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ONS WEEE after the conclusion of the Sale, when the Purchase-
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by the Defaulters at this Sale.
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Wellington Street, Strand.
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1 A. (G.) an Orthodox Plea for the Sanctuary of God, Common
Service, &c. by G. A., sometime of Oxford, of St. Johns,
fine impression of the rare port. of the author, by Sherwin
calf, gilt leaves
R. Reynolds, 8vo, 1669
2 A. (H.) Parthenia Sacra, or the Mysterious and Delicious Garden olman
of the Sacred Parthenes; symbolically set forth and en-
riched with Pious Devises and Emblemes for the Enter-
tainment of Devout Soules, frontispiece
blue morocco, gilt leaves, fine copy, John Cousturier, 8vo, 1633
**This work is illustrated by forty-nine emblematical engravings.
66 3 Abbott (Thomas) The Soldier's Friend, or Memorials of Bruns-
wick, a Poem, printed on yellow paper, portrait
calf, gilt leaves
16. 4 Academy (The New) of Complements erected for Ladies, Gen- Thorpe
tlemen, &c. with Exact Collection of the Newest and
Choicest Songs a la Mode, both Amorous and Jovial
calf, gilt leaves
Samuel Speed, 8vo, 1669
5 Adam Bell, Clim of the Clough, and William of Cloudesle, Rodd
black letter
half morocco
E. Cotes for Tho. Passinger, 4to, 1668
**All the editions of this very curious and popular metrical per-
formance are exceedingly rare: the present copy is from the
Roxburghe Collection.
6 Adamson (John) The Muses Welcome to the High and Mightie hope
Prince James, frontispiece
original vellum, Edinburgh, Thomas Finlayson, folio, 1618
*** This rare volume contains poems by Drummond of Hawthorn-
den, David Primrose, &c. The present copy has the auto-
graph of "Jacobus Scottus in supremo regni Scotia Senatu
Archigrammatæus," to whom it was presented.
7 Adamson (John) The Traveller's Ioy, or a Sermon on the Third
Verse of the Second Chapter of Solomon's Song
John Haviland, 8vo, 1623
*At the end of this is a poem, commencing on signature A, with-
out any regular title-page; but thus headed, "The Ark, its
Loss and Recovery; or, some Meditations on the History re-
corded in the beginning of 1 Sam. in meeter."
8 Addison (Joseph) The Drummer, or the Haunted House, a Comedy Rodd
9 Addison (Joseph) The Free-Holder, or Political Essays
old calf
10 Aikin (John) Vocal Poetry, or a Select Collection of English
Songs, to which is prefixed an Essay on Song-writing
12 Ainsworth (William) Medulla Bibliorum, the Marrow of the
Bible, in verse
George Calvert, 8vo, 1652
11 Aikin (John) Essays on Song-writing, with Supplement
calf extra, marbled leaves
13 Alciato (Andrea) Emblemi :-Diversi Impresi accommodate è
diverse moralita, con versi, &c. Tratte da gli Emblemi
dell' Alciato, portrait of Alciat inserted
russia, gilt leaves Lione da Gulielmo Rovillio, 8vo, 1551
**This series of wood engravings is supposed to be executed by
or under the direction of Petit Bernard, or Sol. Bernard.
14 Alciati (Andrea) Emblemata, 210 woodcuts
russia, gilt leaves, fine copy
15 Alciati (Andrea) Emblemata, woodcuts
16 Aleyn (Charles) The Battailes of Crescey and Poictiers, the
second edition, a poem
calf, gilt leaves
17 Aleyn (Charles) The Historie of Henrie of that Name the Seventh,
King of England, a poem
calf, gilt leaves
The scarce portrait of Henry VII, by M. Lasne, is added.
18 ALLOT (ROBERT) ENGLANDS PARNASSUS ;
Flowers of our Moderne Poets, with their Poeticall Com-
positions
russia, very fine copy N. L. C. B. and T. H. 8vo, 1600
A manuscript note on the fly leaf, probably by Michael Lort,
(whose copy it was) states that "Robert Allot, the editor, was
a Bookseller, living at the Black Bear in St. Paul's Church
Yard, 1631." This volume is one of considerable rarity and
interest, handing down to us specimens of many of our Eng-
lish Poets, which, but for the industry of the learned biblio-
polist, might have been for ever lost.
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