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1684AQ22744London: Printed by J. Gain for Nathan Brooks 1684. 4 19pp 1. Modern gilt-tooled calf contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Minor Shelf-wear. Leaves browned and spotted leaf D1 cropped at foot with some loss of text and sense. The first edition of a Restoration list of officers in the English Army including 'The Proper Distinctions of their Cloathings Badges of Honour and Colours of each Troop and Regiment' and an account of the review upon Putney Heath 1st October 1684. ESTC R14469. Wing G407. First edition. Folio. Printed by J. Gain, for Nathan Brooks unknown
1691AQ22716London: Printed for Robert Vincent 1691. 20 47 1 32pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Modern gilt-ruled half-calf marbled paper boards contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Inked ownership inscription of Hubert G. Norman to recto of FFEP foot of frontispiece trimmed. The sole edition of a martial manual - dedicated to Henry Howard seventh Duke of Norfolk 1655-1701 Earl Marshal of England and a prominent supporter of William of Orange during the Glorious Revolution - summarising the procedures for raising and equipping militias and raised bands. ESTC records copies at four British locations BL NT Oxford and Senate House and Yale and six further elsewhere California Cincinnati Huntington Folger Michigan and Yale. ESTC R229747 Wing E918B. First edition. 8vo. Printed for Robert Vincent hardcover
1685AQ22730London: Printed by the Assigns of John Bill deceas'd: And by Henry Hills and Thomas Newcomb 1685. 271pp 1. ESTC R7189 Wing A105. Bound with: Rules and articles For the better Government of His Majesties Land-Forces In Pay during this present rebellion. London. Printed by Printed by the Assigns of John Bill deceas'd: And by Henry Hills and Thomas Newcomb. 1685 36pp. ESTC R28828 Wing R2239. 8vo. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf later rebacked preserving contemporary backstrip. Rubbed head-cap perished. Early manuscript shelf-marks to FEP early inscription of Hugh Scott to title page of first mentioned work dampstaining primarily confined to margins of first work more extensive in second. A scarce late seventeenth-century martial manual on the English army line infantry formations. First printed in 1676 the work is primarily devoted to the correct battlefield positioning of pikes and muskets; detailed instruction is provided for the efficient command of personnel in order to maximise damage inflicted and minimise friendly losses. The information is presented in an efficient and remarkably accessible manner the directions for the 'exercise of the musquet' for example are arranged as a list of succinct stages easily comprehended: 'Handle you Charger / Open it with your Teeth / Charge with Powder.' Successive editions each a revision on the last accommodated advances in military technology such as the introduction of flintlock firing mechanisms and the wide-spread employment of the bayonet. This copy is paired with a reissue of the regulations for the conduct of the infantry occasioned by the onset of the Monmouth Rebellion during which the ranks of the English Army swelled in response to the threat of the deposition of James II. . Printed by the Assigns of John Bill deceas'd: And by Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb unknown
16511006702 volumes 4to however one volume is slightly larger than the other modern calf and boards printed in black leter and Roman types 2 1369-1417 & 2 1677-1689 pp. Last leaf in both volumes moderately worn and some repairs to one of those leafs pages in both volumes creased in the middle library plate on both front pastedowns early owners inscrpition on back of last leaf in one volume normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. This is a scarce item that was probably removed from a larger work however the sjubect is the same. Basically these acts focus on the seizure of lands during the English Civil War following the execution of Charles I in 1649 and just before the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector in 1653. The text is primarily lists of nobility who remained loyal to the crown and whose lands were forfeited to the commonwealth for "treasons against the parliament and the people of England." John Field, hardcover
1649150001London: Printed in the Year 1650 i.e. 1649. One of five editions all listed by ESTC as printed in 1649 with a 1650 date with minor variations; the author argues against duties of obedience to a usurping power naturally directed against Parliament and the new Commonwealth. Authorship is unclear - an attribution to Richard Hollinworth is still held by ESTC based on a report by the contemporary Adam Martindale but is also credited to Charles Herle and DNB places it as by Edward Gee "with little doubt". The latter attribution is most commonly accepted. Small quarto 182 x 131 mm. Recent brown quarter calf gilt ornaments in compartments marbled sides vellum tips. Contemporary ownership signatures "John Bryan 3d" and "E. Bailey" to title. Selbourne Library stamps to title verso and to p. 51 small slip of paper affixed to p. 53 covering a few letters. Binding fine; contents generally a little browned and soiled as usual for pamphlets of this date. A good copy. ESTC R201998; Wing G449. hardcover
1638371697London: Robert Barker Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie and by the Assignes of John Bill 1638. A-F8 G4; A-3K8; A-F8 G4. 8vo. Early black morocco tooled in gilt marbled endpapers a.e.g. GTS bookplates at front and rear. Autograph ownership signatures with several additional textual annotations. A few small interior tears with vernacular repairs. 2D2 torn with loss. A-F8 G4; A-3K8; A-F8 G4. 8vo. Includes Robert Barker's 1638 editions of the Book of Common Prayer and the Holy Bible both Old and New Testaments plus Apocrypha along with the 1637 edition of Thomas Sternhold's Whole Book of Psalms printed by G.M. for the Companie of Stationers in London all designated "Cum privilegio." Text in two columns with printed glosses. Three discrete ownership signatures of Richard Jacob are present - two on the versos of the title pages for the Old and New Testaments and one facing the title page for the Whole Book of Psalms - along with several autograph annotations and vernacular repairs. Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie, and by the Assignes of John Bill unknown
1652318039Ohne Ort, Sumptibus Regiis, 1652. 12mo. 444 S. Leder d. Zeit (berieben, Ecken u. Kapitale bestoßen, Gelenke mit kurzen Einrissen). [2 Warenabbildungen]
1642EPL71London 1642. Paperback. Good. Published between 1628-1642. Based on the Common Debates of 1628. Including An act to prevent Extortions in Sheriffes Under-Sheriffes and Bayliffes of Franchises and Liberties in cases of Execution and An act for the better suppressing of unlicensed alehouse keepers. Upon question passed. Some contemporary inscriptions in English. Some pages remargined intermittent browning or chipping but a rare piece. Size: 260 x 180mm. <br/><br/> paperback
1650778EHB223STDEngland London 1650. Size when opened: 17 x 25 cm. Ivory silk satin richly decorated in a colourful floral design with goldwork metal sequins and clusters of seed pearls the text "voir nostre domine" embroidered on the front and back. Exquisitely embroidered 17th-century English binding with a colourful floral design comparable to the very few silk bindings decorated in London during the years ca. 1625-1650 that have survived. The design which is identical on both sides showcases a crowned Tudor rose with its stem in a vase surrounded by flowers foliage and ornamented leaves with the text "voir nostre domine" at the top. It has been embroidered onto a base of ivory silk satin lined with white linen and decorated with four blue painted ornaments on the interior. The work has been executed with an exquisite pallet of green blue pink red orange white brown and gold threads brilliantly contrasting the ivory white of the base fabric.All sections and shapes have been beautifully outlined with gold thread fastened with red silk. The hearts of the roses the crowns the vases and the initials V and D of the text have been decorated with small pearls. Little round sequins are scattered in the foliage filling the negative space. At the interior two pockets have been sewn intended for the insertion of a book probably a Psalter of ca. 16.5 x 10 cm or 12mo format.Some sections are a little bit faded the embroidery on the spine and around the edges is partly detached missing a few pearls and sequins and likely some goldwork the silk is slightly water stained on the interior. Otherwise an extremely rare specimen of a very richly decorated silk bookbinding in very good condition.l Cf. Barber Textile and embroidered bindings plate 21; Davenport English embroidered bookbindings 43; Tregaskis Catalogue 878 1923 no. 4. unknown
16631238London: Ad 1: John Bill and Christopher Barker; Ad 2: Printed for the Company of Stationers 1663. 8vo. Ad 1: Engraved title A-4K8 unpaginated. COMPLETE with OT ending on 3P2v and NT ending on 4K8v. Ad 2: 102 2 pp. A-F8 G4 apparently COMPLETE. Some foxing and blemishes throughout the text. Bound by "Owen" in contemporary full black morocco richly gilt all over with floral and leaf motifs onlaid red and citron morocco pieces to covers and spines a.e.g. fore-ege painted with flowers and "Search the Scriptures" two working silver clasps joints beautifully repaired fore-edge painting dulled and worn from clasps some foxing throughout. Preserved in a protective cloth case. Suitable for exhibition and study. OF SIGNAL IMPORTANCE IN THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH RESTORATION BOOKBINDING: AN UNRECORDED AND UNPUBLISHED BINDING BY "OWEN" WHOSE WORK IS KNOWN FROM ONLY ONE OTHER EXAMPLE. <br /> <br /> In terms of 17th-century English bindings this one in particular is of particular significance: the only other binding by "Owen" is in the Henry Davis Gift British Library. Howard Nixon English Restoration Bookbindings p. 37 and plate 78 describes it in some detail: "It has been stated earlier that signatures on painted fore-edges followed by the word 'fecit' in the seventeenth century are those of binders or booksellers for whom the books were bound. The book in the Henry Davis Gift with the edges signed 'Owen fecit' and dated 1672 is a possible exception to this rule as Owen cannot be traced. The tools used on this book have not however been identified elsewhere." Our binding is far more elaborate the that in the Henry Davis Gift as it features a total of 26 onlays red and citron all elaborately gilt. The Davis Gift example is bound in a single piece of black goatskin. Due to the extensive and complex gold tooling the present binding was not easily attributable to a known workshop but it is now clear that all four major tools on it are identical to those on the "Owen" binding in the Davis Gift see Mirjam Foot Henry Davis Gift vol. II no. 115 with full-page reproduction. While the fore-edge of our binding is worn the word "Search the Scriptures" is just visible alongside depictions of flowers. <br /> <br /> Provenance: inscribed on recto of third blank leaf "John Pounds Carter 1864 bequeathed to him by his aunt Phoebe who died July 14th 1852." This individual was almost certainly the same JPC who was born in Southwark London in 1821 and died in Lambeth London in 1896. Tipped onto the first blank is a small handwritten note which describes this as a "very fine binding by Samuel Mearne." <br /> <br /> References: Ad 1 Bible: Darlow/Moule 539 British and Foreign Bible Society copy lacks the Psalms altogether. Wing STC 2nd ed. B2267. Not in ESTC !. Ad 2 Psalms: ESTC R232588 recording one copy National Library of Wales containing an engraved plate but neither the Yale copy which is likewise bound with Bill and Barker's 1663 Bible nor this copy ever had such a plate bound in. <br /> <br /> We are grateful for the assistance of Philippa Marks British Library and for supplying rubbings of the tools on their Owen binding. Ad 1: John Bill and Christopher Barker; Ad 2: Printed for the Company of Stationers unknown
16711236654London, Roycroft, 1671. 4to. 403 (von 404) n. num. Bl. Neuer Hldrbd (anfangs stärker gebräunt, durchgehend gering gebräunt, erstes Blatt m. ergänzter Fehlstelle in der oberen Ecke, wie der Titel m. kleinem Löchlein (ergänzt) in der Blattmitte u. minimalem Buchstabenverlust, stellenweise gering feuchtrandig u. -wellig, es fehlt Blatt Vvvvv(4), die letzten Bl. mit teils geklebten Randeinrissen, letztes Blatt zur Hälfte verso hinterlegt).
166712824Amsterdam: Johannis Laurentii 1667. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. notis perpetuis illustrati & cum integris aliorum observationibus with Libellus variarum lectionum ex observationibus eorum quorum notae ad phaedri Fabulas accesserunt collectus and Index omnium vocabulorum epithetorum ac phrasium singularium qu ae in Phaedi fabulus reperiuntur. 58461 200 pages. First illustated edition of Phaedrus published by Laurentius in the Netherlands. 92 Phaedrus-Fabeln with extensive comments. 103 copper engravings comprising 1/4 or 1/3 of a page. Facsimile title page frontispiece by Christian Hagens. Rebound into modern calf with as much of the original binding preserved as possible. <br/> <br/> Johannis Laurentii hardcover
16084431London: Robert Barker 1608. A very nice copy of a Breeches Bible published by Robert Barker in 1608. Contains: A general title; The Old Testament but no separate Old Testament Title page; The New Testament With Title; Revelation ; 2 Concordances With separate title stating that these were collected by R.F.H. ; Book of Psalms Separate title state that they were collected by Thomas Sternehold & John Hopkins. Bound in full 20th century mottled calf. Plain new endpapers. 4 raised bands to spine blind decorations to compartments. Board edges patterned. Black and gilt label & titles to spine. All title pages present. Final 3 pages Psalms with very old repairs and one page inserted out of order. Psalms complete but Creed incomplete at end of book So ends at page 92. All sections dated 1608. Robert Barker. The noted issues with this copy are: f68 marked as f96; f173 with pasted down border note; f329 last of Ezekiel misbound in Daniel; f330 present but with loss of a large are of text; f434 mispaginated as f435; f435 has large ink stain to verso; f464 small closed tear; f483 torn with some loss; f490 mispaginated as f499; f534 complete but torn; Book of Psalms: 1st 10 pages unpaginated; p28 mispaginated as p27; p86 mispaginated as p66; pps 87/88 exchanged with pps 89/90; The final two leaves have been repaired and the final leaf with moderate loss to the edges. As is inevitable with a Bible of this age there are also tiny tears nicks and edgewear and a general darkening of the pages nevertheless s a very nice example. This edition of the Geneva Bible received the nickname Breeches Bible because on its erroneous translation of Genesis Chapter 3 Verse 7. The text reads: 'Then the eyes of them both were opened and they knew that they were naked and they sewed figge tree leaves together and made themselves breeches.' Each page is numbered to the recto only if at all so these are actually leaf numbers so we refer to fn. To confuse matters further the book of psalms numbers each page not leaf. Full collation: ii 1-554 1-98 1-91.pp Collation: lacks blank q1 q2-Zzz10 A-L2 A-G3. Our copy substantially conforms to Darlow & Moule 225a. The states that it is substantially a close reprint of the 1605 quarto with text ending on fo.554 as does ours for the OT and NT and with Gen. i. 3: 'Then God Sayd.' 240 by 170mm 9½ by 6¾ inches. . Très bel exemplaire d'une Bible en culotte de cheval publiée par Robert Barker en 1608. Contient : Un titre général ; l'Ancien Testament mais pas de page de titre séparée pour l'Ancien Testament ; le Nouveau Testament avec un titre ; l'Apocalypse ; 2 concordances avec un titre séparé indiquant qu'elles ont été rassemblées par R.F.H. ; le Livre des Psaumes avec un titre séparé indiquant qu'elles ont été rassemblées par Thomas Sternehold & John Hopkins. Reliure en plein veau moucheté du 20e siècle. Les pages de garde sont neuves et unies. 4 bandes surélevées au dos décorations aveugles sur les compartiments. Bords de la planche à motifs. Étiquette et titres noirs et dorés au dos. Toutes les pages de titre sont présentes. Les 3 dernières pages Psaumes avec de très vieilles réparations et une page insérée dans le désordre. Les Psaumes sont complets mais le Credo est incomplet à la fin du livre il se termine à la page 92. Toutes les sections sont datées de 1608. Robert Barker. Les problèmes notés dans cet exemplaire sont : f68 marqué comme f96 ; f173 avec une note de bordure collée ; f329 dernière page d'Ezéchiel mal reliée à Daniel ; f330 présent mais avec perte d'une grande partie du texte ; f434 mal paginé comme f435 ; f435 a une grande tache d'encre au verso ; f464 petite déchirure fermée ; f483 déchiré avec une certaine perte ; f490 mal paginé comme f499 ; f534 complet mais déchiré ; Livre des Psaumes : Les 10 premières pages ne sont pas paginées ; p28 mal paginée comme p27 ; p86 mal paginée comme p66 ; pps 87/88 échangées avec pps 89/90 ; Les deux derniers feuillets ont été réparés et le dernier feuillet avec une perte modérée sur les bords. Comme c'est inévitable avec une Bible de cet âge il y a aussi de petites déchirures des entailles et un assombrissement général des pages mais c'est un très bel exemplaire. Cette édition de la Bible de Genève a reçu le surnom de Bible à culotte en raison de sa traduction erronée du chapitre 3 verset 7 de la Genèse. Le texte se lit comme suit : Les yeux de l'un et de l'autre s'ouvrirent et ils connurent qu'ils étaient nus. Ils cousirent ensemble des feuilles de figuier et se firent une culotte. Chaque page n'étant numérotée qu'au recto voire pas du tout il s'agit en fait de numéros de feuilles nous nous référons donc à fn. Pour compliquer encore les choses le livre des psaumes numérote chaque page et non chaque feuille. Collation complète : ii 1-554 1-98 1-91.pp Collation : manque le blanc q1 q2-Zzz10 A-L2 A-G3. Notre exemplaire est en grande partie conforme à Darlow & Moule 225a. Il s'agit d'une réimpression proche du quarto de 1605 avec le texte se terminant sur fo.554 comme le nôtre pour l'AT et le NT et avec Gen. i. 3 : 'Then God Sayd.' 240 par 170mm 9½ par 6¾ pouces. Robert Barker hardcover
1614T47<p><strong>Description: </strong>Quarto Approx. 8.5" x 6.5". Begins with the Genealogies by John Speed with printed title page n.d. The illustrated Genealogies depicts the lineage from Adam to Christ ending with a double page map of Canaan often lacking. The Bible bound with an engraved title page 1614 with a woodcut border comprising twenty-four small compartments showing the tents of the twelve tribes as well as the figures of the twelve apostles. Title is enclosed within a heart-shaped frame. Text in two column black letter. With Apocrypha as issued. New Testament title page 1613 with similar woodcut border. With <em>Two Right Profitable and Fruitful Concordances </em>by Robert F. Herrey with printed title page and colophon 1613. First chapter woodcut initials head- and tailpieces throughout. </p><p><strong>Collation:</strong> par2 A-Z8 Aa-Zz8 Aaa-Hhh8 Iii4 Old Testament 4 Kkk-Yyy8 Zzz10 New Testament. Complete with both title pages.</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Contemporary rebacked brown calf. Spine with four raised bands and a red morocco label with the words "Holy Bible" lettered in gilt. Endpapers renewed. All edges red. Rubbed with corners bumped and scuffed. </p><p><strong>Condition:</strong> Occasional soiling and staining; title page of Genealogies frayed to edges; text trimmed with headlines cropped to parts of the book of Psalms only; Cc6 Kk6 with tear into text without loss; Zzz6 small burn hole to gutter impacting sidenotes. Overall a well-preserved and complete copy with both title pages.</p><p><strong>Provenance: </strong>"James Honey his book 1760" and "Ann Honey her book 1760" with family history records of the Honey family through 1830 on front free endpaper on verso of final leaf of Apocrypha and on verso of title page of Tables.</p><p><strong>References:</strong> Herbert 330; ESTC 2232. </p> Robert Barker hardcover
1693ST11540Paris: Chez Claude Barbin 1693-94. FIRST EDITION. 248 x 191 mm. 9 3/4 x 7 1/2". Three volumes. <br/> SPLENDID AND UNUSUAL EARLY 19TH CENTURY MARBLED CALF SUMPTUOUSLY GILT WITH RED MOROCCO SPINES covers with gilt borders of two decorative rules and an elegant undulating floral vine flat straight-grain morocco spines very handsomely gilt in compartments with pointillé ground and central circlet from which radiate four lilies and four leaves on twining stems turn-ins gilt with plain and decorative rolls marbled endpapers all edges gilt. With engraved head- and tailpieces and eight engraved portraits. Verso of front free endpaper with armorial bookplate of Baron de Mackau see below; title page with ink ownership inscription of Alexander Paul Ludwig Goupy in a contemporary hand. Brunet II 822; Graesse II 428; Lowndes I 1374. Isolated gatherings with variable browning a small handful rather browned one leaf in first volume with inexpert early repair of four-inch tear letters of four words partly obscured or displaced and the text and facing page somewhat discolored a few additional trivial imperfections internally but the text generally quite fresh and clean. One joint with five small wormholes a few hardly noticeable shallow scratches to covers a hint of wear to extremities but THE LOVELY BINDINGS IN FINE CONDITION with lustrous leather and gilt with only minor wear and with their very considerable original visual appeal entirely intact.<br/> <br/> This history of "England's Revolutions" begins with the invasion of the Saxons and covers the struggles for the throne of England through the Plantagenets Tudors and Stuarts up to the Restoration and the reign of James II. The learned Jesuit historian Pierre Joseph d'Orléans 1641-98 was described by Voltaire as the first historian to specialize in revolutions--he was also the author of a history of revolutions in Spain an account of the Tartar conquerors of China and a subsequent study of the English Civil War covering the years 1603-90 in depth. The present work was favorably received on both sides of the Channel: the Earl of Chatham commended it in his letters and du Fresnoy described it as a "history written with eloquence and judgment" and praised its equal treatment of Catholics and Protestants. When the present set appeared in a George Bayntun catalogue the bindings were described as "very handsome" and "almost identical to the set of Bertrand De Moleville's 'Histoire de la Révolution de France' 1801-1803 bound by Bozerian" and also from the library of Baron de Mackau 1832-1918 a member of the Chamber of Deputies for 42 years and a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. The volumes are unusual in their combination of calf boards with contrasting morocco spines and their gilt decoration is particularly lovely. François Bozerian generally called "Bozerian le jeune" was active in Paris from the turn of the 19th century until 1818 and for much of that time he worked with his elder brother Jean-Claude. The Bozerian binderies produced many fine books praised today especially for their technical achievement and elegance of design. The first edition of this work is surprisingly rare in the marketplace: RBH and ABPC record only one other copy at auction since at least 1975. Chez Claude Barbin unknown
168514722<p><b>1685 OXFORD & Westminster Parliament Report LAW Politics Charles II Howard Trial</b></p><p>A rare 17th-century report on the transactions and proceedings in the English and Welsh Parliament begun at Oxford in 1681. This book '<i>Historical Collections'</i> provides important information regarding English politics under the reign of Charles II including various legal trials and beheadings! One such trial was that of William Howard Viscount of Stafford whose trial and beheading in 1680 is explained in detail!</p><p>Item number: #14722</p><p>Price: $750</p><p>English Parliament</p><p><b><i>Historical collections: or A brief account of the most remarkable transactions of the two last Parliaments held and dissolved at Westminster and Oxford. With exact lists of the members of each Parliament.</i></b></p><p>London: : Printed for S.N. and sold by W. Freeman near Temble-bar sic in Fleetstreet. 1685. </p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p>o 6 302</p><p>· References: Wing H 2101; Moule <i>Bibliotheca Heraldica Magnae Brtianniae¸</i>no.318; Lowndes 1406</p><p>· Provenance: Handwritten – <i>Tho: Saunderson</i></p><p>o Thomas Saunderson was Vice-Admiral of Lincolnshire from 1702-1705.</p><p>· Language: English</p><p>· Binding: Leather; tight & secure</p><p>· Size: ~7.5in X 4.5in 19cm x 11cm</p><p>· Quite rare</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>14722</p> Printed for S.N. and sold by W. Freeman near Temble-bar [sic] in Fleetstreet hardcover
1612ST13801London: printed by Thomas. Snodham. for Iohn Stepneth and are to be sold at his shop at the west-end of Paules Church 1612. FIRST EDITION. 205 x 155 mm. 8 x 6". 18 p.l. 611 1 pp. 601-08 misnumbered 561-68 8 leaves. <br/> New unlettered limp vellum by Courtland Benson in imitation of the original binding. STC 1896; ESTC S124314. ◆Half a dozen gatherings a little browned occasional mild foxing or small rust spots additional trivial imperfections otherwise an excellent copy clean and very fresh in a pleasing new binding.<br/> <br/> This conversation manual by an Italian teacher based in London offers an intriguing glimpse into the lives and concerns of the wealthier classes in 17th century Europe. An early effort to teach language through dialogue the book is part cultural history part guide to better health and it is clear evidence of the importance of the study of Italian in Elizabethan and Jacobean England. The seven dialogues cover subjects from health to travel to servants with Italian and English text on facing pages. Many of the dialogues begin with phrases that will be familiar to all beginning language students: greeting others selecting items of clothing asking prices or directions ordering food. As the conversations progress they explore various topics that one might expect to encounter in polite society. An early morning exchange between master and servant evolves into a discussion of the importance of sleep the optimal amount of sleep for good health and the significance of dreams. A dialogue that begins with ordering meals leads to an involved colloquy about the benefits and disadvantages of fasting and abstinence; the virtues and defects of bread butter meat dairy and eggs; diet recommendations for the healthy and the sick; the best diet for each season; and the importance of a walk after dinner. Other dialogues include advice for travellers observations on the political situation and life at court and finally a discussion of that most eternally fascinating topic: love. This work is of continuing interest and value to linguists as it documents the Benevento Italian dialect which is in need of preservation. It's an extraordinarily rare book probably because it was the sort of volume subjected to hard use: in addition to ours we could trace only two copies in ABPC and RBH since 1948. printed by T[homas]. S[nodham]. for Iohn Stepneth, and are to be sold at his shop at the west-end of Paules Church unknown
1668ST19030London: Printed for the Booksellers in London 1668. First Complete Edition Fourth Edition overall. 145 x 90 mm. 5 3/4 x 3 1/2". 1 p.l. blank 3-122 pp. 3 leaves table and final blank. <br/> Contemporary sheep covers ruled in blind smooth spine early paper label with gilt titling. Front blank with the ink ownership inscription of John Drinkwater; inside lower board with the book label of Michael Curtis Phillips. Hayward "English Poetry" 121 this copy; Grolier Club "Wither to Prior" 976; Wing W2136; ESTC R7135. ◆Covers with light scuffing bottom leather thong of two broken but the text block quite secure at the top pastedowns lifted but the insubstantial binding still in remarkably good original condition; internally A VERY FINE COPY especially clean fresh and bright.<br/> <br/> From the library of Richard Jennings noted for the outstanding condition of his books this is an especially fresh and extraordinarily well-preserved copy of poems by a Puritan divine known for his surprisingly biting wit. Dryden dubbed Robert Wild 1609-79 "the Wither of the City" after hearing the Financial District's workers' enthusiastic reception of the title poem here which celebrates General Monck's successful campaign to restore Charles II to the throne: "I have seen them reading it in the midst of 'Change so vehemently that they lost their bargains by their candles' ends." Our collection contains several of Wild's most notable works including "The Recantation of a Penitent Proteus" satirizing Puritan clergy who had conformed to the Anglican Church; "The Loyal Nonconformist" professing his loyalty to the monarchy but maintaining his Puritan religious views; and "The Fair Quarrel" an attack on the 1665 Five Mile Act designed to drive nonconformist ministers out of their parishes. Wild was something of a paradox: he could preach a hellfire Puritan sermon but also write verse sufficiently scandalous to be mistakenly attributed to the notorious libertine John Wilmot Earl of Rochester. Our volume was loaned by Richard Jennings for the celebrated 1947 London Exhibition of First and Early Editions of English Poetry catalogued by John Hayward. It would not be reasonable to expect to find a finer unrestored contemporaneous copy of this imprint. Printed for the Booksellers in London unknown
1612R28<p>London: Robert Baker 1612. 4to approx. 7.5" x 5.5". A scarce copy of the first separately issued quarto New Testament of the King James Version. A very early printing closely conforming to the first edition He Bible.</p><p><strong>Description: </strong>Title page 1612 with woodcut border featuring the four gospel symbols and the figures of fides and humilitas with the royal arms above. Text in single column black letter with headings and marginal references in Roman type. Concludes with dated colophon 1612. First chapter floriated initials head- and tailpieces.</p><p><strong>Collation:</strong> A-Z8 -A4 A5 Aa-Vv8. Lacks two leaves Matthew 2:17-4.</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Nineteenth century blind paneled brown calf. Rebacked with old brown morocco spine. Gray plain endpapers. All edges red. Rubbed with bumped corners.</p><p><strong>Condition:</strong> Text is generally clean with sporadic marginal spotting; final leaf lightly soiled; title page with short marginal tear mounted on a stub with small loss to inner margin; four leaves with lower marginal loss not impacting text; headlines cropped on a handful of leaves; overall a bright copy.</p><p><strong>Provenance: </strong>"M W Stoddard August 1870" to front endpaper; "Thomas Bonn was born in the year 1694" to verso of title page.</p><p><strong>Note:</strong> Arguably the most important book ever published in English and an opportunity to own a first edition at the fraction of the price of a complete He Bible. Macaulay said of it "If everything else in our language should perish the King James Bible would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power" PMM 114. The quarto New Testament is more scarce than its complete quarto Bible counterpart H313 and slightly more common than the very scarce octavo and 12mo editions H310 and H315.</p><p><strong>References:</strong> Herbert 318; ESTC 2910; USTC 3004925 with only 18 copies in holdings.</p> Robert Barker hardcover
1640T93<p><strong>Description</strong></p><p>Octavo approx. 7" x 4.75". Engraved general title page 1640 with engraved border featuring the twelve Tribes and the twelve Disciples. Text ruled in red throughout in two column Roman font. Genesis 1 with small woodcut of Adam and Eve in the Garden. Without Apocrypha likely removed before it was first bound. Similar New Testament title page 1639. Bound with the <em>Whole Booke of Psalms </em>1640 with printed title page and border.</p><p><strong>Collation</strong></p><p>A-Z8 Aa-Pp8 Old Testament Bbb-Nnn8 New Testament. Complete with both title pages.</p><p><strong>Binding</strong></p><p>Rebacked black goatskin with original spine laid down. Boards elaborately and extensively decorated in gilt with rolls and drawer handle tools with central lozenge surrounded by a paneled border. Metal bosses and eight cornerpieces with the words "Recordare Matrem Jane Strode" Remembering Mother Jane Strode to upper and lower boards. Metal hasps with evidence of clasps. All edges gilt. Inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers.</p><p><strong>Condition</strong></p><p>Ex-libris stamp of David Parsons to front free endpaper. Clean and bright throughout with no notable flaws. An excellent example far better than typically seen in a lovely period binding.</p><p><strong>References</strong></p><p>Herbert 546; STC 2342.</p> Robert Barker hardcover
1612U08<p><strong>Description </strong></p><p>Quarto 8.5" x 6.5". The <em>Genealogies </em>by John Speed defective lacking first eleven leaves but with the sought-after double-page map. Lacks the general title page. Text complete in two column Roman font within ruled border and 56 lines to the column. The text follows the 1611 folio Bible including numerous errors though a few mistakes have been corrected. The reading "and she went into the citie" in Ruth 3:15. Apocrypha included as issued. New Testament title page 1612 engraved within woodcut border comprising twenty-four compartments showing the tents of the twelve tribes as well as the figures of the twelve apostles. Title is enclosed within a heart-shaped frame. Ends on colophon 1612. Bound with <em>The Booke of Psalmes</em> by Sternhold and Hopkins lacking title page and all after Psalm 115. First chapter decorative initials and head- and tailpieces. </p><p><strong>Collation </strong></p><p>A-Z8 Aa-Zz8 Aaa-Zzz8 A-M8. Bible text complete. <strong><em>Lacks</em></strong> general title page.</p><p><strong>Binding </strong></p><p>Rebound in brown paneled morocco. Spine with six recessed bands and the words "Holy Bible" lettered in gilt. Renewed marbled endpapers. </p><p><strong>Condition </strong></p><p>Infrequent staining more prevalent to the New Testament with larger stain from 1 Corinthians to Revelation; Map with lower fifth of right half torn away with closed tears and repairs to verso; many leaves of Genealogies repaired to fore-edge margin; trimmed touching outer printed border on occasion; B5 Xxx5 lower corner loss costing a few letters; Ii2 Yyy1 Zzz7 lower corner loss costing a few verses; Uuuu8 Matthew 1 frayed with repaired closed tears but no loss; Psalter stained throughout. A good copy overall of the first quarto She Bible of the King James Version.</p><p><strong>Provenance </strong></p><p>"Richard Tribe his book" to verso of New Testament title page; "Mary Hunter her book May the 4 1746" to verso of final leaf of Revelation.</p><p><strong>Note </strong></p><p>The first quarto edition of the King James Bible printed with both the "He" and "She" variant with the She Bible this edition being more scarce. A close reprint of the first edition He folio and it represents the earliest state of the text. Prices for the first folio edition of the KJV are now such as to be beyond the means of all but the most avid and wealthy collector. While not cheap this quarto represents an opportunity for the collector of more modest means to obtain the first state of the KJV text.</p><p><strong>Scarcity</strong> </p><p>USTC shows only 12 copies in holding with four in North America.</p><p><strong>References </strong></p><p>Herbert 314; STC 2220; USTC 3005300. </p> Robert Barker hardcover
