Sales catalogue 536: Maggs Bros

Date:
1930
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/91
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 536: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    pee 1516 ty From the Christie-Miller Library. Dedicated by the printer to ‘‘ The Right Honourable, Christopher Hatton, Captaine of the Queenes Majesties Garde attending upon her most royall person.”’ The above work begins ‘‘ At the Battell of Tarro, in Anno. Domini, 1495, where Jovius and Francis Guicciardine begin their Hystories, and continuing until until the famous Battel of Lepanto, in Anno. 1572, where the Turkishe power was discomfited on the Sea under the conducte of Don John of Austria.” It also Teeaeyt the battles of Ravenna, Flodden Field, Muscleborough Field, Graveling, et RoBERTs ian Lewes). Warre-Fare Eprromizep, in a Cen- tury, of Military Observations: Confirming by Antient Prin- ciples the Moderne practise of Armes. With engraved portrait of the Author by G. Glover, and verse beneath. First Eprrion. Small 4to. Boards. | London, Printed by Richard Oulton, 1640. £5 58 From the Military J.ibrary of Viscount Wolseley, Field-Marshal of England, with his elaborate book-plate. An extremely interesting and rare volume. SUTCLIFFE (Matthew). THE Practice, ProcEEDINGS, AND Lawes oF Armes, described out of the doings of most valiant and expert Captaines, and confirmed both by ancient and moderne examples, and praecedents. Black Letter. First Eprrion. Small 4to. Original calf. Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher ee 1593. J12° 12s Sutcliffe was interested in the settlement of New England, and Capt. John Smith mentions in his ‘‘ Generall Historie,’’ that the dean assisted and encouraged him in his scheme. On 9 March, 1606- o he became a member of the council of Virginia, and on 3 Nov., 1624 of that of New England. In July, 1624, he was one of the commissioners appointed to wind up the affairs of the Virginia Com- pany. Wititamson (Adam). Murrrary Memoirs anp Maxims or Mar- sHAL TuRENNE. Interspersed with others, taken from the Best Authors and Observations, with Remarks. Firsr Eprrion. Small 8vo. Original calf. London, Printed for J. and P. Knapton, 1740. J Gs
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