241 |
MACHIAVELLI, NICOLO. The History of Florence...,Printed for R. Clavel. ., 1694. Folio, full mottles calf gilt (rebacked). Four parts in one. (A2 & 3, and ai browned). Not found in Wing £400-600 | Nil |
|
170 |
| 242 | MALVEZZI, VIRGILIO. Discourses Upon Cornelius Tactius..And Translated into English, by Sir Richard Baker. Printed by E.G. for R. Whitaker, 1642. First English Edition, folio, 18th c. mottled calf gilt. (rebacked, orig. backstrip laid down). Title within woodcut border. Belper bookplate. Wing M359 £150-250 | Nil |
|
90 |
| 243 | MANILIUS, MARCUS. The Five Books of M. Manilius. Containing a System of Ancient Astronomy and Astrology..Done into English Verse. With Notes (by Thomas Creech) Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1697. First English Edition translation of the five books. 8vo., cont. speckled calf (rebacked). Engraved frontispiece, and 5 plates, 2 of them folding. Bookplate of Lloyd Kenyon and signature on half title. Wing M 430 £300-400 | Nil |
|
160 |
| 244 | MARINAN, JUAN de. The General History of Spain...With a Continuation To The Death of King Philip III. Translated from the Spanish by Capt. John Stevens. Printed for Richard Sare..., 1699. First Edition in English, 2parts in one volume, folio, mottles panelled calf (ex library copy with perforated stamp on title margin and further stamp on lower fore-edge). Wing M 599 £200-300 | Nil |
|
50 |
| 245 | MARTYN, WILLIAM. The Historie, and Lives of Twentie Kings of England.. .Printed by W. Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, 1615. First Edition, 2 parts in one, folio, full panelled calf. Woodcut title (lacks leaf Gg2). Some ms. notes. STC 17526, not mentioning 2 parts. SOLD w.a.f £100-200 | Nil |
|
80 |
| 246 | MATHIEU, PIERRE. The History of Lewis the Eleventh..Translated into English by Edw. Grimeston. Printed by George Eld, 1614. First Edition in English, folio, calf. Woodcut portrait on title, first and last blanks (title and prelims. lightly stained) STC 17662 £200-400 | Nil |
|
60 |
| 247 | MEZIA, PEDRO. The Imperiall Historie: Or The Lives of the Emperours.. and continued to three times by Edward Grimeston. Printed by H.L. for Mathew Lownes, 1623. Folio, cont. calf gilt (rebacked, corners repaired). Additional engraved title, woodcut intitals and ornaments. STC 17852 £150-200 | Nil |
|
80 |
| 248 | MEXIA, PEDRO. The Imperiall Historie...1623. Another copy. Cont. calf (rebacked, corners worn. some staining to text). Bookplate of Berkeley Divinity School, 1854 £100-200 | Nil |
|
50 |
| 249 | MILTON, JOHN. Eikonoklastes...Printed by Matthew Simmons, 1649., First Edition, Title in red and black, small 4to., cont. sheep gilt (rebacked, orig. backstrip laid down). Contemporary annotations on blank before title. Hurseey bookplate. Wing M 2112. £400-600 | Nil |
|
300 |
| 250 | MILTON, JOHN. Eikonoklastes..., Amsterdam 1690. Thirs Edition, 8vo., full tan calf gilt (lacks A1, ? blank). Wing M 2115 -- CHARLES I. Apophthegmata Aurea..Regia, Carolina. Written by William Du-gard from Francis Eglesfield, 1649. 8vo., full dark calf gilt (lacks final blank). Wing A 3560A (2) £250-350 | Nil |
|
210 |
| 251 | MILTON, JOHN. The History of Britain, The part especially now calle'dEngland. Printed by J.M. for James Allestry, 1670. First Edition, small 4to., cont., sheep (rebacked, minor wear to upper cover). Engraved portrait (remargined). Errata leaf at end. Bookplate of the Rev. James Eyton, and inscribed above "Ex libris Brent Gration Maxfield, 1973". Wing M 2119 £250-350 | Nil |
|
100 |
| 252 | MONTLUC, BLAIZE De. The Commectaries..(tans. Charles Cotton), Printed by Andrew Clark, for Henry Brome, 1674. Folio, cont. calf 9rebacked). Engraved portrait frontis. Wing M 2506. £100-150 | Nil |
|
40 |
| 253 | MORE, Sir THOMAS. A Dialogue of Cumfort against Tributation...Noew newly set foorth, with many places restoed and corrected by conference of sundrie copies. Antwerp: Johanne Foulerum (John Fouler), 1573, Second Edition, text in black letter, small 8vo., full panelled calf (portrait plate of More at A8 supplied in early facsimile, title dust soiled) STC 18083 Written by More in the Tower to comfort his family. £500-700 | Nil |
|
750 |
| 254 | MOUNTFORT, WILLIAM. Henry the Second King of England with the Death of Rosamond. A Tragedy....Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1693. First Edition, small 4to., speckled calf. Engraved portrait of Fiar Rosamond inserted as frontispiece (text shaved at lower edges). Wing B 634 The play is often attributed to John Bancroft £200-300 | Nil |
|
40 |
| 255 | MUNDAY, ANTHONY. A Briefe Chronicle, of the Sucesse of Times, from the Creation of the World, to this instant...Printed by W. Jaggard, 1611. First Edition, 8vo., full speckled calf (lacks half sheet B, dedication to Goldsmiths). STC L8263. With 6pp. ms. idex at end £150-250 | Nil |
|
150 |
| 256 | NEVILLE, HENRY. Plato Redivivus: Or a Dialogue Concerning Government. Printed for S.I., 1681. First Edition, 8vo., full calf. With blank A1. Wing N 513 -- GODDARD, THOMAS. Plato's Demon: or, the State-Physician Unmaske, Being a Discourse in Answer to a Book call'd Plato Redivivus. Printed by H. Hills Jun...1684. 8vo., cont. calf (rebacked). Wing G 917 The D.N.B. records that Neville's work was admired by Hobbes £150-250 | Nil |
|
220 |
| 257 | NORRIS, JOHN. Reflections upon the Conduct of Human Life. Second Edition, Printed for S. Manship, 1691. 8vo., tan calf (text slightly spotted). Wing N 1268 -- WALKER, OBADIAH. Of Education..Fourth Impression, Oxford:... for Amos Curteyne, 1683. 12mo., speckled calf. Engraved vignette on title, lingitudinal title. Wing W 42. With 3 other volumes, including an imperfect copy of Desainliens, Claude. the French Schoole Maister. 1629. (Not in STC) and 4 others (6) £200-300 | Nil |
|
320 |
| 258 | NOSTRADAMUS, MICHAEL. The True Prophecies or Prognostications.. Translated and Commented by Theophilus de Garencieres. Printed by Thomas Ratcliffe, and Nathaniel Thompson, 1672. First Edition in English, folio, old panelled calf (rebacked with edges renewed, title margins repaired, lower margins wormed, lacks frontispiece). Wing M1399 £400-600 | Nil |
|
520 |
| 259 | PARIVAL, JEAN NICHOLAS de. The Historie of the Iron Age: Wherein is set down the true state of Eurpoe, As it was in the year 1500..now rendred into English, by B. Harris. Second Edition corrected and much inlarged. Printed for J. Crook..., 1659. 4to., 18th c. calf gilt (rebacked). engraved portrait frontispiece and 11 other portraits by Gaywood and others, Headpieces and woodcut initials (neat signature on title, short tear to K1). Wing P 361A £80-120 | Nil |
|
90 |
| 260 | PARLIAMENT. Instructions Agreed upon in Parliament, for commissioners, For Surveying the Forest of Sherwood...Printed by Henry Hills and John Field, 1657. Wing E 1592 -- THE REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE COMMONS...To consider the Petition of Richard Thompson of Bristol, Clerk ..Printed by George Larkin for Francis Smith..., 1680. Not found in Wing. small folio, full panelled calf. With 2 other volumes (4) £80-120 | Nil |
|
130 |
| 261 | PEPYS, SAMUEL. Memoires Relating to the State of the Royal Navy of England...Printed for Ben. Griffin, 1690. First edition. Small 8vo., cont. calf (rebacked). Engraved portrait frontispiece, folding table. 18th c. signatue on title. Wing F 1450 £500-700 | Nil |
|
200 |
| 262 | PERRINCHIEF, RICHARD. The Royal Martyre or, the Life and Death of King Charles..., Printed by J.M. for R.Royston, 1676. First Edition, 8vo., panelled calf. Engraved portrait. Half title (repairs to inner margins of first 2 gatherings) Wing P1601; The SICILIAN TYRANT... Printed by J.Grover for R.Royston,1676. 8vo.,full polished calf gilt by Beford, a.e.g Engraved vignette on title, portrait frontispiece, and folding plate. (E1-5 repaired with slight loss). Wing P1607 (2) The second work concerns Oliver Cromwell £180-250 | Nil |
|
160 |
| 263 | PETRARCA, FRANCESCO. De Remediis utriusque Fortunae (edited by Nicolaus Lucarus). Cremona: Bernadinus de Misintis and Caesar Parmensis, 1492. Roman Letter, 160 leaves (of 166: lacking the first and final blanks, also d3, d4, n2 & n5). Folio, 18c. calf gilt (rebacked, last few leavs with stained margins and a few wormholes.) Stamped device and signature of Cesar de Vegij on title. BMC V11, 956; Hain 12793; Goff P409 £400-600 | Nil |
|
450 |
| 264 | PHILIPOT, THOMAS. The Original and Growth of the Spanish Monarchy Untied with the House of Austria...Printed by W.G. for R. taylor, 1664. First Edition small 8vo., cont. sheep. Wing P 1998; Sabin, XV, pp 60-1, calls for a portrait, not present in this copy About 60pp. refer to "The Spanish Interest in the Continent of America" £200-400 | Nil |
|
50 |
| 265 | PLATINE, BARTHOLOMAEUS SACCHI de. The Lives of the Popes...Translated into English. And the same History continued from the Year 1471..by Sir Paul Rycaut. Second Edition, Corrected. Prined for C. Wilkinson, 1688. Folio, old cald (rebacked, orig. backstrip laid down). Engraved portrait frontispiece. Bookplare of Thomas Swinnerton Armiger. Wing P 2404. With another volume (2) £100-200 | Nil |
|
60 |
| 266 | PLATO. Opera quae extant omnia. ed. Joannes Serranus. H. Stephanus. Geneva. 1578. 3 vols. in 2., folio, calf, psines gilt. Double columns in Greek and Latin. Woodcut device on titleand ornaments in text (a few stins). Bookstamp of Bibliotheca Puseina Oxon on 2 titles (2) £2000-3000 | Nil |
|
|
| 267 | POLYBIUS. Historiarum Libri quae supersunt..Aenear, vetustissimi Tactici, Commentarius De toleranda obsidione. Trans. I. Casaubon Paris, Hieronymus Drouart, 1609. 2 parts in one, first Edition of Second part, Greek and Latin titles and etx. Folio, cont. blind tooled vellum (rebacked, orig. backstrip laid down, new titles). Bookplate of Edward Howes £300-400 | Nil |
|
|
| 268 | POOLE, JOSHA. The English Parnassus: Or a Help to English Poesie... Printed for Henry Brome, Thomas Bassett, and John Wright, 1677. 8vo., 19th c. calf, a.e.g (rebacked). Engraved frontispiece (lower margins slightly frayed). title printed in red and black. Wing P2815 --SCUDAMORE, JAMES, Cisc. Homer a la Mode. Oxford, Printe by H.H. for Ric. Davis, 1665. First Edition, 2nd issue. Small 8vo., cont. sheep (rebacked and repaired) Wing S 2132 -- WINSTANLEY WILLIAM. The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets. (4) £200-400 | Nil |
|
200 |
| 269 | POPISH PLOT. Trials. A Collection of reports of 17 trials and one Broadside, 1679-81. All but one. First Edition, bound together, folio, cont. calf (rebacked, orig. backstrip laid down (2 trials lacking title, mintue worming to lower margins). Contemporary ms. list on front flyleaf. Bookplate of John, Marquess of Tweeddale. Wing T2237, A276 etc. A complete list may be had on application £800-1200 | Nil |
|
300 |
| 270 | POPISH PLOT, BEDLOE, Capt. WILLIAM. A Narrative and Impartial Discovery of the Horrid Popish Plot: Carried on for the Burning and Destroying The Cities of London and Westmionster..Printed for Robert Boulter..., 1679. Wing B 1677 bound with: Dugdale, Richard. A Narrative of the Wicked Plots Carried on by Seignior Gondamore. Printed bt T.B. 1679. Wing D 2472 and Boldron, Robert. The Papists Bloody Oath of Secrecy.., Printed for Randal Taylor, 1680. Wing B3502 and collection of the substance of several £200-300 | Nil |
|
90 |
