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  • Collection: 17th Century

Itinera mundi

Title page
First 3 words of title in Hebrew characters.

Hebrew and Latin in parallel columns.

"Tractatus Alberti Bobovii Turcarum imp. Mohammedis IVti olim interpretis primarii, De Turcarum liturgia" has separate title page, dated 1690, and pagination.

The cry of royal innocent blood, heard and answered

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Anonymous. By William Assheton. Quire F omitted from the collation; pagination and text are continuous. With a final advertisement leaf.

Britannia antiqua illustrata, or, The antiquities of ancient Britain, derived from the Phoenicians

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The first volume. No more published.

Title page in red and black ; title page vignette.

"This book ... licensed to be printed by ... Sr. Joseph Williamson, March 8th, 1674/75, Roger L'Estrange"--T.p., verso.

Includes index.

A historie contayning the vvarres, treaties, marriages, and other occurrents betweene England and Scotland, from King William the Conqueror, vntill the happy Vnion of them both in our gratious King Iames

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Dedicatory epistle and preface signed: Edward Ayscu, Signatures: A-Z? Aa-Bb? Cc?;
leaf A8 is blank,
Woodcut device on title page, with a map of the British Isles surrounded by a serpent
A bird stands on the serpent's head, beneath a banner which…

Chroniques des ducs de Brabant

Title Page
Title-page vignette, tail-pieces. Large engraved arms of Albert and Isabel on verso of title-page, 1 double-page map of Brabant, 36 copper-engraved protraits by Phillipe Galle, or his students, after drawings by Antonio de Succa, Otto Vaenius, Jan…

A chronicle of the kings of England

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Added illustrated title page, engraved;
double columns;
marginal notes. "A catalogue of the nobility": [47] p. at end.
"A catalogue of writers ... out of whom this chronicle hath been collected": 2 p. following Epistle to the reader. "The reign…

The history of that most victorious monarch Edvvard IIId., King of England and France, and Lord of Ireland, and first founder of the most noble Order of the Garter

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Title page in red and black; factotum and decorative initials.
Signatures: A⁴ a⁴ B-5Z⁴.
Port. of author plate signed: "R. White ad vivum fecit."
Errata, preliminary page [16].
With sideglosses.

The second part of the history of the civill warres of England between the two houses of Lancaster and Yorke

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Imprimatur on leaf A2v: Imprimatur May 18. 1645: Na. Brent.
A translation of part 2 of: Istoria delle guerre civili d'Inghilterra tra le due case di Lancastro e Iore.
The names "Edward the fourth . fifth" and "Richard the third, . seventh" are…

An history of the civill vvarres of England, betweene the two houses of Lancaster and Yorke

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A translation of part 1 of: Istoria delle guerre civili d'Inghilterra tra le due case di Lancastro e Iore.
With an additional title page, engraved, "An history of the ciuill warres of England betweene the two howses of Lancaster and Yorke .…

Nero Caesar, or, Monarchie depraued

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With an added engraved title page dated 1623 and signed: Fr: Delaram sculptor.
Translator of Lucius Florus = Edmund Bolton. The dedication is signed: Philonactophil.
Printers identified as T. Snodham and B. Alsop; "Alsop pr. B-M; Snodham the rest…

Florus Anglicus

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Wing and NUC pre-1956 imprints give author as Lambert van den Bos.
Table of contents: leaf A8v.
Portrait of Charles I faces t.p.
Address "To the reader": leaves A3r-A5v.
Signatures: A-2G?.
Error in signing: D3 incorrectly signed as…

An introduction to the old English history, comprehended in three several tracts

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Errors in pagination: numbers 45-64 omitted, 233-240 and 411-412 repeated.
Each tract has special t.p., the first dated 1683.
Title within double-rule border; text within line borders; factotum initial.
Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁴ A-2C⁴ 2D⁸…

A catalogue and succession of the kings, princes, dukes, marquesses, earles, and viscounts of this realme of England

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Rebound. Ownership inscription of Charlotte MacCarty on the title page. Marginalia in pencil throughout. Notes in pen on the verso of the last page. Loose armorial bookplate of The Right Honourable John Lord De La Warr (motto: Jour de ma vie) and…

The history of the life and reigne of Richard the Third

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Printer's name from Wing CD.,
Frontis. portrait (plate) signed: Cross sculp.