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A discussion of interesting books from my current stock at www.jamesgraybookseller.com

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Some Illustrated English books 1600 to 1673 History ,Travel, Church History,Exorcism/witch trials, American philosophy.

(•) #1. History , A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence. 736J.   Verstegan, Richard. (1550-1640) Concerning the most noble, and renowned English Nation. By the study, and travell of R.V. Dedicated unto the Kings most excellent Majestie. London: by Iohn Bill, Printer to the Kings most... Continue Reading →

Three English books 1600-1673 Travel, Witchcraft/Exorcism and A philosophical treatise writ in America. 

(•) #1. Travel 631J Sandys, George, 1578-1644.,  Sandys travels : containing an history of the original and present state of the Turkish Empire, their laws, government, policy, military force, courts of justice, and commerce, the Mahometan religion and ceremonies, a description... Continue Reading →

Politeuphuia, Wits Common-wealth. (another copy!)

345G Over the last twenty years I have been lucky enough to have had and sold  all of the "Wit's series" : Wits commonwealth, Published first in 1597, as the first in a series of which Mere’s "Palladis tamia"( I had... Continue Reading →

Politeuphuia, Wits Common-wealth. (another copy!)

345G Over the last twenty years I have been lucky enough to have had and sold  all of the "Wit's series" : Wits commonwealth, Published first in 1597, as the first in a series of which Mere’s "Palladis tamia"( I had... Continue Reading →

The LIVES of the most famous English Poets, from William the Conquer to present times (1687)

Much More fun than Norton's Anthology or even The Oxford companion, Winstanley, gives us snips of biography , literate criticism and examples of long  'lost' poems. This book is the first , I know of, attempting to create a literary... Continue Reading →

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