Sales catalogue 341: William Ridler

Date:: November 1899

Reference:: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/45/5

Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 341: William Ridler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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575 CHESHIRE.—Astley (John, of Duckenfield) Characteristic Remarks of 100 porTRarts of EMr- NENT PERSONS in the Cos, of CHESHIRE and Lan- CASHIRE, with Explanatory Notes, 4to, RARE, 7s 6d Sold by the Booksellers in CHESTER, cc., 1779 Mr. Hawkins’ copy sold for £2 2s. 576 CHESHIRE.—Nickson (C.) History of Run- corN, Ancient Village of Weston and HaLtTon CasTLE, 4t0, LARGE PAPER, many plates of views, Old Houses, etc., cloth bds. nt., not many copies printed, 8s 6d Warrington, 1887 577 CHESTER.—True Relation of the Bloody Conspiracy and Skirmish in CHESTER, by the Papists in CHESHIRE, and the number of those that were slained, sm. 4to, FINE COPY, RARE, 8s 6d 1641 This conspiracy was invented by the treacherons Lorp CHOOMES. 578 CHESHIRE.—Brereton (Sir Wm ) Ordinance for enabling him spedily to sequester the Estates of Papists and delinquents in the County of CHESHIRE and City of CHESTER, sm. 4to, FINE copy, half red mor, nt., 9s 1644 Mr. Hawkins’ copy of this rare work sold for £2 2s 579 CHESHIRE.—Ley (John, of Gt. BupwortH. in Cheshire) The Fury of Warre, and Folly of Sinne (as an Incentive to it), declared and applyed, a very interesting old PuriTan Dis- COURSE, by a distinguished CHESHIRE Minister, sm. 4to, FINE copy. 6s 6d 1643 580 CHRISTIE (J.) Erruscan Vasss, folio, FINE copy, mang beautiful plates, brown morocco extra, gilt edges, £1 18 1806 OnLy 100 COPIES PRINTED FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION. Baker's copy £8 8s; Gough’s £10; Fonthill £13 13s. 581 Chronicle. Malle (%dw.) Chronicle, thick sm. folio, Black Metter, woodcut title, centre in wise LARGE SOUND copy, bright old gilt calf neat, FIRST EDITION, £3 3s 1548 This is a most difficult book to get in anything like a perfect state, as this edition of Hall’s Chronicle was strictly prohibited by Act of Parliament, and nearly all the copies were destroyed. Stanley copy sold for £3) 10s. Hirst copy £35, and other copies equally as high. A famous copy for the price now asked. Chronicle, 582 CT hronicle.— s#Fabpan’s con- tinued to Q. MARYE, 2 vols in 1, sm. folio, black letter, both woodcut titles, old half calf, £1 10s JOHN Kyneston, 1559 Brst Epitron of this valuable Old English Chronicle. Roxburghe copy sold for £15 15s. Top corner of leaves damaged by fire. but does not interfere with text, a good perfect copy for the price asked. 583 Chronicle.—_Stowe (John) English Chroni- cle, augmented with very many memorable An- tiquities and continued unto the yeare 1618, by Edm. Howes, thk. 8vo, Glark Letter, title within a border, large copy, with many rough leaves. panelled calf gilt extra, gilt edges, £1 10s 1618 It is extremely difficult to procure early English Books of this class in such large condition as the present book. 584 € hronicle.—Grafton’s Chronicle of ENGLAND with Calendar, thick sm. 8vo, Dlark letter, large copy, with the TABLE, brown calf very nt., 18s 6d 1572 It was this Chronicle that got Grafton into his quarrel with the famous Antiquary JoHN Srow. 585 CHRONICON ABBATIS Urspercensis, thick sm. folio, very numerous large woodcut medallion portraits in white on black ground, with ornamental borders, calf gilt, 16s 1538 27 586 CHRONICLE of Enenanp, the ANCIENT Britons and Saxons, from Julius Cusar, by J. STRUTT, 2 vols, 4to, many plates of DRUIDICAL REMAINS, Larly Costumes, etc., FINE Cory, half russia neat, 153 1777 Gough’s copy sold for £5 15s 6d. Townshend £6 6s. 587 CHRONICA des Reys de Portugal, sm. folio, calf very neat, RARE, 10s 6d Lisboa, 1677 This work is valued by Salva at £3 18s. 588 CIVIL WAR.—Walker (Sir Edw.) Historical Collections relating to the Rebellion and Civit Wank, folio jine équestrian portrait of CHARLES I. on the Battleteld, by Hoitar, and the large folding plate of the King dictating his Orders on a drum in Camp at NortrincHam Caste, old calf neat, RARE, £1 1s 1707 The large plate for its historic interest is seldom found in the book. Heath’s copy sold for £4 11s. 589 CIVIL WAR.—List of the Army raised under _ the Command of Ropert Eart or Essex, Genr. of the Army for the Vefence of his Majestie, sm. 4to, VERY Rarg, £1 1s 1642 This large list of Royauists NAmMEs is most valuable to the Genealogist, it has never been reprinted. Hirst copy sold £5 5s. 590 CIVIL WAR.—RvusHwortn’s (J.) Historical Collections, Crvi. War Psrriop OF CHARLES I. and II., 8 vols, sm. folio, Best Eprrion (VERY CHEAP COPY) old brown eilf neat, £1 15s 1721 Heath’s copy sold for £18 10s—Townsend, £12 12s. 591 CIVIL WAR Locat News,—Exact Collection of DECLARATIONS, ORDERS, PROCLAMATIONS, PR- TITIONS, MESSAGES between CHARLES I. and Par- liament, from 1641—43, sm. 4to (1000 pp.), front., FINE Copy, old calf nt., £1 1s 1643 592 CIVIL WAR Locat News.—A Collection of all the PUBLIC ORDINANCES and DECLARATIONS of Parliament, from 1643 until 1646, with seve- ral of His Majesties PROCLAMATIONS, thk. sm, folio, nearly 1000 pp., front. by Hottar, calf gilt, VERY NEAT, RARE, £2 28 1646 In the above 2 volumes are first collected some hundreds of the Tracts of the Civil War period, giving a mass of Local News relating to nearly every English County. 593 CIVIL WAR.—Heath (J.) Chronicle of the Wars or CHarurs I., in England and Wales, sm. folio, old calf nt., 10s 6d 1676 This work is extremely valuable for furnishing a minute and detailed account of all battles, sieges, &c., during the Civil War of Charles I. ‘Townely copy sold for £2 18s. MOST VALUABLE WORK TO THE COUNTY COLLECTOR. 594 CIVIL WAR.—Hooper (J.) History of the REBELLION and Civin War of CHARLEs Ist, sm. folio, port. of Charles 1st, many plates of the Battles of Lansdowne, Chester, Nantwich, Pres- ton, Edge Hill, Dunbar, King before Hutt, &c., clean in old calf nt., SCARCE, 16s 1738 The plates are seldom found in this work. 595 CIVIL WARRES of England related, 1641— 7, with Narratives of the proceedings of the Armics, Battles, &c., by J. Leycester, 8vo, LARGE PAPER, many jine PORTRAITS, calf super extra, gilt top edyes, uncut, 15s 1647—1810 Repriut of a most rare book. Towneley copy of original sold £36. Gives the Names of those slain on both sides. 596 CLASSIC.—Ovidii Opera Omnia cum Notis Variorum et P. BuRMANNI, 4 vols, 4to, BEST EDITION, front., FINE COPY, white vellum, very neat, 15s (A BARGAIN) Amst., 1727 Used formerly to be a Ten GuINEA ROOK. Valued by Dibdin at £12 12s. One of the noblest classics in quarto. Cutting of a copy priced £26 5s.

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