Capt. Cooke's second voyage to the Southern Hemisphere
Description:
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.
Publisher:
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
Attributed to George Sewell., On [3] pages at end, a poem titled: Upon Mr. Addison's Cato., Signatures: A-C⁴., BEIN Osborn pc3: Binder's title: Of Addison's Cato., BEIN 1974 986: Binder's title: Cato. Addison., BEIN 2014 2091: Front endpaper includes autograph of Ben Priestley on recto and manuscript notes on verso, both partially mutilated. Manuscript notes on back endpapers. No. 5 of 6 titles bound together., and BEIN 926 14: 21 cm. From the library of William Whitman Farnam, 1886.
BEIN Ik G252 727f Copy 1: No. 1 of 2 works bound together with binder's title: Gay's Fables., BEIN Ik G252 727f 1 Copy 2: Bound to match Ik G252 727f 2. Bookplate: Moreau Delano. Autograph: Margt. Lesjat [?]., Engraved vignette on title-page and at head of each fable., Engraved portrait of Gay inserted as frontispiece., Signatures: [A]⁴ B-N⁸ O⁴., and Final p. blank.
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
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
BEIN 1978 1163: Bookplates of Shepard and Alvin Krech. Number 5 of 6 titles bound together with binder’s title: Hone's Facetiae. and Title vignette by George Cruikshank.
Publisher:
Printed for William Hone
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
BEIN Pequot Z96: Imperfect: pages 71-73 and [1] page at end wanting. Number 5 of 6 titles bound together in brown, blind tooled leather binding with manuscript call number label on spine., The dedicatory epistle signed: John Graunt who was from Bucklersbury and who flourished between 1640-1652; not to be confused with John Graunt, F.R.S., 1620-1674, a statistician from Hampshire who also published during that period. See B.M. Cat and D.N.B., With a title page woodcut., Head-pieces; initials., and Signatures: A² B-K⁴ chi1 (leaf A2 signed A3).
Publisher:
Printed for H.R. at the Three Pigeons in Pauls church-yard
Subject (Geographic):
England and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Dissenters, Religious, Christian sects, Church, Unity, and Church history
BEIN X106 672c: Imperfect: leaf [1] mutilated. Autograph on leaf [5] verso: Edward Teaklie his book. Occasional pen trials throughout. Inscribed on first plate: Magnum in parvo, the pen's perfection, invented, written and engraven in silver by Edward Cocker abt. the year 1652. Ink stamp: W.E. Dennis. Binder's label: Edward Cocker, London 1652. Quaint and curious styles of script and lettering., Description based on imperfect copy., Work not identified--cf. A. Heal, The English writing-masters, 1931, p. 142 & 143., and Plates A-E, G-R; each contains a large ornamental letter, an alphabet, verse and sentence in prose (or verse or sentence). Plates A, B, D, E, G-I not signed by Cocker.
Letter signed from Queen Elizabeth to Sir George Carew, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance, bearing the authority of the petty seal of the Signet. Queen Elizabeth instructs Sir George to transport all manner of ordnance from the Tower of London to the northern border towns of Berwick, Newcastle, and Carlisle. Written from the manor of Greenwich, 1595 July 9.
Alternative Title:
Scottish Border Defense 1595
Description:
Earlier in July 1595, a force of several hundred Spanish soliders raided the city of Cornwall inciting further need to defend the Scottish border., In English., Variant title from description in Parkes, S. et al., Elizabethan Club of Yale University and its Library., and Bears the official seal of the Signet office.
Subject (Geographic):
England., Berwick (England), Carlisle (England), and Newcastle upon Tyne (England)
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. and Carew, George, Sir, -1612.