English literature.

Bacon, Sir Francis. The two books... of the proficience and advancement of learning. for William Washington, 1629, 4to, nineteenth-century red morocco gilt, [Gibson 82; STC 1165], [John Whitefoord Mackenzie (d. 1884), bookplate; J. Dawson Brodie, bookplate on front endpaper]; Sylva sylvarum. J[ohn] H[aviland and Augustine Mathewes] for William Lee, 1627, folio, engraved portrait frontispiece, eighteenth-century blind-ruled reversed calf, [Gibson 171; STC 1169], [Robert Clarke, ownership inscription on verso of Y4; Thomas Thoroughgood, signature on title-page], lacking engraved title-page and final 9 leaves; The elements of the common lawes of England. [R. Young for] John More, 1639, 4to, disbound, [Gibson 195; STC 1136]--Jáuregui y Aguilar, Juan de. A briefe discourse of the assault, committed upon... VVilliam Prince of Orange. Thomas Dawson for T. C[hard] and W. B[roome], 1582, 4to, modern card covers, [STC 25714], lacking final leaf--Wright, Henry. The first part of the disquisition of truth. Nicholas Okes, 1616, 4to, wrappers, [STC 26024], lacking initial and final blanks--Florio, John. Queen Anna's nevv vvorld of words, or dictionarie of the Italian and English tongues. Melch[ior] Bradwood, 1611, folio, engraved portrait frontispiece, title within woodcut border, nineteenth-century half calf, [STC 11099], [James Anderson, inscription; J. Hanbury, book label], lacking first and final blank leaves, frontispiece cut out and mounted, title-page laid down--[Watts, William] The history of the present warres of Germany. Tho[mas] Harper, 1634, 4to, modern card covers, [STC 11790], cropped lacking initial blank--Camden, William. The history of... Elizabeth, late Queen of England. E. Flesher, 1675, folio, engraved portrait frontispiece, eighteenth-century calf, [Wing C362], [John Eykyn Hovenden, bookplate; Thomas R. Kemp, signature]--Donne, John. Poems. M[iles] F[lesher] for John Marriot, 1635, 8vo, nineteenth-century half calf, [STC 7046; Keynes 79; Grolier Langland to Wither 72], [Robert John Verney, Lord Willoughby de Broke (1809-1862), bookplate], lacking frontispiece portrait (replaced with a later portrait) and final leaf, 3 pages of text crossed through in ink--Stubbes, Phillip. The anatomie of abuses. Richard Johnes, 1595, 4to, modern half calf, [STC 23379], lacking title-page, O1 and final 4 leaves--Drayton, Michael. England's heroical epistles. for S. Smethwick, and R. Gilford, [?1695], 8vo, engraved frontispiece, nineteenth-century half-calf, [Wing D2145], [partially erased ownership inscription dated 1697; Robert John Verney, Lord Willoughby de Broke, bookplate], lacking A4 and final leaf--Heywood, Thomas. Gunaikeion: or, nine bookes of various history concerninge women. Adam Islip, 1624, engraved title-page, eighteenth-century calf, [STC 13326], lacking initial and final blanks, title-page laid down, rebacked--James I, king of England. The workes. John Bill, 1616, folio, engraved portrait frontispiece, additional engraved title-page, contemporary calf, gilt initials "W. H." at centre of covers, [STC 14344], lacking final blank, margins of frontispiece and additional title-page strengthened, rebacked--Prynne, William. A breviate of the life of William Laud. F. L. for Michaell Sparke, 1644, [Wing P3904A]; Hidden workes of darkenes brought to publike light. Thomas Brudenell for Michael Sparke senior,1645,  [Wing P3973]; Canterburies doome. or the...  commitment, charge, tryall, condemnation, execution of William Laud. John Macock for Michael Spark, 1646, [Wing P3917], 3 works in one volume, folio, engraved frontispieces, 2 engraved plates to third work, contemporary calf, frontispieces and title-pages cut out and mounted, staining, rebacked (14), some works cropped with slight loss, tears with slight loss of text, most bindings worn



 

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There are a few small differences in the printing of the preliminaries of the present copy of the work by Jáuregui y Aguilar compared with the British Library copy. On the title-page "William" is spelt with two Vs rather than a W and on A2 recto a printed label has altered "successors" to "superiors" on line 11.