| EE
No. |
Title
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Author
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Pages
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Type
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Year
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Publ
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ISBN
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Price
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Catagory |
Description
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| 9
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A
Plaine Confutation of a Tretise of Brownisme Entituled:
Description of a Visble Churche |
Alison,
Richard |
133
|
4to
|
1590
|
1968
|
90
221 0009 X |
20.00
|
RELIGION
|
A
refutation of separatism as representted by Brownism
an early type of independent protestent movement.
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| 11
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News
of the Present Miseries of Rushia: Occasioned by
the Late Warre |
Brereton,
Henry |
56
|
4to
|
1614
|
1968
|
90
221 0011 1 |
25.00
|
RUSSIA
|
A
brief account of the period known in Russian history
as the 'Time of Troubles' from the death of Boris
Godunov until the election of Michael Romanov as
Rsar in 1613. |
| 27
|
A
Journall and Relation of the Action Which E. Lord
Cecil did Vndertake Vpon the Coast of Spaine. |
Cecil,
Edward |
34
|
4to
|
1626
|
1968
|
90
221 0027 8 |
20.00
|
MILITARY
|
Government
propoganda designed to counter rumour spread by
"Ruunagate Jesuits and Seminary men".
|
| 31
|
The
Chyrurgeons Closet or An Antidotarie Chyrurgicall
|
Bonham,
Thomas
SOLD |
360
|
4to
|
1630
|
1968
|
90
221 0031 6 |
60.00
|
MEDICINE
|
A
medical recipe book. |
| 34
|
Jurisdiction
Regall, Episcopall, Papall |
Carleton,
George, bishop |
302
|
4to
|
1610
|
1968
|
90
221 0034 X |
30.00
|
RELIGION
|
A
closely argued plan for reserving to the clery alone
the power to make church law, a Calvanist approach.
|
| 54
|
The
Three Orations in Fauor of the Olynthians |
Demosthenes
eng. by T Wylson |
160
|
4to
|
1570
|
1968
|
90
221 0054 5 |
25.00
|
BIOGRAPHY
|
Including
the orations against King Phillip (of Macedonia)
but possibly part of the anti-Spanish propoganda
battle. It also contains a biography of Demosthenes.
|
| 96
|
The
Sea-Law of Scotland |
Welwood,
William
SOLD |
36
|
8vo
|
1590
|
1969
|
90
221 0096 X |
20.00
|
LAW
|
First
independent tretise on Sea Law published in Britain,
compiled by Welwood 'for the reformation of the
justice within this land?' |
| 104
|
Ane
Breif Descriptioun of the Well of the Woman-Hill
Besyde Abirdene |
Skeyne,
Gilbert |
8
|
4to
|
1580
|
1969
|
90
221 0104 5 |
10.00
|
MEDICINE
|
An
early treatise of Spa Waters |
| 112
|
THE
DISCOVERIES OF THE WORLD unto the yeere 1555 |
Galvano,
Antonio |
98
|
4to
|
1601
|
1969
|
90
221 0112 6 |
25.00
|
HISTORY
|
Chronological
list of all discoveries, ancient and modern, jmade
through 1555. Historical geography includes author's
own experiences in East Indies |
| 114
|
Amoretti
and Epithalamion |
Spenser,
Edmund |
136
|
8to
|
1595
|
1969
|
90
221 0114 2 |
20.00
|
LITERATURE
|
(sonnets)
|
| 136
|
The
Description and Use of the Sphere |
Wright,
Edward
SOLD |
104
|
4to
|
1613
|
1969
|
90
221 0136 3 |
25.00
|
NAVIGATION
|
Wright
was tutor to Price Henry (the elder brother of Charles).
A treatise on Navigation and Astronomy with a woodcut
of the "sphere" |
| 138
|
Forth
Feasting; A Panegyricke to the Kings Most Excellent
Majestie |
Drummond,
William |
16
|
Pamphlet
|
1637
|
1969
|
90
221 0138 X |
10.00
|
LITERATURE
|
An
original oem written in heroic couplets celebrating
the visit to Scotland of James VI (1st of England)
|
| 166
|
The
Circle of Commerce. Or the Balance of Trade, in
Defense of Free Trade |
Misselden,
Edward |
145
|
4to
|
1623
|
1969
|
90
221 0166 5 |
25.00
|
TRADE
|
A
defense of the export of bullion occasioned by the
increase in trade to the East Indies. An early economic
document on the balanace of trade. |
| 170
|
The
Kinges Edict of Decree upon the Pacification of
the Troubles |
Charles
IX, king |
22
|
4to
|
1568
|
1969
|
90
221 0170 3 |
20.00
|
FRANCE
|
This
was confirmation by the King of the limited tolerance
of the Hugenot protestants within his realm.as set
out in the edict of Nantes of 1562 reproduced in
the book. Translated out of the French. |
| 184
|
The
Education of Bringinge up of Children |
Plutarch
SOLD |
48
|
4to
|
1532?
|
1969
|
90
221 0184 3 |
20.00
|
EDUCATION
|
"Tr.
Syr T. Eliot" Advice to parents on manners,
morals and education of their children. |
| 186
|
The
Prognostication for 1559 |
Nostradamus,
Michael
SOLD |
96
|
4to
|
1559
|
1969
|
90
221 0186 X |
30.00
|
POLITICS
|
"(its
consequences)" The stationers who sold these
gloomy predictions were prosecuted, for the predictions
of civil strife were dangerous in the uneasy early
months of Elixabeth's reign. |
| 196
|
Catalogue
of Such English Books as Lately have been, or now
are, in Printing for Publication |
Jaggard,
William
SOLD |
12
|
Pamphlet
|
1618
|
1969
|
90
221 0196 7 |
10.00
|
PRINTING
|
A
list of books in English published that year. |
| 203
|
A
Consolation for our Grammar Schooles |
Brinsley,
John, the Elder
SOLD
A
SECOND COPY IS AVAILABLE
SOLD |
100
|
4to
|
1622
|
1969
|
90
221 0203 3 |
25.00
|
EDUCATION
|
one
of the most famous educational treatises of its
age. It speaks of the need for learning and the
endowment of schools. It advocates study in the
vernacular as well as the classics. Forshadows the
works of Comenius. |
| 221
|
Here
Begynneth a Lityll Treatise Spekynge of the Arte
& Crafte to Knowe Well to Dye |
ART
(Caxton)
SOLD |
28
|
Fol
|
1490
|
1970
|
90
221 0221 1 |
20.00
|
RELIGION
|
Tr
W. Caxton. 1st trans into English of the 'Ars Moriendi',
dealing with death. |
| 225
|
Baculum
Familiare, a Booke of the Making and Vse of a Staffe
|
Blagrave,
John
SOLD |
78
|
4to
|
1590
|
1970
|
25
|
30.00
|
SCIENCE
|
Measuring
of altitudes, longitudes, latitudes, distances and
profundities. Speciasl help for shooting in great
Ordanence and other miltary services. Geometrical,
mapping and Astonomical uses. |
| 269
|
News
from Virginia, the Lost Flocke Triumphant |
Rich,
Richard |
16
|
Pamphlet
|
1610
|
1970
|
90
221 0269 6 |
10.00
|
AMERICAS
|
Written
in doggerel verse and contain interesting scaps
of information concerning the colonies Bermuda and
Virginia.. Th author had just returned from the
latter. \Its account of Sir George Summers shipwreck
renders it of interest to the Shakespeare student.
|
| 297
|
A
Treatise of One Hundred and Thirteene Diseases of
the Eyes |
Banister,
John |
480
|
8vo
|
1622
|
1971
|
90
221 0297 1 |
60.00
|
MEDICINE
|
A
itinerant oculist. The first 100 or so pages are
his own work the rest is a translation of Guillemeux.
|
| 305
|
The
Petition and Remonstrance of the Governor and Company,
etc. |
EAST
INDIA CO |
37
|
4to
|
1628
|
1971
|
90
221 0305 6 |
20.00
|
FAR
EAST |
A
tract addressed by the East India Company to Parliament.
It extoles the benefit to the nation of trade under
the headings of Strength, Wealth, Safetie, Treasure
and Honour. |
| 306
|
A
True Relation of the Unjst Proceedings Against the
English at Amboyna |
EAST
INDIA CO (Dudley Digges?) |
108
|
4to
|
1624
|
1971
|
90
221 0306 4 |
25.00
|
FAR
EAST |
The
Author was one of the negotiators in seeking a peace
between the English and the Durth in the East Indes.
In the form of a series of statements and accusations
by each side.in the dispute. |
| 313
|
The
Purple Island |
Fletcher,
Phineas |
332
|
4to
|
1633
|
1971
|
90
221 0313 7 |
30.00
|
LITERATURE
|
A
verse essay on the phisiology and temprement of
man which refelected the new interest in comtemporary
science. An allegorical poem on the continuous struggle
between the baser instincts of the human body and
the loftier ideals of the mind. |
| 329
|
The
Determinations of the Moste Famous Universities
of Italy and Fraunce |
ITALY
AND FRANCE
SOLD |
308
|
8to
|
1531
|
1971
|
90
221 0329 3 |
25.00
|
ITALY
and FRANCE |
A
translation of "Gravissimae …totius Italie,
et Galliae academiarum censurae.." follows
by a treatise on the same subject. Probably by Edward
Fox, together with John Stokesey and Nicolas de
Burgo. |
| 345
|
The
Perfect use of Silkwormes |
Serres,
Olivier de |
136
|
4to
|
1607
|
1971
|
90
221 0345 5 |
25.00
|
ECONOMY
&
CRAFT |
Tr
N. Geffe. A valuable practical manual on the raising
of Silk Worms and cultivation of the mulberry tree
|
| 346
|
The
Confession of Fayth of Certayne English People…
|
NETHERLANDS
|
60
|
4to
|
1602
|
1971
|
90
221 0346 3 |
20.00
|
LOW
COUNTRIES |
…
living in Exile in the Low Countreyes' A series
of letters about the differences between the Dutch
Reformed Church and the English separatists in exile
in Amsterdam. |
| 352
|
The
Warkis of the Famous and Worthie Knicht, Schir Dauid
Lyndesay. |
Lindsay,
Sir David
SOLD |
374
|
4to
|
1574
|
1971
|
90
221 0352 8 |
30.00
|
LITERATURE
|
The
works of the Poet Laureate of James V of Scotland
|
| 354
|
A
Sermon Preached Upon the Anniversary of the Gunpowder
Plot |
Taylor,
Jeremy, bishop |
74
|
4to
|
1638
|
1971
|
90
221 0354 4 |
20.00
|
POLITICS
|
The
earliest composition by one who was to become the
most melifulous preacher of his age. Concenred with
the polyical issue of passive obedience.. Dedicated
to Arch. B. Laud |
| 357
|
A
True Relation of all the Remarkable Places Observed
in the Travels of Thomas Lord Howard |
Crowne,
William |
70
|
4to
|
1637
|
1971
|
90
221 0357 9 |
25.00
|
EUROPE
|
(tulip
craze in Holland) Also A description of the travels
of Thomas Lord Howard, Earl of Arundle and premier
Earl of England. on a visit to the Imperial Court
in Germany. It describes to multifarious modes of
transport that had to be taken on such a long journey.
It also describes the audiences with the various
nobility along the way.. |
| 360
|
The
Metamorphosis of Tabacco |
Beaumont,
Sir John
SOLD |
48
|
4to
|
1602
|
1971
|
90
221 0360 9 |
20.00
|
LITERATURE
|
A
mock heroic poem on tobacco. |
| 378
|
Articles
of Peace: In a Treatie |
ENGLAND,
Public Docs |
48
|
4to
|
1605
|
1971
|
90
221 0378 1 |
25.00
|
ENGLAND
&
SPAIN |
The
ttreaty that concluded the Anglo-Spanish War.An
early example of official printed state papers,
a practise virtually iniatiated by James I who recongised
the growing importance of the press. |
| 393
|
A
Discourse of Naturall Bathes and Minerall Waters
|
Jorden,
Edward
SOLD |
100
|
|
1631
|
1971
|
90
221 0393 5 |
30.00
|
MEDICINE
|
An
early treatise of the use of spas for medical treatment
|
| 438
|
A
BRIEFE DESCRIPTION OF MAPPES AND CARDED |
Blundeville,
Thomas
SOLD |
44
|
4to
|
1589
|
1972
|
90
221 0438 9 |
25.00
|
NAVIGATION
|
Gives
a cosmographical glossary. A Mariners quadrant and
the seven climes of Ptolemy. A treatise on cosmography.
Secptical about the northwest passage. |
| 650
|
SURVEY
OF THE GREAT DUKES STATES OF TUSCANY |
Dallington,
Sir Robert |
74
|
4to
|
1605
|
1974
|
90
221 0650 X |
20.00
|
HISTORY
ITALY |
The
author was the Master of Charterhouse. Based on
his travels in Tuscany and Italy. Comments on Machiavelli
as an authority. |
| 685
|
Direction
for Search of Records |
Powell,
Thomas |
80
|
4to
|
1622
|
1974
|
90
221 0685 3 |
20.00
|
ENGLAND
|
Survey
of records in these places of interest to lawyers
and antiquaries of the time. |
| 719
|
The
Historie of Great Brtiannie |
Clapham,
John
SOLD |
304
|
4to
|
1606
|
1975
|
90
221 0719 1 |
40.00
|
ENGLAND
|
Written
for the popular market for the rising interest in
the History of Great Britain after the unification
of the Crowns of England & Wales (and Ireland)
and Scotland |
| 740
|
Quo
Vadis? A Just Censure of Travell as it is Commonly
Undertaken by the Gentlemen of Our Nation |
Hall,
Joseph, bishop |
104
|
8to
|
1617
|
1975
|
90
221 0740 X |
20.00
|
TRAVEL
|
Hall
saw travel for commerce as a necessary evil and
was censorous about travel for education and pleasure.
|
| 754
|
A
Briefe relation of the Discovery and Plantation
of New England |
NEW
ENGLAND |
42
|
4to
|
1622
|
1975
|
90
221 0754 X |
20.00
|
TRAVEL
&
N
AMERICA |
One
of the earliest examples of that class of promo
material published to encourage people to settle
in the new colonies. |
| 856
|
A
Tryall of Private Devotions |
Burton,
Henry |
88
|
4to
|
1628
|
1977
|
90
221 0856 2 |
20.00
|
RELIGION
|
A
trenchant puritan attachk on Cosin's 'Collection
of private devotions or the houres of prayer'. Both
Pryne and Burton wrote critical pamphlets against
what was seen as a popish manifestation of the high
church party. |
| 877
|
Nova
Francia |
Lescarbot,
Marc |
308
|
4to
|
1609
|
1977
|
90
221 0877 5 |
40.00
|
TRAVEL &
EXPLORATION
&
N. AMERICA |
Traslated
at the request of Ruchard Hakluyt by Pierre Erondelle,
a hugenot refugee. Dedicated to prince Henry and
was part of the promotional propaganda for the Virginia
colony. |
