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Spanish letters : historical, satyrical, and moral
Guevara, Antonio de Bp (1545); L'Estrange, Sir Roger (1616-1704); Savage, John (1673-1747)
1697
Sig.E3 signed E5; p.165 numbered 195.
Love and honour : A dramatick poem: taken from Virgil : In seven cantoes
Delamayne, Thomas Hallie (fl. 1718-1773); Virgil
1742
Parts of the Latin text are given as footnotes. Half-title leaf, A2 and N3 are cancels. Translated and adapted by T.H. Delamayne. Loosely based on Virgil's 'Æneid'.
Memoirs of the life of Count de Grammont : containing, in particular, the amorous intrigues of the court of England in the reign of King Charles II
Hamilton, Anthony Count (1646-1720); Boyer, Abel (1667-1729); Walpole, Horatio Walpole baron (1678-1757)
1714
A translation by Abel Boyer of: Mémoires de la vie du comte de Grammont / Count Anthony Hamilton. Cf. Cioranescu, A. 18. s., 33459. "Sometimes erroneously called Horace Walpole's [translation]"--Pa...
Parrhasiana: or, Thoughts upon several subjects; as, criticism, history, morality, and politics. By Monsieur Le Clerk, under the feigned name of Theodorus Parrhasi. Done into English by ****
Le Clerc, Jean (1657-1736)
1700
P.195 misnumbered 159. Chapter 10 is "Of Mr. Le Clerc's works", and concludes the book. Pages 281-288 repeated in pagination.
Astræa redux. : A poem on the happy restoration & return of His sacred Majesty Charles the Second
Dryden, John (1631-1700)
1660
Macdonald 5aii; the "F2" state of the inner form of sheet C, which differs from "F1" in lines 151, 166, 195, 208 and 210. The re-setting of line 151 shows that "F2" is the corrected state of the first...
A discourse of auxiliary beauty, or artificiall hansomenesse, in point of conscience between two ladies
Gauden, John Bishop of Worcester (1605-1662); Taylor, Jeremy (1613-1667); Walker, Obadiah (1616-1699)
1656
Generally ascribed to John Gauden; attributed also to Jeremy Taylor and to Obadiah Walker. Cf. Brit. Mus. Cat.; Halkett and Laing; Lowndes. Side notes. Running title: A discourse of artificiall ha...
Miscellanea sacra: or, Poems on divine & moral subjects
Tate, Nahum (1652-1715)
MCDXCVI [sic, i.e.1696]
This was to be an annual miscellany but no more were published. Signatures: A-K8. Case collates A-L, sig.L consisting of a bastard title, verso blank; text, pp.1-12; 2pp. blank. The Wrenn Library co...
Prince Arthur : An heroick poem. In ten books
Blackmore, Sir Richard (1729)
1695
Errors in paging: p. 138, 143, 187-190 numbered 130, 135, 195-198, respectively. First edition. 2d edition, the same year, has index (4 p.). Title within double line border.
The mulberry-garden : a comedy; as it is acted by His Majesty's servants at the Theatre-Royal
Sedley, Sir Charles (1639?-1701); Molière (1622-1673)
1668
Signatures: A[195}; B-K⁴; L² (A1 blank). Based in part on: L'école des maris / Molière. A variant of the first edition having the "T" and final "S" of the word "SERVANTS" on the title-page co...
A discourse of women, shewing their imperfections alphabetically. Newly translated out of the French into English
Olivier, Jacques
1662
Errors in pagination: 84 (for 48), 182 (194), 179 (195), 178 (198), 191 (199), 190 (202), 187 (203). Signatures: two unsigned leaves, B-N8, O6. The title leaf and epistle dedicatory are probably O8 ...
Homer's Odysses. Translated according to ye Greeke. By Geo. Chapman
Homer; Chapman, George (1559?-1634)
The first 12 books (A-Q in 6's, R in 8), printed by Field, were issued separately in [1614?]: and are here re-issued; books 13-24 (S-Hh in 6's, Ii in 8), printed by Jaggard, are here first issued. P...
The whole works of Homer, prince of poetts, in his Iliads and Odysses
Homer; Chapman, George (1559?-1634)
[1616?]
Issue without portrait of Chapman on verso of first title. (Bookseller lists another issue, apparently, of this second edition, with the portrait.). [2nd edition]. Distinguished from the first editi...