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Lot 199

Googe (Barnaby) A Prophecie Lately Transcribed from an Old Manuscript...Predicting the Rising, Meridian, and Falling condition of the States of the United Provinces, first edition, a little browned, ink inscription on final leaf slightly trimmed, later half russia, rebacked, corners worn, [Wing G1271], 4to, Printed by J.C. for R. Robinson, 1672.*** A rhyming prophesy with interpretation, relating to the Netherlands, with references to Surinam and Amboina in the Dutch West and East Indies.Provenance: James Boswell [probably James Boswell the Younger, 1778-1822] (ink signature on rear pastedown, dated 1812).

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Lot 203

Kersey (John) The Elements of that Mathematical Art Commonly Called Algebra, Expounded in Four Books, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece (chipped at fore-edge and with contemporary ink inscription to foot), titles printed in red and black, diagrams in text, the occasional ink annotation, more frequent marginal pencil notes (mainly to vol. 1), a few small holes within text, generally very small but affecting a few words to S1, I2 & final f. short tear into text without loss, some chipping to fore-margins, soiling and staining (mainly near start), foxing to final few ff., later half calf, spine gilt, wear to spine ends, rubbed, [Wing K352], folio, William Godbid, for Thomas Passinger [& Benjamin Hurlock], 1673-74.  Provenance: Knapton (ink name to title). 

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Lot 204

Russia.- [Manley (Roger)] The Russian Impostor: or, The History of Muskovie, first edition, with initial and final blanks, large woodcut device on verso of title, trimmed close at head, touching a letter of title and a couple times shaving pagination, P8v with paper tab pasted to lower margin, some browning and light soiling, occasional light damp-staining to foot, very small worming to lower corner towards end, contemporary sheep, remains of paper label to spine, worn, upper cover detached, lower working loose, [Wing M440A], 8vo, J.C. for Thomas Basset, 1674. *** Scarce, we can trace only two records at auction, the last in 1991. Provenance: Edw. ?Mannet (contemporary ownership name to title, partially obscured by ink stain); 2s: 4d: (beneath in a different hand). 

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Lot 205

Finland.- Lapland.- Schefferus (Joannes) The History of Lapland, first English edition, engraved additional title, engraved map, letterpress title with woodcut vignette, woodcut illustrations, occasional light foxing, bookplate and ink inscription to front free endpaper, modern antique-style calf, light fading to spine, [Wing S851], folio, Oxford, At the Theater, 1674. *** First published in Latin the previous year, includes much on the geography, natural history, culture and language of the region.  Provenance: Sir Joshua Rowe (armorial bookplate with 19th century inscription: "The gift of Thomas Fitzgerald".

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Lot 207

Pettus (Sir John) Volatiles from the History of Adam and Eve, first edition, final blank leaf present, small stain to upper corner towards end, some marginal browning, modern brown half morocco, gilt, by Macdonald of New York, joints a little rubbed, [Wing P1912], 8vo, Printed for T. Bassett, 1674. *** Rare in commerce. Sir John Pettus (1613-1685) English Royalist, politician and natural philosopher. He is best known for his works on mining and minerals. Provenance: Elizabeth Hunt (ink name on verso of final blank); Bartholomew Beale (ink name beneath the above and also on title); Frank L. ? (American bookplate with surname abraded). 

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Lot 208

Boyle (Robert) Some Considerations about the Reconcileableness of Reason and Religion, 2 parts in 1, first edition, Printed by T.N. for H. Herringman, 1675; Some Motives and Incentives To the Love of God, second edition, Printed for Henry Herringman, 1661, together 2 works in 1 vol., trimmed close with some loss to headlines and pagination of both works and occasionally touching signatures and catchwords of second work, first title repaired, foxing, front free endpapers with ink annotations detached, contemporary calf, rebacked, [Wing B4024 and B4033; Fulton 122 and 2], 8vo. *** Provenance: George Chudleigh (ink inscription to front free endpaper, dated 1710); Charlotte Moore (bookplate). 

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Lot 209

Phillips (Edward) Theatrum Poetarum, or a Compleat Collection of the Poets, with blank leaves at **11 & **12, 2pp. advertisements at end, lightly browned throughout, 19th century red straight-grain morocco, rubbed, g.e., [Wing P2075; Pforzheimer 797], small 8vo, for Charles Smith, 1675.  *** Authored by the nephew and pupil of John Milton, who is assumed to have influenced the work. This seemingly the second edition, with the first edition published in 1674 (Wing P2074A). Of this first edition we can trace only one copy at the University of Illinois Library. Pfrozheimer does not include the edition of 1674, understanding the 1675 edition to be the first. Provenance: W.H. Kühl, Berlin (bookseller's label to pastedown). 

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Lot 21

Netherlands.- [Le Petit (Jean Francois)] A Generall Historie of the Netherlands, edited and translated by Edward Grimestone, first English edition, engraved architectural title (a little creased with repair to lower corner), 57 engraved illustrations, woodcut initials and headpieces, lacking 4 preliminary leaves (comprising deadications to the Earl of Salisbury and to the reader), 3C1 with tear running into text, 5F3 with internal tear affecting some text, occasional loss or tearing to blank margins, occasional creasing but a clean example generally, contemporay calf, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, [STC 12375], folio, Adam Islip, 1609.

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Lot 211

Netherland-Historian (The), first English edition, half-title with woodcut arms to verso, 28 folding engraved plates only (of 29, lacking that facing p.235), E3 holed with slight loss of text, a few repairs, some light foxing, contemporary calf, rebacked, one corner worn, [Wing N471], 8vo, Amsterdam, Printed by Stephen Swart, 1675. *** Provenance: Thomas Price (ink name on front enedpaper and on title, dated 1787); George Morgan (bookplate).

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Lot 213

Grew (Nehemiah) The Comparative Anatomy of Trunks, Together with an Account of their Vegetation grounded thereupon, first edition, with a4 errata f., 19 folding engraved plates (numbered 8-27), one printed in white on black, without initial imprimatur f. (as usual), first plate with short tear repaired not affecting image, fig.16 neat repair along fold to verso, plate printed on black little frayed at upper corner, some marginal text browning and foxing, modern calf, spine lettered in gilt, joints and extremities rubbed, [Wing G1947; Henrey 164], 8vo, J.M. for Walter Kettilby, 1675. *** Grew, and his contemporary Malpighi in Italy, were the founders of the science of plant anatomy.Provenance: Eliz. Blois (ink name on title, crossed through); B.D. (early ink name with indecipherable surname on title verso); The Horticultural Society of New York "Bequest of Kenneth K. Mackenzie, October 1934" (bookplate; blind-stamp to F4).

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Lot 215

Bath.- Guidott (Thomas) A Discourse of Bathe, and the Hot Waters There, first edition, engraved additional title with explanatory leaf, engraved folding map (short tear to foot without loss and small repair to verso), 3 engraved plates (2 folding), trimmed, just shaving a few headlines and with small loss to woodcut illustration, folding plate with a few small nicks and short tear, light browning and soiling, some marginal water-staining, some scattered ink marks, contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked, upper corners repaired, covers rubbed, new endpapers, [Wing G2192], 8vo, for Henry Brome, 1676. 

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Lot 218

Hobbes (Thomas).- Clarendon (Edward Hyde, Earl of) A Brief View and Survey of the Dangerous and pernicious Errors to Church and State, in Mr. Hobbes's Book, entitled Leviathan, first edition, engraved frontispiece, engraved title-vignette, head-piece and initial, final blank leaf present, contemporary calf, rebacked, one corner repaired, others rather worn, [Wing C-4420; Madan III 3110], 4to, Oxford, Printed at the Theater, 1676. 

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Lot 219

Boston Election-Day sermon.- Hubbard (William) The Happiness of a People In the Wisdome of their Rulers Directing and in the Obedience of their Brethren Attending unto what Israel ought to do, first edition, title laid down, text leaves cropped with loss of headline and pagination throughout and often affecting first line of text, some water-staining and soiling, later half morocco, joints rubbed, upper cover detached, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Evans 214], 4to, Boston, Printed by John Foster, 1676. *** Rare early Boston imprint from only the second year of printing there. A sermon preached on the occasion of election day, May 3rd 1676 before Governor Leveret, the Council and the magistrates of Massachusetts-Bay. Hubbard (1621-1704), a New England clergyman and historian, proclaims that "You are now called to the exercise of your civill Liberty (wherein much of your other libertys are bound up)," and he urges "the regular, conscientious proceeding in this business of Election," by which the people "have the liberty to choose their own rulers".  Provenance: Henry M. Brooks of Salem, Mass. (bookplate).

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Lot 221

Leybourn (William) The Line of Proportion, Commonly called Gunter's Line, Made Easie. A Second Part, first edition, lacking folding plates, ink notes to endpapers and head of title, G4 headline shaved, H6 upper margin chipped affecting headline, very small worming to gutter foot, occasionally just touching text, occasional soiling, contemporary calf, [Wing L1923A], 12mo, W.L. and T.J. for George Sawbridge, 1677. *** Including the Supplement by John Brown, with separate title-page dated 1676. The first part was published in 1667. Provenance: "John Warr his Book 1750" (ink inscription to front free endpaper). 

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Lot 224

Webster (John) The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft, first edition, initial imprimatur and blank leaf at end present, repaired hole in title not affecting text, some soiling and occasional staining, Pp3 with hole slightly affecting text, contemporary calf, rebacked and corners repaired, rubbed, [Wing W1230; Thorndike VIII, p.575], folio, Printed by J.M., 1677. *** A very good copy of this criticism of traditional views of witchcraft, which started a polemical war with Henry More and Joseph Glanvill, who were convinced of the genuine existence of witches. Provenance: T.B. Grierson (bookplate); unidentified Theological Library (early ink inscription to title but name cut out) 

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Lot 225

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***Witchcraft.- Camfield (Benjamin) A Theological Discourse of Angels, and their Ministeries, 2 parts in 1, first edition, initial imprimatur leaf and final advertisement leaf, D8 with small burn-hole slightly affecting text, paper flaw in H8 slightly affecting sidenote, some marginal browning, contemporary sheep, rubbed, spine ends and upper joint repaired, upper cover becoming detached, [Wing C388], 8vo, Printed by R.E. for Hen. Brome, 1678. *** The second part is entitled: 'An Appendix, containing some Reflections upon Mr. Webster's Displaying of Supposed Witch-craft'. Provenance: Tho. Broad (ink inscription at head of title).

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Lot 228

Birds.- Willughby (Francis) The Ornithology..., first edition in English, title in red and black, 80 engraved plates, 2 letterpress tables, plates with names of birds supplied in pencil to lower margin, some light foxing and marginal damp-staining, one or two plates with small marginal chip or tear, plates 15 & 16 lightly browned, plate 16 also with slightly smeared stain, plate 20 repaired tear into image without loss, second half with small worming to foot, generally one or two wormholes but more pronounced traces to c.60pp. of text, occasionally within text or platemark, contemporary calf, skilfully rebacked with original backstrip laid down, covers with gilt-tooled borders, flat spine gilt in compartments with floral and foliate motifs divided by dark green morocco onlays, little rubbed, a handsome copy, [Zimmer pp.677-678; Wing W2880], folio, A.C. for John Martyn, 1678. *** A greatly expanded version of Willughby's 1676 Latin text by John Ray, which includes essays on falconry and songbirds as well as additional plates.Provenance: Snelston Hall; Robert Mowbray; Cedric and Violet Walter (bookplates).

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Lot 230

Bacon (Sir Francis) Baconiana. Or Certain Genuine Remains of Sr. Francis Bacon, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, imprimatur to A4r, with B1 sectional title present, B2 small hole affecting couple letters, spotting and generally light browning, a few small rust-spots, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving old backstrip in compartments, endpapers renewed, [Pforzheimer 25; Wing B269], 8vo, J.D. for Richard Chiswell, 1679. *** With the text of "the Remains" (B-S8) bound before "A Discourse" and the Contents. Pfrozheimer records an alternative collation with the Contents (A gathering) bound after the blank leaf S8, and without the sectional title at B1. 

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Lot 231

Pierce (Thomas) A Decad of Caveats to the People of England, first edition, 3K4 very small rust-hole within text, some very small worming to foot of gutter, some spotting and toning, hinges cracked but holding, contemporary panelled calf, spine titled in ink, extremities rubbed, [Wing P2176], 4to, Printed [by E. Flesher] for Richard Davis Bookseller in Oxford, 1679. Provenance: "London July 23 - 1728 Rufus Greene his Book" (ownership inscription to title).

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Lot 232

Shadwell (Thomas) A True Widow. A Comedy, first edition, with Epilogue leaf in first state, B4 small chip to lower margin, browning and heavy spotting, modern wrappers, contents disbound except for final f. (Epilogue), some leaves loose, wrappers quite worn, [Wing S2881; Pforzheimer 876], 4to, for Benjamin Tooke, 1679. *** The Prologue written by John Dryden. 

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Lot 234

Shakespeare (William).- Beaumont (Francis) & John Fletcher. Fifty Comedies and Tragedies, second collected edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, A4 verso with page numbers inserted by hand, tiny worming to fore-edge, 3C1 with short marginal tear, 3O3 with small hole (not affecting text), 3N1 with tear into text, scattered spotting, lacking 4A4 (blank), later panelled calf, a little rubbed, slight bumping to extremities, [Pforzheimer 54], folio, J. Macock for John Martyn, Henry Herringman, Richard Marriot, 1679. *** Including the first folio publication of The Two Noble Kinsmen, attributed to John Fletcher and William Shakespeare. The play was first published in quarto format in 1634 but not included in any of the of the folio editions of Shakespeare's works or in the first folio of Beaumont and Fletcher's works (1647) . This second edition includes eighteen additional plays which did not appear in the first folio edition.

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Lot 235

Crowne (John) The Ambitious Statesman, or the Loyal Favourite, first edition, initial blank leaf present, foxed and browned, some water-staining, B4 repaired tear in lower margin, later half calf, spine and corners chipped and worn, [Wing C7374], 4to, Printed for William Abington, 1679. *** Crowne's tragic history of Bernard d'Armagnac, Constable of France, after the battle of Agincourt. 

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Lot 237

Hobbes (Thomas) Considerations upon the Reputation, Loyalty, Manners, & Religion of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, first edition, 5ff. advertisements at end, some light foxing, contemporary sheep, spine ends and corners worn, [Wing H2218], 8vo, Printed for William Crooke, 1680.*** Provenance: Godfrey Bossevile (ink inscription on front endpaper, dated 1680).

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Lot 239

Smith (Thomas) An Account of the Greek Church, first edition, initial blank leaf present, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, [Wing S4232], 8vo, Printed by Miles Flesher for Richard Davis in Oxford, 1680.*** Gloddeath Library (bookplate); Henry Blackmer (bookplate).

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Lot 240

Otway (Thomas) The Orphan: or, The Unhappy-Marriage: A Tragedy, first edition, a few small early annotations, including to final f. crossed through, D1 very small hole with loss to catchword, G1 short tear into text without loss, the odd minor marginal chip or short tear, repaired to A4 & E1, lightly foxed and browned throughout, some soiling, modern brown morocco, blind-stamped and with gilt ruled border, spine titled in gilt, upper cover with small stain to lower corner, very slightly rubbed, [Wing O552], 4to, for R. Bentley, and M. Magnes, 1680. Provenance: "Darcy Burnell his Booke" (18th century ink inscription to head of B1).

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Lot 242

Crowne (John) Thyestes A Tragedy, first edition, trimmed close at foot, shaving some signatures and catchwords, also final line of text to B3, lightly browned and spotted, some light water-staining, attractive modern calf-backed boards, [Wing C7408], 4to, for R. Bentley and M. Magnes, 1681.  *** With reference to Shakespeare in the Prologue.

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Lot 244

Saunders (C[harles]) Tamerlane the Great. A Tragedy, first edition, B1v headline slightly shaved, some foxing, modern dark blue calf-backed cloth, [Wing S741; Pforzheimer 854; Macdonald 116], 4to, Printed for Richard Bentley and M. Magnes, 1681. *** Rare at auction, with no copy since 1981. The epilogue is by John Dryden.  Provenance: G.E. Selby (bookplate). 

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Lot 246

Hobbes (Thomas) Tracts of Mr. Thomas Hobbs of Malmsbury, 3 parts in 1, first collected edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, folding engraved plate of diagrams, lacking initial and final blanks, F1 small rust-hole to lower margin, G1 small chip within pagination (no loss), some light soiling but overall very good, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, heavily in places, [Wing H2265], for W. Crooke, 1682. Provenance: Jonathan Hall (ink ownership name to title). 

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Lot 248

Grotius (Hugo) His Three Books Treating of the Rights of War & Peace, third edition in English, translated by William Evats, additional engraved title, title printed in red and black, light browning, the odd spot or minor soiling, faint damp-stain to lower corner at beginning and end, front free endpaper loose, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked in lighter modern calf, blue morocco label to spine, old covers heavily rubbed, [Wing G2126; Goldsmith's 2491], folio, M.W. for Thomas Basset & Ralph Smith, 1682. *** A seminal work of international law. The Latin original was first published in 1625. Provenance: W. Priestley, Lightcliffe; Halifax Literary & Philosophical Society "Bequeathed by William Priestley" 1860; Burns Halcyon Lake Almanor (bookplates to front pastedown and endpaper).

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Lot 249

Botany.- Grew (Nehemiah) The Anatomy of Plants, first collected edition, initial imprimatur leaf signed by Christopher Wren, 83 engraved plates, 5 of which double-page, woodcut initials and head-pieces, early ink name to title, divisional titles at N2 & 2D1 with small holes affecting a few letters (the latter only to verso), one or two double-page plates slightly frayed at edges, plate 55 small portion of loss not affecting image, the odd small rust-spot, some faint foxing or soiling to a few plates, but overall very good, contemporary calf, rebacked and with plum morocco label, spine spotted, old covers quite worn, [Wing G1945; Henrey 162; Hunt 362; Nissen BBI 758], folio, by W. Rawlins, for the Author, 1682. *** The birth of the microscopic anatomy of plants. Grew, and his contemporary Malpighi in Italy, were the founders of the science of plant anatomy. Grew was the first to observe the sexual nature of plants and ascribe the male functions to the stamens.

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[Montreux (Nicholas de)] Honours Academie. Or The Famous Pastorall, of the faire Shepheardesse, Iulietta...Done into English, by R.T., title with woodcut device, title, first 2 leaves and final f. (with colophon to verso) supplied from another copy, lacking 2 initial blanks but with blank f. L4, Sig. 3A bound out of order, a couple marginal ink notes, including one early to colophon, title and final f. little chipped at inner edge, G3, 2G6 & 2Q5 torn and repaired (repair obscuring a few words to G3), 2A5 portion removed from fore-margin, 2E2-4 loss to upper corner affecting headline, some damp-staining, some light browning and soiling, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, [STC 18053], folio, Tomas Creede, 1710 [but 1610].  *** The scarce first edition of Robert Tofte's translation.Provenance: Charles Crofton (ink ownership name to title). 

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Lot 250

Satyr to his Muse. By the Author of Absalom & Achitophel, first edition, with final blank f., title reinforced and inner margin, browning and spotting, modern sprinkled calf, red morocco label to spine, spine ends chipped, corners rubbed, [Wing S2871], 4to, for T.W., 1682. *** A skit on Dryden falsely claiming to be authored by him, attributed to Thomas Shadwell. One of two variants with different imprints, the other "For D. Green". Provenance: J.O. Edwards (book-label). 

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Lot 251

Verse satire.- War Horns, Make Room for the Bucks with Green Bowes, first edition, some soiling and light marginal browning, modern brown half morocco over marbled boards, [Wing W727; Pforzheimer 1057], 4to, Printed for F. Haris, 1682.

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Lot 256

Turner (Sir James) Pallas Armata. Military Essayes of the Ancient Grecian, Roman, and Modem Art of War, first edition, portrait frontispiece, title printed in red and black, without advertisement f. at end, ink ownership name to title, frontispiece and title with some chipping to edges, 2A3 very small rust-hole within text, water-staining, occasional other soiling, final 2 leaves defective with small holes and tears causing loss of text, final f. with large paper repair to verso, contemporary calf, lacking backstrip, very worn, upper cover almost detached along with frontispiece and title, [Wing T3292], folio, M.W. for Richard Chiswell, 1683.  

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Lot 259

Boyle (Robert) Memoirs for the Natural History of Humane Blood, first edition, first issue, head of title renewed affecting ruled border and just touching first letter, some water-staining, mostly to lower margin and heaviest at beginning, modern calf, [Fulton 146a; Wing B3994; Garrison & Morton 861; Norman 308], 8vo, Printed for Samuel Smith, 1684.*** Boyle's most important medical work "the beginning of physiological chemistry" (Fulton). The first issue has the date 1684 on title.

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Augustine (Saint) Of the Citie of God: with the Learned Comments of Jo. Lod. Vives, first English edition, translated by John Healey, title with woodcut device, woodcut decorations and initials, lacking initial and final blank, some ink marginalia, sig.Gg3 and 4 misbound, occasional worming, mostly marginal but sometimes encroaching on text block, occasional soiling, modern calf, gilt, in antique style, [Pforzheimer 19; STC 916], folio, Printed by George Eld, 1610. *** First English edition of a translation of De civitate Dei, with the commentary of the great Spanish humanist scholar Juan Luis Vives. Aside from a second printing of this translation in 1620 this was the only English version published until the late 19th century. 

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Lot 260

Hobbes (Thomas) Hobb's Tripos, In Three Discourses..., "third edition" [but first collected edition], 3pp. advertisements at end, title ruled in red, lacking blank A1, contemporary calf, upper joint split with cover nearly loose, rubbed, [Wing H2266], 8vo, for Matt. Gilliflower, Henry Rogers & Tho. Fox, 1684. Provenance: Douglas Cleverdon (bookplate). 

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Lot 261

[D'Urfey (Thomas)] The Malecontent; a Satyr: Being the Sequel of the Progress of Honesty, or a View of Court and City, first edition, modern morocco-backed marbled boards, spine faded, [Wing D2748], folio, Printed for Joseph Hindmarsh, 1684. 

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Lot 264

Willis (Thomas) The London Practice of Physick, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece slightly chipped at fore-edge, a couple of tears with slight loss of text, and marginal defects, upper corner of title renewed with no loss of text but ruled border supplied in pen and ink, some foxing, soiling and browning, errata leaf at end, various in ownership inscriptions to endpapers, title and first leaf of preface, 18th century calf, rubbed, rebacked and corners repaired, [Wing 2838], 8vo, Printed for Thomas Basset and William Crooke, 1685.

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Britain.- Speed (John) The History of Great Britaine under the Conquests of ye Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans, first edition, engraved title, previous owner's ink signature to head, woodcut illustrations, engraved initials, head- and tail-pieces, one or two marginal ink fingerposts, scattered spotting and staining, occasional faint off-setting, cracked hinges, contemporary calf, rebacked and recornered, arms of the Signet Society in gilt to boards, rubbed and worn, folio, John Sudbury & Georg. Humble, 1611.

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Lot 272

[Massaria (Alessandro)] De Morbis Foemineis, The Womans Counsellour: or, The Feminine Physitian, translated by Robert Turner, fourth edition, C7 small hole slightly affecting text, I1 lower margin frayed with loss of catchword to verso, some upper margins trimmed close with occasional loss to headline, some soiling and staining, ink names erased on title, modern calf, gilt spine, [Wing T3329B], 8vo, Printed for J. Streater, 1686.*** Very scarce with no copy of any edition at auction. RBH records a work dated 1664 under the title The Womans Counsellour (£550 in 1982). First published in 1657 (M1028), this edition is recorded under Turner in Wing (T3329B), which cites only 3 copies (Sion College, Wellcome, National Library of Medicine in USA).Provenance: Harriet Henderson (ink inscription to title verso); Thomas Rorrid (ink inscription to verso of final leaf).

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Lot 274

Tate (Nahum) The Island-Princess, first edition, light foxing and browning, modern wrappers, [Wing T192], 4to, Printed by R.H. for W. Canning, 1687

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Lot 275

Brice (Germain) A New Description of Paris, first English edition, tranlsated by James Wright, additional engraved title, lacking blank leaf H12, a few leaves with small burn-holes causing slight loss of text, light water-staining, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, [Wing B4440], 12mo, Printed for Henry Bonwicke, 1687.*** One of the earliest guide books to Paris in English.

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Lot 278

Jurieu (Pierre) The Accomplishment of the Scripture Prophecies, 2 parts in 1, first English edition, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, [Wing J1196], 8vo, 1687. 

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Coryate (Thomas) Coryats Crudities, first edition, additional engraved title, woodcut plate of badge of Prince of Wales, 5 engraved plates (some folding), 2 engraved illustrations, woodcut decorations and initials, lacks second (of 2) errata leaves at end, engraved title laid down with portion missing at edges, printed title with repaired tear, last few leaves with corners renewed with ruled border supplied in pen and ink, errata leaf repaired at inner margin, signature b misbound, some worming repaired affecting text, some minor repairs to plates, a few repaired rust-holes with slight loss of text, later blind-stamped aubergine morocco, g.e., [STC 5808; Pforzheimer 218], 4to, Printed by W[illiam] S[tansby], 1611. *** The Boies Penrose copy of this major travel guide. Coryate (?1577-1617) studied at Oxford without taking a degree and ended up at the court of James I, where he gained considerable popularity as a wit and buffoon. He used money inherited from his father to travel, setting off in 1608 and visiting some 45 cities in 7 countries in 5 months on foot, by cart, boat and horse. It is reckoned he covered almost 2,000 miles, over half of which was accomplished in one pair of shoes, mended only once and, on his return, hung up in the church at Odcombe in Somerset (his place of birth) , where they remained for over a century. Despite his achievements, he found it difficult to get the account of his journeys published and so appealed to all he knew to write commendatory verses about himself and the book. Among the more than 60 contributors of mock-heroic verse were Ben Jonson (acrostic on b4) , John Donne, Inigo Jones, George Chapman and Michael Drayton. Provenance: Boies Penrose II (bookplate)

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Lot 280

Compendious History (A) of the Royal Families of York and Lancaster, first edition, pagination trimmed once or twice, some very small worming to lower outer corner, lightly browned, bound in speckled calf, gilt, by C. Meyer with his ticket to front free endpaper, little rubbed, [Wing C5607A], 8vo, J. Taylor, 1688. Provenance: Fairfax of Cameron (armorial bookplate).

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Lot 281

[Dryden (John) and others]. Miscellany Poems...with Several Original Poems. By the most Eminent Hands, first edition, second issue with pasted-on printed slip with new imprint, all after [2]D4 (final 20ff.) present but bound out of order, including publisher's advertisement f., title lightly browned, occasional light foxing, water-stained at head, X3 small hole to foot without text loss, pen trials and contemporary inscriptions to front pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked with original spine laid-down, [Wing D2315], 8vo, for Thomas Chapman, 1688.  *** Made up of sheets of the 1684 first edition printed "for Jacob Tonson", with paste-on slip with new imprint. This is the first in a series of miscellanies published by Tonson between 1684 and 1709, containing many contributions by Dryden. 

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Seismology.- True and Exact Relation (A) of the most Dreadful Earthquake Which happened in the City of Naples, and Several other Parts of that Kingdom, June the 5th, 1688, first edition, lacks A1 (?blank), title browned and with short tear to upper margin, some light foxing, modern wrappers, {Wing T2454], 4to, Printed, and are to be sold by Randal Taylor, 1688. 

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Pufendorf (Samuel) The Whole Duty of Man According to the Law of Nature, first English edition, advertisement leaf at end, some light water-staining, endpapers browned, contemporary mottled calf, slightly rubbed, [Wing P4182], 8vo, Printed by Benj. Motte, for Charles Harper, 1691. *** Rare at auction, the last copy seemingly in 1969. Provenance: George Goyder (bookplate). 

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Pechey (John) Collections of Acute Diseases, 5 parts in 1, first collected edition, initial licence leaf, divisional titles, lacking errata leaf at end of part 4, some light water-staining, some worming, affecting text, modern panelled calf, [Wing P1020; Wellcome IV, p.324], 8vo, Printed by J. R. and are to be Sold by Henry Bonwicke, 1691. *** Rare with no copies traced on RBH. According to Wellcome, part 1 was originally published in 1688. Although this copy lacks the errata leaf at end of part 4, the Wellcome copy lacks the title to part 4 and has several leaves in part 2/3 misbound. 

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Lot 291

Restor'd Maiden-head (The). A New Satyr Against Woman: Occasion'd By an Infant, who was the Cause of the Death of my Friend, first edition, title with ink number to head and small inscription in an early hand, trimmed close at foot, shaving ruled border to title, light browning, a few spots, modern green morocco-backed marbled boards, spine slightly sunned, little rubbed, [Wing R1177], 4to, Dondon [i.e. London], for H. Smith, 1691. *** Scarce and curious. Sometimes attributed to Aphra Behn.  

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Descartes (Rene).- [Daniel (Gabriel)] A Voyage to the World of Cartesius, first English edition, transltated by Thomas Taylor, woodcut illustrations, foxed and browned, contemporary calf, rubbed, upper joint cracked, piece missing from head of spine, [Wing D201; Mish, Imaginary Voyages 80], 8vo, Printed...by Thomas Bennet, 1692. *** Important criticism of Descartes' theory of vortices and the Cartesian theory of the universe, set in an imaginary voyage in the World of Descartes, where the traveller meets the philosopher, not yet dead, as well as Father Mersenne, who is wrongly represented as a partisan of Descartes. 

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Kent.- Lambarde (William) A Perambulation of Kent, first edition, black letter, woodcut initials, title within attractive woodcut border, full-page engraved map (laid down), occasional ink notes in a contemporary hand, very occasional spotting or soiling, final two ff. a little creased and with minor loss to corners, still a good, clean copy overall, 19th century blind-stamped morocco, lower spine label lacking, a little rubbed, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., [STC 15175], small 4to, for Ralphe Nevvberie, dwelling in Fleetestreete a little about the Conduit, 1576. Provenance: James P. R. Lyell; Richard John Bell Glanville (bookplates); The Rothamsted Collection (ink-stamp with acquisition date not noted, sold these rooms, 10th July, 2018, lot 122). 

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Wright (Thomas) The Female Vertuoso's. A Comedy, first edition, cropped at lower edge with loss to some signatures and catchwords, some foxing and marginal browning, modern tan morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, [Wing W3711], 4to, Printed by J. Wilde, for R. Vincent, 1693. *** Partial adaptation of Moliere's Les Femmes Savantes. Wright was a theatrical machinist. 

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Penn (William) An Account of W. Penn's Travails in Holland and Germany, first edition, title a little soiled, contemporary panelled calf, slightly rubbed, upper joint starting, [Wing P1245; Sabin 59674], 8vo, Printed and Sold by T. Sowle, 1694. *** An account of Penn's preaching tour in 1677, which resulted in German settlements in Pennsylvania, which has remained to this day the heartland for many branches of Anabaptists including Mennonites and Amish.Provenance: William Trumbull (bookplate).

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Milton (John) Letters of State, first edition in English, translated by Edward Phillips, occasional marginal browning, contemporary calf, rubbed, upper joint repaired, spine ends chipped, blind-stamp "Hill" to upper cover, later spine label, [Wing M2126; Pforzheimer 713], 12mo, 1694.*** Phillips was Milton's nephew and the present work includes his account of his uncle's life, a list of his works and four previously unpublished sonnets by Milton.

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Robinson (Thomas) The Anatomy of the Earth, first edition, woodcut illustration on D1r, final advertisement leaf present, final gathering with brown ?tape stain to fore-margins and edges a little frayed, but not affecting text, sewn as issued and then later bound into half calf over marbled boards, covers slightly stained, [Wing R1718], 4to, Printed for J. Newton, 1694. *** Extremely rare, with no copy of this first edition traced at auction since 1968. The second, enlarged edition, published under the title New Observations on the Natural History of This World of Matter, and This World of Life, two years later has itself only appeared a six times at auction in the last 50 years.  "Robinson became entangled in controversies about the origins, structure and fate of the earth. His brief 'Anatomy of the Earth' (1694) was expanded into 'New Observations on the Natural History of This World of Matter and This World of Life' (1696). The earth is portrayed as a living animal in an engaging but dated alchemical and mystical model which features 'animal spirits' flowing within, a central fire, and a variety of 'damps' exuded to cause earthquakes, volcanoes, and winds. Living organisms are considered to be capable of generation from dead matter, fossils not to have live origins, and metals to be capable of transmutation. Divine providence is represented as being evident in all the natural processes and structures described, which were designed to benefit mankind." - DNB. Provenance: Sir Hugh Walpole (Brackenburn bookplate). 

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Boethius (Anicius Manlius Severinus) Of the Consolation of Philosophy, first edition of this translation, translated by Richard Lord Viscount Preston, engraved portrait frontispiece, errata leaf at end, ex-library copy with a few ink stamps, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, corners worn, [Wing B3433], 8vo, Printed by J.D. for Awnsham and John Churchill...and Francis Hildyard, 1695. 

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Medicine.- Sydenham (Dr. Thomas) The Whole Workes, first edition in English, translated by John Pechy, M.D., title and final f. a little chipped at edges, title creased and with early ink inscriptions to verso, A2 chipped at head and with ink inscription mostly erased (no text loss), 2D2 chip to lower corner affecting catchword, a few instances of passage-marking or marginal annotation, occasional very small marginal worming, browned and soiled, some water-staining (often marginal), modern half calf over marbled boards, [Wing S6305], 8vo, for Richard Wellington & Edward Castle, 1696. Provenance: "Franciscus Sinclair chirurgus studiosus" (contemporary ink ownership inscription to title).

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Mis-spent youth.- Shannon (Francis Boyle, Viscount) Discourses Useful for the Vain Modish Ladies and their Gallants, first edition, contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt, a little rubbed, [Wing S2963A], 8vo, Printed for J. Taylor, 1696.*** The author confesses in his dedication to the Countess of Northumberland that he wrote this work "because I did in my Youth perswade some young Wives to do what they ought not, I would now in my old age perswade all young Wives and Women to do what they ought."Provenance: Eliz. Trumbull (faded ink name at head of title).

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