SPAIN continued. 2019 C. (J.). THE COMPLEAT HISTORY OF THE AFFairs of SPAIN, from the First Treaty of Partition to this Present Time. With engraved portrait of Anne, Queen of England by R. Spofforth. 8vo. Old calf, gilt back. London, Printed for Jos. Barns. 1707. IOS 6d 2020 SPEED (Adolphus). ADAM out of Eden, or, An Abstract of divers excellent Experiments touching the advancement of Husbandry. Shewing, among very many other things, an Aprovement of Ground by Rabbits. FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo. Original calf. London, Printed for Henry Brome, 1659. £1 168 The above, Speed's principal work, was published with the assistance of his friend Samuel Hartlib. The title is manifestly copied from that of William Coles's "Adam out of Eden," first published in 1657. It treats of Turnips, Clover, Potatoes, Saffron, Hops, Flax, Wheat, and like crops; besides dealing with the care of horses, poultry, and the like. Also touching on the cultivation of Vines, Roses, etc., and the art of Fishing. The author shows familiarity with the writings of Hartlib and his friends, and also claims a personal acquaintance with Sir Richard Weston. 2021 SPELMAN (Sir John). PSALTERIUM DAVIDIS LATINO-SAXONICUM VETUS. FIRST EDITION. 4to. Interesting example of English 17th Century binding. Contemporary black morocco gilt, with centre ornaments of a (Continued over) SPELMAN (Sir John): PSALTERIUM DAVIDIS-continued. " horse and a dog, and a lion and a dog, surrounded by wreaths of oak leaves and acorns, and bearing the motto Concordia cum Candor.” Londini, Excudebat R. Badger, 1640. £24 Presentation copy from the author to Henry Howard, third Earl of Arundel, bearing the following inscription on the title-page: "Ex dono authoris mihi amatini: Arundell & Surrey. Londini, 12 Aug., 1639." 2022 SPENSER (Edmund). THE FAERIE QUEENE, Disposed into xii Bookes, Fashioning twelve Morall Vertues. 2023 FIRST FOLIO EDITION. Printer's device on title. Small folio. Calf, g. e. London, Printed by H. L. for Mathew Lownes, 1609. £18 18s Containing the First Edition of "Two Cantos of Mutabilitie, which, both in Forme and Matter, appear to be parcell of some following Booke of the Faerie Queene, under the Legend of Constance." Also contains the First Folio Editions of the "Shepheard's Calender "; "Colin Clouts Come Home Again"; Prothalamion"; "Amoretti and Epithalamion" "Epithalamion"; "Foure Hymnes"; Daphnaida"; and "Complaints"; all dated 1611. THE FAERIE QUEEN: The Shepheards Calendar: Together with the other works of England's Arch-Poet. Collected into one volume and carefully corrected. Folio. Calf. Printed by H. L. for Matthew Lownes, 1611-13. £16 16s The First Collected Edition of Spenser's Works. After the Faerie Queen occur the following other Works by this Author: The Shepheard's Calendar, 1611 (with woodcut illustrations to each month). Colin Clouts come Home Againe. N.D. Amoretti and Epithalamion. 1611. Daphnaida. 1611. The Teares of the Muses. 1611. The Triumphal Arch beneath which both passed on the King's State Entry into London, 1604. From Stephen Harrison's "The Arches of Triumph erected in honour of the High and Mighty Prince James, the First of that name, King of England, at his Majesty's Entrance and Passage through the City of London." London, 1604. See Item No. 1925. 1805. A spurious Love Letter purporting to be from William Shakespeare to Anne Hathaway. See Item No. 1928. SPENSER (Edmund)-continued. 2024 THE FAERIE QUEEN: The Shepheards Calendar: Together with the other Works of England's Arch-Poet, Edm. Spenser. Collected into one volume and carefully corrected. Title within woodcut border, and interesting woodcuts illustrating the Shepheard's Calandar. Folio. Original calf. Printed by H. L. for Mathew Lownes, 1617. The Edition of 1611, with a new title-page. Most of the pieces have separate titles and pagination. They include: The Shepheard's Calender. Mother Hubbard's Tale. Colin Clouts come Home Again. Prothalamion. Epithalamion. Complaints. Etc. 2025 2026 THE SHEPHERDS CALENDAR, containing Twelve Aeglogues, proportionable to the Twelve months. Small 8vo. Original calf. London, Printed for M. M. T. C. and Gabriell Bedell, 1653. £315s Published with a Latin translation by Bathurst, the original English and Latin facing each other on opposite pages. The First Latin Edition. WORKS. With a Glossary Explaining the Old and 6 vols. Small 8vo. Half calf gilt, g. e. £4 IOS |