Men to obferue, and difference in fol-
lowing their affaires.

Nec caret vmbra Deo.

[Device of a Lamb standing within an oval circle.]

LONDON,

Printed by H. L. for Miles Partrich, and are to be folde

at his Shop neare Saint Dunftans Church in

Fleetstreet. 1618.

4to, bound in dark green, wrinkled morocco, extra, gilt back, sides and edges, extra blank leaves bound in at the end, a few corner margins neatly pieced. COMMENDATORY POEMS by MICHAEL DRAYTON, and BEN JONSON. FINE CLEAN COPY.

RARE.

2804 CHAPMAN (GEORGE).

the

CROWNE of all HOMERS WORCKES

Batrachomyomachia

Or the Battaile of Frogs and Mife.
His Hymn's and Epigrams
Tranflated according to ye Originall

By George Chapman.

London, printed by Iohn Bill, his MAIESTIES Printer.

[n. d. circa 1624.]

Folio, bound in full brown levant morocco, super extra, blind tooled, inside morocco borders, gilt edges, by RIACH. Fore-edge of title and one or two other leaves neatly re-margined. FINELY ENGRAVED FRONTISPIECE, WILL. PAÍS FECIT, Containing a HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT of HOMER in the center, seated before an open book, and being crowned with a wreath of laurel by APOLLO and MINERVA; behind his chair is a figure of MERCURY; the lower part is occupied by a FINE PORTRAIT of CHAPMAN, surrounded by clouds, and a picturesque view of the battle of a frog and mouse, FINE COPY OF THIS RARE BOOK.

2805 [CHAPMAN (GEORGE).] OVID'S | BANQVET|OF |

SENCE. With | A Coronet for his Miftreffe | PHILOSOPHY; | and | His Amorous ZODIACK. | LONDON. | Printed by B. A. and T. F. and are to be | fold by R. Horseman, dwelling in the Strand | neere unto Yorke House. 1639.

12mo, bound in half brown crushed levant morocco, top edge gilt, by R. W. SMITH. FINE, CLEAN COPY. RARE.

2806 CHAUCER (GEOFFREY).

The Woorkes of Geffrey Chau

cer, newly printed, with diuers ad

dicions, whiche were neuer in printe before: With the siege and deftruccion of the worthy citee of Thebes, compiled

by Jhon Lidgate, Monke of Berie,

As in the table more plainly

dooeth appere.

[COLOPHON] Imprinted at Lon

don, by Jhon Kyngston for Jhon

Wight, dwellyng in Poules.

Churchyarde.

Anno. 1561.

Folio, Black Letter, printed in double columns. THE FOURTH COLLECTED EDITION.

Edited by the historian, JOHN STOWE.

A LARGE WOODCUT of CHAUCER'S ARMS occupies nearly two-thirds of the titlepage, having the date 1560 in small figures under the helmet, and the following two lines of verse in a compartment in the lower portion:

Vertue florifheth in Chaucer ftill,

Though death of hym, hath wrought his will.

AN UNCOMMONLY FINE, TALL, CLEAN and PERFECT COPY, elegantly bound in full brown crushed levant morocco, super extra, richly gilt back, raised bands, tastefully ornamented and tooled, panelled sides, with gold lines and corner ornaments, inside morocco borders, gilt lines, edges gilded on the rough, by FRANCIS BEDFORD, in his best style. The extreme top margins of a few of the last leaves have been most skillfully and delicately re-margined. The headlines have not in any way been affected.

2807 CHAUCER (GEOFFREY).

THE

Workes of our Ancient and Learned
English Poet, GEFFREY CHAVCER,
Newly Printed.

In this Imprefsion you fhall find thefe Additions.
I His Portraiture and Progenie fhewed.

2 His Life collected.

3 Arguments to euery Booke gathered.
4 Old and obfcure words explaned.

5 Authors by him cited, declared.

6 Difficulties opened.

7 Two Bookes of his, neuer before Printed.

LONDON,

Printed by Adam Iflip, at the charges of

Bonham Norton. Anno 1598.

Folio, Black Letter, printed in double columns, bound in black morocco, extra, gilt edges. Edited by THOMAS SPEGHT, and CONTAINS THE FIRST ENGRAVED PORTRAIT OF CHAUCER. The front margin of the title, and of three leaves following, have been very neatly repaired (a small portion of woodcut border supplied). One leaf neatly inlaid. GoOD COPY.

2808 CHAUCER (GEOFFREY). THE CANTERBURY TALES of CHAUCER; with an essay upon his language and versification, an introductory discourse, notes, and a glossary, By T. TYRWHITT, Esq. LONDON: Printed for W. PICKERING. MDCCCXXII. (1822).

5 vols. 8vo, bound in full polished calf, gilt backs, gilt edges. ENGRAVED PORTRAIT of CHAUCER, and PLATE of the PILGRIMAGE, by STOTHARD. The binding of two vols. rubbed.

2809 CHAUCER (GEOFFREY). CHAUCER'S ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE, TROILUS and CRESEIDE, and the MINOR POEMS. With life of the Poet by SIR HARRIS NICOLAS. LONDON. WILLIAM PICKERING. 1846.

3 vols. 8vo, bound in full polished calf, gilt backs, gilt edges. Uniform with the preceding number.