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Essays of Michael, seigneur de Montaigne : In three books. With marginal notes and quotations, and an account of the author's life. With a short character of the author and translator, by a person of honour [signed, Hallifax] Made English by Charles Cotton (v.1)
Montaigne, Michel de (1533-1592); Cotton, Charles (1630-1687); Halifax, George Savile Marquis of (1633-1695)
1700
Wording on title-pages of second and third volumes differs slightly.
Consolation to Mira mourning : A poem. Discovering a certain governor's intreigue [sic] with a lady at his court
Settle, Elkanah (1648-1724); Prior, Matthew (1664-1721)
1710
First edition. Signature: A⁸. Has been attributed both to Settle and Prior.-Cf. Brown, F.C. Elkanah Settle... Chicago, Ill. [c1910] p. 37, 131.
The hind and the panther : A poem, in three parts
Dryden, John (1631-1700)
1687
Signatures: A-S4 T4 [chi]1. Page 137, lines 11-12 read "Or forc'd by fear, or by his Profit led... [etc.]". P.29 wrongly numbered 39, 130-131 numbered 131, 130 and 134-5 numbered 135, 134. Signa...
The history of Lewis the Eleventh : with the most memorable accidents which happened in Europe during the two and twenty yeares of his raigne : enricht with many observations which serve as commentaries, divided into eleven bookes
Matthieu, Pierre (1563-1621); Commynes, Philippe de (1447-1511); Grimeston, Edward
1614
Title vignette. Head-pieces; initials. Side-notes. "Maximes, judgements, and politike observations by Philip de Commines": pp. 205-131 [i.e. 231] at end of book 11. Numerous errors in paging t...
Poems on several occasions
Hamilton, William (1704-1754); Homer; Horace; Smith, Adam (1723-1790)
1749
Anon., by W. Hamilton. With frontispiece. Includes translations of works by Homer and Horace. Second edition. Preface by Adam Smith. Preface on one page; cf. Foxon.
Miscellaneous letters and essays, on several subjects, philosophical, moral, historical, critical, amorous, &c. in prose and verse : directed to John Dryden... and other eminent men of th'age
Gildon, Charles (1665-1724)
1694
Edited and partly written by Charles Gildon who signs the dedication. Page 225-231 misnumbered 125-131; unnumbered errata page at end. Consists largely of discussions of poetry, including (p.64-11...
An historical and geographical description of Formosa, an island subject to the Emperor of Japan : Giving an account of the religion, customs, manners, &c. of the inhabitants. Together with a Relation of what happen'd to the Author in his travels; particularly his Conferences with the Jesuits, and others, in several parts of Europe. Also the history and reasons of his conversion to Christianity, with his Objections against it (in defence of Paganism) and their answers. To which is prefix'd, a preface in vindication of himself from the reflections of a Jesuit lately come from China, with and account of what passed between them
Psalmanazar, George (1679?-1763)
1704
Pp. 328-331 misnumbered 128-131. George Psalmanazar is a pseudonym. The author's real name is unknown. He was in fact French and had never been to Formosa, the entire work being a fraud. Text is c...
A reproof to the Rehearsal transprosed, in a discourse to its authour
Parker, Samuel (1640-1688)
1673
Sig.C2 signed D2. P.231 numbered 131. Reply to: The Rehearsal transprosed, by Andrew Marvell "who had attacked Parker's views as expressed in A discourse of ecclesiastical politie " (OCLC). Small ...
An essay upon the taste and writings of the present times : but with a more particular view to political and dramatick writings. Occasion'd by a late volume of Miscellanies by A. Pope, Esq.; and Dr. Swift. Inscrib'd to the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole
Gentleman of C---st C----h, Oxon
1728
Published anonymously; according to Guerinot, Pope asked Walpole to identify the author for him, but Walpole did not. Verso of t.p. (p. [2]) blank. With: A scheme for raising an hospital for decay...
A collection of poems written upon several occasions by several persons. With many additions, never before in print
1673
Second edition?. Called Kemp's collection and includes the Sir Charles Sedley, Sir George Etheridge, John Sheffield, duke of Buckingham, Aphra Behn etc. Cf. De Sola Pinto, V. The poetical...works of...
The battaile of Agincourt : Fought by Henry the fift of that name, King of England, against the whole power of the French: under the raigne of their Charles the sixt, Anno Dom, 1415; The miseries of Queene Margarite, the infortunate wife, of that most infortunate King Henry the sixt; Nimphidia, the Court of Fayrie; The quest of Cinthia; The shepheards sirena; The moone-calfe; Elegies upon sundry occasions
Drayton, Michael (1563-1631); Matthewes, Augustine; Lee, William; Drayton, Michael (1563-1631); Drayton, Michael (1563-1631); Drayton, Michael (1563-1631); Drayton, Michael (1563-1631); Drayton, Michael (1563-1631); Drayton, Michael (1563-1631)
1627
Signatures: A⁴(A2+a)² B⁶ C-2E⁴. Printer's name from STC. Final leaf is blank. In verse. At least three booksellers with the name William Lee (or "Ley") were active at this time in Londo...
The poetical histories : being a compleat collection of all the stories necessary for a perfect understanding of the Greek and Latine poets, and other ancient authors
Gautruche, Pierre (1602-1681); D'Assigny, Marius (1643-1717)
1674
There is no signature I but nothing appears to be wanting from the text. Book 1 ends on H8 recto, p. 111; H8 verso is blank; K1 recto and verso, carrying the Preface to Book 2, are unnumbered pages, a...