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Edwin Dalton Smith (1800-1883) British. 'A Portrait of Maria Treffry of Place House, Fowey, Cornwall', in a White Dress Holding Flowers, Oil on Canvas, 18" x 14", Oval, along with A Pair of Portraits of Mr and Mrs Treffry, by Ernest Gustave Girardot (1840-1904) French, Oil on Canvas, Signed and Titled Verso, 9" x 8", Oval. (3).
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Queen Elizabeth II, 2013 Gold 1oz Britannia, 100 Pounds, struck in .9999 gold, with obverse portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, R. Britannia standing upon a rock in the sea, her right hand grasping a trident and her left hand resting on a shield and holding an olive branch, sealed, weight 31.21g, BQ4A.
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Queen Elizabeth II, 2013 Gold 1oz Britannia, 100 Pounds, struck in .9999 gold, with obverse portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, R. Britannia standing upon a rock in the sea, her right hand grasping a trident and her left hand resting on a shield and holding an olive branch, sealed, weight 31.21g, BQ4A.
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Queen Elizabeth II, 2013 Gold 1oz Britannia, 100 Pounds, struck in .9999 gold, with obverse portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, R. Britannia standing upon a rock in the sea, her right hand grasping a trident and her left hand resting on a shield and holding an olive branch, sealed, weight 31.21g, BQ4A.
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Queen Elizabeth II, 2013 Gold 1oz Britannia, 100 Pounds, struck in .9999 gold, with obverse portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, R. Britannia standing upon a rock in the sea, her right hand grasping a trident and her left hand resting on a shield and holding an olive branch, sealed, weight 31.21g, BQ4A.
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Selection of British banknotes to include Bank of England, One Pound, Series "A" Britannia Issue banknotes from K.O. Peppiatt (March 1940) to P.S. Beale (March 1950) to include four consecutive March 1950, P.S. Beale, Green One Pound banknotes, Prefixes 079B 460230-079B 460233, UNC, Ten Pounds, Series "C" Portrait Issue banknotes from J.Q. Hollom (February 1964) to J.B. Page (1971) to include February 1964, J.Q. Hollom, Brown Ten Pounds banknote, Prefix A35, EF, Series "D" Pictorial Issue from J.B. Page (February 1975) to D.H.F. Somerset (December 1980), Prefix U-- (2), Five Pounds banknotes from Series "C" Portrait Issue, J.S. Fforde (January 1967) to Series "D" Pictorial Issue, D.H.F. Somerset (June 1980) and two Bank of England Ten Shillings, Series "C" Portrait Issue banknotes, J.S. Fforde (February 1967), varying conditions from Good to UNC (41).
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2005 Royal Mint, Proof Sovereign, weight 7.98g, diameter 22.05mm, struck in 22 carat gold, with obverse portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, R. Timothy Noad's interpretation of St. George slaying the dragon, in original box of issue with certificate, numbered 2,140/12,500.Condition report: The coin is in pristine, original condition having been bought directly from the Royal Mint on issue and never having been opened or touched. On the extra images of both sides of the coin, what may appear to be scratches and marks are on the plastic capsule not on the coin itself.
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A Royal Mint 2005 Gold Proof Britannia, Twenty-five pounds, Obverse portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley R. Seated figure of Britannia facing to the left holding a trident with shield at her side, with the word 'BRITANNIA', the inscription '1/4 OUNCE FINE GOLD' and the date of the year, reverse design by Philip Nathan, struck in 22-carat gold, weight 8.51g, diameter 22mm, in original box of issue with certificate, numbered 633/750Condition report: The coin is in pristine, original condition having been bought directly from the Royal Mint on issue and never having been opened or touched.
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1980 Royal Mint, Proof Sovereign, weight 7.988g, diameter 22.12mm, struck in 22 carat gold, with obverse portrait by Arnold Machin, R. St. George slaying the dragon, in original green clamshell case of issue with certificate.Condition report: The coin is in pristine, original condition having been bought directly from the Royal Mint on issue and never having been opened or touched.
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1981 Royal Mint, Proof Sovereign, weight 7.988g, diameter 22.12mm, struck in 22 carat gold, with obverse portrait by Arnold Machin, R. St. George slaying the dragon, in original tan clamshell case of issue with certificate.Condition report: The coin is in pristine, original condition having been bought directly from the Royal Mint on issue and never having been opened or touched.
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Caesar (Caius Julius) The Commentaries..., translated by Clement Edmonds, 3 parts in 1 vol., engraved frontispiece portrait, lacking engraved title, 14 plates and final blank f., woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, Q4 torn at lower corner with loss to a few words of text, R2 with small hole causing loss to 2 or 3 letters of text, occasional dampstaining and some spotting, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary calf, rebacked, [Wing C199], folio, Henry Twyford, 1655.⁂ Provenance: F. F. Praed de Woodchester (bookplate).
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Alchemy.- Culpeper (Nicholas) Mr. Culpepper's Treatise of Aurum Potabile, being a Description of the Three-fold World, viz. Elimentary, Celestiall, Intellectuall, containing the Knowledge necessary to the Study of Hermetick Philosophy; to which is added, Mr. Culpepper's Ghost, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, second title within typographic border with ornament, woodcut initials and headpieces, lacking A1 ?portrait frontispiece, A7 with short tear to foot, browning, closely shaved, touching a few headlines and affecting borders of title, bookplate to pastedown, modern antique-style calf, preserved in custom morocco pull-top box, [Duveen p.153 "An extremely rare book"; Wing C7549], small 8vo, for G. Eversden, at the signe of the Maiden-head, in St Pauls Church-yard, 1656.⁂ First edition of this rare alchemical work, we can trace only 3 copies at auction in the last 70 years including this one. Though ESTC calls for a frontispiece portrait, none is mentioned in Duveen nor in any of the copies that have appeared at auction. Provenance: Marcus Crahan (bookplate).
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Chess.- Greco (Gioachino) The royall game of chesse-play· Sometimes the recreation of the late King, with many of the nobility. Illustrated vvith almost an hundred gambetts. Being the study of Biochimo the famous Italian, translated by Francis Beale, first edition in English, engraved portrait frontispiece of Charles I by P. Stent, title with typographic border, woodcut illustration of a chess board, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, errata to verso of final f., a1&2 bound after title, lacking initial blank, portrait frayed at foot affecting caption, trimmed to within border and laid down, title closely trimmed, partly affecting printed border, a1 short tear to inner gutter affecting 2 or 3 letters, trimmed at head, occasionally affecting headlines, occasional light staining, 19th century green mottled calf, gilt, spine rubbed, [LN 395; Whyld & Ravilious 1656:2; Wing G1810], small 8vo, Printed for Henry Herringman, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Anchor, in the lower walk of the New Exchange, 1656.⁂ The first work on chess in English to note that the rook was sometimes depicted as a castle. This is a translation of Gioachino's Trattato del nobilissimo giuoco degli scacchi. Greco was a native of Calabria, the same province of Naples that had produced the chess masters Giovanni Leonard and Michele di Mauro. A5r has a poem by Richard Lovelace.Provenance: William Forbes Morgan (engraved bookplate).
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Harrington (James) The Common-Wealth of Oceana, first edition, title in red and black, woodcut initials and headpieces, lacking portrait frontispiece (as often), title and dedication with portion of restoration to head, not affecting text, browning and occasional spotting, occasional ink corrections in an early hand, bookplate, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked and recornered, rubbing and some wear to extremities, later endpapers, [Pforzheimer 449; Wing H809], folio, by J. Streater, for Livewell Chapman, and are to be sold at his shop at the Crown in Popes-Head-Alley, 1656.⁂ Harrington's masterpiece on political theory. "Other that the Utopia this is perhaps the most famous attempt at envisioning a model commonwealth. It has been consulted at various times by those who have planned new states and commonwealths." - Pforzheimer. Provenance: Holbrook Jackson (bookplate).
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Medicine.- Bauderon (Brice) The Expert Phisician: Learnedly Treating of all Agues and Feavers Wether Simple or Compound, first edition in English, engraved frontispiece portrait, title within typographic border, woodcut initials and headpieces, light offsetting onto title, occasional light soiling, some occasional light dampstaining to foot, but very good generally, ink stamp to foot of L8 verso and front pastedown, later half calf, rebacked, [Wellcome II, p.116; Wing B1163], small 8vo, by R.I. for John Hancock, and are to bee sold at the first shop in Popes-head Alley, near the Exchange, 1657.⁂ Rare translation of Pharmacopée, first published in Lyon in 1583. We can trace no copy at auction in the last 70 years.
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Meteors.- Willsford (Thomas) Natures Secrets. Or, the Admirable and wonderfull History Of the generation of Meteors, first edition, engraved frontispiece portrait by R. Vaughn (lower margin chipped), woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, full-page woodcut illustration on p.150, 8pp. advertisements, occasional dampstaining, G8 with tear running into text, contemporary sheep, rebacked, lower corner repaired, [Wing W2875], 8vo, for Nath. Brook at the Angel in Cornhill, 1658.⁂ First edition of this rare book on meteors, dedicated to Lady Stafford.
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Second Anglo-Dutch War.- [Codrington (Robert)] His Majesties Propriety, and Dominion on the British Seas asserted. Together with a true account of the Netherlanders insupportable insolencies, first edition, title within double-rule border, engraved portrait frontispiece of Charles II, folding engraved map of the British Isles with parts of France, the Netherlands and Norway, occasional very minor staining to head, folding map creased with neatly repaired tear from inner margin running an little into image, contemporary sheep, sympathetically rebacked, [Wing C4876A], 8vo, by T. Mabb, for Andrew Kembe, near St. Margarets-Hill in Southwark, and Edward Thomas, at the Adam and Eve in Little Brittain; and Robert Clavel, at the Staggs-Head in Ivy-Lane, 1665.⁂ Previously attributed to Robert Clavell, His Majesties Propriety was written partly as justification for the Second Anglo-Dutch War and the English actions leading up to it including the capture of New Amsterdam. Rare at auction, we can trace only a handful copies in the last 50 years.
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Crete.- Palmer (Roger, Earl of Castlemaine) An Account of the Present War between the Venetians and Turk; with the State of Candie: (In a Letter to the King, from Venice.), first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece of the Earl of Castlemaine by Faithorne (trimmed at head), engraved folding map of the Eastern Mediterranean, engraved folding plan of Old Candy Town (present-day Heraklion) by Wenceslaus Hollar, lacking final blank f., E4 with neat marginal repair, light damp-staining to first few ff., bookplate to pastedown, contemporary calf, gilt, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, [Blackmer 1239; Wing C1239], 12mo, by J.M. for H. Herringman, at the Anchor on the lower walk of the New-Exchange, 1666.⁂ "Charles II had asked the Earl of Castlemaine to keep him informed of events while he toured Europe, and on Castlemaine's arrival in Venice he sent the King a long letter of information on the war in Crete between the Venetians and the Turks, which was then entering its final phase. When Castlemaine returned to England he received permission to print the letter, which is a basic source of information on the 20-year battle in Crete." - Blackmer. Provenance: "Ex P. G. Libris" (bookplate).
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Medicine.- Digby (Sir Kenelm) Choice and Experimented Receipts in Physick and Chirurgery, as also Cordial and Distilled Waters and Spirits, Perfumes, and other Curiosities, first edition, engraved frontispiece portrait by Thomas Cross, title within typographical border, 1p. advertisements, some light staining to border of frontispiece and towards end of work at foot, occasional light marking or soiling, but a good, clean copy generally, contemporary sheep, extremities rubbed, some light marking or staining to covers, [Oxford p.34; Wellcome II, p.468-9; Wing D1424], small 8vo, for the author, and are to be sold by H. Brome at the Star in Litte-Britain, 1668.⁂ Collection of medical remedies, assembled by George Hartmann, Digby's laboratory assistant, from Digby's papers after his death.
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Worms.- Ramesey (William) Helminthologia [graece]. Or, some Physical Considerations of the Matter, Origination, and Several Species of Wormes, first edition, engraved frontispiece portrait and folding plate, title within double-rule border, 1 f. advertisements at end, frontispiece lower margin restored without loss to text or image, ink stamp to title verso, Z3 with some chipping and tearing to lower margin, some light marginal spotting or soiling, a few ff. closely shaved at head, touching headlines, ink inscription to pastedown, hinges repaired, contemporary sheep, rebacked, corners worn, [Wing R205], 8vo, by John Streater, for George Sawbridge, dwelling on Clerken-well Green, 1668.⁂ A charming and eccentric work by Ramesey. "Worms the Subject, and worms the Readers, and a worm the Author of this Book; which must all ere long, be swallowed up of Eternity and be worm-eaten".Provenance: Given by W Tho. James (ink inscription); Sion College Library (ink stamp with sell order stamp dated 1938 below).
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Milton (John) The History of Britain, That Part Especially Now Call'd England, from the first traditional beginning, continued to the Norman Conquest..., first edition, first issue with the Allestry imprint, engraved portrait frontispiece, typographic ornaments, errata f. at end, light foxing, ink monogram stamp to title, contemporary sheep, rebacked, joints cracked, lower cover becoming loose, [Pforzheimer 710; Wing M2119], small 4to, by J. M. for James Allestry, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1670.⁂ According to Pforzheimer, Allestry died shortly after publication and the book was reissued the following year with a cancel title by his successor Spencer Hickman. Provenance: Francis Ferrand Foljambe (ink stamp).
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Medicine.- Kent (Elizabeth Talbot Grey, Countess of) A Choice Manual, or, Rare and Select Secrets in Physick and Chirurgery, 2 parts in 1 vol., eighteenth edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, text block broken, C1 lower corner slightly frayed, affecting 2 letters verso, K1 small section torn away from lower corner, affecting a few letters, contemporary calf, spine broken, upper cover detached, corners worn, rubbed, [Oxford p.23-24; Wing K316' cf. Cagle 787], 12mo, printed for Henry Mortlock, at the Phoenix in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1682.⁂ A rare edition with ESTC listing only 3 copies.
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Anatomy.- Collins (Samuel) A Systeme of Anatomy, treating of the Body of Man, Beasts, Birds, Fish, Insects, and Plants, 2 vol., first edition, titles printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece of the Theatrum Cutlerianum with portrait of Collins by Willam Faithorne printed on verso, 74 engraved plates in vol. 2 with letterpress descriptions to verso (including the scarce additional plate between pp. 934-935, initial imprimatur f., woodcut initials and headpieces, occasional light foxing and soiling to text, some light finger-soiling to plates, plate 3 torn and repaired at foot, 54 with tear to margin running into image border, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary calf, rebacked, wear to corners, rubbed, [Krivatsy 2610; Norman 498; Wood, p.294; Wellcome II, p.373; Wing C5387], folio, Thomas Newcomb, 1685.⁂ First edition of "The most elaborate English treatise on comparative anatomy of its day" - Norman. Provenance: A. Bernardes de Oliveira (bookplate).
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Euclid.- Dechales (Claude François Millet) The elements of Euclid explained and demonstrated in a new method, translated by Reeve Williams, first edition in English, engraved portrait frontispiece, and 9 folding plates, errata f. at end, B7 with small hole to lower margin with loss to catchword, Q1 with loss to lower corner, not affecting text, R5 with paper flaw causing loss to a few words of text, occasional light dampstaining to foot, contemporary panelled calf, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, preserved in custom drop-back box, [Wing E3399], large 12mo, for Philip Lea, globemaker, at the Atlas and Hercules in the Atlas and Hercules in the Poultrey, near Cheapside, 1685.⁂ The first English edition of Dechales' Huict livres des Elements d'Euclide rendus plus faciles, a paraphrase of Euclid.
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Middle East.- Chardin (Sir John) The Travels...into Persia and the East-Indies..., 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, engraved portrait by D.Loggan and additional pictorial title, engraved title-vignette, head- & tail-pieces and initials, folding engraved map and 14 plates only (of 16), most double-page and/or folding, Directions to Binder and half-title to Coronation of Solyman III at end of first part, 4G2 with portion torn away from margin and tear running into text, 4H1 with small hole and loss to 2 or 3 letters of text, a few plates closely shaved, some with tearing or fraying to margins, occasional light foxing or browning, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners worn, new endpapers, [Wing C2043], folio, for Moses Pitt, 1686.⁂ Published concurrently with the French edition. Chardin was born in Paris but emigrated to England with the persecution of the Protestants, where he became court jeweller to Charles II.
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Levant.- Thévenot (Jean de) The Travels of Monsieur de Thevenot into the Levant. In Three Parts. viz. Into I. Turkey II. Persia. III. The East-Indies, 3 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, title within double-rule border, engraved portrait frontispiece and 3 plates, errata leaf, with sheet of 'Malabar Alphabet' and another of 'Malabar Cyphers', 6 ff. with small rust-holes with occasional loss to 1 or 2 letters of text, light dampstaining towards end, the odd spot, later half calf, rebacked, retaining original backstrip, corners bumped, rubbed, [Atabey 1217; Wing T887; cf. Blackmer 1650 (first edition)], folio, Printed by H. Clark, for H. Faithorne, J. Adamson, C. Skegnes, and T. Newborough, 1687.⁂ "Thevenot's travels mark the beginning of the grand epoch of travel and exploration in the Levant." - Blackmer.
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Mathematics.- Leybourn (William) Cursus Mathematicus. Mathematical sciences, in nine books. Comprehending arithmetic... Geometry... Cosmography...astronomy... Navigation... Trigonometry... With the description, construction, and use of geometrical and nautical instruments: and the doctrine of triangles, first edition, title printed in red and black with double-rule border, engraved portrait frontispiece and 44 plates, most folding, plate of Tropicall Projection smaller and pasted to verso of 3G3 (as issued), woodcut and engraved diagrams and illustrations, 1 plate printed on verso with lengthy contemporary inscription on recto with show-through from ink, some light creasing to plates, small rust-hole to A1 and F4 with loss to 1 or 2 letters of text, occasional light foxing and soiling, light dampstaining to head towards end, ink ownership inscription to head of title, engraved bookplate loosely inserted, contemporary panelled calf, neatly and sympathetically rebacked and recornered, new endpapers, [Tomash & Williams L95; Wing L1911], folio, for Thomas Basset, Benjamin Tooke, Thomas Sawbridge, Awnsham and John Churchill, 1690.Provenance: John Cooper (ink inscription); Peter Nouaille Greatness (bookplate).
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Gardens.- Evelyn (John).- Quintinye (Jean de la) The Compleat Gard'ner: or, Directions for Cultivating and Right Ordering of Fruit Gardens and Kitchen-Gardens...to which is added His Treatise of Orange-Trees, with the Raising of Melons, translated by John Evelyn, first English edition, title printed in red and black, engraved portrait frontispiece and 11 plates (2 double-page), charming engraved vignettes, a few small engraved or woodcut illustrations within text, I2&3, P1&6, U1&4, second B1&4 and G1&3 remargined, occasional dampstaining, some marginal soiling, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary calf, rebacked, margins repaired, light wear to covers, [Henrey 218; Hunt 388; Keynes 103; Wing L431], folio, for Matthew Gillyflower, at the Spread Eagle in Westminster-Hall, and James Partridge, at the Posthouse at Charing-Cross, 1693.⁂ The author was director of the fruit and kitchen gardens of the French royal households from 1670 to 1688. Includes a section on Orange-Trees and Melons, not found in the French editions.Provenance: Marshall Laird (bookplate).
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Calligraphy.- Seddon (John) The Pen-Mans Paradis both Pleasant & Profitable; or, Examples of all ye usuall Hands of this Kingdome, first edition, engraved frontispiece portrait, title, dedication and 32 plates, portrait trimmed to margin and laid down with loss to lower corner and several repaired tears, title rather browned and soiled, laid down with chip to head, second and last plates laid down with repaired tears and chips, foxing and dampstaining, light soiling, occasional early scribbling or colouring, later roan-backed limp boards, rather rubbed and worn, oblong folio, Sold by Iohn Stuart at the Old Three Bibles & Ink Bottles ye corner of ye square on London Bridge, [1695].⁂ A rare and attractive work, Seddon was much admired for his ornamental penmanship.
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Asia.- Fryer (John) A New Account of East-India and Persia, first edition, title printed in red and black with double-rule border, half-title with engraved portrait on verso, 7 engraved maps and plates, 3 double-page, one full-page engraved map in text, with printed slip pasted below, occasional browning, a few ff. heavily, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt in compartments, spine rubbed, joints splitting at head and foot, [Wing F2257], folio, R.R. for Ri. Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, [1698].⁂ In 1672 Fryer embarked on a 10-year tour to India, Goa, the Arab Gulf and Persia then returned to England. The work includes a detailed account of Surat and Muscat and mentions pirates in the Gulf, and the natural history of the region.Provenance: Sr. John Wentworth of North Elmes Hall (armorial bookplate).
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Matthieu (Pierre) The Heroyk Life and Deplorable Death of the Most Christian King Henry the Fourth, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, woodcut initials and headpieces, woodcut portrait to A4 verso, light soiling and ink inscriptions to title, repaired tear to 2M2, ink stamp to foot of 2R4, occasional dampstaining and some browning, later half calf, rebacked, retaining original backstrip, rubbed, [STC 17661], small 4to, by George Eld, 1612.⁂ Matthieu (1563-1621) became the semi-official historian to the court of Henry IV of France and enjoyed special access to the king.
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Becon (Thomas) The Reliques of Rome, contayning all such matters of Religion, as have in times past bene brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherentes, second edition, the Beckford copy, black letter, title within woodcut border with portrait of the author on verso, woodcut initials and tail-pieces, D2 with loss to fore-margin, affecting printed side-note, Q2 with browning and fraying to foot, a few ff. cut a little short, very occasional light dampstaining to margins, a few ink and pencil underlinings and marks to margins, pencil notes to endpapers, bookplate to pastedown, handsome dark purple morocco, richly gilt by C. Lewis, with cross-hatch and leaf bud design to spine and covers, gilt gauffered edges, [STC 1755], small 8vo, by Iohn Day, dwelling ouer Aldersgate, beneath Saint Martines, 1563.⁂ A superb example of this scarce work by Becon with an excellent provenance.Provenance: William Beckford (1760-1844, neat pencil note to front free endpaper); Henry J. B. Clements (armorial bookplate).
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James I and VI (King of England and Scotland) The Workes of the Most High and Mightie Prince, Iames, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britaine, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c., first edition, first issue, half-title with fine engraved portrait of James I verso (margins trimmed and window-mounted with small hole to foot without loss), fine engraved additional pictorial title (closely trimmed to margins and laid down), small engraved portrait of Prince Charles to head of dedication, letterpress title (portion cut away and restored at head not affecting text) with woodcut device, woodcut arms to a2, woodcut initials head- and tail-pieces, lacking final blank f., rust hole to 2T and 3B3, occasional very light foxing or browning, contemporary calf, gilt, neatly rebacked, [Pforzheimer 531; STC 14344], folio, by Robert Barker and Iohn Bill, printers to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, 1616.⁂ "This volume is of great interest to ... the development of the idea of the divine right of kings and other Stuart constitutional problems. ... Typographically this is one of the finest specimens of Jacobean book-production" - Pforzheimer.
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Bacon (Sir Francis) The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, first edition, mixed issue, engraved portrait frontispiece by John Payne, title within engraved architectural border, woodcut initials and headpieces, with initial blank f., occasional spotting or minor marking, early ink inscriptions to endpapers, book label to pastedown, contemporary calf, covers initialled in gilt, corners and spine ends bumped and chipped, [Gibson 116b; STC 1160; Pforzheimer 32], folio, Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, 1622.⁂ Provenance: E. Warre (ink inscription, "E. W." initials to covers); William Sanford; Jane Sanford (ink inscriptions); Charles M. Hutt (book label).
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