3244 WITHER (GEORGE). WITHER'S MOTTO. | Nec habeo, nec Careo, nec Curo. | LONDON printed for IOHN MARRIOTT. 1621. 12mo, FIRST EDITION, bound in full dark blue morocco, richly tooled gilt back, paneled sides, with corner ornaments, gilt edges, by RIVIÈRE. ENGRAVED TITLE by R. ELSTRACKE, repaired at front edge, a small portion supplied. Last leaf remargined, and a number of others have been repaired. RARE. The Bibl. Angl. Poet. contained 45 items by WITHER, but THIS TITLE WAS NOT AMONG THEM. 3245 WITHER (GEORGE). JVVENILIA. | A | COLLECTION | of thofe | POEMES which were | heretofore imprin- | ted, and written by GEORGE WITHER. | LONDON. | printed for JOHN | BUDGE in pauls Churchyard at y figne of the | green dragon. | 1622. 8vo, half russia, red edges. ENGRAVED TITLE by R. ELSTRACKE. One corner torn, affecting a few letters of the text, and writing on blank verso of one leaf. Front edges of a few leaves trimmed close, cutting into the marginal notes of “Epithalamia.” 3246 WITHER (GEORGE). FAIRE-VIRTVE, | THE | MISTRESSE OF PHIL'ARETE. | Written by GEO: WITHER. LONDON, Printed for John Grifmand. CIɔ. IƆC. XXII [1622] 12m0, FIRST EDITION, bound in full dark green morocco, gilt back, paneled sides, with centre and corner ornaments, gilt over red edges, by RIVIÈRE. Corner of last leaf repaired, a few letters supplied. IN ALL OTHER respects a VERY FINE COPY. 3247 WITHER (GEORGE). BRITAIN'S REMEMBRANCER | containing | A NARRATION of the PLAGVE lately paft; A DECLARATION of the MISCHIEFS prefent; And a PREDICTION of IVDGMENTS to come; (If REPENTANCE prevent not.) etc. by GEO: WITHER. | Imprinted for GREAT BRITAINE, and are to be | fold by IOHN GRISMOND in IvieLane. CIO IOC XXVIII. (1628). Name on lower 12mo, FIRST EDITION, full diamond calf, gilt back. FINE ENGRAVED TITLE, in the lower part of which is A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW of GREAT BRITAIN. blank margin of title, and on margins of a few other leaves. Small hole in one leaf. PRINTED BY THE AUTHOR HIMSELF, as he could not obtain a license for it. 3248 WITHER (GEORGE). THE PSALMES OF DAVID | Translated Into LYRICK-VERSE, according to the fcope, of the ORIGINAL. And Illuftrated, with a Short Argument, and a breife PRAYER, or MEDITATION; before & after, every | PSALME. | By | GEORGE WITHER, Imprinted | IN THE NEATHERLANDS | BY CORNELIS GERRITS VAN BREUGHEL. M. DC.XXXII. [1632]. 24m0, old calf, rebacked, red edges. A few leaves slightly water-stained. FINE COPY. EXCESSIVELY RARE. This little volume is considered, typographically, the most elegant of all Wither's works. MR. HAZLITT SAYS THAT ONLY THREE OR FOUR COPIES ARE KNOWN. 3249 WITHER (GEORGE). IVVENILIA. | A | Collection | of thofe | POEMS which were heretofore imprinted, and written by | GEORGE WITHER. | LONDON printed for ROBERT | ALLOTT. 1633. 16mo, antique calf, red edges. ENGRAVED TITLE, repaired at edge. Lacks four leaves. Some leaves trimmed close at edges, and writing on some margins. 3250 WITHER (GEORGE). A | | COLLECTION OF | EMBLEMES, | ANCIENT AND | MODERNE: | Quickened | with METRICALL ILLVSTRATIONS, both | Morall and Divine: And difpofed into LOTTERIES, | That Inftruction, and Good Counfell, may bee furthered | by an Honest and Pleasant Recreation. By GEORGE WITHER. LONDON, Printed by A. M. for Richard Royston, and MDCXXXV. Folio, four parts in one volume, bound in full green levant morocco, richly tooled gilt back, panel on sides, tastefully ornamented at corners, broad gilt inside borders, gilt edges, by WORSFOLD. ENGRAVED TITLE, by WILLIAM MARSHALL, and a BRILLIANT IMPRESSION of the PORTRAIT of the AUTHOR, ENGRAVED by JOHN PAYNE. CONTAINS THE RARE WOODCUT of the WHEEL at end. Some leaves neatly repaired at edges. GOOD COPY, WITH FINE IMPRESSIONS OF THE NUMEROUS BEAUTIFUL PLATES OF EMBLEMS. 3251 WITHER (GEORGE). SPECULUM SPECULATIVUM: | OR, A CONSIDERING-GLASS; | Being an | INSPECTION | Into the present and late fad Condition | Of thefe | NATIONS; | With fome | CAUTIONAL EXPRESSIONS made thereupon, by | GEORGE WITHER, | etc. | LONDON, Written June XIII. MDCLX. and there | Imprinted the fame year. [1660]. 12mo, FIRST EDITION, bound in full crimson morocco, richly tooled gilt back, and borders, gilt edges, by J. MACKENZIE. A few leaves trimmed close, IN ALL OTHER RESPECTS A FINE COPY. * * * 3252 WITHER (GEORGE). FRAGMENTA PROPHETICA. | or, the | REMAINS | of | GEORGE WITHER, Efq; | Being | a Collection of the SEVERAL PREDICTIONS, | dispers'd throughout his WORKS. THE LAST WORK OF THE AUTHOR, and collected | by his own hand a little before his death. | LONDON, | Printed, and are to be fold at Temple-Barr, and | in Bishops-gate-Street, 1669. 8vo, bound in full russia, gilt ornaments at corners, gilt edges. Rare Engraved Portrait of the Author, Etat 79. A slight tear in title neatly repaired. FINE COPY. 3253 WITHER (GEORGE). DIVINE POEMS | (by way of PARAPHRASE) | on the TEN COMMANDMENTS. | ILLUSTRATED with TWELVE COPPER PLATES, fhewing how PERSONAL PUNISHMENTS has been inflicted. on the Tranfgreffors of these COMMANDMENTS, as | is Recorded in the HOLY SCRIPTURE. | NEVER BEFORE PRINTED. | Also a METRICAL PARAPHRASE upon the CREED and | LORDS PRAYER. | Written by GEORGE WITHER Efq; | LONDON. Printed by T. S. And are to be fold by R. JANE WAY, etc. 1688. Svo, FIRST EDITION, sprinkled calf, red edges. Scribbling on a couple of blank pages. The last few leaves roughly repaired at margins. FINE IMPRESSIONS OF THE ENGRAVED PLATES. 3254 WITT'S RECREATION. Recreation, FOR | In genious Head-Pieces: | OR, A | Pleafant Grove | FOR THEIR | WITS TO WALK IN Of Epigrams, 700 Epitaphs, 200 Fantafticks, Abundance. With their Addition, Multiplication and Divifion. LONDON, Printed by S. Simmons, and are to be fold by Thomas Helder, at the Angel in Little Britain, 1667. 12mo, bound in full polished calf, gilt back and edges, by J. AITKEN. ENGRAVED TITLE by WILLIAM MARSHALL, and MANY CURIOUS ILLUSTRATIONS, A few leaves repaired, and others trimmed close, affecting the text slightly. BOOKPLATE of GEO. EDMUND BENBOW. RARE AND ENTERTAINING. |