A fourth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library

Gardiner (Stephen, Bishop of Winchester) A Declaration of suche True Articles as George Joye hath gone about to confute as False, black letter, ti...

Vergilius (Polydorus) An Abrigmen[n]t of the notable works of Polidore..., first edition in English, translated by Thomas Langley, woodcut initial...

Latimer (Hugh) The Fyrste Sermon of Mayster Hughe Latimer, woodcut arms of the Duchess of Suffolk to title verso, Jhon Daye, 1549 bound with The S...

Hall (Edward) The Union of the two noble and illustre famelies of Lancaster & Yorke, beying long in continuall discension for the croune of this n...

Pharmacy & Medicine.- Ruscelli (Girolamo) The Secretes of the Reverende Mayster Alexis of Piemount. Conteinyng many excellent Remedies agaynst dyv...

Jewel (John) A Replie unto M. Hardinges Answeare: By perusinge whereof the discrete, and diligent Reader may easily see, the weake, and unstable g...

Law.- Fortescue (Sir John) A learned commendation of the politique lawes of Englande, first edition in English, partially printed in black letter,...

Calvin (John) Sermons of Master Iohn Calvin, upon the Booke of Iob, ?first edition in English, translated by Arthur Golding, title within woodcut ...

Bees.- Heresbach (Conrad) Foure Bookes of Husbandry, largely printed in black letter, woodcut decorations on title and with full-page woodcut arms...

Cranmer (Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury) An Aunswere . . . unto a craftie and Sophisticall cavillation, devised by Stephen Gardiner... agaynst t...

Recusant Printing.- Estella (Diego de) The Contempte of the World, and the vanite thereof, title with large woodcut Jesuit device, woodcut of the ...

Shakespeare source book.- Fraunce (Abraham) The Lawiers Logike, exemplifying the praecepts of Logike by the practise of the common Lawe, first edi...

Popish Plot.- [D. (G.)] A Briefe Discoverie of Doctor Allens seditious drifts, contrived in a Pamphlet written by him, Concerning the Yeelding up ...

Tracts.- Wright (Leonard) The Hunting of Antichrist. With a caveat to the contentious, first edition, woodcut device on title, largely printed in ...

Swinburne (Henry) A Briefe Treatise of Testaments and Last Willes, title with woodcut device, small loss at gutter not affecting text, woodcut ini...

Fletcher (Giles) Of the Russe Common Wealth, first edition, title within typographic border, woodcut initials and decorations, lacks initial leaf ...

Catan (Christoforo) The Geomancie...wherin is annexed the wheele of Pythagoras, translated from the French by Francis Sparry, largely printed in b...

England.- Stow (John) The Annales of England, woodcut title, black letter, engraved initials, b1-c4 misbound at end, trimmed affecting headlines a...

Astrology.- Dariot (Claude) A Briefe and most easie Introduction to the Astrologicall Judgement of the Starres, translated by F[abian].W[ithers], ...

Hayward (Sir John) The First Part of the Life and raigne of King Henrie the IIII. Extending to the end of the first yeare of his raigne, first edi...

Italy.- Guicciardini (Francesco) The Historie of Guicciardin: Containing the Warres of Italie and other Partes, translated by Geffray Fenton, sec...

M[eteren] (E[mmanuel Van]) A True Discourse Historicall, of the Succeeding Governours in the Netherlands, and the Civill warres there begun in the...

Kempis (Thomas à) Of the Imitation of Christ, translated by Thomas Rogers, A1 with small woodcut device to recto and woodcut portrait to verso (re...

***Please note, the description to this lot has changed.***Ovidius Naso (Publius) The XV Bookes...Entitled, Metamorphosis, translated by Arthur Go...

Bacon (Sir Francis) The Twoo Bookes...Of the proficience and advancement of Learning, divine and humane, first edition, lacks blank leaf 3H2 and f...

Bodin (Jean) The Six Bookes of a Commonwealth, first English edition, title within woodcut border, with initial and final blanks, 3X6 with loss to...

Estienne (Henri) A World of Wonders: or, an Introduction to a Treatise Touching the Conformitie of Ancient and Moderne Wonders, 2 parts in 1 vol.,...

Marcellinus (Ammianus) The Roman Historie..., translated by Philemon Holland, first edition in English, woodcut device on title, woodcut initials ...

Edmondes (Sir Clement) Observations upon Caesars Com[m]entaries, woodcut portrait frontispiece, engraved title and 7 double-page or folding plates...

Heraldry.- Bolton (Edmund) The Elements of Armories, first edition, woodcut illustration to title and numerous woodcuts to text, most armorial, on...

Carleton (George) Jurisdiction Regall, Episcopal, Papall, first edition, title with woodcut ornaments, woodcut initials and headpieces, with final...

Dod (John) A Plaine and Familiar Exposition of the Ten Commandments, title with woodcut device, woodcut initials and headpieces, title margins rep...

Medicine.- Pomarius (Petrus) Enchiridion Medicum: containing an Epitome of the Whole Course of Physicke, 2 parts in 1, 'the second impression', so...

Fougasses (Thomas de) The Generall Historie of the Magnificent State of Venice, translated by W. Shute, first English edition, title with woodcut ...

Bible, English. The Bible that is The holy Scriptures, 2 parts in 1, engraved general title, full-page woodcut of the Garden of Eden to verso of A...

MIlitary.- Dallington (Sir Robert) Aphorismes ciuill and militarie: amplified with authorities, and exemplified with historie, out of the first qu...

Drayton (Michael) Poems...Newly Corrected by the Author, leaf 2I8 bound after A4 (as often), with final blank, title with woodcut printer's device...

World.- Purchas (Samuel) Purchas his Pilgrimage. Or Relations of the World and the Religions observed in all ages ... containing a Theological and...

Shakespeare (William).- Williams (Sir Roger) The Actions of The Lowe Countries, first edition, initial leaf (blank except for fleuron device as si...

Higgins (John) and others. The Falles of Unfortunate Princes...whereunto is added the Famous Life and Death of Queene Elizabeth, woodcut portraits...

Howard (Henry, Earl of Northampton) A Defensative against the poyson of supposed Prophecies, title within elaborate woodcut border, additional eig...

[Scribonius (W.A.)] Natural Philosophy: or A Description of the World, namely, Of Angels, of Man, of the Heavens, of the Ayre, of the Earth, of th...

Imprisoned in the Bastille.- Fancan (Francois Dorval-Langlois, Sieur de) The Favourites Chronicle, first edition in English, typographic device on...

[Burton (Robert)] "Democritus Junior". The Anatomy of Melancholy, first edition, title soiled, lacks errata leaf at end, trimmed close at head wit...

Bacon (Sir Francis) The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, first edition, first issue with errata uncorrected, engraved portrait fr...

Spanish domination.- [Scott (Thomas)] Newes from Pernassus. The Politicall Touchstone, Taken from Mount Pernassus: wheron the Governments of the g...

Brooke (Ralph) A Catalogue and succession of the Kings, Princes, Dukes, Marquesses, Earles, and Viscounts of this Realme of England since the Norm...

Military.- Markham (Francis) Five Decades of Epistles of Warre, first edition, woodcut initials and decorations, lacking initial blank, small burn...

Refuge (Eustache de) A Treatise of the Court, 2 parts in 1, first edition in English, lacks additional engraved title and errata leaf and blank at...

Priestly misdemeanors.- [G. (T.)] The Friers Chronicle: or, the True Legend of Priests and Monkes Lives, first edition, woodcut device on title, w...

Heraldry.- Favyn (Andre) The Theater of Honour and Knight-hood. Or A Compendious Chronicle and Historie of the whole Christian World..., first edi...

Chapman (George) The Crowne of all Homer's Workes Batrachomyomachia or the Battaile of the Frogs and Mise, engraved title, ornate woodcut head-, t...

Barclay (John) Barclay His Argenis: Or, the Loves of Poliarchus and Argenis, first edition in English, translated by Kingesmill Long, with initial...

Navigation.- Speidell (John) A Breefe Treatise of Sphaericall Triangles, first edition, part 1 only (of 2), A4 blank except for diagram to verso, ...

Inspired Milton.- Fletcher (Phineas) Locustae, vel Pietas Jesuitica, 2 parts in 1, first edition, first part in Latin, second part in English, lac...

Bacon (Sir Francis) Sylva Sylvarum: or A Naturall Historie, edited by William Rawley, 2 parts in 1, first edition, second issue (with printed tit...

World.- [Raleigh (Sir Walter)] [The History of the World], lacking engraved title, supplied in facsimile, trimmed and mounted to early blank, lett...

Medicine.- Bonham (Thomas) The Chyrurgians Closet: or, An Antidotarie Chyrurgicall, first edition, errata leaf at end, some ink annotations and ma...

Doddridge (Sir John) The History of the Ancient and Moderne Estate of The Principality of Wales, Dutchy of Cornewall, and Earldome of Chester, fir...

Cornwallis (Sir William) Essayes... Newlie Corrected, engraved pictorial title, small rust-hole to N2 affecting 1 or 2 letters of text, lacking in...