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75 [Courtin, Antoine de]. The Rules of Civilty; or, Certain Ways of Deportment observed amongst all Persons of Quality upon several Occasions. Newly revised and much Enlarged, printed for R. Chiswell, 1685, lacking A1 as often (blank?), ink ownership name on title-page ‘Will: Murray 1708’ (and name of author pencilled below in a later hand), generally toned, one or two gatherings with some light damp-staining to lower blank margin, hinges split, front pastedown with signature of Martin Orskey dated 1953 and book ticket of Sir Arthur Gordon, front free endpaper with ink inscription ‘William Murray aught this book feb. 26. 1699’ (with various early pen-trials below), contemporary speckled sheep, rubbed and with slight loss at spine ends, upper joint split, 12mo ESTC R14935; Wing C6605. First published under the title Nouveau traité de la civilité in Paris in 1671, the work is full of sage advice for those not wishing to commit a faux pas in refined society: ‘It is indecent, in the Company of Ladies, or any other serious persons, to pull off your Cloak, to pull off your Periwig or Doublet, to pair your nails, to pick your teeth, to scratch your head, or any other part, to mend your Garter or Shoostring, or to call for your Gown or your Slippers to put your self at ease. It would be as ridiculous as for a Horse Officer to appear before his General at a Muster, in his Shooes instead of his Boots’. (1) £150 - £250
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76 Tate (Nahum, editor). Poems by Several Hands, and on Several Occasions, Collected by N. Tate, 1st edition, Printed for J. Hindmarsh, 1685, light old dampstains to upper corners of early leaves, some loss to blank foremargin of leaf B5, old ink ownership inscription of ‘Kathe: [?]Agard’ to upper margin of B1, contemporary calf, slightly rubbed and a little corner wear, neatly rebacked, 8vo, together with: Tate (Nahum, author), Poems written on Several Occasions, the Second Edition enlarged, for B. Tooke, 1684, title-page stained, errata leaf [A7] bound in at rear after Q1, small tear in M8 affecting a couple of contemporary ownership letters, inscription ‘Strathnaver’ to title-page, engraved bookplate with intertwining ‘S S’, ducal coronet and date 1913 (probably the duke of Sutherland), contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, spine consolidated at head, craquelure to sides, 8vo, and Poetical Miscellany, Miscellany of Poems and Translations by Oxford Hands, 1st edition, for Anthony Stephens, Bookseller near the Theatre in Oxford, 1685, advertisement leaf, contemporary ownership inscriptions to title-page and front free endpaper, contemporary mottled sheep, inner hinges reinforced, 8vo Grolier, Wither to Prior 840 & 834 (Tate); Wing T210, T211, M2232; Keynes, John Evelyn 185 for the first item; Case 178 for the third item. Poems by Several Hands includes poems by the Earl of Rochester (three poems), Roscommon, Cowley, Adams, Bowles, Oldham, Francis Fane, John Evelyn junior, Waller and Tate himself. (2) £150 - £200
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77 [Granville, Denis]. Counsel and Directions, Divine and Moral: in Plain and Familiar Letters of Advice from a Divine of the Church of England, to a Young Gentleman, his Nephew, soon after his Admission into a College in Oxford, 1st edition, printed for Robert Clavell, 1685, final advertisement leaf (P2), manuscript catch-title on slip of paper tipped to lower margin of N2 verso, ownership inscription ‘Wm Glegg his booke’ to title-page, repeated with date 1714 to p. 208, contemporary sprinkled sheep, blind rules to sides, repair to spine, 8vo (17.5 x 11cm) ESTC R17648 (under ‘Dennis Grenville’); Wing G1938A. (1) £200 - £300
78 Helmont (Franciscus Mercurius van). The Paradoxal Discourses ... Concerning the Macrocosm and Microcosm of the Greater and Lesser World, and their union, 2 parts in one, 1st edition in English, for Robert Kettlewel, 1685, 2 engraved plates, some light spotting and toning, contemporary inscription at front, modern panelled calf, 8vo ESTC R9542; Wing H1393. (1)
£300 - £400