16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library

Lutheranism.- Joye (George) The Letters whyche Johan Ashwell Priour of Newnham Abbey besydes Bedford, sente secretly to the Bishope of Lyncolne, i...

[Patten (William)] The Calender of Scripture. Whearin the Hebru, Challdian, Arabian, Phenician, Syrian, Persian, Greek and Latin names, of Nations...

Moral philosophy.- Elyot (Sir Thomas) The Boke, named the Governour, title within woodcut border, largely printed in black letter, woodcut decorat...

Law.- Fulton (Ferdinando) An Abstract of all the penal Statutes which be general, in force and use, sixth printing, largely printed in black lette...

Presbyterians.- [Stoughton (William)] An Abstract; of certain Acts of parliament: of certaine her Maiesties Iniunctions: of certaine Canons, Const...

Judaica.- Bunny (Edmund) The Scepter of Judah: Or, what maner of Government it was, that unto the Common-wealth or Church of Israel was by the Law...

NO RESERVE Co[i]gnet (Sir Martyn) Politique Discourses upon Trueth and Lying. An Instruction to Princes to keepe their Faith and Promise: Containi...

"The Huguenot Pope".- Mornay (Phillippe de) A Woorke concerning the trewnesse of the Christian Religion...Against Atheists, Epicures, Paynims, Jew...

Hondius map.- Broughton (Hugh) A Concent of Scripture, first edition, first issue, engraved title with wording "Come, and see" at top, woodcut ini...

Tacitus (Publius Cornelius) The Ende of Nero and Beginning of Galba. Fower Bookes of the Histories of Cornelius Tacitus, first edition in English,...

Elizabethan poet's prose work.- C[otton] (R[oger]) A Direction to the Waters of Lyfe, second edition, partially printed in black letter, title wit...

Cosin (Richard) An Apologie for Sundrie Proceedings by Jurisdiction Ecclesiasticall, second edition, woodcut initials and decorations, including o...

Royal succession.- [Parsons (Robert)] A Conference about the next Succession to the Crowne of Ingland, 2 parts in 1, folding table with several te...

Comines (Philippe de) The Historie of Philip de Commines Knight, Lord of Argenton, first edition in English, title within elaborate woodcut histor...

Anti-Spain polemic.- Treatise Paraenetical (A), that is to say: an Exhortation. Wherein is shewed ... the right way and true meanes to resist the ...

Italy.- Guicciardini (Francesco) The Historie of Guicciardin: Containing the Warres of Italie and other Partes, translated by Geffray Fenton, sec...

Danett (Thomas) A Continuation of the Historie of France, from the death of Charles the eight where Comines endeth, till the death of Henry the se...

Law.- Fulbecke (William) Parallele or Conference of the Civil Law, the Canon Law, and the Common Law of this Realme of England [- The Second Part ...

?Family copy.- Bell (Thomas) The Anatomie of Popish Tyrannie, first edition, title with woodcut head-piece and device, partially printed in black ...

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***Astrology.- Heydon (Sir Christopher) A Defence of Judiciall Astrologie, in Answer to a...

Edmondes (Clement) Observations upon Caesar's Commentaries setting for the practice of Art Militarie in the time of the Roman Empire, 2 parts in 1...

Pied Piper of Hamelin.- [Rowlands (Richard)] "Richard Verstegan." A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence: In antiquities, first edition, title in r...

Radford (John) A Directorie Teaching the Way to Truth... Where-unto is added, A short Treatise against Adiaphorists, Neuters, and such as say they...

Italy.- [Dallington (Sir Robert)] A Survey of the Great Dukes State of Tuscany. A Survey of the Great Dukes State of Tuscany, first edition, first...

Estienne (Henri) World of Wonders: or, an Introduction to a Treatise Touching the Conformitie of Ancient and Moderne Wonders, 2 parts in 1 vol., f...

Law.- Rastell (William) An Exposition of Certaine difficult and obscure words, and Termes of the Lawes of this Realme, woodcut device on title, pr...

Heraldry.- [Bolton (Edmund)] The Elements of Armories, first edition, woodcut illustration on title, numerous woodcut illustrations, one on p.198 ...

Assassination of Henry IV of France.- Pelletier (Thomas) A Lamentable Discourse vpon the paricide and bloudy assasination committed on the Person ...

Hawking & Hunting.- Turberville (George) The Booke of Falconrie or Hawking, second edition, issue with catchword "of" on A1r, 1611; The Noble Art ...

George Steevens' copy.- Coryate (Thomas) Coryats Crudities Hastily gobbled up in five Moneths travells in France, Savoy, Italy, Rhetia...Switzerla...

Tacitus (Publius Cornelius) The Annales of Cornelius Tacitus. The Description of Germanie [-The Ende of Nero and Beginning of Galba... The Life of...

Ireland.- Davies (Sir John) A Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely Subdued, nor brought under the Obedience of the Crowne ...

Duelling.- James I (King of England) A Publication of His Ma'ties Edict, and Severe Censure against Private Combats and Combatants, first edition,...

Hayward (Sir John) The Lives of the III. Normans, Kings of England, first edition, 2 woodcut decorations on title, other woodcut decorations and i...

Rainolds (John) The Discovery of the Man of Sinne, first edition, title soiled and repaired, trimmed affecting sidenotes on many pages and occasio...

Curtius Rufus (Quintus) The History...contayning the Actes of the great Alexander, translated by John Brende, partially printed in black letter, w...

Hopton (Arthur) A Concordancy of Yeares. Containing a new, easie and most exact Computation of Time, according to the English Account, mostly blac...

Fennor (William) Fennors Descriptions, or a True Declaration of certaine and divers speeches, spoken before the King and Queenes most ecellent Mai...

Raleigh's jailer and Guradian of Pocahontas' infant son.- Stucley (Sir Lewis) To the Kings most Excellent Maiestie. The humble petition and inform...

Holy Land.- Bünting (Heinrich) Itinerarium totius Sacrae Scripturae. Or, The Travels of the Holy Patriarchs, Prophets, Iudges, Kings, our Saviour ...

[Fancan (Francois Dorval-Langlois, Sieur de)] The Favourites Chronicle, first edition in English, typographic device on title, head-piece and init...

Conveyancing.- Phayer (Thomas) A Booke of Presidents, With Additions of Divers, Necessary Instruments, mostly black letter, small ornament to titl...

Howson (John) Certaine Sermons Made in Oxford, Anno Dom. 1616, first edition, with initial leaf (blank apart from signature 'A') slightly frayed, ...

Economics.- W[arre] (J[ames]) The Merchants Hand-Maide: or, A Booke containing verie necessarie and compendious Tables, for the speedie casting up...

Leicestershire.- Burton (William) The Description of Leicester Shire, containing Matters of Antiquitye, Historye, Armorye, and Genealogy, engraved...

[Featley (Daniel)] The Fisher Catched in his owne Net, first edition, some ink scribbling to title, minor marginal worming to first half of work, ...

Butler (Charles) The Feminine Monarchie: or The Historie of Bees, second edition, woodcut frontispiece, woodcut illustrations, initials and decora...

Bolton (Edmund) Nero Caesar or Monarchie depraved. An Historical Work, first edition, engraved additional title (dated 1623), engraved numismatic ...

America.- Carpenter (Nathanael) Geography Delineated, 2 parts in 1, first edition, complete with all blank leaves, 4 folding letterpress tables, w...

[Marcelline (George)] Vox Militis: foreshewing what Perils are Procured where the people of this, or any other kingdome live without regard of Mar...

World.- Heylyn (Peter) Mikrokosmos [graece] a little description of the great world, woodcut device on title, woodcut initial and headpieces, fold...

Markham (Francis) The Booke of Honour, first edition, with initial blank, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, occasional light foxing, ink in...

Sarpi (Paolo) The Free Schoole of Warre, or, a Treatise, whether it be lawfull to beare armes for the service of a Prince that is of a divers reli...

English monasteries and convents abroad.- Owen (Lewis) The Running Register: recording a True Relation of the State of the English Colledges, Semi...

First book written in North America.- Ovidius Naso (Publius) Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished by G[eorge] S[andys], engraved additional title by T. ...

[Audiguier (Vital d')] A Tragi-comicall History of Ovr Times, Vnder the borrowed names of Lisander and Calista, first edition in English, title wi...

Coke (Sir Edward) The First Part of the Institutes of the Lawes of England, first edition, woodcut title, partially printed in triple column and b...

Bacon (Sir Francis) Certaine Miscellany Works, first edition, lacking initial blank leaf, marginal repairs to title and final leaf, some foxing an...

Carpenter (Nathanael) Achitophel, or, The Picture of a Wicked Politician, first edition, title with woodcut devices, woodcut head-pieces and initi...

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***Massinger (Philip) The Roman Actor. A Tragedie, first edition, woodcut device on title...