Shelfmark
Gd.7.12(01)
Author
Title
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..
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Discourse of the originall and fundamentall cause of naturall, customary, arbitrary, voluntary and necessary warre
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Excellent observations and notes, concerning the Royall Navy and sea-service
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Sir Walter Rawleigh his apologie for his voyage to Guiana
Publication, distribution, etc.
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..
Physical description
[8], 42, [2], 4, [64]; [2], 46; [2], 69, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 15 cm. (8vo)
Note
Frontis. portrait of Raleigh (plate) signed: Ro: Vaughan sculp:.
Note
Dedication signed: Humphrey Moseley.
Note
Printer's name from Wing CD.
Note
Title set within a double-ruled border.
Note
"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.
Note
"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.
Note
Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁴ A-G⁸ ²[A]⁴ ²B-C⁸ ²D⁴ ³A-D⁸ ³E⁴.
Note
Leaf G8 is blank.
Note
"A discourse of the originall and fundamentall cause of naturall, customary, arbitrary, voluntary and necessary warre" formerly Wing R158 (cancelled (UMI 224:21)).
Citation/references note
ESTC, R9599
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), R170
Citation/references note
Pforzheimer, 822
Provenance
Book label of John Reynolds on front endpaper, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
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.
Copy-specific note
Bound with one other item.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Fg.7.31.
Subject
England and Wales Royal Navy
Subject
War Early works to 1800.
Subject
Naval art and science History Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Vaughan, Robert. engraver.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B47971