Capt. Cooke's second voyage to the Southern Hemisphere
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Anonymous. By John Marra., This edition was apparently intended to form volume 5 of 'A historial account of all the voyages around the world, performed by English navigators', volumes 1-4, by David Henry, were published in 1773-1774.-- See English short title catalogue., Edited by David Henry., Errata on verso of preliminary p. xiii., Signatures: a-b⁴ (-b4) B-D⁴ (±D2) E-2T⁴ (a1 verso blank)., and The "Resolution" commanded by Capt. Cook; the "Adventure," by Capt. Furneaux.
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Printed for F. Newberry, at the Corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard
Subject (Geographic):
Oceania
Subject (Name):
Cook, James, 1728-1779., Resolution (Ship), and Adventure (Sloop : 1773-1776)
Subject (Topic):
Voyages around the world and Discovery and exploration
Relief shown pictorially., Title from lower right cartouche., Originally in 4 sheets., Includes text and ill., and Insets: Les costes de la Louisiane de puis la Baye de l'Ascension jusques Acelle de St. Joseph ... Scale [ca. 1:1,000,000] -- Les environs de Québec -- Veüe de Québec.
Publisher:
Chez L'Auteur
Subject (Geographic):
North America, Mississippi River Delta (La.), Gulf Coast (Miss.), Gulf Coast (Ala.), and Québec Region (Québec)
Manuscript on paper of 1) Preface. 2) Paulus Pergulensis (Venetian scholar, d. 1451), Compendium logicae. 3) Logical texts. 4) Marinus de Castignano, Tractatus syllogismorum. 6) Marinus de Castignano, Tractatus de inventione medii
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In Latin., Script: Artt. 1-5 written by a single hand in a small and highly abbreviated Humanistica Cursiva Currens. Art. 6 is added in red ink on unruled pages by another contemporary hand writing Humanistica Cursiva Currens close to Humanistica Textualis., The decoration is uneven (parts are undecorated) and consists of chapter headings, plain initials and paragraph marks in red. Heightening in red of some capitals. Logical diagrams on ff. 7v, 8r, 8v, 9r, 9v. Titles are missing on ff. 2r, 59r (?), 65v (?), 69r (?)., and Binding: Twentieth century. Marbled paper over cardboard. In the Rosenthal typewritten description the binding was still described as "old boards".
BEIN 2013 1188: Armorial bookplate: Bryan Fausset. Inscriptions: Simon Hughes. Scant manuscript annotations on rear free endpaper. No. 1 of 12 titles bound together., With a title-page portrait., Signatures: A-E⁸ F⁴., and With a final advertisement leaf.
Publisher:
Printed by J. Macock for the Company of Stationers
Merlinus verax and Almanack for the year of our Lord, 1687
Description:
BEIN 2013 1188: Armorial bookplate: Bryan Fausset. Inscriptions: Simon Hughes. Scant manuscript annotations on rear free endpaper. No. 3 of 12 titles bound together., A lover of loyalty = John Gadbury., A different work from the "Merlinus verax" of Robert Neve., and Signatures: A-B⁸ ²B⁸ D⁸ E⁴.
Publisher:
Printed for the Company of Stationers
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Almanacs, English, Ephemerides, Astrology, History, and Chronology
Rerum Moscoviticarum commentarii. German and Moscovia der Hauptstat in Reissen
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BEIN 2011 +124: Bookplate of Laura K. and Valerian Lada-Mocarski. Unidentified stamp. Manuscript waste used in binding., Translation by the author from his original Latin edition., Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁴ A-D⁴ E² F-Y⁴ Z²., and Map title: Moscovia Sigmunds Freyherns zu Herberstain, Neyperg und Guetenhag u. verteutscht.
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Getruckht zu Wienn in Osterreich durch Michael Zimmerman ...
Manuscript on paper (thick) containing 1) Basilius Valentinus, Porta sophica, sive duodecim claves. 2) Marcellus Palingenius, Alchemical invocation. 3) George Ripley, Liber duodecim portarum, the prologue only. 4) Hermes, Tabula smaragdina. 5) Basilius Valentinus, Practica cum duodecim clavibus. 6) Lambsprinck, De lapide philosophico libellus. 7) Michael Maier, and others, Emblematical alchemical paintings, without text. 8) Riginio Danielli, Canzone
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In Latin and Italian., Script: Painstakingly but not very skillfully written by a single hand imitating different typefaces., In brown ink with some red headings and capitals., and Binding: Probably original binding of plain brown calf, back with four raised bands, remains of early paper title label at top of backstrip on which the compiler's name is written partly defectively, "Gregori ... [sic] ... llmri ..." Badly wormed and repaired in modern times, with modern leather title label on backstrip.
Naturbuch von Nutzeigenschaft Wunderwirkung und Gebrauch aller Geschöpfelement und Kreaturn dem Menschen zu gut beschaffen
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BEIN 1976 +75: Manuscript annotations on spine. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards. Number 2 of 2 titles bound together., Illustrated title page., Signatures: a⁶A-L⁶., and "Register": Beschriben verordnet vnd verteutschet durch Conradum Mengenberger.
Remarkable news from the stars and Ephemeris for the year, 1687
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BEIN 2013 1188: Imperfect: hole in corner of leaf B4, with no loss of text. Armorial bookplate: Bryan Fausset. Inscriptions: Simon Hughes. Scant manuscript annotations on rear free endpaper. No. 9 of 12 titles bound together., Subsequently published with title: Remarkable news from the stars., Quires [A]-B in red and black., Printer's name from Wing CD., and Signatures: [A]⁸ B-C⁸.
Publisher:
printed by A.G. [Alice Grover] for the Company of Stationers