Gd.7.12(01)
Judicious and select essayes and observations, by that renowned and learned knight. Sir Walter Raleigh. Upon the first invention of shipping. The misery of invasive warre. The Navy Royall and sea-service. With his apologie for his voyage to Guiana..
Added title page title: Discourse of the originall and fundamentall cause of naturall, customary, arbitrary, voluntary and necessary warre
Added title page title: Excellent observations and notes, concerning the Royall Navy and sea-service
Added title page title: Sir Walter Rawleigh his apologie for his voyage to Guiana
London, : Printed by T[homas]. W[arren]. for Humphrey Moseley and are to be sold at the Princes Armes in St. Pauls Church-yard., 1650..
[8], 42, [2], 4, [64]; [2], 46; [2], 69, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 15 cm. (8vo)
Frontis. portrait of Raleigh (plate) signed: Ro: Vaughan sculp:.
Dedication signed: Humphrey Moseley.
Printer's name from Wing CD.
Title set within a double-ruled border.
"A discourse of the originall and fundamentall cause of naturall, customary, arbitrary, voluntary and necessary warre" has separate dated title page on leaf C6 and separate pagination; register is continuous with part 1.
"Excellent observations and notes, concerning the Royall Navy and sea-service" (Wing R161, UMI 224:23) and "Sir Walter Rawleigh his apologie for his voyage to Guiana" (Wing R154, UMI 224:19) each have separate dated title page, pagination, and register; they were apparently also issued separately.
Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁴ A-G⁸ ²[A]⁴ ²B-C⁸ ²D⁴ ³A-D⁸ ³E⁴.
Leaf G8 is blank.
"A discourse of the originall and fundamentall cause of naturall, customary, arbitrary, voluntary and necessary warre" formerly Wing R158 (cancelled (UMI 224:21)).
ESTC, R9599
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), R170
Pforzheimer, 822
Book label of John Reynolds on front endpaper, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Contemporary sheep; boards have double-blind-fillet border frames; spine has double-blind-fillet bands; red goatskin spine label with gilt title: "Raleig Essays"; board edges tooled in blind; text block edges sprinkled red and blue.
Bound with one other item.
Previous shelfmark: Fg.7.31.
England and Wales Royal Navy
War Early works to 1800.
Naval art and science History Early works to 1800.
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Vaughan, Robert. engraver.
England London.
B47971