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The history of the civil wars of England, from the year 1640 to 1660
Numerous errors in paging.
Signatures: [pi]2 (-pi1) B-N12.
K2 is misprinted I2; L3 is misprinted R3.
Place of publication conjectured by cataloguer.
Also published under title: Behemoth.
Signatures: [pi]2 (-pi1) B-N12.
K2 is misprinted I2; L3 is misprinted R3.
Place of publication conjectured by cataloguer.
Also published under title: Behemoth.
The History of the Church of Scotland
Title page printed in red and black; Contains a short life of the author signed "D. M.", attributed to Brian Duppa, bishop of Winchester; Frontis. portrait (A1v) of the author signed: W: Hollar fecit; Includes indexes; With final errata leaf and with…
The history of the Church of Great Britain
Attributed to William Gearing by Wing; Sometimes attributed to William Geaves and George Geaves; Title within double-rule border; head-pieces, initials; printed marginal notes; Numerous errors in paging; Errata: p. [18] at end
The history of gavel-kind
"Brevis relatio de Willelmo, nobilissimo comite Normanorum" has separate dated title page, with imprint "typis Guil. Wilson pro Johanne Starkey", on leaf 2B1r.
Genealogical table numbered 211.
Includes index (leaves a3-c1).
With final…
Genealogical table numbered 211.
Includes index (leaves a3-c1).
With final…
Tags: 17th century, Great Britain, history, quarto, Woolf gift
The historie of Great Britaine vnder the conqvests of the Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans
First word of title is xylographic.
"T. Cotes pr[inted]. Aaaa to end"--STC.
Title page followed by dedication to King James.
Frontispiece: portrait of the author signed by S[alomon] Savery Sculp.
Published as a continuation of his "Theatre of…
"T. Cotes pr[inted]. Aaaa to end"--STC.
Title page followed by dedication to King James.
Frontispiece: portrait of the author signed by S[alomon] Savery Sculp.
Published as a continuation of his "Theatre of…
The herball, or, Generall historie of plantes
Largely based on: Dodoens, Rembert. Cruydenboeck.
With an additional engraved title page, signed: Io: Payne sculps:.
Running title reads: Of the historie of plants.
The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
Includes indexes.
With an additional engraved title page, signed: Io: Payne sculps:.
Running title reads: Of the historie of plants.
The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
Includes indexes.
The Greek and Roman history illustrated by coins & medals
"Licensed and entered according to order." 'O. W.' = Obadiah Walker.
Title within double-rule border
Text continuous despite pagination.
Bookseller's advertisements on pages 357-360.
Errata, preliminary page [16].
Title within double-rule border
Text continuous despite pagination.
Bookseller's advertisements on pages 357-360.
Errata, preliminary page [16].
Tags: 17th century, Greece, history, numismatics, Rome, Woolf gift
The general history of Spain
In second sequence, p. 81-82, 87-88 and 91-94, are misnumbered 89-90, 95-96 and 99-102 respectively.
Tags: 17th century, folio, history, Spain, Woolf gift
The famous and memorable vvorkes of Iosephus, a man of much honour and learning among the Ievves
First word of title is xylographic.
Printer's name from STC.
"The lamentable and tragicall history of the vvars and vtter ruine of the Iewes" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous.
Includes index.
A variant…
Printer's name from STC.
"The lamentable and tragicall history of the vvars and vtter ruine of the Iewes" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous.
Includes index.
A variant…
Tags: 17th century, folio, history, Jewish history, Schulich gift
The cry of royal innocent blood, heard and answered
Anonymous. By William Assheton. Quire F omitted from the collation; pagination and text are continuous. With a final advertisement leaf.
Tags: 17th century, King of England, octavo, regicide
The catalogue of honor, or, Tresury of true nobility
Epistle dedicatory signed: Tho. Milles. The title page is engraved and signed: Renold Elstracke sculp: The first section is a translation of: Glover, Robert. Nobilitas politica vel civilis. Leaves A1 and 2V8 are blank. Only some copies have pages…
The antiquities of Canterbury, or, A survey of that ancient citie, with the suburbs, and cathedrall
Printer's name from STC.
Signatures: *-2*? A-3V?.
Includes index. 4 leaves of drawings by Elizabeth Earle inserted, incl. 2 color drawings, each dated 1954: Westenhanger Castle and Igtham Mote.
Variant: with an additional errata leaf.
Signatures: *-2*? A-3V?.
Includes index. 4 leaves of drawings by Elizabeth Earle inserted, incl. 2 color drawings, each dated 1954: Westenhanger Castle and Igtham Mote.
Variant: with an additional errata leaf.
Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great
In this fourth impression are added (by the author now living) as well many additions throughout the whole work, as also several sculptures, never before printed.
Added engraved title page (pi1r) bears edition statement: The third edition further…
Added engraved title page (pi1r) bears edition statement: The third edition further…
Tags: 17th century, America, engraved illustrations, exploration, folio, India, Iran, maps, travel
Some observations of the additions to, and differences from the truth contained in the story of the holy scripture
Manuscript "compiled by a careful reader in the mid-seventeenth-century, starting by picking out differences between Josephus and the Old Testament, and continuing with a general summary of the events in Josephus and in the ecclesiastical historians…
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Liber chronicarum
Hand-coloured by Johann Kruyshaar c. 1521, his and other early marginal notes (some shaved) intermittently throughout, including his catalogue of the…