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The rehearsal transpros'd : or, Animadversions upon a late book, intituled, A preface shewing what grounds there are of fears and jealousies of popery
Marvell, Andrew (1621-1678)
1672
Anonymous. By Andrew Marvell. Cf. Brit. Mus. cat. Pages 190 and 191 wrongly numbered 191 and 192. "Deals... with all three of [Bishop] Parker's books: the Ecclesiastic politie, the Bramhall prefac...
The English princess, or, The death of Richard III : a tragedy
Caryll, John (1625-1711)
1667
First edition?. Written by John Caryll; cf. Nicoll, A. A hist. of Eng. drama, 1660-1900, 1961: v. 1, p. 395. "Licensed May 22, 1667, Roger L'Estrange." Includes an untitled song without music.
A muse in livery: or, The footman's miscellany
Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764)
1732
With a list of subscribers. Pp.135-151 consist of 'A sketch of the miseries of poverty', a prose essay with its own titlepage. Dedication signed: R. Dodsley. Verse. Indexed in: ESTC
The life and adventures of Buscon the witty Spaniard : put into English by a person of honour : to which is added The provident knight
Quevedo, Francisco de (1580-1645); J. D
1670
Dedication (on A2) signed: J. D. [i.e. John Dodington?]. "The provident knight, or, Sir Parsimonious Thrift" (p.[223]-247) has special title page.
The Oxford oyster women. A poem. To which is prefix'd, A hymn to the Moon
[1733]
A reissue of the sheets of 'Sedition. A poem' (printed on p.1-10), published earlier in the year, with a new titlepage. In this copy p.1-10 are bound after p. 11-21. Caption title, p.14: The oyster ...
Poems and fancies
Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish Duchess of (1624?-1674)
1653
First edition. Pp.193-216 misnumbered 191-214.
Enchiridium epigrammatum latino-anglicum : An epitome of essais, Englished out of Latin, without elucidat explications : containing six classes or centuries of 1. Theologicals, 2. Historicals, 3. Heterogeneals, 4. Bryto-Anglicals, 5. Miscellaneals, 6. Mutuatitials, beside a fardel of 76 fragments
Vilvain, Robert (1575?-1663)
1654
Foliation slightly irregular: number 18 repeated, f.[45] numbered 36, f.[96] numbered 99, ff.[89-212] numbered 68-191. First edition. Leaves printed both sides.
The passion of Dido for Æneas : as it is incomparably exprest in the fourth book of Virgil
Virgil; Waller, Edmund (1606-1687); Godolphin, Sidney (1610-1643)
1658
List of books printed for Humphrey Moseley (20pp.) at the end. Wise "Ashley Library", VII, 191, lists a "Second issue" with a new title-page carrying the imprint of Peter Parker, dated 1679. Witho...
The art of conversation : In three parts... Interspers'd with many foreign proverbs, and pleasant stories
Guazzo, Stefano (1530-1593)
1738
Divided into sections by press-numbers (?) II-XII at foot.
The innocent epicure, or, The art of angling : a poem
J. S (fl. 1697); Tate, Nahum (1652-1715)
1697
Preface signed: N. Tate. Published later, 1741, with title: Angling. Sig. A8, preceding p. 1, bears Playford's booklist and Brown's fishing tackle advertisement. A paraphrase of Horace's Epistle...