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August 2025

The Church History of Britain 1655

 895D. Fuler, Thomas (1608-1661) The Church History of Britain; From the Birth of Jesus Christ, Untill the Year M. DC. XLVIII. Endevoured by Thomas Fuller. London: for John Williams, 1655.                           Price $2,200 Folio 32 x 21.7 cm. Signatures: a4, A-Y4, Aa-Nn4, Oo2,... Continue Reading →

The Works of Sir William Davenant 1673

655G Davenant, William. 1606-1668 The Works of Sir William Davenant Kt, Consisting of those which were formerly Printed, and those which he design'd for the Press: Now Published out of the Authors Originall Copies.  London: Henry Herringman, 1673 Price $2,500... Continue Reading →

The Works of William Drummond 1711

873J  William Drummond 1585-1649 The works of William Drummond, of Hawthornden. Consisting of those which were formerly printed, and those which were design’d for the press. Now published from the author’s original copies. Edinburgh : printed by James Watson, in... Continue Reading →

Godfrey Of Boulogne 1624

650J Tasso, Torquato, (1544–1595) Tr. Edward Fairfax (c. 1580–1635) Owner Susanna Knollys  Godfrey Of Boulogne: Or The Recovery Of Jerusalem. Done into English heroicall verse, by Edward Fairefax Gent.And now the second time imprinted, and dedicated to His Highnesse: together with the... Continue Reading →

The Works Of the Learned Sr Thomas Brown 1686

556J  Browne  Thomas 1605-1682 The Works Of the Learned Sr Thomas Brown, Kt. Doctor of Physick, late of Norwich. Containing I. Enquiries into Vulgar and Common Errors. II. Religio Medici: With Annotations and Observations upon it. III. Hydriotaphia; or, Urn-Burial: Together with... Continue Reading →

Francis Bacon. Resvscitatio 1671.

689J Bacon, Francis 1561-1626 Resvscitatio Or, bringing into Pvblick Light Several Pieces Of The Works Civil, Historical, Philosophical, and Theological, Hitherto Sleeping Of the Right Honourable Francis Bacon Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban. In Two Parts. The Third Edition,... Continue Reading →

Pépin On the Destruction of Nineveh.

442J Guillaume Pépin   1467?-1533 Sermones quadraginta | de destructione Ninive, hoc est |o[mn] is generis vitioru[m], authore fra|tre Guillermo Pepin, sacre theo |logie professore optime merito. Parisiis apud Joannem Parvum, sub lilio aureo in via ad divum JacobumParisiis apud Claudium Chevallon sub Sole aureo, in via ad Divum... Continue Reading →

Caro’s Virgil in Italian 1581

742J. Virgil. born October 15, 70 BCE, Tranced by Annibal Caro 1507-1566. L'Eneide di Virgilio, del commendatore Annibal Caro. Col Privilegio di N.S. & della Ser.ma Sig.ria di Venetia. Venetia : Bernardo. Giunti & fratelli, M.D. LXXXI.1581 Price  $2,500 Quarto  20... Continue Reading →

     An essay upon the art of love

393G   Silvester,         Jenks,   1656?-1714.             An essay upon the art of love, containing An Exact Anatomy of Love and all the other Passions which attend it.           [London?] : [s.n.], Printed MDCCII. [1702]   Price $1,100 Duodecimo 5 X 2 3/4 inches  Signatures: A-M12,N6   First edition                 This is a... Continue Reading →

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