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The history of the civil wars of England, from the year 1640 to 1660

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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.

Historical remarques, and observations of the ancient and present state of London and Westminster

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Richard Burton is a pseudonym employed by Nathaniel Crouch.
In two parts. Part 2 has separate dated title page and begins new pagination on 2A2r.

Pacata Hibernia

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Sometimes attributed to George Carew, Earl of Totnes.Dedication signed: Tho: Stafford.
Engraved frontispiece portrait of George Carew, Earl of Totnes, is signed "Voerst fec:"
With an additional title page, engraved, with portrait of Queen Elizabeth…

Memorials of the English affairs; or:

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Woodcut initial; woodcut factotum.

Errata on final leaf recto.

Containing the publick transactions, civil and military. Together with the private consultations and secrets of the Cabinet. With marginal notes.

"Published by Arthur, Earl…

A chronicle of the late intestine war in the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland.

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Text is continuous despite errors in pagination.

Originally published in 1663 as: A brief chronicle of the late intestine war in the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Title page in red and black.

The history of the vvorld

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"To the reader" signed: R.P., who claims responsibility for the translation, the continuation to 1659, and the "geographicall description."

"A geographicall description of the world" has individual dated title page and separate pagination; the…

Boscobel

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Title page in red and black; The two maps are signed "Burnford"; the portrait is signed: F.H. van Houe fec.

Pacata Hibernia

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Dedication signed: Tho: Stafford.
Sometimes attributed to George Carew, Earl of Totnes.
Engraved frontispiece portrait of George Carew, Earl of Totnes, is signed "Voerst fec:"
With an additional title page, engraved, with portrait of Queen…

Les mémoires de mess. Martin Du Bellay Seigneur de Langey

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Title vignette (printer's mark).
Colophon: Acheué d'imprimer le vingtneufiesme iour de Octobre, l'an mil cinq cens quatre vingts sept : par Pierre Le Voirrier, imprimeur du Roy és mathematiques.

Rerum Anglicarum scriptores post Bedam praecipui

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Signatures: A-4F⁶ 4G⁸, a-g⁶ h⁴.
Roman with some Italic and Gothic type. Historiated, bestiary and floriated initials. Head- and tail-pieces. Marginal notes. Publisher's device on t.p. and on final leaf.
Separate t.p. for each part.
Chronological…