True report of certaine wonderfull overflowings of waters, now lately in Summerset-shire, Norfolke, and other places of England, Of flouds in England, 1607, a true report of certaine wonderfull ouerflowings of waters, now lately in Summerset-shire, Norfolke, and other places of England, 1607, a true report of certaine wonderfull overflowings of waters, now lately in Summerset-shire, Norfolke, and other places of England, and True report of certaine wonderfull ouerflowings of waters, now lately in Summerset-shire, Norfolke, and other places of England
Description:
BEIN Elizabethan Club 287: Imperfect: leaves A1,2 and D4 mutilated, with some loss of text; some loss of text on leaf A1 due to trimming. Ms. correction of running title on leaf A4v., With a title-page woodcut., Printer's name from STC., Signatures: A-D⁴., Running title reads: Of flouds in England., and In this edition the catchword on C3r is "recouered."
Publisher:
by W[illiam]. I[aggard]. for Edward White and are to be solde at the signe of the Gunne at the north doore of Paules
Subject (Geographic):
England, Norfolk, Somerset (England), and Norfolk (England)
Short discourse of hawking to the field with high flying long-winged hawkes and Short discovrse of havvking to the field with high flying long-winged hawkes
Description:
Armorial bookplate: Ex libris David Wagstaff. Binder’s stamp: J. Kulesho., P. [6]-[7], consists of a poem concerning falconry, that begins "A perfect plot how for to hawke ...", P. 73-76 omitted from pagination., Signatures: A-I⁸., and The author is unknown although it is thought he was from Kent as there are a number of references to the county in the work, including the following from p. 55: "... diuers Kentish ge[n]tlemen, some of my kindred and others of my acquaintance ..."
Publisher:
for Thomas Man
Subject (Name):
Wagstaff, David, 1882-1951
Subject (Topic):
Falconry -- Early works to 1800 and Hunting -- Early works to 1800
Annales of England and Chronicles of England from Brute unto this present year of Christ 1580
Description:
BEIN 1987 303: 20 cm. Imperfect: final leaf 4G8 wanting; bled at edges with some loss of text. Few manuscript annotations throughout. Armorial bookplate of Edward Herbert, Viscount Clive., BEIN Osborn pa94: 20 cm. Manuscript pencil annotations concerning provenance; early manuscript ink annotations and corrections throughout. Ownership inscription of Margaret Barrie on page [32] at beginning indicates this book was left to her by her father Burton, read by her in 1675, and read by Oliver in 1679. Armorial bookplate of John Wodehouse, Earl of Kimberley. Bookplate of Michael Scott. Binder's stamp of Riviere and Son. Stamp of H. Sotheran, with explanation in manuscript that the book was actually bought from Pickering. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya., BEIN Osborn pa105: Quires ²[par.]-3[par.]⁴ (the table and errata) bound at end. Manuscript shelfmark "942" written on shelf label. Armorial bookplate of the Bishopsgate Institute, with its blind stamp on multiple pages throughout and ink stamp on title page verso, no. "1627" and classification "942" written in manuscript. Ink stamp of Quenby Library also on title page verso. Few manuscript annotations throughout, with a manuscript genealogical table on rear flyleaves in what appear to be two different hands. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya. Bound in 16th-century full English calf, with stamp: Sober Society. Accompanied by: bookseller's description (1 leaf)., "Apparently the first edition of the 'Chronicles' in the complete form"--BM., Later editions published as: Annales., Actual printer's name from STC., Signatures: [par.]⁴, ²[par.]-3[par.]⁴ A-3I⁸ 3K⁸(-3K7,8) 3L-4G⁸., Final page blank., Engraved title page showing the descent of sovereigns from Edward III., and Includes index.
Publisher:
By [Henry Bynneman for] Ralphe Newberie, at the assignement of Henrie Bynneman
Signatures: A4A-S8(S8, blank, wanting). Imperfect: 1st leaf A1 wanting., The metrical version by Sternhold and Hopkins. Includes music., and The preliminary matter consists of the following: A1 (1st and 5th prelim. leaves), recto signature-mark, verso blank; A2, t.p., as above; A3-1: "To all that have skill, or will vnto sacred musicke"; A2, second t.p.; A3: "The names of the authors"; A4: "Of the praise, vertue, and efficacie of the Psalmes."
King Henry VI. Parts 2-3 and VVhole contention betvveene the tvvo famous houses
Description:
Eliz 200: Bound in olive green goatskin, gold tooling with acorns on the cover. This is a style of binding made for John Bellingham Inglis about 1825 (Seymour De Ricci, English Collectors of Books and Manuscripts, pp. 97-98; this copy was lot 94 in the Inglis sale, Sotheby's, 12 April 1826). The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911., The third, bad quarto edition (first, 1594)., and These plays are "bad quarto" versions of 2 and 3 Henry VI. These are two of ten plays reprinted by William Jaggard in 1619, possibly as part of a collection for which a general title page was never issued.