Sales catalogue 594: Maggs Bros

Date:
1934
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/135
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 594: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Hat (Joseph, Bishop of Exeter)—continued. [945] ———— Tue Remepy or DisconrTENrT: or, a Treatise of Contentation in what- soever Condition: Fit for these sad and troubled Times. Engraved portrait by T. Cross. | First Epirion. 12mo. Original calf. London, ]. G. for Nath. Brooks, 1652. 18s Natural defect in one leaf affecting several words. [946] HALL (Thomas). Funesria Froraz, THE DowNFALt oF May-Games: where- in set set forth the rudeness, prophaneness, stealing, drinking, fighting, dancing, whoring, mis-rule, mis-spence of precious time, contempt of God, and godly Magis- trates, Ministers and People, which oppose the Rascality and rout, in this their open prophanenesse, and Heathenish Customs. The Third Edition, Corrected. Small 4to. Fine copy on sprinkled calf. London, Henry Mortlock, 1661. £5 58 Prefixed are two poems, “An unknown Friend to the known, and knowing Author, upon his judicial proceedings against the May-pole,” and ‘To the ingenious Author upon his Judicial Proceedings against Dame Flora.” The last seven pages are also in verse. [947] [HAMILTON (James, first Duke of).] Dicrrus Der: or, God’s Justice upon Treachery and Treason; Exemplifyed in the Life and Death of the late James Duke of Hamilton. Being an Exact Relation of his Traiterous practises since the Year 1630. Together with a true and full Discovery of the mysterie of his last Engagement for the destruction of the King, and His Royall Posterity. Whereto is added an Eprrapu. Small 4to. Old half calf. London, 1649. £1 10s The Epitaph in verse occupies the last two pages. [948] HAMMOND (Walter). A Parapox. Prooving, that the Inhabitants of the Isle called Madagascar, or St. Laurence, (In Temporall things) are the happiest People in the World. Whereunto is prefixed a briefe and true Description of that Island, etc. First Eprrion. Small gto. Calf. London, Nathaniell Butter, 1640. 43 «158 The copy in the Huth Sale sold for {10, the following note being added: “The first ten pages of the text are occupied by the ‘Description of Madagascar,’ which concludes on Bq; then probably followed some matter which was eventually suppressed [there is no Sig. C.]; and on D, with a fresh title, commences the ‘Paradox.’”” This statement may be the correct one, but owing to the catchword reading on we should imagine that this scarce pamphlet is actually as originally issued, Sig. C. being omitted by mistake, and no portion having been suppressed. Some headlines cut into. [949] HARTLIB (Samuel). A Discoverie ror Division or SETTING out oF Lanp, as to the best Form. Published by Samuel Hartlib, Esquire, for Direction and more Advantage and Profit of the Adventures and Planters in the Fens and other Waste and Undisposed Places in England and Ireland. Whereunto are added some other Choice Secrets or Experiments of Husbandry. With a Philosophical Quere concern- ing the Cause of Fruitfulness, etc. Wuth two folding plates. First Epirion. Small 4to. Half calf. London, for Richard Wodenothe, 1653. . £2. 10s In collaboration with Cressy Dymock. [ 129 ]