RINCIPLES (THE) of a Member of the Black List (or Christian Meditations by Way of Dialogue), LARGE PAPER, FINELY BOUND in contemporary English blue morocco, full gilt ornamental back, the sides covered with elaborate blooming flower designs proceeding from vases in centres and corners, g. e. BY ELLIOT AND CHAPMAN, A RICH SPECIMEN, enclosed in a new brown morocco slip case, with R. Palmer's ex-libris (from the Masham library) [See PLATE]

Svo. printed for G. Strahan at the Golden Ball, near the RoyalExchange in Cornhill, 1702 757 Privilegio (Carta de) granted by a King of Castille and Leon in 1447 [Henry III?], dated from Sevilla, Nov. 10, SPANISH MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM (13 l. 114 by 18 in.) with notarial signatures, original binding in oaken boards, leather, with the arms of Castille and Leon painted in large compartments on sides, blind stamped ornaments sm. folio. Sevilla, 1447

759

Procopius. Secret History of the Court of the Emperor Justinian, faithfully rendered into English, old calf, from the library of Robert Harley of Brampton Castle, founder of the Harleian Library, with his arms and name in gold on sides, old ex-libris, and name stamped in gold letters on back of title

8vo. printed for John Barkesdale Bookbinder over against the Five Bells in New Street, between Fetterlane and Shooelane, 1674 Prohibition (A) of Queen Elizabeth forbidding any person "to Preach or teach or to give audience to anie manner of doctrine or preaching other than the Gospells and Epistels commonly Called the Gospell and Epistel of the day," a single leaf black letter folio broadside, 34 ll. "Given at her highnes Palais of Westminster the XXVII day of December the first yeare of her Maiesties Raigne"

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760 PROMPTORIUM PARVULORUM. MANUSCRIPT on paper (170 U. 111⁄2 by 8 in.) written in cursive gothic characters, in double columns of 46 lines (some ll. defective and mended), original oak boards; in the Norfolk dialect, which the writer says, is the only one he knows sm. folio. finis SEC. XV Phillipps MSS. 8306; from Heber's collection. Only five other MSS. of the Promptorium are known, all in English public collections. 761 PROMPTUARIỮ PARVULORUM CLERICORUM quod apud nos Medulla Grammatice appellatur Scolasticis & maxime necessariu, lit. goth. double columns (70 ll.) 57 to a full page, title in red and black, with Wynkyn's Caxton device with the sun, two planets and 20 stars, last leaf slightly mended and backed, otherwise a very good copy, names of early owners on first and last leaves, ex-libris of G. Wilbraham in cover, modern blue morocco gilt, g. e.

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sm. 4to. impressum. . per egregium Wynandum de Worde. In Parrochia Sancte Brigide in Vico Anglice nuncupato (the Fletestrete) sub intersignis solis aurei commorantum anno 1510 XVII Jan. Excessively rare, and apparently the only copy of this edition. known. It is not in Lowndes and is the only copy recorded as being sold by auction. It is the copy described by Dibdin. 762 Prynne (Wm.) Records. An Exact Chronological Vindication and Historical Demonstration of our British, Roman, Saxon, Danish, Norman, English Kings Supreme Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, LARGE PAPER, 3 vol. old calf, vol. I-II with the arms of King Charles II on sides (vol. II rebacked), old signature of M. Foster on titles, old MS. notes on Ay-leaves, fine folding frontispiece in vol. I, with explanation, old ornamental ex-libris in each cover, good copy

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folio. printed for the Author by T. Ratcliff, etc. 1666-65-70 * Many copies of vol. I were destroyed in the Great Fire. 763 Prynne (Wm.) A Plea for the Lords and House of Peers: A Vindication of the ancient hereditary Right of the Lords to Sit, Vote, Judge, in all the Parliaments of England, etc. ORIGINAL EDITION, old calf sm. 4to. printed for the Author, 1658

764 PSALTERIUM DAVIDIS REGIS; MANUSCRIPT ON THICK VELLUM BY AN ENGLISH SCRIBE AND ILLUMINATOR (216 l. 6 by 4 in.) written in gothic letter, long lines, 18-19 to a full page, text illuminated throughout, with large illuminated figured and ornamental initials and decorative margins, thick boarded brown morocco, with blind stamped antique tooling, by F. Bedford thick 8vo. SÆC. XIII * An interesting and well preserved MS. written in England. 765 Psalter. ΨΑΛΤΗΡΙΟΝ ΠΡΟΦΗΤΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΩΣ ΤΟΥ ΔΑΒΙΔ. Psalmorum Liber, Graecè, finely printed in neat cursive characters, old Franco - Dutch red morocco, covered with rich gilt tooled Gasconesque ornaments, g. e, enclosed in a modern brown morocco slip case 24mo. Antwerpiae, ex off. Chr. Plantini, 1584

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A very rare edition of the Psalms in Greek, the smallest ever printed to this date.

766 Psalmorum libri quinque ad Hebraicam Veritatem traducti et summa fide parique diligentia à Mart. Bucero enarrati; Eiusdem Commentarii in Librum Judicum & in Sophoniam Prophetam, old

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English calf, with centre panellings and bands of arabesque ornaments, with initials of binder G. K. 2 end leaves of a 13th century vellum MS. folio. Oliva Roberti Stephani, 1554 PSALMORUM CODEX [FUST AND SCHOIFFER, 1457]. Two Original Leaves of the celebrated Psalter the first book printed with a dated colophon, printed in large missal characters, long lines, 20 to a page, one of the leaves containing musical notes, only 9 copies of the whole work are known folio. [Mogunt. 1457] 768 PSALTER. [LATIN]. PSALMORUM DAVIDIS et aliorum Prophetarum libri quinque; Argumentis & Latina Paraphrasi illustrati ac etiam vario Carminum genere latinè expressi (a Th. Beza). Nunc postremum recogniti & à variis mendis repurgati, lit. rom. et italica, ruled in red lines, contemporary calf, the sides covered with elaborate gilt tooling of laurel branches, fleurons and geometrical lines, with blank centres, in the MANNER OF CLOVIS EVE, as used by him for his bindings for Marguerite de Valois, etc. g. e. (back slightly repaired, otherwise in good state), enclosed in a new blue morocco slip case (Syston Park copy), RARE

sm. 8vo. Londini typis Thomas Vautrollerii & impensis Herculis Francisci, 1580 769 Psalterium Davidis Regis cum Calendario, MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM (123 l. 7 by 5 in.) written in neat gothic letter by an English scribe, long lines, 22 to a full page, several pp. with finely decorated borders and large ornamental initials, numerous small illuminated initials, and ornamental pen letters (the last 2 ll. wanting, supplied in a later hand), old brown morocco (loose in cover) sm. 4to. SÆC. XV 770 PSALTERIUM EX MADATO VICTORIOSISSIMI ANGLIAE REGIS HENRICI SEPTIMI cum Psalmorum Virtute (et Calendario), lit. goth. mag. finely printed in red and black within borders, ruled in red, woodcut on title and reverse, device emblematic of the Trinity on leaf before the calendar, autograph of "ARTHUR NOWELL, 1548," on last leaf, old English red morocco, full gilt ornamental back and broad side borders, g. e. (Harleian), FINE COPY, though slightly stained sm. 8vo. In celeberrima Urbe London. per Guilliemu Faqz (sic pro Facques) Regium Impēsorem Anno dñi 1504 Septima Februarii This edition of the Psalter published by command of King Henry VII is of EXTRAORDINARY RARITY and QUITE PERFECT. Lowndes only mentions two copies, the Grenville and Douce's, the latter wanting title, etc. This is the Ashburnham copy, and no other perfect copy is recorded as having ever occurred for sale by auction. 771 Psalter. The Psalms of King David Paraphrased, and turned into English Verse according to the Common Metre, as they are Usually Sung in Parish Churches, by Miles Smyth, frontispiece by Hollar, contemporary English blue morocco, covered with elaborate gilt scroll lines, and tooling au pointillé, in mosaics, g. e. a fine and wellpreserved specimen, enclosed in new brown morocco slip case, signature of Joseph Esdaile on title, ex-libris of Henry Latham, M.A.

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8vo. printed for T. Garthwaite in S. Bartholomews Hospital near Smithfield, 1668

772 PSALTER. PSALMI DAVIDIS a G. Buchanano Versibus Expressi, nunc primum Modulis IIII, V, VI, VII et VIII Vocum, A I. SERVINO DECANTATE. BASSUS. title within woodcut border, fine woodcut initials and ornaments, ruled in red, VERY IMPERFECT, containing only 63 ll. including title and dedication to King James VI of Scotland, and ends on Bb3, wants several intervening ll. and 2 of those remaining are defective, SOLD NOT SUBJECT TO RETURN, contemporary English (Lyonnese) brown calf with rich semis of stars, a gilt and black winged dragon at each corner, and a large shield of the Scottish royal arms in centres, g. e. very well preserved, but the back slightly mended, signature of "Alex. Boswell, Edinb. 1700," and ex-libris of Tho. Ruddiman in cover [See PLATE] sm. oblong 4to. Lugduni, apud Carolum Pesnot, 1579 *** A VERY INTERESTING though imperfect volume. The book is so rare that we cannot trace a collation of it. Anyhow this copy wants about 30 11. beyond the number it actually contains. But it is the DEDICATION COPY TO KING JAMES VI OF SCOTLAND BY THE COMPOSER, JOHN SERVIN, who was probably Master of Music to the King. There was an advocate of Tours, Louys Servin, who translated King James's Basilikon Doron into French, who may have been a relation of the musician, since both appear to have been in the service of King James.

773 Psalter. [NORWICH, 1570]. DE C. L. PSALMEN DAVIDS wt den Franchoys chen Dichte in Nederlantschen overghesett door PETRUM DATHENUM; Mits gaders den Christelicken Catechismo / Ceremonien/en Gebeden. Van nieus oversien ende ghecorrigeert. black letter and roman, with musical notes Tor NOORWITZ GHEPRINT BY ANTHONIUM DE SOLEMNE / Anno M.D.LXVIII; EENEN CALENDIER HISTORIAEL/ eewe/lick gheduerende, black letter and roman (8 ll.) in red and black, title within woodcut border, with arms of Q. Elizabeth, GHEDRUCT TOT NOORWITZ ten huyse van ANTHONIUM DE SOLEMNE, anno MD LXX. GODT BEWAER DE CONINGINNE ELIZABETH, in 1 vol. original English calf binding on oak boards, stamped borders of Roman heads and ornaments, metal and leather clasps, IN VERY FINE AND PERFECT STATE sm. 8vo EXCESSIVELY RARE. This interesting volume contains the earliest typographical productions of Anthony de Solemne, the prototypographer of the City of Norwich. The Calender under the year 1565, mentions the opening of the Dutch Church at Norwich. Only three other copies of the pieces in this volume are known, viz. those in Trinity College, Dublin, and the Bodleian. [For other specimens from the first Norwich press, see lots 6, 61 and 207]. 774 Psalter. Die Psalmen Davids durch D. Ambrosium Lobwassern in deutsche Reimen Gebracht, etc. (mit musicalischen noten), lit. goth. old German binding, oak boards, pigskin, with metal bosses

8vo. Zurich, 1689 775 Ptolemaeus (Claudius) Cosmographiae libri VIII [Latine per Jo. Angelum reddita, etc.] EDITIO PRINCEPS, lit. rom. long lines, 39 to a full page (142 ll.) with irregular signatures, beginning on aa 2

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(aa 1 a blank, and aj a blank wanting), rubricated in red and blue (Hain *13536), a large illuminated initial on first page, old vellum, fine clean copy, RARE

sm. folio. Vicentiae ab Hermano Levilapide Coloniensi accuratissime impressa MCCCCLXXV Idi. Sept. (1475) PTOLEMAEUS (CLAUDIUS) GEOGRAPHIA lib. VII (et de Locis et Mirabibius Mundi), lit. rom. double columns, 53 lines, with signs. (blank for A 1), 27 copper-plate maps identical to those in Buckinck's edition, modern crushed olive morocco extra, inside dentelles, g. e. very fine large copy (163 by 11 in.) EXTREMEY RARE large folio Romae, impressus arte & impensis Petri de Turre, 1490, die iv Nov. 777 PTOLEMAEUS (CLAUDIUS) GEOGRAPHIAE lib. VIII. In hoc Opere haec continentur; Geographiae Cl. Ptolemaei a plurimis viris utriusque linguae doctissimis emendata. . Schemata cum demonstrationibus suis correcta a Marco Beneventano.. & Joanne Cotta.. NOVA ORBIS DESCRIPTIO ac nova Oceani Navigatio qua Lisbona ad Indicum pervenitur Pelagus.. Nova & Universalior Orbis Cogniti tabula Joanne Ruysch Germano elaborata, etc. lit. rom. title with fine lateral woodcut border, double columns, 52 lines, 34 copper-plate maps, including a mappe-monde, entitled "Uni Tabula Versalior cogniti Orbis ex recentibus confecta observationibus;” margin of one map slightly cut into, several weak, torn and stained; very good generally (but sold not subject to return), woodcut diagrams, and ornamental initials, original oak boards and brown leather, large сору large folio. Romae, Evangelista Tosinus, 1508

A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT EDITION, which contains the general Map of the World by Hans Ruysch, the first giving a true notion of the discoveries in America. It also contains the "Nova Orbis Descriptio," by Marco Beneventano. It contains the autograph of 'PAMPHILI GUERRINI J. C. Pist. et Socie," with his arms, and numerous marginal MS. notes in his hand.

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778 PTOLEMAEUS (CLAUDIUS) Geographiae lib. VIII. Opus novissima traductione e Græcorum Architypis castigatissimae pressum; caeteris ante lucubratorum multo praestantius (cum Supplemento), lit. rom. double columns, 66 lines, 47 copper-plate maps, coloured by a contemporary hand, some margins damp-stained, and slightly damaged, the "Generale Ptholemei" damaged and mended, otherwise good and large (sold not subject to return), boards, half stamped pigskin large folio

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Pressus Argentinae industria Joannis Schotti, 1513, Marcii XII A VERY RARE AND VALUABLE EDITION. It is most remarkable for the two large maps in the Supplement, the first entituled "Orbis typus Universalis juxta Hydrographorum traditionem," with outlying indications of New Spain; the second headed "Tabula Terre Nove" is "The Admiral's Map." "Hic terra cum adjacentibus insulis inventa est per Columbum Januensem ex Mandato Regis Castillae." The last map in the Supplement is that of the Province of LORRAINE, the first map of that province ever done,