A fifth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library

Kent.- Lambarde (William) A Perambulation of Kent, first edition, black letter, woodcut initials, title within attractive woodcut border, full-pag...

Legh (Gerard) The Accedens of Armory, third edition, woodcut title, double-page plate, armorial illustrations, initials all finely coloured in an ...

Family of Love.- Knewstub (John) A Confutation of Monstrous and Horrible Heresies, taught by H.N. and embraced of a number, who call themselves th...

[Strigel (Victorinus)] Part of the Harmony of King Davids Harp. Conteining the first XXI. Psalmes of King Dauid, first edition in English, transla...

Heraldry.- Ferne (John) The Blazon of Gentrie: Devided into two parts..., first edition, woodcut illustrations, with blank Z4, title lightly soile...

Sternhold (Thomas), John Hopkins & others. The Whole Booke of Psalmes, collected into English meeter, black letter, woodcut architectural title, w...

Fale (Thomas) Horologiographia. The Art of Dialling, first edition, partially printed in black letter, woodcut illustration on title and numerous ...

[Lewkenor (Sir Lewis)] The Estate of English Fugitives under the king of Spaine and his ministers, first edition, title with woodcut device and wi...

France.- de Serres (John) An Historical Collection, on the Most Memorable Accidents, and Tragicall Massacres of France ..., first edition in Engli...

Turkey.- Knolles (Richard) The Generall Historie of the Turkes, first edition, engraved architectural title by Laurence Johnson, engraved portrait...

Tacitus (Publius Cornelius) The Annales, 2 parts in 1, woodcut initials and decorations, engraved illustration to T2r shaved at fore-edge, some si...

Miniature Book.- Psalter (The) or Psalmes of David, After the Translation of the Great Bible, first word of title engraved, lacking N8, bookplate,...

Heath & well-being.- du Chesne (Joseph) Diaeteticon Polyhistoricon, first edition, engraved device to title, engraved portrait, contemporary vellu...

Doctrine of Equivocation.- Morton (Thomas) A Full Satisfaction concerning a Double Romish Iniquitie; hainous Rebellion, and more then heathenish A...

Netherlands.- [Le Petit (Jean Francois)] A Generall Historie of the Netherlands, first edition in English, translated by Edward Grimeston, title w...

Hall (Joseph) Epistles, 3 vol. in 1, first editions, woodcut title to each vol., divisional titles within woodcut borders to vol.2 and 3, woodcut ...

Froissart (Jean) An Epitome of Frossard...translated into English, By P. Golding, lacking initial blank, anonymous armorial bookplate, title soile...

Jewel (John) The Works... And a brief discourse of his life, 4 parts in 1 vol., first edition, title within woodcut border, first 4 ff. somewhat c...

Netherlands.- [Le Petit (Jean Francois)] A Generall Historie of the Netherlands, edited and translated by Edward Grimestone, first English edition...

[Le Petit (Jean Francois)] The Low-Country Common-Wealth, first English edition, translated by Edward Grimeston, engraved title, corner of A4 defe...

Lyly (John) Euphues and his England, woodcut device on title, title trimmed at foot with loss of date, Printed for William Leake, [1609]; Euphues....

 Heraldry.- [Milles (Thomas)] The Catalogue of Honor, first edition, engraved architectural title (trimmed just within ruled border to head), wood...

[Montreux (Nicholas de)] Honours Academie. Or The Famous Pastorall, of the faire Shepheardesse, Iulietta...Done into English, by R.T., title with ...

Augustine (Saint) Of the Citie of God: with the Learned Comments of Jo. Lod. Vives, first English edition, translated by John Healey, title with w...

Britain.- Speed (John) The History of Great Britaine under the Conquests of ye Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans, first edition, engraved title, p...

Coryate (Thomas) Coryats Crudities, first edition, additional engraved title, woodcut plate of badge of Prince of Wales, 5 engraved plates (some f...

Mornay (Phillippe de) The Mysterie of Iniquitie: that is to say, The Historie of the Papacie, first edition in English,  title with woodcut vignet...

Doheny copy.- Homer. The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets, translated by George Chapman, engraved title by William Hole, lacking *1 (blank f.) and ...

Witchcraft.- Michaelis (Sebastien) The Admirable Historie of the Possession and Conversion of a Penitent woman. Seduced by a Magician that made he...

Mexio (Pedro), Francesco Sansovino & others. The Treasurie of Auncient and Moderne Times, [translated by Thomas Milles], first edition, with initi...

Spanish Armada.- Orlers (Jean) and Henry de Haestens. The Triumphs of Nassau, first edition in English, woodcut device on title, woodcut initials ...

Sylvester (Joshua) The Parliament of Vertues Royal [-The Second Session of the Parliament of Vertues Reall], 2 parts in 1 vol., first editions, wi...

Selden (John) Titles of Honor, first edition, lacking the 2 leaves signed * after a4 and final blank, small burn-hole in c2 and 2G3 with slight lo...

Babington (Gervase, Bishop of Worcester) The Workes..., engraved initials, previous owner's ink signature to front pastedown and occasionally thro...

Levant.- Sandys (George) A Relation of a Journey begun An: Dom: 1610 ... Containing a description of the Turkish Empire, of Ægypt, of the Holy Lan...

Swetnam (Joseph) The Araignment of Lewde, idle, froward, and unconstant women, reprint, Printed by Edw. Allde for Thomas Archer, 1615 [but J. Smee...

Botero (Giovanni) Relations, of the most famous Kingdoms and Commonweales through the World, early ink ownership inscription to title, small loss ...

Moore (John) A Mappe of Mans Mortalitie, 2 parts in 1, first edition, initial blank with signature mark, lacking ?2 preliminary leaves (dedication...

Bacon (Sir Francis) The Wisdome of the Ancients, first edition in English, title with small woodcut ornament, contemporary calf, rebacked, [Gibson...

Donne (John) Encaenia. The Feast of Dedication, first edition, A4 cancelled, lacking blank G2, later ink name to head of title, later vellum, spin...

Bacon (Sir Francis) The Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall, title within double-ruled border with printer's ornament, woodcut headpieces and d...

Lever (Christopher) The Historie of the Defendors of the Catholique Faith, first edition, fine additional engraved title incorporating portraits o...

Temperance.- Prynne (William) Healthes: sicknesse. Or, a Compendious and Briefe Discourse; Proving, the Drinking, and Pledging of Healthes, to be ...

Wither (George) Britain's Remembrancer. Containing a Narration of the Plague lately past; A Declaration of the Mischiefs present; And a Prediction...

Owen (Lewis) The Unmasking of All popish Monks, Friers, and Jesuits, or, A Treatise of their Genealogie, beginnings, proceedings, and present stat...

Spencer (Thomas) The Art of Logick, delivered in the Precepts of Aristotle and Ramus, first edition, some damp-staining, worming to upper corners ...

Health and nutrition.- Venner (Tobias) Via Recta ad Vitam Longam, 2 parts in 1, P2 and 3 with burn-holes causing paper to be brittle with loss of ...

Beaumont (Sir John) Bosworth-field: with a Taste of the Variety of other poems, first edition, woodcut decorations, first few leaves remargined, s...

Godwin (Francis, Bishop) Annales of England. Containing the Reignes of Henry the Eighth, Edward the Sixt, Queene Mary, first English edition, tran...

Taylor (John) All The Workes, first collected edition, additional engraved title within ornate architectural border (some fraying to fore-edge jus...

Heylyn (Peter) The Historie of that most famous Saint and Souldier of Christ Iesus; St. George of Cappadocia, first edition, additional engraved t...

Stow (John) Annales, or A Generall Chronicle of England. Begun by Iohn Stow: Continued and Augmented...By Edmund Howes, woodcut title, black lette...

Markham (Gervase) Markhams farewell to Husbandry, third edition, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut illustrations, I8 small rust-hole to...

Weever (John) Ancient Funerall Monuments within the United Monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the Islands adjacent, first edition, engraved...

Cookery.- Markham (Gervase) The English House-Wife, woodcut device on title, M2 with woodcuts of gauging marks for wine, woodcut head-pieces and d...

Plutarch. The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romains, translated by Sir Thomas North, 2 parts in 1, titles with woodcut printer's device, woodcut...

Massinger (Philip) The Emperour of the East. A Tragae-Comoedie. The Scene Constantinople, first edition, an early printing mentioning the characte...

Virgil. The XII Aeneids...translated by John Vicars, first edition, engraved pictorial title, foxed and browned, some staining, A7 torn, pencil an...

Massinger (Philip) The Maid of Honour, first edition, second issue, a few ink corrections, modern crushed dark blue morocco by Riviere, inner gilt...

Polybius. The History of Polybius the Megalopolitan, translated by Edward Grimeston, woodcut title, folding plan, lacking initial and final blanks...