The Library of the late John Collins

Single leaf from a French Bible on vellum, written in Latin in black ink in a regular gothic book hand, double column, 53 lines, headline and chap...

Attack on Jews and Judaism.- Pharetra fidei Catholice sive Ydonae disputatio inter Christianos et Judeos, collation: a-b6 12ff., complete with fin...

Astronomy.- Ricci (Agostino) De motu octavae sphaerae... [edited by Oronce Fine], a-e8 only (ff.1-40, lacking ff.41-52), ff.33 & 34 misnumbered, w...

Suetonius Tranquillus (Caius) XII. Caesares, edited by Erasmus, title with woodcut device, woodcut initials, with final blank, later red morocco, ...

Rufus Festus (Sextus) Libro della historia de Romani, [translated by [by Lodovico Domenichi], 2 parts in 1, mostly italic letter, woodcut printer'...

Cheke (Sir John) Pronuntiatione graecae potissimum linguae disputationes..., title with woodcut printer's device, a7 & 8 blanks, woodcut initials,...

Cattani da Diecetto (Francesco) La Vita dell'Immaculata et Gloriosissima Sempre Vergine Santa Maria..., title with woodcut device, woodcut initial...

Miscellany.- Tellers' Bills, 5 manuscripts on strips of vellum, signed by one of the Tellers, small tears with slight loss in left margins, folds,...

Caesar (Caius Julius) De bello Gallico commentarii VII, 2 parts in 1,  title with woodcut printer's device, 8pp. woodcuts at start (first leaf wit...

Cano (Melchior) Locorum theologicorum libri duodecim, title with woodcut border (shaved at fore-edge), wormhole to lower edge affecting margin of ...

Hotman (François) De re numaria populi romani, title with woodcut printer's device and printed slip pasted over final line of title, woodcut initi...

Surveying.- Blagrave (John) Baculum Familliare, Catholicon sive Generale. A Booke of the making and use of a Staffe, newly invented by the Author,...

Binding.- 16th century Italian empty binding, text removed, calf boards elaborately tooled in gilt with strapwork and the arms of the Barberini fa...

Dissertations.- Theses ex universa philosophia..., 2 parts in 1, titles to both parts with decorative typographic borders, woodcut head-pieces and...

Lambarde (William) A Perambulation of Kent: Conteining the Description, Hystorie, and Customes of that Shyre, second edition, black letter, title ...

Surveying.- Digges (Leonard) A Booke named Tectonicon, brieflie shewing the exact measuring, and speedie reckoning all manner of Land, Squares, Ti...

Elzevier.- Aelianus (Claudius) & others. Tactica, sive de instruendis aciebus, Greek & Latin text, double-column, title in red & black with woodcu...

Medicine.- Varanda (Jean de) Tractatus therapeuticus primus: De morbis ventriculi, title with woodcut vignette, woodcut initials, some spotting, o...

White (Francis) A Replie to Jesuit Fishers answere to certain questions propounded by his most gratious Ma:tie King James, 2 parts in 1, first edi...

Douai printing.- [Lechmere (Edmund)] A Disputation of the Church, Wherein the old Religion is maintained, first edition, title with woodcut printe...

Schoolbooks.- Stockwood (John) Disputatiuncularum grammaticalium libellus..., fifth edition, lacking 2 preliminary leaves, tear to another with sl...

Bouchet (Guillaume) Serees..., 3 vol. in 1, titles with woodcut device (vol.2 & 3 different to vol.1), title of vol.1 soiled, contemporary calf, g...

Rohan (Henri, Duc de) A Treatise of the Interest of the Princes and States of Christendome, translated by Henry Hunt, 2 parts in 1, first English ...

Genealogy.- Bird (William) The Magazine of Honour, edited by Sir John Doderidge, lacks A1 & 4 and O4 (blanks) as usual, erratic pagination but wit...

Science & Mathematics.- Allacci (Leone) De mensura temporum antiquorum, & praecipue Graecorum exercitatio, title with woodcut device, woodcut init...

Heinsius (Daniel) Crepundia siliana, first edition, title with border of printer's ornaments, woodcut initials, with 4pp. publisher's preface boun...

Religious.- [Manuscript Sermons] & Sternhold & Hopkins, The Whole Book of Psalmes, 1641, manuscript, c. 200pp., inscribed in text "Barnabas Atkins...

Bible, French. Novum Iesu Christi Testamentum, vulgatae editionis, 2 vol., engraved frontispiece, title with engraved royal arms, half-title only ...

Law.- Loisel (Antoine) Divers Opuscules..., a few spots, marginal worming, Paris, Guillemot & Guignard, 1652 § Ferriere (C.-J. de) Histoire du Dro...

Auctions.- Matthaeus (Anton) De auctionibus libri duo..., first edition, title in red & black with woodcut device, old ink signature to head of ti...

Almanacks.- Wharton (George) Hemeroscopeion anni aerae Christianae 1653, title and some other leaves printed in red & black, illustrations, diagra...

Mathematics.- Collins (John) The Sector on a Quadrant, 3 parts in 1, first edition, first issue, 3 engraved plates only (of 4, lacking single-page...

Mathematics.- Collins (John) The Sector on a Quadrant, 3 parts in 1, first edition, second issue with cancel title dated 1659, 4 engraved plates, ...

Bindings.- Bible, English. The Holy Bible, engraved architectural title, [Herbert 670], Henry Hills, 1660 bound with The Whole booke of Psalmes, t...

[Codrington (Robert)] His Majesties Propriety, and Dominion on the British Seas asserted. Together with a true account of the Netherlanders insupp...

Pollard (Graham).- Spelman (Sir Henry) De non temerandis Ecclesiis, Churches not to be violated, fourth edition, longitudinal half-title, bookplat...

Bindings.- Sparrow (Anthony) A Rationale upon the Book of Common-Prayer..., 2 parts in 1, 3 engraved portraits, 2 pictorial titles & frontispiece,...

Nemesios, Bishop of Emesa. De natura hominis, Greek & Latin text, contemporary calf, endpapers from an old Bible, [Wellcome IV. 220; Wing N419], O...

F[lavel] (J[ohn]) A Token for Mourners, first edition, longitudinal half-title, light water-staining, contemporary manuscript note to front free e...

Catholics.- [Cooke (Alexander)] A Present for a Papist: or The Life and Death of Pope Joan, lacking engraved frontispiece but with final blank, ti...

Bindings.- [Allestree (Richard)] The Art of Contentment, third edition, engraved frontispiece and title-vignette of Sheldonian Theatre, light soil...

Wilmot (John, 2nd Earl of Rochester).- Book of Common Prayer (The), engraved portrait of Charles II, with the insertion of 41 engraved plates, por...

[French (Nicholas, Catholic Bishop of Ferns)], "S.E.". The Unkinde Desertor of Loyall Men and True Frinds, first edition, lacking title (supplied ...

[Hobbes (Thomas)] De mirabilibus Pecci: being the Wonders of the Peak, in Darby-shire, commonly called the Devil's Arse of Peak, first edition, is...

Commonplace Book.- Trimnell (Egidius, buried in Worcester Cathedral, d. 1693) A Miscellany of things for my private use & Readeng also A Journal o...

[Cary (Henry, Viscount Falkland) The History of the most unfortunate Prince King Edward II, ?first edition, engraved frontispiece, 3pp. advertisem...

Bindings.- Barrow (Isaac) A Brief Exposition of the Lord's Prayer and the Decalogue, first edition, lacking portrait, contemporary black morocco t...

Arrianus. Ars tactica..., Greek & Latin text, 2 folding engraved maps and folding table, Amsterdam, Jansson-Waesberghe, 1683 § Hyginus & Polybius....

Zosimus. The New History of Count Zosimus, sometime Advocate of the Treasury of the Roman Empire, title slightly soiled and creased at edges, cont...

Law.- Fitzherbert (Sir Anthony) The New Natura Brevium..., Thomas Hearne's copy with his fine ink ownership inscription dated 1707 to front free e...

Byzantine architecture.- Wheler (George) An Account of the Churches, or Places of Assembly, of the Primitive Christians; from the churches of Tyre...

House of Commons. An Exact Collection of the Debates...held at Westminster, October 21. 1680, a little browned, contemporary speckled calf, spine ...

Pepys (Samuel) Memoires Relating to the State of the Royal Navy of England..., first edition, issue with Griffin-Keble imprint, engraved portrait ...

[Le Febvre (J.)] Anciens Memoires du Quatorziême Siecle...de la Vie du Fameux Bertrand du Guesclin..., bookplate of John Hunter, Douay, B.Bellere,...

[Arnauld (Antoine) & Pierre Nicole]. Logic; Or, the Art of Thinking, second edition, corrected & amended, browned, title mounted on stub, contempo...

Theocritus. Quae extant cum graecis scholiis, engraved frontispiece and title-vignette, contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt with red morocco la...

Denham (Sir John) Poems and Translations with the Sophy, fourth edition, contemporary panelled calf, T.W. for H.Herringman, 1703 § Waller (Edmond)...

Bindings.- Book of Common Prayer (The), Charles Bill..., 1704 bound with Holy Bible (The), 2 parts in 1, engraved architectural title, Charles Bil...

Sporting.- Game Law (The): Or, a Collection of the Laws and Statutes made for the Preservation of the Game of this Kingdom, 2 parts in 1, first pa...

Deseine (François) Rome Moderne, vol.2-6 only (of 6), engraved plates, some folding, contemporary calf over paste-paper boards, uncut, vol.1 worme...