional spotting and light staining, lightly browned, later vellum, little soiled, [Adams S 593; VD 16 S 2087]; [Heidelberg], Commelin, 1600; and 9 others, Continental, v.s. (11)
America.- Schoolcraft (Henry R.) Information, respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States, vol.1-5 only (of 6), second edition, half-titles, engraved additional titles, 274 engraved or lithographed maps, plates and plans on 272 sheets, mostly after Capt. Seth Eastman, including several of Native American artefacts of which many printed in colours with a few finished by hand and 2 plates of the Cherokee alphabet, some maps folding, with all plates as listed but for plate 9 'Comparison of North and South American Mounds' (not issued) and plate 29 'Map of the Creek Country in 1790' in vol.5, light foxing in vol.4 & 5, 2 leaves in vol.3 frayed at edges, contemporary half red morocco, spines gilt in compartments with tribal motifs, g.e., a little rubbed, mostly to edges and joints, [Sabin 77855], 4to, Philadelphia, 1853-56.⁂ Comprehensive work on the Native American tribes, originally published in 1851 with several chromolithographed plates which were engraved for this edition. The plates of artefacts and antiquities are particularly interesting and important including weapons, costumes, domestic utensils, housing, religion, pictographs etc. A sixth and final volume was published in 1857.
Presbyterian minister of Rugby.- Nalton (James) Twenty Sermons Preached Upon Several Texts, first edition, title within double-rule border, woodcut initials and headpieces, with blank f. a4, 7pp. advertisements, with an additional 44ff. (sig. P1-V4) following T4, light spotting or browning, ink inscription to title, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary calf, lower cover detached, cracking to upper joint, lower cover detached, [Wing N123], 8vo, by R.H. and M.S. for Dorman Newman and are to be sold at his shop, 1664.⁂ Rare, ESTC lists 4 copies only (not in BL). Nalton (c.1600-1662) served as a minister of Rugby from 1632 to 1642 when he lost his position, possibly on account of his signing a petition in protest at the appointment of a master to Rugby grammar school. He was well-connected in non-conformist circles and the passion with which he delivered his sermons earned him the nickname of "the weeping prophet".Provenance: M. H. Bloxam (bookplate).
Puritanism.- Vestments controversy.- A Briefe Examination for the Tyme, of a certaine declaration, lately put in print in the name and defence of certaine Ministers in London, refusyng to weare the apparell prescribed by the lawes and orders of the Realme, first edition, black letter, woodcut initials, title a little soiled with margins frayed and small portion of restoration at gutter, a few ff. closely shaved, affecting some text and headlines, E1-D4 with restoration and repair to upper corner and fore-margin with some loss to text, light foxing, extensive notes to rear endpapers, ink inscription in an old hand to 2*2 "The solicitours of these orders were bluddy persecutours", bookplate, 19th century roan, spotted, rubbing to extremities, [STC 10387], small 4to, [In Powles Churchyarde by Richarde Iugge, printer to the Queenes Maiestie, [1566]]⁂ Rare, we can trace no copy at auction since 1979. The vestments controversy was ostensibly concerning clerical dress but grew to encompass the notion of nonconformity in church practices. The debate reached a peak in 1566 with the publication of Robert Crowley's A Briefe Discourse Against the Outwarde Apparel of the Popishe Church to which this is a response commissioned by (and sometimes attributed to) Archbishop Matthew Parker. Provenance: Bt. at Egerton's, Whitehall, 1801 (ink inscription to foot of title); M. H. Bloxam (bookplate and ink notes).
Britain.- Gildas, Saint. Opus novum. Gildas Britannus monachus cui sapientis cognomentum est inditum, de calamitate excidio, & conquestu Britanniae, quam Angliam nunc vocant author vetustus a multis diu desyderatus, edited by Polydore Vergil & R. Ridley, first edition, collation: A-E8 F4, italic type, charming woodcut criblé initials, ink inscriptions to title, [?Antwerp], [?Christoffel van Ruremund], [?1525] bound with Twyne (John) De rebus Albionicis, Britannicis atque Anglicis, commentariorum libri duo, first edition, collation: A-L8 M2, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut initials, lacking A1 (blank except for signature-mark 'A') and final errata f., London, Edm. Bollifant for Richard Watkins, 1590, together 2 works in 1 vol., some spotting and light staining, lightly browned, loose in later limp vellum, lightly soiled, 8vo (124 x 74mm.)⁂ I: Important account of the events of the fifth and sixth centuries in Britain, with much on the the conquest of the Anglo-Saxons. It includes one of the earliest descriptions of Hadrian's Wall. The sixth century British monk Gildas settled in Brittany, where he founded the monastery of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys. II: Twyne's history of early Britain, published posthumously by his son Thomas. It is dismissive of the writings of Geoffrey of Monmouth. Literature: I: Adams G614; STC 11892 II: STC 24407. Provenance: John Disney of Lincoln (ink inscription to title, dated 25th September, 1717); M.H. Bloxam (bookplate and ink inscription).
Milton (John) Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books, first edition, second state, title and text within double- and single-rule borders, woodcut initials, typographic headpieces, lacking initial blank f., title with loss to head and foot, affecting head of border and much of imprint (now supplied in a later hand), title fore-margin chipped and with "Arnold Library Rugby" ink stamp to , light foxing and some browning, ink name to rear endpaper, ink notes to front endpapers, contemporary blindstamped calf, upper cover detached, spine ends chipped, a little rubbed, [Pforzheimer 717; Wing M2137], small 4to, printed [by Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by [Peter Parker] under Creed Church [neer Aldgate; and by] Robert Boulter at the [Turks Head in Bishopsgate-street; and Matthias Walker, under St. Dunstons Church in Fleet-street], [1667].⁂ "One of the greatest, most noble and sublime poems which either this age or nation has produced."" - John Dryden.The second state with "John Milton" in a smaller italic capital font. Rare in a contemporary binding. Provenance: Eliz. Davis (ink inscription).
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London.- [Mottley (John)], "Robert Seymour". A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark, and Parts adjacent, 2 vol., first edition, title to vol.1 only, ?lacking general title, engraved folding map and 8 plates, vol. 2 extra-illustrated with additional folding map dated 1763 and 4 plates, occasional light foxing and some browning, vol. 2 with occasional worming to margin, ink inscriptions to endpapers, contemporary reverse calf, rebacked, some wear to extremities, folio, for J. Read, 1733-35.⁂ Provenance: Rowland Bloxam; M. H. Bloxam (ink inscriptions).
Religion.- Naogeorgus (Thomas) De dissidiis componendis ad Matthiam bredenbachium in catalogum haereticorum nuper Romae editum satira regnum papisticum, woodcut decorative initials, small worm trace, mostly marginal, but occasionally encroaching on text, some foxing, mostly light, but heavier to title, 19th century blind-stamped calf, rubbed, [Basel], [Johann Oporinus], 1559 § Miracles.- Caesarius, Heisterbacensis. Illustrium miraculorum et historiarum memorabilium Lib. XII, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut decorative initials and tail-pieces, minor worm trace, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked, Antwerp, Martinus Nutius, 1604; and 11 others, Continental Religion, v.s. (13)
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Annotated by a bluestocking.- [Swift (Jonathan)] Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World... by Captain Lemuel Gulliver, 4 parts in 2 vol., first edition, Teerink's 'B' edition, engraved frontispiece in second state with vertical chain-lines (small hole to inner margin), 6 engraved plates, titles within double-rule borders, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, occasional light marginal worming, light foxing and occasional browning, ink ownership inscription to title and over 20 marginal annotations in the same hand, 1 or 2 annotations shaved, early 19th century tree calf, vol.1 upper joint split and upper cover becoming loose, spine ends chipped, light rubbing to extremities, [Teerink 291(B); Rothschild 2108], 8vo, for Benj. Motte, 1726.⁂ An attractive copy of Swift's most famous work with annotations by a blue stocking. The volumes are inscribed by Elizabeth Smith, dated June 7th 1806, possibly Elizabeth Smith (1776 - August 1806), the translator, linguist, Biblical and Oriental scholar. Whether this particular Elizabeth Smith or not, the annotator is clearly exceptionally well-read and makes reference to Plato's Republic, Homer, Virgil, the Book of Job, More's Utopia, Pope's Dunciad, Whiston's New Theory of the Earth, Isaac Newton, Edmund Halley and the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. She also identifies some contemporary references and is generally effusive in her praise of the work.
Waldensis (Thomas) Sacramentalia...contra Witcleuistas & eorum asseclas Lutheranos, collation: ɫ8 a-z8 A-V8, double column, title in red and black and woodcut printer's device within woodcut architectural border, handsome woodcut criblé initials of differing sizes, unobtrusive worm trace to head of title, a few small wormholes within text, occasional spotting or light marginal staining, later blind-stamped calf, remains of metal clasps, joints split, but holding firm, spine ends worn, rubbed and marked, folio (322 x 208mm.), Paris, [Josse Badius for] François Regnault, 1523.⁂ Thomas Netter, commonly known as Thomas Walden after his birthplace of Saffron Walden, Essex, English scholastic theologian and controversialist. Provenance: Munich Court Library (inscription 'Duplum Bibliothecæ regiæ Monacensis'); M.H. Bloxam (bookplate). Literature: Adams N195.
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Royalist plotter.- Christopher Love.- [Wild (Robert)] The Tragedy of Christopher Love at Tower-Hill, final f. rather soiled on verso, n.p., [1651] bound after Love's Name Lives: or, a Publication of Divers Petitions Presented by Mistris Love to the Parliament in Behalf of Her Husband with Severall Letters the Interchangeably Pass'd Between them a Little Before his Death, title a little foxed and soiled, ff. becoming loose, n.p., 1663 and The Whole Triall of Mr Christopher Love, Before a Pretended High Court of Justice in Westminster Hall, I3 lower corner torn away, not affecting text, n.p., 1660, together 3 works in 1 vol., light foxing, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary calf, worn, spine defective, [Wing W2149B, L3142 & W2065], 4to.⁂ A trio of rare works on the trial and execution of Christopher Love. Love (1618-1651), a Presbyterian preacher, became embroiled in the 1651 plot to restore Charles II to the throne. He was arrested, charged with high treason, tried and found guilty before the high court of justice (at the trial Love was represented by Matthew Hale). Following the verdict Love's wife sent multiple petitions to parliament whilst also sending a number of affectionate letters to her husband, both of which became popular in Presbyterian Royalist circles following Love's execution. The first item here is a short satiric theatrical verse by Robert Wild with only 4 copies recorded on ESTC.Provenance: M. H. Bloxam (bookplate).
Roman roads.- Bergier (Nicolas) Histoire des grands chemins de l'Empire Romain, 2 vol., new and corrected edition, titles in red and black and with engraved vignettes, engraved frontispiece, 2 portraits (1 folding), 4 plates (3 folding) and 8 folding maps forming the 'Tabula Peutingeriana', 1 folding plate with short tear with very minor loss, some spotting or mostly light foxing, occasional light browning, contemporary mottled calf, gilt spines in compartments, lacking labels, spine ends and corners worn, joints split, but holding, rubbed, 4to, Brussels, Jean Leonard, 1728.⁂ Important work on the road network of the Roman Empire by this Reims lawyer and historian to Louis XIII.
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Aurbach (Johannes) Summa de sacramentis, collation: [a-e10 f g8], 65 ff. (of 66, lacking [a1]), 32 lines, Roman type, initial spaces, final f. blank, occasional spotting, some light staining, 2 small worm traces to lower inner gutter of last few ff., 19th century boards, small 4to (200 x 140mm.), Speyer, [Printer of the 'Postilla Scolastica super Apocalypsin'], [c.1471].⁂ Rare at auction. The second of three incunable editions, and one of just a handful of works from this press.Provenance: M.H. Bloxam (bookplate). Literature: BMC II 481; GW 2853; H 2125*; Bod-inc A-614; BSB-Ink I-535; ISTC ia01381500.
Martialis (Marcus Valerius) Epigrammaton libri XIIII, edited by Domizio Calderino & Giorgio Merula, collation: A-B8 C6 D-Q8 R10, title in red and black and woodcut vignette within woodcut decorative border, woodcut illustrations and decorative initials, lacking final blank, a few ff. browned, occasional spotting and light staining, later parchment over boards, spine in compartments, upper joint starting at head, foot of spine worn, a few stains, folio (301 x 203mm.),[Venice], [Guglielmo da Fontaneto], [1521].⁂ A handsomely printed work, which is rare in commerce. Literature: EDIT 16 CNCE 37685.
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[Manley (Mrs Mary de la Riviere)] Memoirs of Europe, towards the Close of the Eighth Century, first edition, lacking final 2 ?advertisement ff., occasional spotting, ink ownership inscription of Will Boughton to title, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked extremities rubbed, for John Morphew, 1710 § Kay (John) Joannis Caii Britanni de Canibus Britannicis, Liber Unus, woodcut decorations, occasional foxing, ink inscriptions and bookplate of M. H. Bloxam, front free endpaper detached, hinges cracked, contemporary vellum, soiling, Davis, 1729 § [Toland (John)] The Life of John Milton, with initial blank f., some light foxing, contemporary calf, covers detached extremities chipped and worn, [Wing T1766], John Darby, 1699; and 9 others, similar, v.s. (12)
Warwickshire.- Dugdale (Sir William) The Antiquities of Warwickshire, folding engraved frontispiece of Blithe Hall (the author's seat), title in red and black, 6 folding engraved maps and 23 plates, 3 folding (one torn at fold), some printed on both sides, numerous engraved illustrations, many full-page, light foxing and browning, one or two marginal tears, bookplates of Philip Earl Stanhope and M.H.Bloxam, with signature, presentation inscription and accompanying A.L.s. from Bloxam with a few additional engravings and ephemera bound in or loosely inserted, contemporary calf, gilt, rubbed, rebacked with gilt spine, split to upper joint, spine ends worn, Coventry, John Jones, 1765; and an extra-illustrated mixed edition in 5 volumes, vol.1 & 2 1765 edition lacking title and all after p.786, vol.3-5 1730 edition of vol.2 only, all interleaved and with numerous additional engravings, lithographs, aquatints, portraits, a few drawings, printed ephemera and occasional manuscript notes bound in or loosely inserted, vol.1 & 2 old calf-backed boards rebacked preserving old spines, vol.3-5 contemporary half diced russia, uncut, rebacked preserving old gilt spines, rather worn, joints split, some cover detached, folio; sold not subject to return (6)
Mexico.- Aztecs.- Lopez de Gomara (Francisco) Historia di don Ferdinando Cortes, marchese della Valle, capitano valorosissimo, collation: a8 b4 A-Z8 Aa-Vv8 Xx4, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head-pieces and historiated initials, lacking blank b4, ink signature erased from title causing small hole and thinning of paper, Xx2 section torn away at foot, affecting a few letters recto and verso, Xx3 short repaired tear at foot, affecting signature and a couple of letters recto, Xx4 very small hole at head affecting the odd letter and torn and repaired at foot with loss of 'Il Fine' (supplied in ink), some water-staining, mostly to lower corners at end, occasional spotting and light staining, 18th century mottled calf, flat gilt spine in compartments, gilt dulled, spine creased and with ends chipped, rubbed, 8vo (143 x 93mm.), Venice, Francesco Lorenzini, 1560.⁂ Rare edition at auction of this New World history. Literature: Alden & Landis 560/28; Sabin 27739; EDIT 16 CNCE 35719.
Law.- Dugdale (Sir William) Origines juridiciales, or Historical Memorials of the English Laws, Courts of Justice, Forms of Tryal... also a Chronologie of the Lord Chancelors and Keepers of the Great Seal, second edition, title in red and black within double-rule border, with initial imprimatur and final errata ff., 6 engraved portraits by Hollar and others, 31 pages of engraved illustrations (mostly full-page), occasional light foxing, ink inscriptions to title and endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked, some wear to corners, [Wing D2489], folio, T. Newcomb, for Abel Roper, 1671.⁂ Provenance: John Farrar; Richard Farrar; Rowland Rouse; Richard Rouse; M. H. Bloxam (ink inscriptions).
Britain.- Camden (William) Camden's Britannia, Newly Translated into English with Large Additions and Improvements... by Edmund Gibson, engraved portrait frontispiece by R. White, 8 plates of coins, and 50 folding double-page maps by Robert Morden mounted on stubs, engraved and woodcut illustrations, one or two full-page, b2 holed with loss to a few letters of text, occasional marginal worming, just affecting 4 or 5 plates, very occasional foxing, mostly to contents ff. at end, marginal dampstaining to contents ff., but a very good, clean copy generally, ink ownership inscription to head of title, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, retaining original backstrip, joints cracked, light wear to extremities, new endpapers, [Wing C359], folio, by F. Collins for A.Swale...and A & J Churchill, 1695.⁂ First edition of Gibson's translation and the first to contain the fine maps by Robert Morden.Provenance: John Bridgeman (ink inscription dated 1696).
Greek printing.- Pindar. Olympia, Nemea, Pythia, Isthmia, translated by Nicholas Sudor, text in Latin and Greek, engraved frontispiece and title vignette, errata f. at end, light dampstaining, occasional browning, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, lower joint cracked, worn, [Wing P2245], Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1697 § Lycophron. Alexandra obscurum poema, 2 parts in 1 vol., second printing of John Potter's edition with Latin translation by Scaliger, text in Latin and Greek, engraved frontispiece, Greek title with engraved vignette, title and frontispiece detached, light marginal foxing, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, worn, [Wing L3523] Oxford, John Owen, 1702; and 3 others, Greek printing, folio & 4to (5)
Jewel (John) A Defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande, title with large woodcut device, title rather creased and soiled, lacking D4 and 3X8 blank ff., small rust hoel to Z2, occasional worming to inner margin, [STC 14601], In Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Elephante, by Henry VVykes, 1570 bound with A Replie unto M. Hardinge's Answeare: By Perusinge whereof the Discrete, and Diligent Reader May Easily See, the Weake, and Unstable Groundes of the Romaine Religion, with final blank f., rust hole to B3, X2&3 upper corners torn and frayed, affecting a few words of text, 2K3 loss to lower corner, not affecting text, [STC 14606], In Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Blacke Oliphante, by Henry VVykes, 1565, together 2 works in 1 vol., party black letter, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, occasional light dampstaining, a few ink notes in an early hand, contemporary calf, covers detached, spine chipped, folio.
Levant.- Tournefort (Joseph Pitton de) A Voyage into the Levant..., 2 vol., first English edition, folding engraved map by Senex (not present in the French edition) and 152 engraved plates and maps, a few folding, some foxing or browning, light water-staining (mostly marginal), bookplate of M.H.Bloxam, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spines, joints and spine ends a little worn, [Nissen ZBI 4156; cf.Atabey 959-961 & Blackmer 1318, other editions], 4to, D.Browne, A.Bell [etc.], 1718.⁂ Tournefort's botanical expedition to the Levant, covering Crete, Constantinople, Turkey, the Black Sea, Armenia, Persia, Georgia and Smyrna, published a year after the original French edition.
Atlases.- Wilson (Capt. Charles W.) and H. S. Palmer. Ordnance Survey of the Peninsula of Sinai ... under the Direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, part 1 only (of 3), 2 folding linen-backed maps and 20 lithographed plates, some tinted and hand-coloured, mounted albumen print to title, spotting, bookplate with "E Dono Committee of Palestine Exploration Fund" to pastedown, contemporary half morocco, upper joint cracked, rather worn, Southampton, 1869 § Johnston (Alexander Keith) The Physical Atlas of Natural Phenomena, 30 hand-coloured engraved maps, some tearing along folds, occasional light soiling, contemporary half morocco, upper joints split, upper cover becoming loose, rather worn, 1850; and another atlas, folio (3)
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[Radford (John)] A Directorie Teaching the Way to Truth... Where-unto is added, A short Treatise against Adiaphorists, Neuters, and such as say they may be saued in any Sect, first edition, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, occasional light foxing, closely trimmed, contemporary limp vellum, splitting to joints, lacking ties, later endpapers, ink inscription, [STC 20602], small 8vo, Printed with licence [by the English secret press], 1605.⁂ Scarce and attractive work by the Catholic Radford who would join the Jesuits in 1608. We can trace no copy at auction since 1976.Provenance: Mr Flint (ink inscription dated 1837).
Botany.- Sowerby (John Edward) English Botany; or Coloured Figures of British Plants, 11 vol. only (of 12, lacking vol. 12), third edition, numerous hand-coloured lithographed plates, light foxing, a few plates loose or becoming so, some hinges broken, contemporary half morocco, rubbed and worn, 1 vol. cover detached, 8vo, 1863-72; sold not subject to return.
Unrecorded.- Lucas (Ann) The Voice of the Dead to Living. Or, She being Dead yet Speaketh, title shaved at foot ?with loss to date of imprint, heavy inking to head of title and A1, closely shaved at head and foot, affecting a few page-numbers, signatures and catchwords, occasionally touching text, light foxing and browning, bookplate to endpaper, 19th century half calf, small 8vo, for A. Bettesworth, at the Red Lion on London-Bridge, [?c.1700].⁂ An unrecorded book by a local woman of Rugby. Ostensibly published posthumously, The Voice of the Dead to Living is a short spiritual work concluding with a hymn. Lucas refers to two local figures, an Elizabeth Moor and "Mr. Jeneway, both referred to as Saints. The date given on the spine is 1689 but it is likely later as the earliest title with A. Bettesworth at the Red Lion in the imprint recorded by ESTC is 1698. A small printed note at the conclusion of the work gives a good idea of the limited nature of the print run: "Friendly reader: If that these weighty Considerations should be reckoned not worth laying out one Penny, be pleased to Read it Gratis, keep it Clean, and Return it to Morrow." Provenance: A. H. Bloxam (bookplate).
Chambers (Sir William) A Treatise on Civil Architecture, first edition, list of subscribers, 50 engraved plates, some light browning and offsetting from text to plates, subscriber's copy in handsome contemporary sprinkled calf with gilt floral border and central arms of 1st Duke of Montagu, a little rubbed, a few minor scratches, rebacked, corners repaired, [Fowler p.70; Harris 122], folio, for the author, by J.Haberkorn, 1759.⁂ Influential guide to the classical orders and decoration, published while Chambers was architectural tutor to the future George III. The architects Robert Adam, John Gwynn and William Kent are all listed as subscribers.Provenance: George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, from 1732-66 known as the Earl of Cardigan; his daughter Lady Elizabeth Montagu, who married Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch.
Italy.- Zocchi (Giuseppe) Vedute delle Ville, e d'altri Luoghi della Toscana, third (second Bouchard) edition, engraved pictorial title and 50 plates by Benedetti, Berardi, Carboni, Corsi, Duflos, Filosi, Franceschini, Giampiccoli, Marieschi, Mogalli, Monaco, Morghen, Muller, Parr, Piranesi, Seuter and Wagner after Zocchi, title repaired to verso but also at foot of recto just encroaching on plate-mark, traces of damp but washed generally clean, light brown stain vertically across centre of all plates, modern half calf over marbled boards, oblong folio, Florence, Giuseppe Bouchard, 1757.⁂ Good copy of this magnificent work on the villas and country houses of Tuscany, with many also showing the gardens and surrounding countryside. The work was first published in 1744 and Bouchard's first edition in 1754 with this edition appearing three years later.
Maplet (John) A greene Forest, or a naturall Historie...of Stones & Mettals: next of Plants, as of Herbes, Trees, & Shrubs, Lastly of Brute Beastes, Foules, Fishes, creeping wormes & Serpents, first edition, 3 parts in 1, largely printed in black letter, title within typographic border, woodcut initials, lacks L8 and final leaf P8 with colophon, title soiled and laid down with upper corner missing part of typographic border, most other corners repaired to some degree, more extensively at beginning and end, occasionally with slight loss of text, some soiling and light staining, bookplate of M.H. Bloxham, old limp vellum with foot of spine repaired and new endpapers, [STC 17296], by Henry Denham, 1567.⁂ Genuinely rare book with only one auction record over the last 50 years and 11 copies located in ESTC (3 only in USA). By way of comparison, the Britwell Court copy, sold in 1925, made £155, while their copy of the Shakespeare fourth folio made £165 in 1919. The heading of book one summarises the content thus: "A pleasant Discourse with the chiefe kindes particularly of Precious Stones, Plants, Beastes, & Foules, after the order of the Alphabet, never heretofore in Print."
Hogarth (William) Hogarth Restored, The Whole Works, 88 engraved plates (?only), 15 with multiple images, re- engraved by Thomas Cook, light dampstaining, several shaved within margin, affecting captions, a few margins extended or reinforced, upper hinge broken, 19th century half roan, gilt, rubbed, folio, 1802.
Marprelate (Martin, pseudonym) A Dialogue. Wherin is plainly layd open the Tyrannicall Dealing of Lord Bishops againt Gods Children, second edition, title supplied in manuscript facsimile, internal tear to last f. affecting a few letters of text, shaved at head affecting headlines, rather soiled, A..L.s tipped onto front free endpaper, 19th century half calf, [STC 6805.3], [Amsterdam], Reprinted in the time of Parliament [?at the Cloppenburg Press], 1640 § Staveley (Thomas) The Romish horseleech, or, An impartial account of the intolerable charge of Popery to this nation, first edition, with initial imprimatur and final blank ff., A3 short marginal tear, occasional light foxing, contemporary sheep, covers detached worn, [Wing S5446], for Ralph Smith, 1674 § [Steward (Richard)] The Old Puritan Detected and Deafeated, spotting, margins chipped and frayed, last 2ff. unopened, disbound, [Wing S5524], W. Davies, 1682 § The Presbyterians not Guilty of the Unjust Charge of... the Murther of King Charles I, browning, shaved at head affecting page-numbers, 19th century half calf, A. Baldwin, 1710; and 4 others, similar, 8vo & 4to (8)
Virgilius Maro (Publius) Opera, commentary by Servius, Aelius Donatus, Domitius Calderinus, and Christophorus Landinus, and continuation of the Aeneid by Maphaeus Vegius, collation: [2-58] a-h8 i-k6 l10 m-z8 &8 ɔ8 R̸8 A-N8 O6 P-Q8 R6 S8, 349 ff. (of 354, lacking initial and final blank and P5-7), 62 lines of commentary surrounding text, Roman type, initial spaces, f.2 torn at upper corner and repaired with loss of text, marginal water-staining, some spotting and mostly light staining elsewhere, a few ff. with marginal repairs, 18th century red morocco, gilt, spine in compartments, spine darkened, one lower corner little worn, some staining, rubbed and marked, folio (298 x 200mm.), Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 1492.⁂ Literature: BMC II, 436; Goff V-188; Copinger 6070; Copinger, 'Incunabula Virgiliana', 77; Bod-inc V-100; BSB-Ink V-126; ISTC iv00188000.
Tacitus (Gaius Cornelius) Les Oeuvres, translated by Achilles de Harlay, woodcut printer's device to title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and historiated initials, occasional spotting, some light browning, hinges cracked, contemporary vellum, head of spine worn, soiled, a wide-margined copy, scarce, Paris, Thomas Joly, 1659 § Ovidius Naso (Publius) Opera omnia, edited by Nicholas Heinsius, 3 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece, pictorial titles and plates, occasional some water-staining, spotting, lightly browned, contemporary vellum, Amsterdam, Waesberg [& others], 1702; and a small quantity of others, Latin classics, v.s. (Sm.Qty.)
![[Tennyson (Alfred, Lord and Charles)] Poems, by Two Brothers, first edition, without half-title, advertisement f. following t](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9b1d4b63-7075-4a87-90a4-ac5d00aa8621/dd995f8f-ce93-4c14-9cf6-ac5d011c6f87/468x382.jpg)
[Tennyson (Alfred, Lord and Charles)] Poems, by Two Brothers, first edition, without half-title, advertisement f. following title, the odd spot to margins, occasional light finger-soiling, dark green crushed morocco by Riviere, spine darkened, rubbing to joints and corners, g.e., 8vo, for W. Simpkin and J. and J. Jackson, 1827.⁂ First edition of Tennyson's first published volume, published when the future Poet Laureate was 18 years old and written along with his brother Charles and Frederick (the latter of whom has 4 poems in the present collection but modestly removed himself from the title).
Anstis (John) Order of the Garter. The Register of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, from its Cover in Black velvet, Usually Called the Black Book, 2 vol. in 1, engraved frontispieces and 13 plates (2 folding), 1 working loose, 4D1&2 with loss to lower corner, not affecting text, wormhole to text, light spotting or soiling, mostly marginal, a good, wide-margined copy generally, contemporary calf, joints cracked, scuffed and rather worn, folio, John Barber, 1724.⁂ Provenance: M. H. Bloxam (bookplate).
Armour.- Meyrick (Sir Samuel Rush) A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour..., 3 vol., first edition, half-titles, additional engraved vignette titles, 80 aquatint plates, 70 finely hand-coloured, some with tissue guards, fine hand-coloured initials to chapters heightened with gold or silver (silver sometimes tarnished), a few spots to engraved titles slightly showing through to letterpress titles, some other light foxing but plates mostly clean, tear to outer margin of Dd3 of vol.1, bookplate of M.H.Bloxam, contemporary half red morocco, spines gilt, uncut, a little rubbed, one or two scuffs to spines, folio, 1824.
Cornwall.- Borlase (William) Observations on the Antiquities and Monuments of the County of Cornwall, first edition, list of subscribers, engraved map and 23 plates, one double-page, engraved head- & tail-pieces, some spotting, light water-staining at end, bookplate and signature of M.H.Bloxam, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little worn, upper cover detached, folio, Oxford, by W.Jackson, 1754 § Pycroft (J.W.) The Claim to the Foreshores of the Sea Coast and Tidal Rivers...of Devon and Cornwall, one of only 25 copies, presentation copy to Sir George Cornwall Lewis Bart. M.P. from the author with manuscript note and a few corrections to Preface, original vellum, rubbed and soiled, privately printed, 1854 § Blight (J.T.) Ancient Crosses, and other Antiquities in the East of Cornwall, second edition, title in red & black, wood-engraved illustrations, title foxed, original pictorial cloth, gilt, Penzance, 1872, folio & 4to (3)
Dagonneau (Jean) Legende de Domp Claude de Guyse, abbe de Cluny, woodcut head-pieces and initials, title neatly laid down, light foxing and browning, 17th century calf, rebacked, corners worn, rubbed, Captn. Michiels copy, with his stamp and ink notes, [Adams D1], no place, no printer, 1581 § Casaubon (Isaac) Epistolæ, title with large woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, some mostly marginal staining, occasional spotting, contemporary red morocco, gilt, covers with oval centre-pieces with a pierced heart at centre, within a triple filet border with floral corner-pieces, in turn within a further border of triple filets, spine in compartments with rich foliage decoration within double filet borders, spine ends chipped, joints just starting at head, but holding firm, corners worn, rubbed, The Hague, Theodor Maire, 1638; and 12 others, French, v.s (14)
Natalibus (Petrus de, Bishop of Equilio) Catalogus sanctorum et gestorum eorum ex diversis voluminibus collectus, collation: [*]4 a-z8 ɀ8 A-S8 T4, double column, title in red and black and within ornate woodcut historiated border, [*]4 and a1 text in red and black, [*]4 large woodcut of the crucifixion within woodcut historiated border, woodcut historiated borders and numerous historiated and decorative initials, sigs. a&b loose, a1 upper margin trimmed away, occasional spotting and light staining, 18th century panelled calf, rebacked, corners worn, rubbed, 4to (245 x 168mm.), Lyon, [Claude Davost for] Etienne Gueynard, [1508].⁂ A rare edition at auction of this lives of the saints. Provenance: John Ord, Lincolns Inn (engraved armorial bookplate to front pastedown). Literature: Not in Adams; Baudrier XI, 212.
London.- Hunter (Rev. Henry) The History of London, and its Environs, 2 vol., first edition, list of subscribers, large folding aquatint panorama bound as frontispiece & engraved key at end, 28 engraved plates and plans, 5 folding county maps, folding map of the Thames hand-coloured in outline, without the large map of environs of London and Stockdale's large plan of London (as often), some light foxing and offsetting, 4E in vol.2 torn without loss, one or two other marginal tears or defects, bookplates of M.H.Bloxam, handsome contemporary diced russia with borders in gilt and blind, rebacked preserving old gilt spines, a little rubbed, 4to, 1811; and 6 others on London, 4to & 8vo (8)
Fulke (Sir Greville, 1st Baron Brooke) Certaine Learned and Elegant Workes, first edition, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, gatherings a-c cancelled as usual, lacking initial and final blank ff., occasional light browning, ink name to head of title, 19th century blindstamped calf, staining to covers, joints cracked at head, spine label chipped, extremities rubbed, [STC 12361; Pforzheimer 437; Greg II, 489 and III pp.1068-1069], small folio, by E.P. for Henry Seyle, 1633.⁂ Provenance: Samuel ?Madock (ink inscription).
![NO RESERVE [Nicholson (Peter)] The New and Improved Practical Builder, 3 vol., engraved portrait, additional vignette title a](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9b1d4b63-7075-4a87-90a4-ac5d00aa8621/977a7efb-ea13-4297-9f3d-ac5d011c1840/468x382.jpg)
NO RESERVE [Nicholson (Peter)] The New and Improved Practical Builder, 3 vol., engraved portrait, additional vignette title and c.250 plates (erratic numbering but possibly lacking a few plates), some folding, light marginal water-staining to a few plates, Thomas Kelly, 1837 § [Elsam (Richard)] The Practical Builder's Perpetual Price-Book, engraved frontispiece and 7 plates, lacking title, spot to frontispiece and half-title, [c.1834], together 4 vol., uniformly bound in contemporary half russia, rubbed, rebacked § Winkle's Architectural and Picturesque Illustrations of the Cathedral Churches of England and Wales, 2 vol.., engraved additional titles and plates after R.Garland, some foxing, contemporary half russia, rebacked, 1836-38 § Cockerell (C.R.) Iconography of the West Front of Wells Cathedral, lithographed plates, contemporary calf, Oxford & London, 1851 § Britton (John) The History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Salisbury, additional pictorial title, engraved plates, contemporary half calf, rebacked, 1814, some foxing, rubbed; and 6 others, similar, v.s. (14)
Dickens (Charles) A Christmas Carol, first edition, first issue, second state, with "Stave I" heading, title page printed in red and blue dated 1843 and green endpapers, half-title in blue, 4 hand-coloured etched plates by & after Leech and 4 plain woodcut vignettes by Linton after Leech, foxing to plates, occasional light marginal finger-soiling, lacking front free endpaper, gift bookplate to pastedown, thanksgiving prayer in honour of donor loosely inserted, contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper, original first issue brown fine-ribbed cloth, with unbroken 'D' within wreath and minimum 14mm gap between blind border and gilt cartouche, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, shelf-lean, spine ends and corners a little bumped, some light marking, still excellent overall, g.e., [Smith II 4], 8vo, Chapman & Hall, 1843.⁂ A bright copy of Dickens' classic Christmas tale. Provenance: Henry Rowland-Brown (1865-1922, entomologist, gift bookplate)
De Quincey (Thomas) Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, first edition, lacking half-title and final advertisement f., occasional light finger-soiling, the odd spot, bookplates, 19th century morocco, gilt, spine darkened, extremities rubbed, g.e., 12mo, 1822.⁂ "The most famous account of drug addiction in English literature." - Norman.
Aristophanes. Comoediae novem cum commentariis antiquis & valde utilibus ad ea quae prius excusa fuerant additis indiceque copiosissimo omnium quae animadvertere oportet, collation: A-D8 2A-Z8 2A-2Y8 2Z4, title in Greek and Latin, 2A1 printed in red and black, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, ruled throughout in red, lacking final f. (with woodcut printer's device verso otherwise blank), title lightly soiled, some spotting and light staining, 19th century red straight-grain morocco, gilt, very small chip to head of spine, corners worn, rubbed, large 8vo (224 x 148mm.), [Florence], [Heirs of Filippo Giunta], [1525].⁂ Provenance: Edward Craven Hawtrey (oval red morocco bookplate to front pastedown).Literature: Adams A1706; EDIT 16 CNCE 2856.
![Aratus of Soli. Aratou Soleos Phainomena kai diosemeia. Theonos scholia [graece]... Accesserunt Annotationes in Eratosthenem](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9b1d4b63-7075-4a87-90a4-ac5d00aa8621/63563b85-5308-4a4c-ada8-ac5d011bb9b0/468x382.jpg)
Aratus of Soli. Aratou Soleos Phainomena kai diosemeia. Theonos scholia [graece]... Accesserunt Annotationes in Eratosthenem et Hymna Dionysii, [edited by John Fell], text in Greek, engraved allegorical frontispiece, 2 folding engraved celestial maps, woodcut diagrams and musical notations in the text, light foxing, disbound, [Wing A3596], Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1672 § Collier (Jeremy, editor) The Emperor Marcus Antoninus his conversation with himself, engraved portrait frontispiece (laid down), light foxing, contemporary green morocco, gilt, upper cover detached and discoloured, wear to extremities, R. Sare, 1702; and 5 others, classics, 8vo (7)
Dow (Christopher) Innovations Unjustly Charged upon the Present Church and State, title within double-rule border, woodcut initials and headpieces, errata f. at end, light spotting and browning to title, occasional light foxing, bookplate 19th century half morocco, rubbed, [STC 7090], small 4to, by M[iles] F[lesher] for John Clark, and are to be sold at his shop under S. Peters Church in Cornhill, 1637⁂ A response by the Laudian Dow to Henry Burton's An Apology of an Appeale and For God, and the King (see lot XXXX) in which he argues that the rise of Puritanism was the chief source of religious conflict in Charles I's reign. Rare at auction, we can trace only 2 copies in the last 70 years. Provenance: M. H. Bloxam (bookplate).
British Isles.- Newenham (Robert O'Callaghan) Picturesque Views of the Antiquities of Ireland, lacking additional pictorial titles, with 109 lithographed plates by Harding after Newenham only of 112), all on india paper and mounted, occasional foxing, contemporary half morocco, spine gilt, g.e., 1830 § Malkin (Benjamin Heath) The Scenery, Antiquities, and Biography of South Wales, first edition, half-title, 12 soft-ground etchings with watercolour wash, one or two highlighted with body colour, folding engraved map (torn and frayed), light foxing and offsetting, contemporary half calf, rebacked preserving old spine, 1804 § Pennant (Thomas) A Tour in Scotland MDCCLXIX [&] MDCCLXXII, together 3 vol., third edition of vol.1, engraved vignette titles and 110 plates only (of 112, lacking plate 15 in vol.1 and 46 in vol.3), many folding, 2 folding engraved maps, some offsetting, contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked preserving old spines, new labels, Warrington, Chester & London, 1774-76, all with bookplate of M.H.Bloxam, rubbed, 4to (5)
Photography.- Emerson (Peter Henry) Pictures of East Anglian Life, one of 75 copies, presentation copy inscribed "Presented by the author" on front pastedown, 12 photogravure plates (with 2 in 2 states), loose as issued, margins with light spotting, browning and some chipping, 1 margin with corner torn away, original pictorial cloth folder with ties, large 4to, 1890.⁂ Rare. As the plates for the original work began to show wear, the decision was made to issue no further copies of the work. Emerson made a selection of 10 images to be reproduced for this special portfolio. We can trace very few copies of this work, many considerably less complete than the present example.
![[Green Cotton (Colonel Edward)] Hints to Some Churchwardens, with a few Illustrations, Relative to the Repair and Improvement](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9b1d4b63-7075-4a87-90a4-ac5d00aa8621/919f16b7-e1a3-4b79-aa95-ac5d011c4eab/468x382.jpg)
[Green Cotton (Colonel Edward)] Hints to Some Churchwardens, with a few Illustrations, Relative to the Repair and Improvement of Parish Churches, 12 hand-coloured etched and aquatint plates, occasional light finger-soiling, author attributed in a contemporary hand on half-title, a few contemporary ink inscriptions, bookplate, original boards, paper label to upper cover, some chipping to spine, spotting and staining to covers, [not in Abbey], 8vo, for Rodwell and Martin, 1825.⁂ Rare and charming work. Only a handful of copies listed on Library Hub, we can trace no copy at auction.Provenance: M. H. Bloxam (ink inscriptions and bookplate).
Shakespeare (William) Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven Plays, never before Printed in Folio, edited by John Heminge and Henry Condell, fourth folio edition, double column, engraved portrait by Martin Droeshout above the verses "To the Reader" on verso of the first leaf (trimmed closely to image and laid down), title with woodcut fleur-de-lis device, title and text within double- and single-rule borders, title lightly creased and surface-soiled with short internal tear, first A3&4, F2, 2H5, 2Q5, 2R6 2T2, 2U3, *3C4, *3E6, 3A1, 2D2, 3F6, 3I2 and 3M4 with neat expert repairs and restorations to lower margins, 1 or 2 running into text but without loss, B2, L5, 2M2, 2R1, *3A4, 3N6, 3Y1 with small holes or rust-holes, F2 and 3X4, closely shaved at head affecting rule border, 2O5 and 3D6 with light vertical creasing causing printing flaw affecting a few letters of text, 4A3&4 fore-margins trimmed, occasional dampstaining to margins, a few ff. lightly browned, occasional light soiling, but a very good, crisp copy generally, bookplates to title verso and pastedown, 19th century half calf, spine gilt in compartments with green morocco label, extremities rubbed, [Greg, III, p.1119-21; Wing S2915; cf. Pforzheimer, 910], folio, for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, at the Anchor in the New Exchange, the Crane in St. Pauls Church-Yard, and in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, 1685.⁂ The last of the 17th century editions of Shakespeare's collected plays. It was printed on taller paper stock than the previous folio editions (here measuring 352 x 218mm.). Herringman and his co-publishers decided on a larger paper size in order to increase the number of lines per page, and so decrease the bulk of the book. However, including the added plays, the number of sheets in the Fourth Folio is almost exactly the same as that in the First and Second.Provenance: His Grace the Duke of Cleveland; Honble Fredk. Vane (armorial bookplates); Lord Barnard of Raby Castle (book-label).
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World.- Heylyn (Peter) Mikrokosmos [graece] a little description of the great world, fourth edition, title within architectural woodcut border, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, title detached, with margins a little chipped and browned, folding table partially backed with short repaired tear, light soiling, occasional foxing or browning, bookplates, 19th century half calf, upper cover detached, upper joint split, spine lacking upper portion, rubbed and scuffed, [Sabin 31656; STC 13279], small 4to, Oxford, by W. T[urner]. for William Turner, and Thomas Huggins, 1629.
Hogarth (William) The Original and Genuine Works, 108 engraved plates on 87 wove paper sheets with watermarks dated 1801, creasing to title and frontispiece, some light marginal creasing or finger-soiling, 20th century half morocco, extremities rubbed, folio, [c.1801 or later].⁂ "The Bruiser Churchill" here in two states, the first of which on laid paper and widow-mounted.
South America.- Frézier (Amédée François) A Voyage to the South-Sea, and along the Coasts of Chili and Peru, in the Years 1712, 1713, and 1714...with a Postscript by Dr. Edmund Halley..., first English edition, title in red and black, with Directions to Binder leaf bound before Preface, 35 engraved maps, plans and plates only (of 37, lacking plates 34 & 35 at pp.297 & 298), 16 folding, with a duplicate of plate 12 bound in at p.297, some light foxing, bookplate of M.H.Bloxam, near contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt, rubbed, joints split, [Goldsmiths' 5338; Nissen ZBI 1433; Sabin 25926], 4to, for Jonah Bowyer, 1717.⁂ Frézier was a French engineer who mapped the west coast of South America while building forts for the Spanish against attack by the Dutch and English.
Browning (Robert) Bells and Pomegranates, nos. 1 - 8, all but the fifth part first editions, fifth part second edition as usual, general half-title, without the half-title to part 2, ink inscriptions to endpapers, original decorative cloth stamped in blind, lower joint splitting at head, small patch of splitting to upper joint, spine ends and corners a little bumped, some light repair to upper portion of spine, light bumping to extremities, but a sharp and excellent example overall, 1841-46 § Browning (Elizabeth Barrett) Poems Before Congress, first edition, half-title, some pulling to gatherings, original cloth, lettered in gilt and stamped in blind, spine darkened, corners a little bumped, 1860; and another by the same, 8vo (3)⁂ The first is one of Browning's most significant publications, including some of his most celebrated poems "Pippa Passes", "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", "My Last Duchess" (here titled "Italy") and "Porphyria's Lover" (here as the second part of "Madhouse Cells").
Puritanism.- A petition directed to her most excellent Majestie, wherein is delivered 1 A Meane howe to compound the civili dissention in the church of England. 2 A Proofe that they who write for Reformation, doe not offend against the stat. of 23.Eliz.c.2. and therefore till matter by compounded, deserve more favour, woodcut initial, fore-margin closely shaved, affecting a few printed side-notes, some light foxing or soiling, bookplate, 19th century half calf, spine darkened, [STC 1522a], small 4to, n.p., [c.1592].⁂ Rare pamphlet on religious dissention, sometimes attributed to Job Throckmorton or John Penry, we can trace no complete copy at auction. Provenance: M. H. Bloxam (bookplate).
Cartwright (Thomas) The Second Replie... agaynst Maister Doctor Whitgiftes second Answer, touching the Church Discipline, first edition, black letter, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut initials, title detached and a little soiled with small abrasion causing loss to a few letters of text and some chipping to upper corner, some light marginal worming, light dampstaining and some soiling, last 3 gatherings with loss to upper corner, just affecting text on 2 ff., last f. chipped, torn and laid down with significant loss to text, bookplate, later calf, covers detached, worn, [STC 4714], [by Michael Schirat], 1575.⁂ A response to The defense of the Aunswere to the Admonition, against the Replie of T.C. (see lot XXX)Provenance: M. H. Bloxam (bookplate).
![[Williams (John)] The Holy Table, Name & Thing, with final blank f., woodcut decorations, rust hoel to N3, N4 lower corne](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9b1d4b63-7075-4a87-90a4-ac5d00aa8621/e7d5ae3c-473a-4da8-a07b-ac5d011b8d9b/468x382.jpg)
[Williams (John)] The Holy Table, Name & Thing, with final blank f., woodcut decorations, rust hoel to N3, N4 lower corner torn away, not affecting text, 2E4 with paper flaw affecting printed side-note, occasional light foxing and minor soiling, 19th century cloth, paper labels to spine and upper cover, [STC 25725], [Eliot's Court Press] for the Diocese of Lincoln, 1637 § Heylyn (Peter) Antidotum Lincolniense, or an answer to a Book entituled the Holy Table, Name, and Thing, etc., woodcut initials and decorations, title and final errata f. detached, title chipped and stained, dampstaining, 3H2 margin torn affecting printed side-note, later calf, covers detached, spine chipped, rubbed, [STC 13267], for John Clark, 1637 § Lipsius (Justus) Miracles of the B. Virgin, or an Historical Account of the Original and Stupendious Performances of the linage entituled our blessed Lady of Halle, title browned and mounted on stub, spotting and browning, dampstaining to head, a few ff. shaved at head, 19th century half calf, [Wing L2361], 1688; and 13 others, similar, v.s. (16)
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