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[Barnaud, Nicolas]. Le Reveille-matin des Francois, et de leurs voisins. Composé par Eusebe Philadelphe cosmopolite, en forme de dialogues. A WAKE-UP CALL FOR THE PROTESTANTS OF EUROPE

[Bruce, John]. Report on the Arrangements which Have Been adopted, in former Periods, when France threatened Invasions of Britain or Ireland, to frustrate the Designs of the Enemy, by attacks on his Foreign Possessions, or European Ports, by annoying his Coasts, and by destroying his Equipments. N.p., n.d., but repeatedly dated within 21 December 1797 (in type), and 6 January 1798 (in the manuscript heading to B1r: see below); [with] BRUCE, John?, Military Memoir for the Defence of the Eastern District. N.p., n.d., but [London, 1798]; [and] LE MESURIER, Havilland. The British Commissary, in Two Parts ... London, Printed by T. Egerton ... 1798. NAPOLEON'S PROJECTED INVASION OF GREAT BRITAIN: THREE RARE AND IMPORTANT TRACTS

[European Trade]. A remarkably finished and handsome mercantile MS handbook, written in French in a fine italic hand, but clearly for use in Spanish Castile (prices throughout converted into 'Livres Castillanos', and destinations and taxes likewise focussed on Castile). PRE-NAPOLEONIC COMMERCE IN EUROPE: A FRANCO-SPANISH FORMULARY AND VADEMECUM 1808

[Geneva]. The Troubles of Geneva. With the warres which the Duke of Savoy hath made against it these three yeeres space. And the great victories which God hath lately given to the Citizens of Geneva. Trulie translated accourding to the French copie. THE MISERIES OF GENEVA, BY AN ELIZABETHAN POET/BOOKSELLER

[Great Britain, Acts of Parliament]. Unrecorded contemporary printings of five parliamentary acts, not in Sabin, Church, John Carter Brown, etc., or ESTC-on-line. THE LEAD-UP TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: UNIQUE AND UNRECORDED EDINBURGH PRINTINGS OF FIVE KEY ACTS

[Hill, William, informer]. A Brief Narrative of that Stupendious Tragedie Late intended to be Acted by the Satanical Saints of these Reforming Times. Humbly presented to the King's most excellent Majesty. Also, An Impartial Account of the Indictment, Arraignment, Tryal and Condemnation of Thomas Tonge, George Phillips. Francis Stubbs, James Hind, John Sallers, and Nathaniel Gibbs, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, London, Decemb. 11. 1662. Together with the Confessions, Speeches, and Prayers of George Phillips, Thomas Tonge, Nathaniel Gibbs, Francis Stubbs, at the Place of Execution, on Munday Decemb. 22. 1662. Exactly taken in Short-Hand Characters, by the same Person that wrote the late Kings Judges Tryals. AN AMERICAN (?) PLOT TO ASSASSINATE CHARLES II

[Köhler, Heinrich Karl Ernst von]. Zwei Aufschriften der Stadt Olbia. INSCRIPTIONS FROM ANCIENT OLBIA: FINE RUSSIAN PRINTING

[Lucas, Vrain-Denis]. Feuillet de Conches, Félix-Sébastien. Lettres inédites de Michel de Montaigne et de quelques autres personnages, pour servir a l'histoire du XVIe siècle. 'THE PRINCE OF FORGERS'

[Oldenbarneveld, Jan van]. Barnevels Apology: or Holland Mysterie. With marginall Castigations. THE DIRECT SOURCE OF A FLETCHER-MASSINGER PLAY

[Romet, Nicolas Antoine]. Lettre de Pétrarque a Laure, suivie de Remarques sur ce Poëte, & de la Traduction de quelques-unes de ses plus joilies Pièces ... . AN IMAGINARY LETTER FROM PETRARCH TO LAURA

[Scotland, Church of (in fact written by Sir Archibald Johnston, Lord Warriston)]. The Protestation of the Generall Assemblie of the Church of Scotland, and of the Noblemen, Barons, Gentlemen, Borrowes, Ministers and Commons; Subscribers of the Covenant, lately renewed, made in the high Kirk, and at the Mercate Crosse of Glasgow, the 28, and 29. of November 1638. THE REBELLIOUS SCOTTISH 'COVENANT' OF 1638

[Sermon]. Sermon a l'honneur de Bacus et en faveur des buveurs. A Frontignan, Chez Nicolas l'Ivrogne, rue de la Bouteille. UNIQUE TEXT?

[Swiftiana]. Partridge, John. Merlinus Liberatus, being an Almanack for the Year of Our Blessed Saviour's Incarnation 1699 [through 1705]. THE BACKGROUND OF SWIFT'S 'BICKERSTAFF' HOAX: WITH PREDICTIONS OF 'BARBARITIES' EXPECTED FROM 'SALVAGE INDIANS' IN AMERICA

Abbot, George (1562-1633, Archbishop of Canterbury 1611-33). A Treatise of the Perpetuall Visibilitie, and Succession of the True Church in all Ages. THE DESCENT OF 'THE TRUE CHURCH'

Adair, Robert (Sir). Sketch of the Character of the late Duke of Devonshire. By R. Adair, Esq. M.P. BULMER IN MIDDLE HILL WRAPPERS

Balbi, Girolamo [=Hieronymus Balbus], Bishop of Goeritz. Hieronymi Balbi Episcopi Gurcen. De futuris Caroli Augusti successibus Vaticinium. [Colophon:] Bonon[iae] in Aedibus Io. Baptistae Phaeli. M.D.XXIX. Mense Nouemb[ris]. A PIONEER NEO-LATINIST'S LAST POETICAL FRUITS

Bedford, Arthur. A Serious Remonstrance in Behalf of the Christian Religion, against the horrid Blasphemies and Impieties which are still used in the English Play-Houses, to the great dishonour of Almighty God, and in contempt of the Statutes of this Realm. VERY FINE, IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY MOROCCO

Browne, Thomas (Sir). Pseudodoxia Epidemica: or, Enquiries into very many received Tenents, and commonly presumed Truths. THE VERY RARE FIRST STATE OF 'VULGAR ERRORS'

Brydges, Egerton (Sir). The Anti-Critic for August 1821, and March, 1822. Containing Literary, not Political, Criticisms, and Opinions. THE ANTI-CRITIC 1822

Chesneau, Nicolas [= Nicolaus Querculus, 1521-1581]. Democriti ad Heracliteum tuba. Nicol. Querculo Rhemo auctore. FROM THE COLLECTION OF FRANÇOIS RASSE DES NEUX

Collier, John Payne. The Poetical Decameron, or Ten Conversations on English Poets and Poetry, particularly of the Reigns of Elizabeth and James I. ... In two Volumes. WITH THE RARE CANCELLANDUM

Cooper, Elizabeth [and William Oldys]. The Muses Library; or, a series of English Poetry, containing the lives and characters of all the known Writers; the Names of their Patrons; Complete Episodes, by way of Specimen of the larger Pieces, very near the intire Works of some, and large Quotations from others. Being a general collection of almost all the old valuable Poetry extant. THE FIRST REVIVAL OF 'OUR DESERTED POETS' 1741

Costabadius, Johannes [= Jean Costabadie] 'Aquitanus', of Tonneins. Epigrammatum libri octo. FRENCH PROTESTANT VERSE FROM SAUMUR, 1655 1655

Dalton, John. A New System of Chemical Philosophy. Part I. ... [Part II.]. Manchester: Printed by S. Russell, 125, Deangate, for R. Bickerstaff, Strand, London, 1808 ... [Printed by Russell & Allen, Deangate, for R. Bickerstaff, Strand, London, 1810]. THE ORIGIN OF THE ATOMIC THEORY, IN ORIGINAL BOARDS

Davys, Mary. The Reform'd Coquet; a Novel. By Mrs. Davys, Author of The Humours of York. A PIONEERING IRISH WOMAN NOVELIST, LINKED WITH SWIFT, POPE, AND GAY

Dedekind, Friedrich. Grobianus. De morum simplicitate, libri duo. In gratiam omnium Rusticitatem amantium conscripti .... DEKKER'S SOURCE FOR THE GULL'S HORNBOOK

Diodorus Siculus. Histoire Universelle de Diodore de Sicile, servant à l'Histoire de l'origine des Peuples & des anciens Empires; traduite en François, avec des notes géographiques, chonologiques, historiques & critiques, par Monsieur l'Abbé Terrasson, de l'Academie Françoise. Nouvelle Edition. EDWARD GIBBON'S ANNOTATED 'READING SET' OF DIODORUS SICULUS 1758

Dolet, Étienne [= Stephanus Doletus, 1508-1546]. Genethliacum Claudii Doleti, Stephani Doleti Filii. Liber vitae communi in primus utelis, & necessaius. Autore Patre ... . Lugduni, Apud eundem Doletum, 1539 [Dedication A2v dated 7 February 1539]. THE PRINTER-MARTYR'S GENETHLIACUM

Duchesne, Léger [= Leodegarius à Quercu]. Praelectionum et poematum liber. DUCHESNE'S FIRST VOLUME OF VERSE AND CRITICISM

Eobanus Hessus, Helias [= Elias Eoban], and/or others. De generibus ebriosorum, et ebrietate vitanda. ANDRÉ SIMON'S COPY 1624

Estienne, Charles. Paradoxe que le plaider est chose tresutile, & necessaire a la vie des hommes. A Paris, par Charles Estienne, imprimeur du Roy, M. D. LIII. Avec privilege; [with] Estienne, Charles, Paradoxes, ce sont propos contre la commune opinion: debatuz, en forme de declamations forenses: pour exerciter les jeunes esprits, en causes difficiles. Reveuz & corrigez pour la seconde fois. A Paris, par Charles Estienne, Imprimeur du Roy, M. D. LIII. Avec privilege dudict Seigneur. 'LAWSUITS ARE USEFUL AND NECESSARY TO MANKIND': THE EARLIEST PARADOXE OF CHARLES ESTIENNE, A UNIQUE, UNRECORDED, AND SIGNIFICANT FIRST EDITION

Estienne, Henri, the younger. Francofordiense emporium, sive Francofordienses nundinae. Anno M. D. LXXIIII, Excudebat Henricus Stephanus. A SCHOLAR-PRINTER AT THE BOOK FAIR, 1573

Eusebius, Bishop of Caeserea. Ευαγγελικης προπαρασκευης ... Evangelicae praeparationis lib. XV, ex Bibliotheca Regia ... Lutetiae, In officina Rob. Stephani, Typographi Regii, Regiis typis. M.D.X.L.IIII.; [with] EUSEBIUS, Ευαγγελικης αποδειξεως ... Evangelicae demonstrationis lib. X, ex Bibliotheca Regia ... Lutetiae, In officina Rob. Stephani, Typographi Regii, Regiis typis. M.D.XLV. [colophon dated April 1546]. EDITIONES PRINCIPES OF FAMOUS LITERARY FORGERIES

Farmer, Richard. An Essay on the Learning of Shakespeare: Addressed to Joseph Cradock, Esq. By Richard Farmer, M.A. Fellow of Emmanuel-College, Cambridge, and of the Society of Antiquaries, London. Cambridge, Printed by J. Archdeacon, Printer to the University; for W. Thurlbourn & J. Woodyer, in Cambridge [et al.] ... M.DCC.LXVII. 'THE SUBJECT IS NOW CLOSED'

Gay, John. Fables. By the late Mr Gay. In two volumes. 1757

Gay, John. The What D'ye Call It: A Tragi-Comi-Pastoral Farce.

Goudelin [= Godelin, Goudouly or Goudouli], Pierre. Las Obros de Pierre Goudelin, augmentados de forço péssos, é le Dictiounari sus la lengo moundino. Ount es mes per aiustié sa bido, remarquos de l'antiquitat de la lengo de Toulouso, le trinfle del moundi, é soun Oumbro. 'THE HOMER OF LANGUEDOC'

Hierocles of Alexandria. [Graece:] Ierokleous philosophou Ypomnema eis ta ton Pythagoreion epe ta chrysa. Hieroclis Philosophi commentarius in aurea Pythagoreorum carmina. Ioan. Curterio interprete ... . Parisiis, Ex Typographia Steph. Prevosteau ... MDLXXXIII; [with] Hierocles, Aurea Pythagoreorum Carmina. Latinè conversa, multisque in locis emendata, illustratáque adnotationibus ... auctore Theodoro Marcilio. Lutetiae, E Typographia Steph. Prevosteau, haeredis Guil. Morelij in Graecis Typogr. Regij ... M.D.XXCV [i.e., 1585]. HIEROCLES AND THE 'GOLDEN VERSES'

Inghirami, Curzio. Ethruscarum Antiquitatum Fragmenta. Quibus urbis Romae, aliarumque gentium primordia, mores, & res gestae indicantur ... reperta Scornelli propè Vulterram ... . 'THE SCARITH OF SCORNELLO'

Knight, Thomas Andrew. A Treatise on the Culture of the Apple & Pear, and on the Manufacture of Cider Perry. CIDER AND PERRY

L'Hospital or L'Hopital, Michel de (1506?-1573), Chancellor of France. De Caleti et Guinae, oppidorum proximo hoc bello captorum, expugnatione, carmen longe doctissimum. Cuius auctoris ipse est, qui & illius erutitiss. epistolae ad Francisc. Guisorum Principem, proximè à nobis editae. ON THE SIEGES OF CALAIS AND GUINES

Littleton, Adam. Linguae Latinae liber dictionarius quadripartitus. A Latine Dictionary, in Four Parts. A FINE PRESENTATION COPY

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Saggi de' novellieri italiani d'ogni secolo: tratti da' piu celebri scrittori, con brevi notizie intono alla vita di ciascheduno. YOUNG PROFESSOR LONGFELLOW

Luther, Martin. A Commentarie of Master Doctor Martin Luther upon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Galathians. First collected and gathered word by word out of his preaching, and now out of Latine faithfully translated into English for the unlearned. LUTHER'S OWN FAVOURITE BOOK, PROMOTED BY FOXE

Macarius of Egypt, Saint, pseudo- [Graece:] Tou hosiou patros Makariou tou Aigyptiou homiliai 50. B. Macarii Aegyptij homiliae quinquaginta. Ex Bibliotheca Regia. Parisiis, M.D.LIX. Apud Guil. Morelium, in Graecis typographum Regium. ALLEGEDLY BY THE DESERT FATHER MACARIUS

Manilius, Marcus. M. Manili Astronomicon, a Josepho Scaligero ex vetusto codice Gemblacensi infinitis mendis repurgatum. Eiusdem Josephi Scaligeri notae, quibus auctoris prisca astrologia explicatur, castigationum caussae redduntur, portentosae transpositiones in eo auctore antiquitus commissae indicantur. ‘PERHAPS THE HIGHEST POINT ON THE HIGH ARC OF [SCALIGER'S] SCHOLARSHIP'

Marsden, Joshua. The Narrative of a Mission to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Somers Islands; with a Tour to Lake Ontario. To which is added The Mission, an Original Poem ... also, a Brief Account of Missionary Societies. THE MISSIONARY-POET IN CANADA, NEW YORK, AND BERMUDA

Meurier, Hubert [= Hubertus Morus]. Huberti Mori Ambiani De pace carmen. FROM THE RASSE DES NEUX COLLECTION

Milnes, Richard Monckton. Memorials of a Tour in Some Parts of Greece: Chiefly Poetical. AN IDEAL ASSOCIATION COPY, MYSTERIOUSLY DOUBLED

Morel, Jean [=Joannes Morellus] of Rheims, 1539-1633. [Caption-title:] In hodiernam M. N. Ioannis Saulmon, inter suos commilitones loco & merito facilè principis, lauream ... lyricum carmen. 'HORATIAN' VERSE BY JEAN MOREL OF RHEIMS: ONE OTHER COPY RECORDED

Morgann, Maurice. An Essay on the Dramatic Character of Sir John Falstaff. THE GENESIS OF 'ROMANTIC' SHAKESPEAREANA 1777

Nashe, Thomas. A Pleasant Comedie, Called Summers Last Will and Testament. Written by Thomas Nash. 'BRIGHTNESSE FALLS FROM THE AYRE'

New Daily Advertiser (The). Broadside mock-newspaper, headed (below banner title) 'No 2.] Covent Garden, Thursday. [Feb. 25.' PROOFS OF AN UNRECORDED POLITICAL SATIRE

Nogué, Martin. Voyage [sic] et Avantures de Martin Nogué en Europe. FICTIVE TRAVELS IN EUROPE, WITH TOPLESS FEMALE BOXING IN LONDON: A PICARESQUE NOVEL PASSED OFF AS ‘MEMOIRS’

OULTON, Walley Chamberlain. The History of the Theatres of London: containing an Annual Register of all the new and revived Tragedies, Comedies, Operas, Farces, Pantomimes, &c. that have been performed at the Theatres-Royal, in London, from the year 1771 to 1795. With occasional Notes and Anecdotes. STAGE HISTORY, 1771-1795 1796

Percey, William, Gent. The Compleat Swimmer: or, the Art of Swimming: Demonstrating the Rules and Practice thereof, in an Exact, Plain and Easie Method. Necessary to be known and practised by all who studie or desire their own Preservation. THE SECOND (BUT FIRST PRACTICALLY DETAILED) ENGLISH SWIMMING BOOK

R., I. [?= Rogers, John] The Displaying of an horrible secte of grosse and wicked Heretiques, naming themselves the Familie of Love, with the lives of their Authours, and what doctrine they teach in corners. Newely set foorth by I. R. Whereunto is annexed a confession of certain articles, which was made by two of the Familie of Love, being examined before a Justice of the peace the 28. of May 1561, touching their errours taught amongest them at their assemblies. THE FAMILY OF LOVE UNVEILED: THE BEST CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNT

Ritson, Joseph. Bibliographia Poetica: A Catalogue of English Poets, of the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centurys. With a short account of their works. A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CLASSIC 1802

Ritson, Joseph. Northern Garlands. The Bishopric Garland; or Durham Minstrel ... The Yorkshire Garland ... The Northumberland Garland; or Newcastle Nightingale ... The North-Country Chorister ... edited by the late Joseph Ritson, Esq. WITH AN UNDESCRIBED CANCELLANDUM

Sambucus, Joannes [= Iános Zsámboky, 1531-1584]. Poemata quaedam Ioannis Sambuci Tirnaviensis, Pannonii, Patavii conscripta. POETRY OF THE HUNGARIAN EMBLEMATIST

Samuel, William. An Abridgement of all the Canonical books of the olde Testament, written in Sternholds meter by W. Samuel Minister. The names of the books are in the next leaf following. Cum priuilgio ad imprimendum solum. SAMUEL'S VERSIFIED OLD TESTAMENT: ONE OF THREE KNOWN COPIES

Selden, John. ΘΕΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΣ: or, God made Man. A Tract Proving the Nativity of Our Saviour to be on the 25. of December. CHRIST BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY!

Sigonio, Carlo. Caroli Sigonii De antiquo iure civium Romanorum libri duo. Eiusdem De antiquo iure Italiae libri tres. Ab ipso auctore multis in locis aucti ... . Parisiis, Apud Allardum Iulianum ... M. D. LXXIII; [with] SIGONIO, Orationes [septem] Caroli Sigonii. Parisiis, Apud Allardum Iulianum ... M. D. LXXIII. PIRACY FOR THE LEARNED, 'PAR UN BROUILLON DE CESTE VILLE'

Spang, William. Motuum Britannicorum verax Cushi expisis Joabi & oculati Testis Prototypis totus translatus. SCOTS EXPATRIATE IN HOLLAND, 1630-64

Spinula, Publio Francesco. P. Francisci Spinulae Mediolanensis Opera. Poematon libri III. Carminum libri IIII. Epodon liber I. Carminum secularium liber I. Elegorum libri X. Hendecasyllaborum liber I. Epigrammaton libri III. Venetiis, Ex officina stellae Iordani Zileti, M D LXIII. WITH AN EPIGRAM ON THE EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD TASSO

Tarchaniotes Marullus, Michaël, et al. Poetae tres elegantissimi, emendati, & aucti. A CHARMING NEO-LATIN ANTHOLOGY

Theronus, Vitalis. Reliquiae Poeticae R. P. Vitalis Theroni, Soc. Jesu Presbyteri. A JESUIT POET OF TOULOUSE, PRINTED BY THE 'LINGUAE OCCITANAE TYPOGRAPHUS' 1645

Tiler, Arthur. The History and Antiquities of St. Saviour's, Southwark; containing Annals from the first Founding, to the Present Time; List of the Priors and Benefactors; A particular Description of the Building, Ornaments, Monuments, Remarkable Places, &c., with Notes. 'THE ACTORS' CHURCH'

Topham, Edward. The Life of the late John Elwes, Esquire, Member in three successive Parliaments for Berkshire, first published in the paper of The World. THE MODEL FOR SCROOGE

Ussher, James, Archbishop of Armagh. Historia dogmatica controversiae inter orthodoxos & Pontificos de Scripturis et sacris vernaculis. Nunc primùm edita. Accesserunt eiusdem dissertationes II. de pseudo-Dionysii scriptis, & de epistolâ ad Laodicenos; antehac ineditae. Descripsit, digessit, & notis atque Auctario locupletavit Henricus Wharton. USSHER ON THE PAPAL FALLACY: A MINE OF TESTIMONIAL RESOURCES 1690

Vida, Marco Girolamo, of Cremona, Bishop of Alba. Christiados libri sex. [Colophon:] Cremonae in Aedibus divae Margaritae Anno a Partu Virginis M.D.XXXV. Mense Octobri Lodovic. Britan. Impr. FROM THE ARRIGHI PRESS AT CREMONA

Walpole, Horace. A Letter to the Editor of the Miscellanies of Thomas Chatterton. WALPOLE'S OWN SELF DEFENCE IN THE CHATTERTON WARS 1779

Wotton, Henry (Sir). Reliquiae Wottonianae. Or, a Collection of Lives, Letter, Poems, with Characters of Sundry Personages, and other incomparable pieces of Language and Art. Also additional Letters to several Persons, not before printed ... the third Edition, with large Additions. GIVEN BY IZAAK WALTON, THE EDITOR, TO SIR HENRY WOTTON’S 'LITTLE PAGE'

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