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cadiz expedition, 16251
christian life1
chronology, historical1
dance of death1
death1
english language1
fall of man1
geometry1
lord's prayer1
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G. T (1595-1675)5
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)4
Baron Brotherton3
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton3
Colonel Edward Allen Brotherton3
Lord Brotherton3
Sir Edward Allen Brotherton3
Jonson, Ben (1573?-1637)2
Adelard1
Adelard of Bath (1116-1142)1

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[Two half leaves from the first dated Bible]

Fust, Johannes (1400-1466); Schöffer, Peter (1425-1502); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

[14 August 1462]

Imprint from ISTC. Printed in two columns with 48 lines to a full column.

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Les oeuvres poetiques et chrestiennes de G. de Saluste [?] du Bartas, prince des poëtes françois... [etc.]

Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste seigneur (1544-1590)

1608

Leaves in gatherings of 8 and 4.

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Epicteti Enchiridion, et Cebetis Tabula, græcè et latinè

Epictetus; Cebes of Thebes

1616

Final 3 leaves blank, with double-lined border.

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La Bible : qui est toute le saincte escriture du vieil et nouveau Testament

Laurents, Henri; Marot, Clément (1496-1544); Bèze, Théodore de (1519-1605)

1635

French Geneva version. "Indice novveav par lievx commvns"--Leaves [2]-[13] at end. "Les Pseavmes de David, mis en rime francoise par Clement Marot, et Theodore de Beze"--Leaves [14]-[93] at end. ...

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Lucasta: epodes, odes, sonnets, songs, &c. to which is added Aramantha, a pastorall

Lovelace, Richard (1618-1658)

1649

In verse. The frontispiece plate and the portrait plate of Aramantha are both signed by Peter Lely, the artist, and William Faithorne, the engraver. Leaves A4 and M4 are blank. There are two states ...

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Paradise lost : A poem in ten books. The author J.M. Licensed and entred according to order

Milton, John (1608-1674)

1668

In verse. Printer's name from Shawcross. Signatures: pi² A-2T⁴ 2V². The first leaf is blank. The third state of the title page. Variant: lacking period after "books". Some copies have se...

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Virgidemiarum. The three last bookes. Of byting satyres. Corrected and amended with some additions. by I. H

Hall, Joseph (1574-1656)

1599

I.H. = Joseph Hall. In verse. Second corrected edition. Printer's name from STC. The last three leaves are blank. Signatures: [A]² B-H⁸.

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Urania : A funeral elegy, on the death of our gracious Queen of ever blessed memory

1695

In verse. Title within mourning border. Gathered in 2's.

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Poems

Donne, John (1572-1631)

1633

J.D. = John Donne. Printer's name from STC. The first leaf and the last leaf are blank. The position of ²2A²2 ("The printer to the understanders") varies, but most commonly falls after ¹1A2. ...

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Ben: Ionson his Volpone or The foxe

Jonson, Ben (1573?-1637)

1607

Mostly in verse. Printer's name from STC. Signatures: pi² [par.]⁴ A-N⁴ O². The first leaf and the last leaf are blank. Variant: with an additional leaf of verses signed: N.F. Ben Jonso...

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A panegyrike congratulatorie deliuered to the Kings most excellent maiestie at Burleigh Harrington in Rutlandshire

Daniel, Samuel (1562-1619)

1603

Blank leaves: A1, B8, C8, D8, E4, i.e. first leaf and before, during and at end of the epistles. No pagination. Signatures: A-H⁸. Separate t.p. for: A defence of ryme. Against a pamphlet entit...

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La dance machabre or Death's duell

Colman, Walter (1645); Cecil, Thomas (fl. 1630)

[1632?]

W.C. = Walter Colman. In verse. The title page is engraved and signed: T. Cecill (Johnson, "Engraved and etched English title-pages", 19). Publication date conjectured by STC. Preliminaries (7...

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