A discourse vppon vsurye : by vvaye of dialogue and oracions, for the better varietye, and more delite of all those, that shall reade thys treatise
Usury -- Early works to 1800.
Signatures: [par.]-2[par.]⁸ A² B-2C⁸ 2D⁴.
Limp vellum binding with manuscript spine label. Leather laces have broken off the text block, but are still inside the cover. Housed in black slip case.
Wilson, Thomas, 1525?-1581
Londini : In aedibus Rychardi Tottelli
1572
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Page dimensions: 14.7 x 9.6. Laid paper.
[18], 201, [3] leaves ; 15 cm
English
Text
332.8 W75d
ESTC S120108
Sixteenth Century
The Bible translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke : and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages. With most profitable annotations upon all the hard places, and other things of great importance ... And also a most profitable concordance for the readie finding out of any thing in the same conteined ...
Note on the verso of concordance title page: "Elizabeth the Daughter of Thomas and Mary Child was Baptised the 9th day of Aprill Anno Domni 1646." <br /><br />Handwritten note on front pastedown: "[Grate?]ful rememberance from an old friend Florence Westbury 1901." <br /><br />Contemporary seventeenth-century leather boards with blind tooling. Rebacked spine with gold tooling and titling. New endbands attached after repairs. <br /><br />Bound with Church of England. Book of common prayer. London, 1641. <br /><br />Engraved title page. Initials and tailpieces. Concordance with separate engraved title page "The Newe Testament of our Lord Iesus Christ, conferred diligently with the Greeke ..." <br /><br />Error in binding concordance: sig. D follows sig. E.<br /><br />The Geneva Bible and its later editions are often called "Breeches" Bibles. Bookseller’s note on front pastedown: "The bible (Genevan, or “breeches” Version), with Apocrypha, 2 wood cut titles, black letter, London Deputies of Christopher Barker, 1589 also Herrys Concordonces: Sternholds Psalms in Metre, with music (wants last leaf of prayers), 1590and a Perfect Copy of Common Prayer, black letter, 1641bnd. In one very thk. 4to, contemporary of. (repaired)." <br /><br />Handwritten note on front flyleaf listing all of the books bound in the volume. Baptism record and other handwritten note on the verso of concordance title page. Some other markings on pages in between the Old and New Testaments.
Imprinted at London : by the Deputies of Christopher Barker
1589
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Page dimensions: 20.7 x 14.5. Laid paper.
554 leaves, [164] pages ; 22 cm
English
Text
BX5145 .A4 1641
ESTC S101765
Sixteenth Century, Seventeenth Century
Bible. English. Bishops' Bible.
John Moreton, 1674. His name and the date are on the reverse of the title page for the Apocrypha.
Thomas Moreton, 1695. His name and the date are on the reverse of the title page for the Apocrypha.
Full leather possible late 17th century rough calf binding. Rebacked with a red leather and gilt spine label. Evidence of clasps. Blind tooled square on boards."Tho Moreton" inscribed on the front board. Red splatter fore edge. End band intact. Housed in a clamshell.
Title page photo facsimile from British Museum.
Marginalia on the last page of Deuteronomy and the following title page for the second part. Mostly crossed out. Title page repaired. Marginalia on the title page for the third part. Mostly crossed out. Title page repaired. Marginalia on title page for the fourth part. Mostly crossed out. Title page repaired.
Incomplete copy: title page and preliminary leaves (26? l.) and leaves 124-125, 129, 137-138, 2 last leaves and double map wanting. Several leaves cut and mounted with some loss of text.
Manuscript signature "William" in margin of first page of the book of Jeremie (Jeremiah). It has been cut off confirming that the text block was trimmed before being bound in its current binding. |
Baptism record of the children of Thomas and Elizabeth Moreton on the reverse of the title page for the Apocrypha.
The last four pages of Revelation are manuscript most likely written by Thomas Moreton in 1692. The hand matches the one used in the baptism record. He also wrote four more pages including the text "Christus vere satisfecit pro peccatis"(1 page) and "Paragraphe appon the Hymn of St. Ambrose" (3 pages). The final page is dated 1692.
Imprinted at London : In Powles Churcheyarde by Richarde Iugge, Printer to the Queenes Maiestie
1572
Moreton, John, former owner.
Moreton, Thomas, former owner.
Parker, Matthew, 1504-1575.
Cranmer, Thomas, 1489-1559, author of introduction, etc.
Tunstall, Cuthbert, 1474-1559.
Heath, Nicholas, 1501?-1578.
Jugge, Richard, approximately 1514-1577, printer.
Basil, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 329-379. Prologue of Saint Basil the great, upon the Psalmes.
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Page dimensions: 39.1 x 25.3. Laid paper.
[25], cclxx, clxxxix [i.e. cxc], cv, [1], cxxxviii, [2] leaves : ill. (woodcuts), geneal. table (woodcut), map (woodcut) ; 37 cm. (fol.)
English
Text
Super FOLIO BS175 1572
ESTC S121300
Sixteenth Century
The Bible, that is, the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Olde and New Testament. (Geneva Bible)
Rough calf full leather binding. Blind tooled panel stamp on boards. Gilt and black leather spine label.
Bookplate for W. Holmes St. J.B. Coll.
Ex Libris John Martin (1904-1996). Presented to Special Collections by Dr. John Martin.
Short Title Catalog numbers determined by the printing of Esther I.1: seven/ and twenty provinces.
Imprinted at London : By the Deputies of Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Majestie., 1599. [i.e. Amsterdam : J.F. Stam, after 1640?]
1599 [i.e. 1640?]
Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605.
Camerarius, Joachim, 1500-1574.
Loyseleur, Pierre, approximately 1530-1590.
Tomson, Laurence, 1539-1608.
Junius, Franciscus, 1545-1602.
Barker, Christopher, 1529-1599, printer.
Sternhold, Thomas, -1549. Whole book of psalms.
Hopkins, John, -1570. Whole book of psalms.
Martin, John, 1904-1996, former owner. IaU
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Page dimensions: 23.3 x 17.6. Laid paper.
[4], 190, 127, 121, [11] leaves, [10], 93, [11] p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. (4to in 8s)
English
Text
BS170 1630
ESTC S101813
Sixteenth Century, Seventeenth Century