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Summa de casibus per fratrem Astexanum de Ordine Fratrum Minorum compilata ad honorem Dei immortalis et diligentem exhortationem domini Johannis Gaietani diaconi cardinalis Sancti Theodori

Astesano; Bellatus, Bartholomaeus; Lisboa, Gomes de (1513); Koberger, Anton (1440-1513); Grey, Charles Hervey (1875-1955); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930); Crawshaw, Edward

M.cccc.lxxxij.die.xj.mensis May [11 May 1482]

Signatures: [a⁸ b-d⁶ e-g⁸ h-m⁶ n-p⁸ q-x⁶ y-z⁸ A⁸ B-F⁶ G⁸ H-I⁶ K-L⁸ M-S⁶ T⁸ V⁸ Y-Z⁶ 2a-2c⁶]. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on leaf [323v] reads: Summe confessionis...

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Religio medici

Browne, Sir Thomas (1605-1682); Greenhill, William Alexander (1814-1894)

1883

"Facsimile of the first edition published in 1642."

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Moral essayes : contain'd in several treatises on many important duties (v.1-2)

Nicole, Pierre (1625-1695); Person of quality; Nicole, Pierre (1625-1695)

1696

Volumes 1, 3, "third edition, with amendments"; v. 2, "second edition". Nicole is credited with authorship even though t.p. has plural author statement. Title within double line border. Title of...

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Biblia aurea cu[m] suis historijs necnon exemplis Veteris atq[ue] Noui testamenti

Bindus Guerri Senensis (1390); Bindo of Siena; Grüninger, Johann; Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Dominice natiuitatis anno.Mccccixvj. Octauo deniq[ue] Idibus Decembrium. [6 December 1496]

Signatures: a-b⁶ c-d⁴ e-f⁶ g-k⁴ l-o⁶ p⁴ q-r⁶ s⁴ t-v⁶ x-y⁴ z⁸ [et]⁸. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on [et]6v reads: Peracta est Biblia aurea veteris ac noui testamenti magna...

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The art of knowing ones self: or, A diligent search after the springs of morality. The first part

Abbadie, Jacques (1654-1727); Hanbury, P

1696

Pierre Boher is a pseudonym of Jacques Abbadie. With a half-title. Part 2 has separate title page, pagination, and register, with "printed by E.J... 1695" in imprint. Identified as Wing B3444 on...

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The works of the learned and pious author of The whole duty of man

Allestree, Richard (1619-1681)

Anno Domini MDC.LXXXXV

The whole duty of man..., The causes of the decay of Christian piety, The gentleman's calling and The second part of the works ... all have their own t.p.s. Contents: Contents: [Pt. 1]. The whole du...

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The works of the learned Sr Thomas Brown : Containing I. Enquiries into vulgar and common errors. II. Religio Medici: with annotations and observations upon it. III. Hydriotaphia; or, Urn-Burial: together with The Garden of Cyrus. IV. Certain miscellany tracts. With alphabetical tables

Browne, Sir Thomas (1605-1682); Digby, Sir Kenelm (1603-1665)

1686

First collected edition; each part has special title-page and separate pagination: Pseudodoxia, Seventh edition, 1686; Religio medici, Eight edition, 1685; Hydriotaphia, 1686; Certain miscellany tract...

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The Jesuits morals

Perrault, Nicolas (1611-1661); Tonge, Ezerel (1621-1680)

1670

Advertisements: p.[1]-[4] at end. Attributed by Wing and NUC pre-1956 imprints to Nicholas Perrault.

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The Jesuits morals: or, The principal errors which the Jesuits have introduced into Christian morality : Faithfully extracted out of their own books, which are printed by the permission and approbation of the superiours of their Society. Englished by Ezerel Tonge, D.D. Who first discovered this horrid popish plot to His Majesty, and who was (if it took effect) to have been killed for publishing this book

Perrault, Nicolas (1611-1661); Tonge, Ezerel (1621-1680)

MDCLXXIX. [1679]

A translation, by Ezerel Tonge, of Perrault, Nicholas. Morale des jʹesuites. Preliminary leaves partly interleaved. Text and register are continuous despite pagination. Gathered in 4's. Jesui...

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Nine cases of conscience occasionally determined

Sanderson, Robert (1587-1663)

1678

The additional engraved title-page is printed from the plate dated 1673 prepared for the edition of his 'Eight cases of conscience', 1674, with 'Eight' re-engraved as 'Nine'. Pp.80, 91, misnumbered ...

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Nine cases of conscience occasionally determined

Sanderson, Robert (1587-1663)

1678

The additional engraved title-page is printed from the plate dated 1673 prepared for the edition of his 'Eight cases of conscience', 1674, with 'Eight' re-engraved as 'Nine'. Pp.80, 91, misnumbered ...

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An aunt's advice to a niece : in a letter to Miss **** ******* : Also some account of a correspondence with the late Rev. Dr. Dodd

Fletcher, Mary (1739-1815); Dodd, William (1729-1777)

1780

Later eds. have title: An aunt's advice to a niece : in a letter to Miss Mary Gaussen.

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