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DRAYTON, Michael. England's Heroical Epistles, written In Imitation of the Stile and Manner of Ovid's Epistles: with annotations of The Chronicle History. London. Printed for S. Smethwick, [c.1695]. 8vo. [8], 225pp, [1]. Without frontispiece. Recent calf-backed decorated paper boards, gilt. Very minor wear to extremities. Ink inscriptions to title, browning to all leaves, occasional spots of dust-soiling and light marginal damp-staining, loss of characters 'h' and 'i' of 'white' on p.199. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 13209
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QUEVEDO, Francisco de. Fortune in her wits, or, The Hour of all Men. Written In Spanish by the most Ingenious Don Francisco de Quivedo Villegas, Author of the Visions of Hell. Translated into English by Capt. john stevens. London. Printed for R. Sare et al., 1697. First edition. [16], 131pp, [1]. Leaf A8 a blank. ESTC R5377, Wing Q188.

[Bound with:] QUEVEDO, Francisco de. The visions of dom francisco de quevedo villegas, Knight of the Order of St. James. Made English by Sir robert l'estrange, Knt. London. Printed by W. B. for Richard Sare, 1708. Tenth edition, corrected. [4], 282pp, [2]. With a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. ESTC T88976.

8vo. Contemporary calf, contrasting ... More > £ 650.00 Antiquates Ref. 15247
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FAIRFAX, John. [GREEK TITLE]; or, The true Dignity of St. Paul's elder, Exemplified in the life Of that Reverend, Holy, Zealous, and Faithful Servant, and Minister of Jesus Christ Mr. Owen Stockton, M.A. Sometimes Fellow of Gonville and Caius Colledge in Cambridge, and afterward Preacher of Gods Word at Colchester in Essex... London. Printed by H.H. for Tho. Parkhurst.., 1681. First edition. 8vo. [14], 149, [3], 151-196pp, [4]. Later blind-tooled and panelled calf, titled in gilt to spine. Rubbed to extremities, joints, small chip at head of spine. Some some shaving of pagination/headlines and register/catchwords, browned and with some occasional ink-stains; tear without loss to B6 at head. With the bookplate of Fairfax of Cameron to FEP and an old Pickering and Chatto catalogue entry tipped in noting ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28718
Photo of "Honor rediviuus of An analysis ..."
CARTER, Matt[hew]. Honor rediviuus of An analysis of Honor and Armory. London. Printed by E. Coates, 1655. First edition. 8vo. [10], 88; 84, 87-89, [1], 87-171pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved title page, seven further engraved plates, and numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep. Extremities worn, worm-tracks/holes to upper board and split lower joint, loss to foot of spine, corners bumped. Hinges exposed, armorial bookplate of William Wollascott to FEP, loss to upper corners of leaves a3 and a4, later ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27543
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[DE BRITAINE, William]. Humane Prudence, or the art By which a Man may Raise Himself and Fortune to Grandeur. London. Printed by J. Rawlins, for R. Sare, 1693. Sixth edition, corrected and enlarged. 12mo. [12], 284pp. Without the two terminal advertisement leaves. Later half-calf, marbled boards, recently rebacked with earlier contrasting red morocco lettering-piece laid down. Ink inscription to FEP reading 'George Hanaway Jolliffe 6th November, 1906', title-page remounted at gutter (somewhat naively), small hole to same with loss to text of imprint. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 12770
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[CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY]. Hymenaeus Cantabrigiensis. Cantabrigiae, [i.e. Cambridge]. Ex Officina Johannis Hayes, celeberrimae Academia Typographi, 1683. First edition. Quarto. [136]pp. Without A1, as issued. Recent blue half-morocco, buckram boards, titled in gilt to spine. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Spine a trifle browned, else a fine copy. With an early manuscript verse in 12 lines, entitled 'Variatio martialis' to blank fly leaf at end. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 15006
Photo of "Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa; ..."
[LETI, Gregorio]. Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa; or the history of the cardinals of the Roman Church, From the time of their first Creation, to the Election of the Present pope Clement the Ninth, wit a full Account of his conclave. London. Printed for J[ohn] S[tarkey] and are to be sold by Dorman Newman, 1670. First edition in English. Folio. [8], 330pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary sprinkled calf, ruled in gilt and blind, contrasting dark green morocco.lettering-piece. Rubbed, later naive repair to top corner of upper board. Armorial bookplate of Gaddesden Library to FEP, title page mounted at gutter to leaf A2, occasional spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25927
Photo of "Irelands naturall history. Being a ..."
BOATE, Gerard. Irelands naturall history. Being a true and ample Description of its Situation, Greatness, Shape, and Nature; Of its Hills, Woods, Heaths, Bogs, Of its Fruitfull Parts and profitable Grounds, with the severall ways of Manuring and Improving the same. With its Heads or Promontories, Harbours, Roads and Bays; Of its Springs and Fountains, Brooks, Rivers, Loghs; Of its Metalls, Mineralls, Freestone, Marble, Sea-coal, Truf, and other things that are taken out of the ground... Imprinted at London. for John Wright at the Kings Head in the Old Baily, 1657. Second edition. 8vo. [16], 186pp, [6]. Occasional pencilled highlighting to text. ESTC R27215. USTC 3073182. Wing B3373.

[Bound after:] [DAVIES, Sir J.] A discoverie of the true causes why ireland Was never entirely Subdued, nor brought under Obedience of the Crowne of England, Untill the Beginning of His Majesties happie Raigne. Printed exactly from the Edition in 1612. London. Printed for A. Millar, opposite Katharine Street in the ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31288
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FALKNER, William. Libertas Ecclesiastica, or, a discourse, Vindicating the lawfulness of those things, which are chiefly excepted against in the Church of England, especially in its liturgy and worship. And manifesting their agreeableness with the Doctrine and practice both of Ancient and Modern Churches. London. Printed by J[ohn] M[acock] for Walter Kettilby, 1674. First edition. 8vo. [16], 552pp. With an initial imprimatur leaf. Handsomely bound in contemporary panelled calf, richly tooled in gilt, gilt supra libros of The Society of Writers to the Signet to both boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G.. Lightly rubbed, slight loss to foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, printed shelf-label to verso of FFEP, very small hole to text ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 16389
Photo of "Littleton's tenures in English. Lately ..."
LITTLETON, [Sir Thomas].. Littleton's tenures in English. Lately perused and amended. London. Printed for the Companie of Stationers, 1627. 8vo. 142ff, [2]. Later (twentieth-century?) gilt-tooled brown calf, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Rubbed to extremities, joints cracking at head and foot of spine, trimmed ownership inscription to head of title, occasional marginal numeration; nevertheless, a nicely presented and firmly bound example of an often heavily used legal text. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 25196
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PONTIS, [Louis], sieur de. Memoirs of Sieur De Pontis; Who served in the Army Six and fifty Years, under King Henry IV. Lewis the XIII. and Lewis the XIV. Containing Many remarkable passages relating to the war, the court, and the government of those Princes. London. Printed by F. Leach, for James Knapton, 1694. First edition in English. Folio. [8], 287pp, [1]/ Title page in red and black. Contemporary panelled speckled calf. Rubbed, joints starting, loss to head and foot of spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24800
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[TEMPLE, William]. Memoirs Of what past in christendom, From the war Begun 1672. To the peace Concluded 1679. London. Printed by R. R. for Ric. Chiswell, 1692. Second edition. 8vo. [8], 392pp. Contemporary blind-ruled calf. Extremities marked and worn, some surface loss to boards, loss to head and foot of spine, upper joint splitting. Near contemporary book-label of W. Hunt Grubbe to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription to title of 'Walt: Grubbe', inked inscription to head; 'Ex Lib: Guilielmi Hunt / Donum Gualterii Grubbe Armigeri 1715', internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18550
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[ROYAL SOCIETY]. Philosophical transactions. Numb. 166. Decemb. 20. 1684. [s.l.]. [s.n.], 1684. First edition. Quarto. 799-834pp. Drop-head title. With two engraved folding plates, one depicting a stone chimney, the other a tabled of tide times. Bound in recent blue paper boards. Some marginal damp-staining throughout with worming to top corner of all leaves and folding table. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 12894
Photo of "Reliquiae Baxterianae: or, Mr. richard ..."
BAXTER, Richard. Reliquiae Baxterianae: or, Mr. richard baxter's narrative of The most Memorable Passages of his life and times. Faithfully Publish'd from his own Original Manuscript, By matthew sylvester.. London. Printed for T. Parkhurst, J. Robinson, J. Lawrence, and J. Dunton, 1696. First edition. Folio. [28], 448, 200, 132, [2], 18pp, [6]. Partially misbound. 'Elisha’s cry after Elijah’s God consider’d and apply’d', (Wing S6330) has separate dated title page, pagination and register. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary blind-ruled speckled calf, later rebacked, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, joints starting, loss to head of spine. Armorial bookplate of Gaddeson Park Library to FEP, latter half of text-block browned and ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 25926