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Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)17
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M.cccc.l.xxvii. die primo Iullii. [1 July 1477]

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The life of that most illustrious prince, Charles V, late Duke of Lorrain and Bar, generalissimo of the imperial armies

La Brune, Jean de

1691

Attributed to Jean de La Brune. Cf. BM. Place of publication from Wing. Advertisements on p. [1]-[2] at end. Sigs P and Q omitted from the register, but no break in text (the gap in signatures o...

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Biblia sacra. Ad optima quaæque veteris, vt vocant, tralationis exemplaria summa diligentia, parisque; fide castigata. Cum indicibus copiosissimis

Estienne, Robert (1503-1559); Salomon, Bernard (1506-1561); Jerome, Saint (419)

1558

Signatures: A⁸, a-z⁸, aa-zz⁸, A-Z⁸, Aa-Gg⁸, Hh⁷. Another edition of that of Lyons, 1554; text based on that of R. Estienne. Contains Jerome's prefaces.

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Thys prymer in Englyshe and in Laten is newly translated after the Laten texte

Catholic Church

[1537?]

A reworking of the Rouen primer published by Le Roux, 1536, supplemented by Epistles and Gospels in English only. Foliation: [pi]⁴, +⁶, A-I⁴, K-T⁴, V⁴, X-Z⁴, AA-II⁴; A-I⁴ K-L⁴; A-I...

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Ruperti Abbatis Monasterii Tuitiensis, e regione Agrippinae Coloniae in Rheni ripa siti... Commentariorum in Apocalypsim Iohannis libri .XII

Rupert of Deutz (1075-1129)

1526

Signatures: aa⁶, a-t⁶, u⁴ (aa6 verso and u4 verso blank). Errata on p. [11] (1st count). Includes index.

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Petrarcha con doi commenti sopra li sonetti et canzone : El primo del ingeniosissimo Misser Francesco Philelpho. L'altro del sapientissimo Misser Antonio da Tempo novamente addito. Ac etiam com lo commento del eximio Misser Nicolo Peranzone, ouero Riccio Marchesiano sopra li Triumphi... [etc.]

Petrarca, Francesco (1304-1374); Filelfo, Francesco (1398-1481); Lapini, Bernardo (fl. 1475); Peranzone, Nicolo; Da Tempo, Antonio (fl. 1329-1338); Petrarca, Francesco (1304-1374)

1522

Imprint from colophon. Signatures: A-P⁸, a⁴, AA-QQ⁸, R¹². Leaves P8 and A1 are blank. Contains Sonetti e canzone and I Trionfi. BLC attributes commentary on Trionfi to Bernardo Lapini.

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Poems on affairs of state : from 1620. to this present year 1707

1716

A reissue of the first edition, 1707, with cancel title-page. Signatures: A⁶, B-Z,⁸ Aa-Gg,⁸ Hh² (R incorrectly signed S). Pages 134, 294 incorrectly numbered 124, 264, respectively. Title...

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The whole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes : three worthy martyrs and principall teachers of this Churche of England

Tyndale, William (1492-1536); Frith, John (1503-1533); Barnes, Robert (1495-1540); Foxe, John (1516-1587); Day, John (1522-1584)

1573

Preface signed: Iohn Foxe. Three title pages within architectural borders; head and tail pieces; initials. General title-page dated 1573, but individual parts dated 1572. Text in double columns wi...

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A discourse concerning a new world & another planet : in 2 bookes

Wilkins, John (1614-1672)

1640

Collective title from engraved title-page. Each book has an individual, printed title-page. That to Book 1 reads: "The first nook. The discovery of a new world. Or, A discourse tending to prove... the...

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Romische Historie vsz Tito liuio gezogen

Livy; Schöferlin, Bernhard; Wittig, Ivo (1507); Schöffer, Johann (1468-1531)

1505

Free adaptation from the Latin begun by Bernhard Schöferlin, continued by Ivo Wittig. Imprint from colophon. Signatures: pi⁶, chi⁶, a⁸, b-o⁶, p⁴, A⁸, B-R⁶ (-R6), Aa⁸, Bb-Dd⁶, Ee...

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Hudibras... Written in the time of the late wars. Corrected and amended, with several additions and annotations

Butler, Samuel (1612-1680)

1709

Each part has separate title-page. Title pages to vols. 2 and 3 read: vol.2: Hudibras. The second part. By the author of the first. Corrected and amended with several additions and annotations; vol....

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Poems on affairs of state : from 1620. to this present year 1707

printed in the year 1707

First edition. Signatures: A⁶, B-Z,⁸ Aa-Gg,⁸ Hh² (R incorrectly signed S). Pages 134, 294 incorrectly numbered 124, 264, respectively. Title within double line border. Paragraph notes.

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