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[EARLY ENGLISH IMPRINTS]. -- DU CHESNE, Joseph. The Sclopotarie of Josephus Quercetanus, Phisition, or his booke containing the cure of wounds received by shot of Gunne or such like Engenes of warre. London: Roger Ward for J. Sheldrake, 1590. Small 4o. (Small hole to last few leaves, some light marginal wear and darkening.) 19th-century half vellum (light wear to spine, rubbing to sides). Provenance: W. Herbert; John Brand; H.S. Kilbourne (ownership inscriptions on title). FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Durling 1292; STC 7277. -- MACHIAVELLI, Niccolo. The Arte of Warre... London: John Kingston for Nicholas England, 1560-62. Small 4o. Title within woodcut border, woodcut illustrations in text, woodcut printer's device at end (one leaf lacking). 19th-century calf (broken). STC 17164. -- PALMER, Thomas, of Wingham. An Essay of the Meanes how to make our Travailes into Forraine Countries. London: Mathew, 1606. 4o. (Title with browning and loss to blank margin, lacks letterpress tables, corners cut away.) 20th-century calf, disbound. With 4 folding letterpress tables. Cropped & trimmed with loss. Alden & Landis 606/85; STC 19156. -- BACON, Francis, Sir. The Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall. London: John Beale, 1639. 4o, later calf (rebacked). Enlarged edition. STC 1151. -- CALVIN, John, (1509-1564). The Institution of Christian Religion... Translated by Thomas Norton. London: Richard Harison, 1562. 2o. Woodcut vignette on title (title torn and repaired). Modern morocco, edges gilt. Provenance: Thomas Cade (ownership inscription, dated 1754 on title). Second edition of this translation. STC 4416. -- ALEMAN, Mateo. The Rogue: or the Life of Guzman de Alfarache. London: Edward Blount, 1623. 2 parts in one volume, 2o. Woodcut vignette on titles. Contemporary calf (spine ends repaired). FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH second issue with titles of both parts dated 1623. STC 289; Palau 6782. -- SPENSER, Edmund. The Faerie Queen, the Shepheards Calendar: Together with Other Works. London: H. Lownes for M. Lownes, 1617. 3 volumes in one. 2o. Woodcut illustrations in text (some pages loose, some staining). Later calf (rebacked, broken). STC 23085. -- PURCHAS, Samuel. Purchas his Pilgrimage, or Relations of the World and the Religions observed in all Ages... London: William Stransby for Henrie Fetherstone, 1613. Small 2o. (Defective). Modern half calf (worn, hinges cracked). -- HEYLYN, Peter. Mikrokosmos. A Little Description of the Great World. Oxford: Willam Turner, 1629. 4o, 17th-cent calf (worn). Provenance: Robert Taylor (ownership inscription, dated 1773 on title). Fourth edition. STC 13279. -- SPENCER, John. A Discourse concerning Prodigies... London: John Field for Will. Graves, in Cambridge, 1663. 4o, 20th-century half morocco (worn). First edition. Wing S-4947. -- [OSBORNE, Francis]. Traditional Memoires on the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. Oxford: T. Robinson, 1658. 12o. Engraved portrait frontispiece. Old calf (upper cover detached, spine worn). Provenance: Frederic North (bookplate); John Hunter (bookplate). Wing O-515. -- VICARS, John. Jehovah-Jireh. London: J. Rothwell, 1644. 4o. (Title loose.) Contemporary sheep (upper cover detached). Third edition. Wing V-313. -- JONES, David. The Secret History of White-Hall... London: Baldwin, 1697. 8o, contemporary calf (worn). First edition. Wing J-934. (12)