![[Shaw (John)] A True Christians Daily Delight: being the Summe of every Chapter of the Old and New Testaments..., translated](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1896b4f6-a2af-458e-8424-ae4e00bb1313/80f1094a-cc38-4688-a05e-ae4e01433926/468x382.jpg)
[Shaw (John)] A True Christians Daily Delight: being the Summe of every Chapter of the Old and New Testaments..., translated by Simon Wastel, headings with woodcut borders, lacking final gathering of 3 text leaves and blank (text supplied in manuscript in neat nineteenth century hand), some soiling, unusually bound in nineteenth century calf with lattice containing ornaments tooled in blind, red morocco label, rubbed, [STC 25103], 12mo, by G.Eld and M.Flesher, for Robert Mylbourne, 1623.⁂ First and only edition under this title of Wastel's translation into English of John Shaw's Biblia summula, with chapters summarised in verse, each one with initial letter in alphabetical order to help children memorise the Bible. A second, enlarged edition appeared in 1629 under the title Microbiblion.... Rare; ESTC lists only 3 UK copies (BL and 2 at Oxford) and 4 in America.
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Overbury (Sir Thomas) Sir Thomas Overburie His Wife. With Additions of New Characters, and many other Wittie Conceits never before Printed, thirteenth impression, woodcut head-pieces and initials, title with a couple of small repairs to edges, a few stains, cropped shaving a few head-lines, lacking V5 (replaced in rather poorly-printed facsimile), later calf, rubbed and marked, rebacked, corners repaired, [STC 18916], printed [by John Legat] for Robert Allot..., 1628 § Tell-Tale (The): or, Anecdotes expressive of he Characters of Persons eminent for Rank, Learning, Wit, or Humour, 2 vol., first edition, James Northcote's copy with his neat ink signature dated 1767 to head of titles, another signature to front free endpapers and notes to rear of vol.1, ink stain to two leaves of vol.1, old Masonic bookplate, contemporary calf, gilt, a little worn, rebacked, R.Baldwin, 1756 § [Erskine (David, Lord Dun) ] Lord Dun's Friendly and Familiar Advices, adapted to the various Stations and Conditions of Life..., only edition, variant with p.viii numbered correctly and cancel title with "J.Balfour", title lightly soiled, later parchment-backed boards, Edinburgh, G.Hamilton & J.Balfour, 1754, 8vo et infra (4)⁂ The first item was first published in 1614, and includes thirty-two characters by John Webster and/or John Donne. Though popular in its day, with many 17th century printings, His Wife is scarce in all early editions.James Northcote (1746-1831), portrait-painter. At the time of acquiring The Tell-Tale he was only twenty-one and apprenticed to his watch-maker father. He later moved to London as a painter and became known for his conversation or "table-talk", possibly aided by this little book.
Aurelius Antoninus (Marcus) His Meditations concerning Himselfe..., Translated out of the Originall Greeke... by Meric Casaubon, first English edition, title within double-rule border, lacking initial blank and engraved portrait, with woodcut initials and head-pieces, old ink signature to head of title, browned and water-stained, tear to Dd2 but no loss, modern calf ruled in blind, spine faded, [STC 962; cf.Heltzel 92, second edition], small 4to, by M. Flesher, for Richard Mynne, 1634.
Cecil (William, Lord Burghley) Precepts, or, Directions for the well ordering and carriage of a mans life...to his Sonne..., 2 parts in 1, engraved portrait, title with typographic border (shaved at foot), paper flaw defect to lower margin of F3 just touching catchword on verso, lacking initial & final blanks, portrait stained & frayed at edges and with near contemporary ink inscription dated 1694 to verso (repaired), contemporary calf with double rule border, rubbed, rebacked, new endpapers, [STC 4900, cf. Heltzel 255, 1636 edition], for Thomas Jones, 1637 § [Osborne (Francis)] Advice to a Son; or Directions for your better Conduct through...this Life...I.Studies &c. II.Love and Marriage. III.Travell. IV.Government. V.Religion., first edition, woodcut initials and typographic ornaments, later ink inscriptions to title with another erased at head, trimmed, a good clean copy, modern parchment, rubbed, cloth slip-case, [Wing O508], Oxford, by Hen. Hall...for Thomas Robinson, 1656 [1655], 8vo et infra (2)⁂ Cecil first published his work in 1615 as Certaine precepts, or directions... and it is here reprinted for the second time with an additional second part "A Glasse wherein those enormities and foule abuses may most evidently bee seen...". Osborne was Master of the Horse to Shakespeare's patron William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. His work was very popular, particularly with Oxford scholars, and went through five editions in 1656. It was subsequently charged by Puritan divines as containing atheistic principles and forbidden to be sold, which in fact appeared to increase sales. This first edition is scarce.
Rohan (Henri, Duc de) A Treatise of the Interest of the Princes and States of Christendome, translated by Henry Hunt, 2 parts in 1, second edition in English, with 2 initial blank leaves but for signature marks, rules & ornaments, woodcut initials, typographic ornaments, with final imprimatur/errata leaf and blank (but for ruled borders), paper flaw hole to A2 affecting signature, trimmed close to borders, large engraved bookplate of Marquess of Tweeddale, a very good copy in contemporary speckled calf, spine with red morocco label, old library paper label to foot (chipped), slightly rubbed at edges, [Wing R1868], Ric. Hodgkinsonne, 1641 § [?Estienne (Henri)] Discours Merveilleux de la Vie, Actions & Deportemens de la Reyne Catherine de Medicis..., pencil notes to endpapers, nineteenth century dark green morocco, by E.Niédrée (successor to Thouvenin) dated 1846, g.e., inner gilt dentelles, slight rubbing to upper joint, [Willems 1305], suivant la Copie imprimée a la Haye, [Amsterdam, Elzevier], 1663, 12mo (2)⁂ The first work is a short political survey of Europe during the latter part of the Thirty Years War, first published in Paris in 1638 and in English in 1640, also in Paris. The second is a satirical pamphlet concerning the policies of Catherine de Medici.
Apprentices & Workers.- Two Humble Petitions of the Apprentices of London...for Lawfull Recreations, 8pp., first edition, variant with "u" in Honourable in line 7 of title printed right way up, title with typographic border (trimmed at head, ?supplied from another copy)), woodcut head-piece and initial, text browned, modern boards, [Wing T3453], by J.Macock, for Nathaniel Webb & William Grantham, 1647 § [Barnard (Sir John)] A Present for an Apprentice: or, a Sure Guide, to gain both Esteem and Estate; with Rules for his Conduct to his Master, and in the World, first Glasgow edition, half-title, lightly browned, contemporary calf, scuffed, old paper labels to spine (chipped), Glasgow, for John Gilmour, 1750 § Trenchfield (Caleb) A Cap of Gray Hairs for a Green Head: or, the Fathers Counsel to his Son, an Apprentice in London, fifth edition, rather foxed and stained, old calf with border in blind, A.Bettesworth, 1710 § [Percival (Thomas)] A Father's Instructions to his Children..., third edition, printed on thick paper, half-title, with advertisement leaf and errata leaf at end, a few corrections in ink to text, an excellent crisp clean copy, later marbled sheep, spine gilt, J.Johnson, 1776, all rubbed, the first two rebacked, with corners repaired; and 2 others including a 1784 Warrington edition of the last, 8vo (6)⁂ The second item first appeared in 1740, written by a Whig MP for the City of London and previous Lord Mayor who was responsible for an act to prevent the infamous practice of stock-jobbing. The third, first published in 1671, is one of the earlier books offering advice to those in more humble circumstances, while the last was a popular work by the physician and health reformer Percival, who campaigned for better conditions for factory-workers in Manchester.
![[Alewein (Hans Adolf von)] Kurtze doch grundrichtige Anleitung zu Hofligkeit..., first edition, Gothic letter, browned, Hambu](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1896b4f6-a2af-458e-8424-ae4e00bb1313/c1e57668-074d-40d2-8c85-ae4e01444ca2/468x382.jpg)
[Alewein (Hans Adolf von)] Kurtze doch grundrichtige Anleitung zu Hofligkeit..., first edition, Gothic letter, browned, Hamburg, Christian Gutt, printed by Anton Humm of Frankfurt, 1649 bound after Terentius Afer (Publius) Comoediae sex, edited by Thomas Farnaby, additional engraved pictorial title, title with woodcut device, small stain to lower margin of some leaves, Amsterdam, J.Jansson, 1651, together 2 works in 1 vol., both with final blank, contemporary vellum, red floral gauffered edges with initials "?BD" in gilt to fore-edge, a few small stains, wear to edges of boards § Bisani (Carolo) Der Schlüssel zum Geheimnüss der Weis- und Klugen Welt oder di Ausübung der besten Moral, Prudenz und Politique..., first edition, engraved frontispiece, title in red & black, Gothic letter, very browned, later calf, small holes to head of spine, Görlitz, Jacob Rohrlachen, 1708 § [Swildens (J.H.,translator)] Ueber den genewärtigen Zustand gesellschaftlichen Lebens in den vereinigten Niederlanden, first edition, contemporary half roan, Hanover, C.Ritscher, 1790, all rubbed, 8vo et infra (3)⁂ The first mentioned is an early German courtesy book advising the reader on polite behaviour at court, particularly towards women.
Howell (James) Instructions and Directions for Forren Travell...with a new Appendix for Travelling into Turkey and the Levant parts, second edition, additional engraved title by W.Hollar featuring an armillary sphere, portrait of Charles II as a young prince (the dedicatee), woodcut typographic ornaments and initials, a little browned, tiny tear to border of engraved title at fore-edge, nineteenth century calf, gilt, rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine with olive roan label, [Heltzel 785; Wing H3081], 12mo, by W.W. for Humphrey Moseley, 1650.⁂ Charming work, first published in 1642, regarded by many as the first companion guide to European travel.
La Serre (Jean Puget de) The Secretary in Fashion: or, An Elegant and Compendious way of writing all manners of Letters, translated by John Massinger, second edition in English, fine additional engraved title by Tho. Cross, title in red & black, some marginal water-staining, contemporary sheep, rubbed and scuffed, rebacked preserving old spine, new label, [Heltzel 873; Wing L460], 8vo, for Humphrey Moseley, 1654.⁂ First translation into English of La Serre's Secrétaire à la Mode of 1641, and including "The Complements and Elegancy of the French Tongue. By N.N." with separate title but pagination continuous. ESTC records only 5 UK copies (BL, Cambridge, 2 at Oxford, National Trust) and 5 in America.
Hierocles, of Alexandria. Hierocles upon the Golden Verses of Pythagoras; Teaching a vertuous and worthy Life, translated by John Hall, first edition, typographic ornaments, lacking final blank, some light spotting, stain to upper margin, attractive later mottled calf with single gilt fillet border, by Bayntun, spine ruled in gilt with red roan label, inner gilt dentelles, slight rubbing to joints, [Wing H1938], small 8vo, by John Streater for Francis Eaglesfield, 1657 [1656].
![[Allestree (Richard)] The Gentlemans Calling, first edition, 2 engraved pictorial titles, 2 engraved portraits, advertisement](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1896b4f6-a2af-458e-8424-ae4e00bb1313/d061651d-e6e5-40a5-ac82-ae4e014557f6/468x382.jpg)
[Allestree (Richard)] The Gentlemans Calling, first edition, 2 engraved pictorial titles, 2 engraved portraits, advertisements to verso of a2, engraved titles lightly browned with trace of library stamp to verso of first, stain to a1, trimmed, contemporary black morocco, double gilt fillet borders and small ornamental corner-pieces, spine gilt, g.e., rubbed, corners bumped, spine repaired, later endpapers, for T.Garthwait, 1660; The Government of the Tongue , fourth impression, initial imprimatur leaf, engraved frontispiece by M.Burghers, 1675; The Art of Contentment (The), engraved frontispiece, title with engraved vignette of Sheldonian Theatre and "The" above "te" of "Contentment", Preface line 5 with "desolution", final Contents leaf, 1675, together 2 works in 1 vol., contemporary ink signatures of D. & W.Feilding to verso of first frontispiece and note to front pastedown, contemporary speckled calf, rubbed, joints split, small chip to head of title, Oxford, [Heltzel 44, 45 & 41; Wing A1115, A1136 & 1085]; and another by the same, 8vo (3)
La Chambre (Marin Cureau de) The Art How to Know Men, translated by John Davies, first edition in English, engraved frontispiece, woodcut initials and head-pieces, contemporary ink inscription "Antho: Scarlett's book pr:2d" to head of title, a good copy, contemporary calf, rebacked, [Wing L128], by T[homas] R[oycroft] for Thomas Dring, 1665 § Erasmus (Desiderius) Moriae encomium; or, the Praise of Folly, translated by John Wilson, first edition of this translation, advertisements to A4v, title lightly soiled, contemporary sheep, rubbed, spine repaired, [Wing E3208], for William Leak, 1668, rubbed, 8vo (2)⁂ Cureau de la Chambre (1594-1669) was a renowned physician and philosopher who frequented the Paris salons but is best known for his work on physiognomy. The first item is a translation of his L'Art de Connoistre les Hommes of 1660 and includes sections on astrology and cheiromancy.
![[Nicole (Pierre)] De l'Education d'un Prince..., first edition, with initial and final blanks, woodcut device on title and de](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1896b4f6-a2af-458e-8424-ae4e00bb1313/5b446df3-9798-4327-b157-ae4e0142cde1/468x382.jpg)
[Nicole (Pierre)] De l'Education d'un Prince..., first edition, with initial and final blanks, woodcut device on title and decorations, lightly browned, ink stain to verso of A9, a few leaves of signature G creased, contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed, corners worn, rebacked, Paris, widow of Charles Savreux, 1670 § [Cordier (Maturin) La Civilité Honneste pour l'Instruction des Enfans, a little soiled, a few ink stains, corners creased, stitched in contemporary yellow patterned-paper wrappers, uncut, slightly worn, Troyes, widow Garnier, [1780] § Mayer (Charles-Joseph de) Aventures et Plaisante Éducation du Courtois Chevalier Charles-Le-Bon, sire d'Armagnac, 3 vol., second edition, vol.1 & 2 with half-titles and final blank, engraved frontispieces by Godin after Marillier, from the library of the Earl of Granard with signature to half-title or verso of frontispiece and large engraved bookplate, contemporary speckled calf, spines ruled in gilt with red and green roan labels, slightly rubbed, [Cohen-de Ricci 695], Amsterdam, 1786, 12mo (3)⁂ The first mentioned is an important work on education and courtesy by the Jansenist Pierre Nicole (1625-95), including three discourses by Blaise Pascal. The second item is a rare edition of Cordier's Civilité Puerile first published around 1557; the third is a rare courtesy novel in which the prinicipal plot involves a French nobleman subtly disguising "profitable lessons for young gentlemen and ladies of noble lineage" in novel form.
![[Preston (Richard Graham, Viscount)] Angliae speculum morale; The Moral State of England..., first edition, with initial blan](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1896b4f6-a2af-458e-8424-ae4e00bb1313/c217c854-9514-4533-83be-ae4e014468db/468x382.jpg)
[Preston (Richard Graham, Viscount)] Angliae speculum morale; The Moral State of England..., first edition, with initial blank and cancel E8, woodcut initials, lengthy note in Latin in contemporary hand to front free endpaper, ink inscription of Capt. Francis Downman Royal Artillery to a couple of preliminaries, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, [Heltzel 1184; Wing P3310], by Henry Herringman, 1670 § [Brown (John)] An Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the Times, first edition, title in red & black, with final advertisement leaf, engraved bookplate of W.Wynne, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, lightly stained, spine worn at head, [printed by William Bowyer] for L.Davis and C.Reymers, 1757 § Sentimental Discourses upon Religion and Morality. By a Lady, only edition, half-title, one or two small stains, contemporary sheep, red morocco label, spine worn at foot with splits to joints, T.Becket, 1776 § Nettleton (Thomas) A Treatise on Virtue and Happiness, third edition, corrected, contemporary ink signature of George Fluyder to head of title, light foxing, small tear to upper edge of b1 just touching head-line, later pink calf, rubbed and faded, J.Payne, & J.Bouquet, 1751, rubbed, 8vo (4)⁂ The second is an attack on English society by an Anglican clergyman who deplored the "unmanly dissipation" of Englishmen as a result of greater luxury, and the increased role of women in society. The third is a rare courtesy book; only 3 copies listed by ESTC (BL, and Harvard and Huntington libraries in America).
Colenso (Frances Ellen) & Lt.-Col. Edward Durnford. The Ruin of Zululand: an Account of British Doings in Zululand since the Invasion of 1879, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, mounted photographic portrait frontispieces, modern half tan calf, spines gilt with red and green morocco labels, 1884-85 § Moodie (Duncan Campbell Francis) The History of the Battles and Adventures of the British, the Boers, and the Zulus, in South Africa...also a short sketch of South Australia, first edition, signed presentation copy from the author inscribed on half-title, folding colour map, numerous plates and portraits, original green cloth, very slightly rubbed at edges, Adelaide, 1879; and a revised 2 vol. edition of the second published in Cape Town in 1888, 8vo (5)
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[Callières (Jacques de)] The Courtier's Calling: Shewing the Ways of making a Fortune, and the Art of Living at Court, translated by Edward Clark, first English edition, engraved frontispiece of a gentleman with an obsequious bowing figure (partly detached at foot of inner edge), lacking initial blank but with final errata leaf, contemporary ink signature of James Darcy to head of title, one or two spots but a good clean copy in contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, rubbed, corners and spine ends worn, [Wing C207B], 12mo, J. C. for Richard Tonson, 1675.⁂ Scarce conduct guide for "noblemen" and "gentlemen", the first translation into English of Callières' Traicté de la Fortune des Gens de Qualité of 1658 in which it is suggested that there are two ways of obtaining a fortune: service in war and attachment to a Prince. It is the first book to be published by, and to carry the imprint of, a member of the Tonson family.
London.- Brydall (John) Camera Regis, Or, a Short View of London, first edition, with initial blank and 3pp. advertisements at end, staining to upper outer corner causing some fraying and loss but not affecting text (repaired), contemporary sheep, rubbed, lower cover stained, rebacked, corners repaired, for William Crooke, 1676 § England & Wales, Parliament. Die Martis, 6 Augusti, 1650...Commissioners for the Militia's of the Cities of London and Westminster...be and are in full force..., broadside, typographic ornament at head, spotted and soiled, small hole to centre where folded affecting one letter, tear to lower margin, frayed at edges, by Edward Husband and John Field, 1650, [Wing B5253 & E2239]; and another on London, v.s. (3)
Travel.- Brown (Edward) An Account of Several Travels through a great part of Germany...wherein the Mines, Baths, and other Curiosities of those Parts are Treated of, first edition, 6 engraved plates, 3 double-page and/or folding, with the final blank (short tear to lower edge), plate of miners with short tear to upper corner affecting pagination but not image (no loss), faint traces of water-staining, Sidney Mendelssohn's copy with his bookplate, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, [Kress S1447; Wing B5109], for Benj. Tooke, 1677.⁂ Edward Browne (1644-1708) was the son of Sir Thomas Browne, author of Religio Medici, and was also a physician but travelled extensively throughout Europe. The plates include the whirlpool in the Danube, the Bear garden in Dresden, and the quicksilver miners of Idria. Sidney Mendelssohn, book-collector and author of books on South Africa, particularly South African Bibliography published in 1910.
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[Casa (Giovanni della)] The Refin'd Courtier..., second edition, engraved portrait of the Duke of Monmouth by F.H.van Houe (shaved at fore-edge), 2pp. advertisements at end, title with later ink inscription to head and a little browned, tear to B6 but no loss, small hole to outer margin of D3 and rust-holes to D4 & 8 with slight loss, last few leaves becoming loose, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, spine ends worn, [Heltzel 293; Wing C795], for R.Royston...to be sold by Matth. Gilliflower, 1679; Galateo: or, a Treatise on Politeness and Delicacy of Manners. Addressed to a Young Nobleman, translated by Richard Graves, [Heltzel 295], J.Dodsley, 1774 bound with [Harris (John)] An Essay on Politeness..., first edition, B.Law, 1775, together 2 works in 1 vol., contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spine, 12mo (2)⁂ The first is a translation and paraphrase by Nathaniel Walker of Casa's celebrated Galateo, possibly the most influential European etiquette book of all. It was first translated into English by Peterson in 1576, the Graves translation in the second volume is the second and most readable.
![Sports & Games.- [Cotton (Charles)] The Compleat Gamester: or, Instructions How to play Billiards, Trucks, Bowls, and Che](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1896b4f6-a2af-458e-8424-ae4e00bb1313/2f0d3e30-e30d-4126-bbf9-ae4e0141ee57/468x382.jpg)
Sports & Games.- [Cotton (Charles)] The Compleat Gamester: or, Instructions How to play Billiards, Trucks, Bowls, and Chess...Cards, or Dice...Mysteries of Riding, Racing, Archery, and Cock-Fighting, second [third] edition, engraved frontispiece with letterpress explanatory leaf laid down on verso (soiled), lightly browned, cropped shaving one or two head-lines, later gilt-stamped oval book-label of John Delaware Lewis and another ink signature to front pastedown, later half red roan, rubbed, upper cover detached, [Wing C6384; cf.Heltzel 407, first edition], 8vo, for Henry Brome, 1680.⁂ One of the earliest works in English to describe the game of billiards. First published in 1674, and again in 1676, this is in fact the third edition. Although popular in its time all editions are scarce.
La Serre (Jean Puget de) The Secretary in Fashion: or, An Elegant and Compendious way of writing all manners of Letters, translated by John Massinger, sixth edition in English, additional engraved title, contemporary ink signature "Eliz. Amherst junr" to head of title, stain to fore-edge of first few leaves, some spotting, contemporary sprinkled calf with corner-pieces in blind, rubbed, spine ends a little worn, splits to joints, [Wing L462bA], for Peter Parker, 1683 § [Le Faucheur (Michel)] The Art of Speaking in Publick: or an Essay on the Action of an Orator, second English edition, title and final leaf browned, contemporary manuscript notes to rear endpapers, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, rubbed, upper joint split, small chip to head of spine, for N.Cox, 1727, 8vo (2)⁂ The first is the final edition of Massinger's translation (a reissue of the fifth edition with a cancel title) and is rare; ESTC records only a copy at Yale but WorldCat adds one in the British Library, and another in Germany.The second item is a translation of Le Faucher's Traicte de l'Action de l'Orateur published in 1676.
Gracian y Morales (Baltasar) The Courtiers Manual Oracle, or, the Art of Prudence, first edition in English, 4pp. advertisements at end, hole to C1 with loss of a few letters but not to sense, contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, [Wing G1468], by M.Flesher, for Abel Swalle, 1685; The Art of Prudence: or, a Companion for a Man of Sense, edited by John Savage, some light foxing, contemporary panelled calf, some stains, for Daniel Brown..., 1705 § Schopenhauer (Arthur, translator) Balthazar Gracian's Hand-Orakel und Kunst der Weltklugheit..., first edition of this translation, half-title, contemporary half cloth, spine faded, Leipzig, 1862, all rubbed, 8vo (3)⁂ Translations of Gracian's Oraculo manual y arte de prudencia of 1647.
Onanism.- Letters of Advice from two Reverend Divines, to a Young Gentleman, about a Weighty Case of Conscience, second edition, with initial blank and 5pp. advertisements at end, contemporary ink inscriptions "J.Trotter" & "att Mortounhall the 11th Jary 1691" to head of Preface and verso of title respectively, an excellent crisp copy, contemporary sheep, rather worn, spine chipped at head, [Not in Wing], small 12mo, for J.Collins...and D.Newman, 1687.⁂ Unrecorded edition of an early diatribe against masturbation, in the form of the confession of a young man who ruined himself and his life through "self-pollution" but managed to cure and save himself through penance. ESTC and Library Hub record only one printed copy of the first edition of 1676 (Wing L1782B), at Christ Church Oxford, but none of this second edition, nor on WorldCat. It was later reprinted as part of Eronania in 1724.
Colomb (Capt. Philip Howard) Slave-Catching in the Indian Ocean, first edition, half-title, 8 wood-engraved plates, folding lithographed map hand-coloured in outline (small repair to corner), modern half calf, spine gilt with red morocco, 1876 § New (Charles) Life, Wanderings, and Labours in Eastern Africa. With an account of the first successful ascent of...Kilimanjaro, and remarks on East African Slavery, first edition, advertisement leaf at beginning, half-title, engraved portrait, folding map with route in red, 10 tinted lithographed plates, lightly offset, some spotting, map with small repairs to edges, modern half red morocco, spine gilt, original pictorial cloth from upper cover bound in at end, 1873, 8vo (2)
![University Life at Oxford.- [Penton (Stephen)] The Guardian's Instruction, or, The Gentleman's Romance. Written for the Diver](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1896b4f6-a2af-458e-8424-ae4e00bb1313/564b0223-2d3b-4ff8-bcbb-ae4e0143dc2f/468x382.jpg)
University Life at Oxford.- [Penton (Stephen)] The Guardian's Instruction, or, The Gentleman's Romance. Written for the Diversion and Service of the Gentry; Particularly those Educated in Oxford or Cambridge, first edition, variant with gatherings in 6s, with initial imprimatur leaf and final contents leaf, slight worming to lower margin but otherwise a good clean copy, contemporary sheep with small thistles in blind to corners, rubbed, a couple of small wormed patches to lower cover, rebacked, [Wing P1439a], 12mo, for the Authour, and sold by Simon Miller, 1688.⁂ Interesting work on polite conduct including an entertaining cameo of life at Oxford in the 17th century, with scurrilous details of undergraduate activities. The author also describes the perfect wife, "she should be beautiful, and not proud; well-shap'd, and not stiff, familiar but not fond, good natured but not easie...", and notes that "mothers should have NO say in the education of their children". One of 3 variants of the first edition, this the rarest with only 4 UK copies listed by ESTC.
Swearing.- Boyle (Robert) A Free Discourse against Customary Swearing. And a Dissuasive from Cursing, first edition, engraved portrait by Robert White, cancel title mounted on stub, advertisement leaf at end, an excellent clean copy, engraved bookplate of Sir Richard Vyvyan Bt., contemporary panelled sprinkled calf, rubbed, splits to joints, some repaired, [Fulton 197; Wing B3978], by R.R. for Thomas Cockerill, 1695 § [?Tod (Thomas)], "T.Meanwell". On Common Swearing. To the Publisher of the Edinburgh Magazine, 8pp., drop-head title, double column, pagination shaved at head, disbound, [Edinburgh], [c.1785], 8vo (2)⁂ The second item was previously bound with others dated 1782/3 in a volume labelled "Tod's Miscella[nies] therefore ESTC's attribution to Tod is likely to be correct but their date of c.1795 is probably too late. ESTC lists 2 copies in the National Library of Scotland and 4 in America.
James II, King of England. The Pious Sentiments of the late King James II, of Blessed Memory. Upon Divers Subjects of Piety, only edition, browned, contemporary ink signature to front free endpaper, contemporary sheep, worn, rebacked, 1704 § F[ox] (G[eorge]) Concerning Good-Morrow, and Good-Even; the Worlds Customs..., only separate edition, browned, lacking small portion from lower margin (repaired), later roan-backed boards, rubbed, [Wing F1766], for Thomas Simmons, 1657 § Calamy (Edmund) A Patterne for all, especially Noble and Honourable Persons, to teach them how to die Nobly and Honourably..., first edition, title in first state with age supplied in manuscript, thick black border, browned, some stains, modern calf-backed marbled boards, [Wing C262], for Edward Brewster, 1658 § Sovereign (The): Or a Political Discourse upon the Office and Obligations of the Supreme Magistrate, only edition, lacking initial blank, woodcut initial and typographic ornament, old ink library reference to head of title and number to verso, title and final leaf a little soiled, modern calf ruled in blind with ornaments to corners, spine faded, [Wing S4777], 1680, 4to (4)⁂ The first item is rare; only 5 copies in ESTC (Aberdeen, BL, Cambridge, Oxford, and Cornell in America).
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[Sacy (Louis-Silvestre de)] A Discourse of Friendship, translated by Daniel Bret, first edition of this translation, Contents and errata at end, browned, old pencil notes to front free endpapers, handsome contemporary panelled black morocco, gilt, spine gilt with tan label, g.e., rubbed, spine faded, [Heltzel1252], for the Booksellers of London and Westminster, 1707; An Essay upon Friendship, only edition, 3pp. advertisements at end, old ink inscription to head of title and foot of final leaf of text, water-staining to lower edge at beginning and end (mostly marginal), contemporary sprinkled calf, spine gilt, rubbed, spine repaired, [Not in Heltzel], for John Wyat, 1704, 8vo (2)⁂ Two translations of Sacy's celebrated Traité de l'Amitié of 1703, the first item being the first edition of the second translation, the second being the only edition of the abridged first translation.
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[Darrell (William)] The Gentleman Instructed, in the Conduct of a Virtuous and Happy Life...for the instruction of a Young Nobleman, 4 parts in 1 including supplement to first part, fifth edition but first with all parts, first few leaves a little stained, lacking endpapers, J.Heptinstall for E.Smith, 1713 § [Bolton (Robert)] Letters and Tracts on the Choice of Company and other subjects, second edition (reissue of first edition sheets with cancel title and additional advertisement leaf), contemporary ink inscription "Jane Guise 1763" to head of title, J.Whiston and B.White, 1762 § Letters to a Young Nobleman, first edition, half-title, errata leaf at end, some light spotting, contemporary signature to front free endpaper, another almost detached, A.Millar, 1762, contemporary panelled or speckled calf, red morocco labels, rubbed, some splits to joints and wear to spine ends, the first with adhesions to lower cover; and an eighth edition of the first, 8vo (4)⁂ The second includes chapters on the intemperance of eating and drinking, on pleasure, public worship, and a letter to a young nobleman.
Gentleman's Library (The), containing Rules for Conduct in all Parts of Life, first edition, engraved frontispiece, signature L misbound, lightly browned, C9 reinforced at fore-edge, contemporary panelled calf, upper joint split, by E.P. for W.Mears...and J.Browne, 1715 § Castiglione (Baldassare, Count) The Courtier; or, the Complete Gentleman and Gentlewoman..., translated by Robert Samber, contemporary ink signature to title, some browning, A4 torn and repaired, later bookplate of Edmund Randolph of Cambridge, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, corners worn, rebacked with red morocco label, E.Curll, 1729 § [Bellegarde (J.-B. Morvan de)] Reflexions upon Ridicule, first edition in English, browned and damp-stained, contemporary panelled calf, scuffed, rebacked, spine gilt, [Heltzel 136], Tho.Newborough, 1707, all rubbed; and 2 others including a second edition of the first, 8vo et infra (5)⁂ The first mentioned includes chapters on education, dress, gallantry, affectation, envy, idleness, wit & humour, impertinent curiosity, religion, and drinking. It is possibly by George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne, who wrote The Ladies Library published the previous year. The second item is the second English translation of Castiglione's classic work, after Hoby's of 1561. Samber's translation was first published in 1724 by Bettesworth, this is the second issue with cancel title.
Ainsworth (William Francis) Travels and Researches in Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Chaldea, and Armenia, 2 vol., first edition, lacking half-titles, with wood-engraved frontispieces and vignettes, 3 folding engraved maps with routes in red (one with ink stain to upper margin), frontispieces and titles severely foxed, other occasional spotting, original blind-stamped cloth, rubbed, spines faded, nick to upper joint of vol.2, [Atabey 11; Blackmer 9], 8vo, 1842.⁂ An account of Ainsworth's expedition to the Christian tribes of Chaldea in 1838-1840 which was funded by the Royal Geographical Society and the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
Raleigh (Sir Walter) & others. Instructions for Youth, Gentlemen and Noblemen, errata leaf at end, light browning, A11 worn and soiled at fore-margin causing small holes, one or two other minor marginal defects, old ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt, morocco label, slightly rubbed, 12mo, for Randal Minshull, 1722.⁂ First edition of a compendium of four conduct books, comprising: Walter Raleigh's Instructions to His Son, and to Posterity; William Cecil, Lord Burghley's Advice to His Son; The instructions of Cardinal Sermonetta, to his cousin Petro Caetano, at his first going into Flanders... and Edward Walsingham's Manual of Prudential Maxims, for Statesmen and Courtiers (which was plagiarised from De Refuge's Traité de la Cour).
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[Savile (George, Marquess of Halifax)] Mancia per l'Anno Nuovo a Una Dama o Avviso ad una Figlia..., first edition in Italian, title in red & black with engraved vignette, bookplate of Brynkinalt Library and binder's ticket of W.Price, Oswestry, front free endpaper detached, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, Verona, G.A.Tumermani, 1734; The Lady's New-year's Gift: or, Advice to a Daughter, tenth edition, engraved frontispiece depicting a young girl reading the work, 2 advertisement leaves at end, frontispiece creased, lightly browned, contemporary panelled calf, g.e., rather worn, particularly upper cover, spine ends chipped, for D.Midwinter, 1724 § "X.Y.Z". An Apology for Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope, editor of the Earl of Chesterfield's Letters to Philip Stanhope Esq...By an Amateur du Bon Ton, only edition, lacking half-title, first few leaves mounted on stubs, title soiled, modern blind-panelled calf, [Gulick 162], for T.Evans...and T.Cadell, [1775] § Stanhope (Philip Dormer, 4th Earl of Chesterfield) Supplement to the Letters written...to his Son, half-title, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving old spine, red roan label, for J.Dodsley, 1787,12mo & 8vo (2)⁂ The first item, an Italian edition of the second, was written by Halifax for his daughter Elizabeth, later the mother of the 4th Earl of Chesterfield. He was the recipient of over 400 letters from his father which were edited and published by his widow, Eugenia Stanhope after both father and son had died. The supplement to the letters is one of 4 editions published in the same year, this one being one of only 3 UK copies listed by ESTC with 6 more in America.
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[Tessin (Carl Gustaf, Count)] Letters from an Old Man to a Young Prince, with the Answers, translated by John Berkenhout, 2 vol., first edition in English, an excellent clean copy in contemporary speckled calf, gilt, a little rubbed, vol.1 spine worn at foot, [Heltzel 1347], R.Griffiths, 1756; another edition, 3 vol., second English edition, 4pp. advertisements at end of vol.3, ink signatures to front endpapers, John Sparrow's copy with his book-label, attractive contemporary vellum, spines gilt with black roan labels, slightly soiled, R.Griffiths, 1759 § Haller (Albrecht von, Baron) Letters...to his Daughter, on the Truths of the Christian Religion. Translated from the German, first edition in English, half-title, a few pencil annotations, contemporary speckled calf, red roan label, rubbed, slight worn patch to upper cover, J.Murray..., 1780, 8vo et infra (5)⁂ The first two are translations of Tessin's Gammal Mans Bref til en Uung Prints published in Sweden the previous year, a series of charming letters by a Swedish nobleman to the heir apparent Gustavus III when he was aged between six and ten years old. One of the subjects covered concerns the choice of books for a library.
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[Caraccioli (Louis Antoine de)] Le Livre de Quatre Couleurs, first edition, printed in yellow, blue, brown and red, half-title, title with engraved vignette in black, variant with "comme le" at end of first page of Preface, modern bookplate of Troubetzkoi (?Russian linguist Nikolai Serguelevitch Troubetzkoi 1890-1938), modern green boards, red roan label, 4444 [?Liege], [1757] § [Bourdonné (Charles de)] Le Courtisan Desabusé..., fourth edition, lightly browned, contemporary calf, spine gilt with red roan label, some wear to corners and foot of spine, [cf.Heltzel 193, later edition], Paris, Nicola le Gras, 1693 § [Du Puy la Chapelle (N.) Instruction d'un Pere à son Fils, half-title, woodcut title-vignette with delicate hand-colouring, final blank, R6 defective at lower margin not affecting text, contemporary sprinkled sheep, spine gilt, Basle, Jean Schweighauser, 1770, all a little rubbed; and 3 others, similar, 12mo (6)
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Servants.- [Moser (Friedrich Carl von)] Der Herr und der Diener geschildert mit Patriotischer Freyheit, engraved frontispiece and decorative rococo title by Cöntgen after Ducrée, a few leaves lightly browned, Donaueschingen library copy with small oval ink stamp to verso of frontispiece, contemporary sprinkled sheep, old paper label to foot of spine, Frankfurt, J.A.Raspe, 1759 § Klein (Ignaz) Grundsätze für Dienende, rococo woodcut title ornament and head-pieces, contemporary half calf, Munich, J.Lentner, 1787 § Schmidt (Friedrich Traugott) Einzig mögliche Art gutes Gesinde zu erhalten, light foxing at beginning and end, contemporary ink inscription to inside front wrapper, contemporary sprinkled wrappers, uncut, Neustrelitz, 1795 § Reider (Jakob Ernst von) Das Ganze der Dienstbotenhaltung nach dem Dienstvertrage..., foxing, contemporary wrappers, spines faded, Nuremberg & Leipzig, 1823, first editions, all a little rubbed, the last two with later paper labels to foot of spine, 8vo et infra (4)⁂ An interesting group of items relating to servants: the first was a popular work on the relationships between masters and servants, kings and rulers, court life and customs; the second is an unusual guide for servants written by one below stairs with an introduction by one from above, the German romanticist Karl von Eclartshausen; the third proposes better education for the lower classes and recommends that relationships between masters and servants should not be too close; the fourth is a legal study of the regulations concerning servants and their conditions of service. The last (only edition) is scarce with WorldCat listing only 5 copies in Germany and one in France.
Etiquette & Manners.- Trusler (Rev. Dr. John) A System of Etiquette, second edition, 6pp. advertisements at end, a few small stains, contemporary signature of Sir Henry Oakes Bt. to head of title and with his engraved bookplate, contemporary tree sheep, rubbed, rebacked, Bath, M.Gye, [1805] § [Owen (John)] The Fashionable World Displayed, third edition, half-title, advertisement leaf at end, a few stains, short tear to fore-edge of title, old ink inscription to half-title,original boards, pink paper label to upper cover (chipped), 1805 § [Day (Charles William)], "Count Alfred D'Orsay". Etiquette; or, a Guide to the Usages of Society..., first American edition, spotting to title, light water-staining towards end, modern half calf, New York, 1843 § Etiquette for Gentlemen: with Hints on the Art of Conversation, sixth thousand, half-title, wood-engraved title-vignette, advertisement for Tilt's Classical Library tipped in at end, original embossed limp green cloth, gilt, g.e., a little faded, Charles Tilt, 1838 § Hand-Book of Etiquette (The), half-title, 24pp. catalogue at end, original embossed limp cloth, faded, recased, new endpapers, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1860 § [Clowes (John)] The Golden Wedding Ring; or, Observations on the Institution of Marriage. By a Clergyman, engraved frontispiece and additional vignette title, a few spots, lacking front free endpaper, original pictorial limp red cloth, gilt, g.e., Halifax, Milner & Sowerby, 1851, all rubbed; and 17 others, similar, mostly nineteenth century, a few American, 8vo et infra (23)⁂ A good group of works on etiquette and manners, many scarce. Library Hub lists only 3 copies (BL, Cambridge, Oxford) of this edition of Trusler, and only one copy of the second item (BL).
Caxton.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) Canterbury Tales, single leaf from the first edition, 29 lines, lettre batarde, window-mounted, small folio (227 x 154mm.), Westminster, William Caxton, 1476.⁂ From "The Tale of Melibee" in which three men break into Melibee's house while he is away, beat his wife Prudence and attack his daughter, leaving her for dead. On his return Melibee and Prudence discuss what action to take. On this leaf we have Prudence's advocation of the attributes of womankind: "What is better than Jasper. Wisedom. And What is better than Wisedom, Woman, and What is better than good Woman, no thing..."In Caxton's batarde type, which he had utilised at his press in Bruges, 1473-75, modelled on the book-hands used there in high-class vernacular manuscripts for the Burgundian court.A fine example from arguably the greatest book produced by England's first printer.
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Caxton.- Cicero (Marcus Tullius) [Of Old Age, Of Friendship], single leaf (a3), lettre batarde and gothic type, 29 lines, several words underlined in red, a couple of ink scores through text on recto, soiled and lightly foxed, water-stain at head, repairs to margins and remains of mounting paper, mounted, small folio (266 x 190mm.), Westminster, William Caxton, 12 August 1481.⁂ A leaf from the earliest printing of any of the Latin classics in English. Cicero's Of Old Age was translated into English probably by Stephen Scrope (circa 1399--1472) from the 1405 French version of Laurent de Premierfait, at the behest of Sir John Fastolf, who was a patron of the Paston family, and Scrope's stepfather. Caxton printed his Cicero in the second, slightly refined version of the same batarde type whose first version he had used for Chaucer's Boethius and the Dicts, and for the Latin names here he used the gothic type that first saw proper service in the Boethius two years before.The last substantially complete copy at auction (108 of 120 leaves, bound with a few leaves of Caxton's The Knight of the Tower, 1484) sold last year for £320,000
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Caxton.- Higden (Ranulphus) [Polychronicon], single leaf (CCClv) from the first edition, lettre batarde, 40 lines and headline, rubricated, one 2-line initial and several side-notes (mostly dates) in red, some early ink annotations (rather faded and some trimmed), good margins, lower corner repaired, lightly browned, loose in mount, small folio (275 x 205mm.), Westminster, William Caxton, 1482; and another leaf with large burn-hole and un-rubricated, from the same work, plus a leaf from the editio princeps of Homer's Odyssey, Florence 1488 (3)
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[Crouch (Nathaniel)], "R.B[urton]." A View of the English Acquisitions in Guinea, and the East-Indies ...with a Description of the Isle of St.Helena...By R.B., first edition, engraved frontispiece and 3 plates (?of 4), lacking 6pp. advertisements at end, erratic pagination but complete, browned, C2 with printing defect to a few lines but no loss of legibility, a few head-lines and signatures shaved, later panelled calf, red morocco label, a little rubbed and marked, new endpapers, [Sabin 99557; Wing C7356], 12mo, for Nath. Crouch, 1686.⁂ Rare work describing the colonial territories controlled by the East African Company and East India Company, with (mostly) charming plates of "A Guinean Monarch", "Monstrous Serpents in Africa", "Strang Creatures in India" and "Executions in India". ESTC records only 2 printed copies in the UK (BL & Sion College Library at Lambeth Palace). Both call for 5 plates in total but the 2 copies sold at auction (1982, & 1965 bound with 3 others), plus another in a Maggs catalogue of 1939, all contained 4 plates.
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Wynkyn de Worde.- Voragine (Jacobus de) Legenda aurea, [translated by William Caxton], first leaf only with 3-line title in black letter and almost full-page woodcut, depicting the Saints in Glory, Saint Edmund (King of East Anglia) in the centre holding his emblem, an arrow, and beside him an Emperor Saint (presumably Charlemagne who was beatified in 1165), verso with first page of Caxton's preface, 47 lines and headline, double column, one 6-line initial 'T', slightly foxed/soiled at edges, single tiny worm trace just into woodcut but not affecting text on verso, one tiny hole in middle of woodcut/text, mounted, [Copinger 6475; Goff J151], folio (278 x 193mm.), Westminster, Wynkyn de Worde, 8 January 1498.⁂ The most important leaf from Wynkyn de Worde's edition of the Golden Legend, with the first page of his master's prologue.
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Latimer (Hugh) The seconde sermon of Maister Hughe Latimer, whych he preached before the Kynges maiestie, w[ith]in his graces palayce at Westminster [the]. xv. day of Marche. M.ccccc.xlix., first edition, black letter, title within woodcut architectural border, woodcut decorative initials, a few instances of later ink marginalia, 20th century pencil manicules, lacking final 2 blank ff., closely trimmed at head, occasionally touching a headline, water-stained, some soiling and finger-marking, lightly browned, modern calf, spine in compartments and with leather label, [Pforzheimer 582; STC 15274.7], 8vo, [By Ihon Day, dwellynge at Aldersgate, and Wylliam Seres, dwellyng in Peter Colledge. These bokes are to be sold at the new shop by the lytle Conduyte in Chepesyde], [1549].⁂ This edition has printed side-notes throughout.
Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Workes, edited by William Thynne, 2 parts in 1, double column, black letter, title to part 2 within woodcut architectural border, woodcuts of the Knight and a squire, woodcut criblé initials, contemporary ink marginalia, lacking all before A4 (including first title), A6-8, 3P1, 3Q1,5&6, some of these provided in attractive contemporary manuscript, 2S1-4 repairs where text excised or in case of the 2S4 torn away, some text supplied in same hand as above, 2R6 upper corner repaired with loss of text, a few tears, last few ff. loose, some water-staining / staining, occasional spotting, lightly browned throughout, contemporary blind-ruled panelled calf, worn, with loss, lower cover detached, [cf. STC 5074; Pforzheimer 175; Grolier 41], small folio, [c.1550]; sold not subject to return. ⁂ One of four variants of the undated fourth collected edition, which was published simultaneously by four London booksellers (William Bonham, Richard Kele, Thomas Petit and Robert Toye). It is the last edition of Thynne's highly regarded version of The Workes. Thynne held a number of offices at the Court of Henry VIII, including chief clerk of the kitchen, who was in charge of all royal banquets.
Spenser (Edmund) The Faerie Queene. Disposed into twelue bookes, fashioning XII. morall vertues, first edition, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, cartouches and decorative initials, lacking title, H1-8, M5 and all after 2P3, a few ff. loose, water-stained, wormed, some spotting, lightly browned, loose in contemporary limp vellum, loss to spine ends, a few splits, creased and soiled, [cf. STC 23081 and 23081a], 4to, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. sold not subject to return. ⁂ With page 309 incorrectly numbered 319, the Welsh (and English) words in lines 4 and 5 of p. 332 not printed, spaces being left for them to be filled in by hand (see Pforzheimer copy), and pp. 486-87 numbered correctly.
Chronology.- Chronographia. A description of time, from the beginning of the vvorld, vnto the yeare of our Lord, 137, second edition, title within woodcut typographic border, woodcut head-piece and decorative initials, G1v with woodcut printer's device, final f. blank, occasional contemporary ink marginalia, title chipped at outer margin, just touching minute part of border at head, stained, lightly browned, 18th century half calf, gilt spine in compartments, upper cover detaching, lower joint split, but holding firm, worn, [STC 5471a], 8vo, Printed by Richard Field for Robert Dexter, dwelling at the Brasen Serpent in Paules Churchyard, 1590. ⁂ Second edition, corrected and with some 44pp. more than the first edition.
Chapman (George, translator).- Homer. Homer prince of poets: translated according to the Greeke, in twelue bookes of his Iliads, engraved architectural title by William Hole, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, Cc4 blank, lacking leaf of dedicatory verses to Lady Wroth and the Countess of Montgomery ('rarely present' (Pforzheimer)) and final blank, dedication leaf to Queen Anne misbound after A2, title page repaired seemingly using central title and imprint from another copy, I1-3 heavily stained, but perfectly legible, T1 short tear at foot, not affecting text, V2 repair to lower blank corner, X2 small piece from upper corner, not affecting text, some water-staining and spotting, 18th century red panelled morocco, gilt, rebacked, preserving original backstrip in compartments (with some loss here and there), corners worn, stained, rubbed and marked, [Pforzheimer 168; Grolier/Langland to Wither 26; STC 13633], small folio, Printed [by Humphrey Lownes] for Samuel Macham, [?1609]. ⁂ Rare at auction, with only four copies recorded since 1923 (the last two being the Pirie copy (2015) and the Henry Yates Thompson copy (2016)). First edition of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 12th books. Provenance: Grenville family (engraved armorial bookplate with motto 'repetens exempla suorum').
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Heraldry.- [Milles (Thomas)] The Catalogue of Honor, first edition, engraved architectural title by Renold Elstracke, woodcut head-pieces and initials, 9 engraved illustrations, 2 full-page, numerous woodcut coats-of-arms throughout, lacking blanks A1 & 2V8, title lightly soiled, trimmed and tipped into blank leaf (?A1), with 3S4 intact and 3 column errata at end, 5X3 defective at upper outer corner up to border (repaired), one or two spots but a remarkably clean copy, later engraved bookplate of Chas. E.H.Chadwyck Healey, handsome later red morocco ruled and tooled in gilt, spine gilt in compartments with six raised bands, g.e., gilt floral turn-ins, a few spots to lower cover, very slightly rubbed at edges, small nick to fore-edge of upper cover, folio, [STC 17926], folio, William Jaggard, 1610.⁂ A very fine copy and complete with 3S4 intact, which has frequently been mutilated to excise reference of Charles Blount's illegitimate children.
Purchas (Samuel) Purchas his pilgrim. Microcosmus, or the historie of man, first edition, title with first three words within woodcut cartouche and with woodcut printer's device, 3G2 dedication f. to Bishop John King bound after title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, title and dedication f. trimmed to border and neatly laid down (both are without text verso in original state), some spotting or mostly light foxing, occasional staining, contemporary sheep, rebacked, covers worn, but holding firm, [STC 20503; Sabin 66677], 8vo, Printed by W[illiam] S[tansby] for Henry Fetherstone, 1619.⁂ Rare at auction, the last copy we can trace being in 1981. Includes references to the New World.
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[Shakespeare (William)] The Comedie of Errors, from the Second Folio, numbered 85-100, double-column, woodcut head-piece and decorative initial, tiny rust-hole to first leaf, affecting two letters, light marginal spotting to last 2 ff., small stain to p.91 not affecting text, trimmed, occasionally affecting headline and page numbers, modern red morocco, spine titled in gilt, overall a crisp tight copy, folio (295 x 205mm.), [Printed by Thomas Cotes], [1632].⁂ Shakespeare at his most comic: an elaborate farce based in the misperception of identity, and driven by puns, buffoonery and improbable situations. Involving two sets of identical twin with multiple identity confusions, the Comedy of Errors is perhaps the most complicated plotline of any of Shakespeare's plays.
Walton (Izaak) The life of Mr. George Herbert, first edition, 2 parts in 1, engraved portrait frontispiece by R. White, lacking final 2 blanks, lightly browned, new endpapers, contemporary blind-ruled mottled sheep, sympathetically rebacked, rubbed and little scuffed, [Wing W669; Pforzheimer 1055], 8vo, Printed by Tho. Newcomb for Richard Marriott. Sold by most booksellers, 1670.⁂ George Herbert (1593-1633) poet, orator and priest.
Hobbes (Thomas) Behemoth; or an Epitome of the Civil Wars of England, from 1640, to 1660, first edition, scattered faint spotting, tiny worming to gutter, not affecting text, previous owner's ink signature to blank and title, cracked upper hinge, nineteenth century cloth, loss to backstrip, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Wing H2213], 12mo, 1679.⁂ This was originally written in 1668, and suppressed until surreptitiously published in 1679 with the title 'Behemoth'. Two other pirated versions were also published in 1679, though ESTC lists this as the first edition.
Cumming (Roualeyn Gordon) Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa, 2 vol., mixed edition, vol.1 first edition, vol.2 third edition, half-title in vol.2, wood-engraved frontispieces, additional pictorial titles and 13 plates, map, a few small marks and stains, tear to lower margin of K3 in vol.1 repaired, book-label of Collingwood Hope, later half tan calf, spines gilt with red & green morocco labels, t.e.g., 1850-51 § Farini (G.A.) Through the Kalahari Desert, first edition, half-title, 2 portraits (small stain to margins), 15 plates, 2 folding maps, illustrations, 32pp. publishers' catalogue at end, ink inscription to half-title, 1886 § Churchill (Lord Randolph S.) Men, Mines and Animals in South Africa, first edition, portrait, 28 plates, folding colour map at end, illustrations, 1892, the last two with light foxing at beginning and end, near uniform modern half calf, spines tooled in gilt and blind with red roan labels, original pictorial cloth upper covers bound in at end, 8vo (3)
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Hobbes (Thomas) Thomae Hobbes Angli Malmesburiensis Philosophi Vita, edited by R[ichard] B[lackburne], first collected edition, engraved portrait frontispiece of Hobbes, off-setting to title, ?lacking A1 (initial blank), [Macdonald & Hargreaves 93; Wing H2268], Carolopoli. apud Eleutherium Anglicum [colophon, London, apud Guil. Crooke], 1681 bound with The Art of Rhetoric, with a Discourse of the Laws of England, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece of Hobbes, very small hole to title, not affecting text, small early ink annotation to margin of O8, [Wing H2212], for William Crooke, 1681 and Decameron Physiologicum: or, Ten Dialogues of Natural Philosophy, first edition, folding engraved plate, 3 engraved diagrams, woodcut head-pieces and initials, [Wing H2226], for W[illiam] Crooke, 1678, and Considerations Upon Reputation, Loyalty, The Manners and Religion, second edition, with final 5 leaves of advertisements, early ink annotation to margin of D7, [Wing H2218], 1680, together 4 works in 1, ink inscription to front endpaper, dated '7 May 1760', contemporary calf, small crack upper joint head, light surface wear to covers, extremities and corners a little rubbed, 8vo. ⁂ The first with commendatory verses by Abraham Crowley, Ralph Bathurst and John Aubrey.
Recusant.- Cary (Edward), "Adolphus Brontius". The Catechist catechiz'd: or, Loyalty asserted in vindication of the oath of allegiance, against a new catechism set forth by a father of the Society of Jesus, first edition, final f. blank, occasional spotting or light staining, later endpapers, edges speckled in colours, occasionally encroaching on a margin, contemporary speckled calf, spine in compartments and with later gilt title and date, joints splitting, but holding firm, corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, [Wing C722], 8vo, no place, no printer, 1681.⁂ Rare at auction, with the last copy we can trace being offered in 1968. Cary was a Devon-born Catholic priest. Provenance: Rev. H. Campbell; Coombs Bookseller, Worcester; 'Bib. Mai Heythrop BX 2078, BRO, 1681' (labels to front endpapers).
Hobbes (Thomas) Seven Philosophical Problems, and Two Propositions of Geometry, first edition, lacking folding plate, E1 with small loss to bottom edge, not affecting text, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, loss to spine head, rubbed, [Wing H2259], 8vo, 1682.⁂ Rare in commerce. The last copy recorded at auction sold in 1980.
Music.- Purcell (Henry) Orpheus Britannicus. A Collection of all the Choicest Songs for One Two and Three Voices, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, wood-engraved music, with 'A Table of Songs' leaf with advertisement to verso after a2, a2 with small marginal defect and tear at lower edge (some loss of text), B2 and C1 with marginal tears and paper repairs, 3Q2 large tear with old stitching repair, occasional trimming to head (affecting page numbers), light browning, [Wing P4218], J. Heptinstall for Henry Playford, 1698 bound with Orpheus Britannicus... The Second Book, which renders the First Compleat, second edition, woodcut initials, wood engraved music, Y1 marginal tear at lower edge with paper repair, 2G2 marginal tear at upper edge, by William Pearson for S. H., 1711, together 2 works in 1, all tears affecting text but with no loss, endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, rebacked, with original backstrip laid down but calf repairs to head and foot, morocco labels to spine, light wearing to spine, upper corners bumped, folio.
Music.- Purcell (Henry) Orpheus Britannicus. A Collection of all the Choicest Songs for One Two and Three Voices, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, wood-engraved music, lacking 'A Table of Songs' leaf with advertisement to verso after a2, some trimming at head and foot, affecting page numbers at head, loss of some signatures and sometimes affecting musical score at foot, occasional light spotting, endpapers renewed, but retaining original front endpaper to which later ink manuscript annotations, nineteenth century half-calf, with mounted morocco label to upper cover, worn, [Wing P4218], folio, J. Heptinstall for Henry Playford, 1698
Music.- Babell (William) Suits of the most Celebrated Lessons Collected and Fitted to the Harpsicord or Spinnet..., first edition, engraved title, engraved 'Table of the Lessons', 76 engraved plates of music (numbered 2-77), manuscript ink annotation to front endpaper verso, title with light uniform browning and offsetting, plate 65 with small marginal tear to lower edge (just touching but not affecting music), some light browning and spotting, endpapers renewed, modern half calf, upper joint splitting at head and foot, rubbed, folio, Walsh and Hare, [1717].⁂ Rare. RISM (Répertoire International des Sources Musicales) lists no copy at the BL, nor is it listed on ESTC. Meanwhile, RBH lists only 4 copies at auction in the last 40 years. This collection, which includes some of Babell's own material, also contains some of the earliest known published arrangements and harpsicord transcriptions of arias by G. F. Handel, for example from his operas Rinaldo (1711) and Teseo (1713). Although Babell (1960-1723) was trained predominantly by his bassoonist father, it is thought to be possible that Handel also contributed to his musical training.
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