Catalogue of the Library of the Late Thomas Jefferson McKee: ... to be Sold at Auction ... by John Anderson, Jr, Parts 4-6John Anderson, Jr., 1902 |
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... rare and MOST INTERESTING WORK . Device on title . It is the FIRST POETICAL ANTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE , and is also the MOST VALUABLE . This extremely rare Selection from SHAKESPEARE and other Poets has enabled Editors to assign ...
... rare and MOST INTERESTING WORK . Device on title . It is the FIRST POETICAL ANTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE , and is also the MOST VALUABLE . This extremely rare Selection from SHAKESPEARE and other Poets has enabled Editors to assign ...
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... VERY FINE , SHARP IMPRESSION of the EXTREMELY RARE PORTRAIT of COWLEY , ÆTATIS SUE 13 ( repaired and mounted ) . FINE COPY . 2836 [ COWLEY ( ABRAHAM ) . ] SYLVA , or , DIVERS COPIES OF VERSES , Made upon fundry occafions by A. C. London ...
... VERY FINE , SHARP IMPRESSION of the EXTREMELY RARE PORTRAIT of COWLEY , ÆTATIS SUE 13 ( repaired and mounted ) . FINE COPY . 2836 [ COWLEY ( ABRAHAM ) . ] SYLVA , or , DIVERS COPIES OF VERSES , Made upon fundry occafions by A. C. London ...
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... RARE FOLDING TABLE . EXTREMELY RARE . From this curious book SHAKESPEARE is said to have derived his legal knowledge . ALMOST EVERY PAGE CONTAINS POETRY , some of it out of SPENSER'S " Shepherd's Calendar . " | 2932 FRAUNCE ( ABRAHAM ) ...
... RARE FOLDING TABLE . EXTREMELY RARE . From this curious book SHAKESPEARE is said to have derived his legal knowledge . ALMOST EVERY PAGE CONTAINS POETRY , some of it out of SPENSER'S " Shepherd's Calendar . " | 2932 FRAUNCE ( ABRAHAM ) ...
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... close . COPY . Good EXTREMELY RARE . Though licensed in 1588 , NO EARLIER EDITION OF THIS WORK IS KNOWN . THOMAS JOLLEY'S COPY , with his BOOKPLATE . 2951 GREENE ( ROBERT ) . GREENES Neuer too Late 568 Library of Thomas 3. Mckee.
... close . COPY . Good EXTREMELY RARE . Though licensed in 1588 , NO EARLIER EDITION OF THIS WORK IS KNOWN . THOMAS JOLLEY'S COPY , with his BOOKPLATE . 2951 GREENE ( ROBERT ) . GREENES Neuer too Late 568 Library of Thomas 3. Mckee.
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... EXTREMELY RARE . | 2972 HERBERT ( GEORGE ) . THE TEMPLE . SACRED POEMS | AND | PRIVATE EJA - CULATIONS , | By Mr. GEORGE HERBERT . | Psal . 29. | In his Temple doth every | man speak of his honour . | CAMBRIDGE : Printed by Thom . Buck ...
... EXTREMELY RARE . | 2972 HERBERT ( GEORGE ) . THE TEMPLE . SACRED POEMS | AND | PRIVATE EJA - CULATIONS , | By Mr. GEORGE HERBERT . | Psal . 29. | In his Temple doth every | man speak of his honour . | CAMBRIDGE : Printed by Thom . Buck ...
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Page 881 - Containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the former Translations diligently Compared and Revised by His Majesty's Special Command.
Page 487 - Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys TO THE NORTH OF ENGLAND IN LATIN AND ENGLISH VERSE.
Page 950 - The Poetical Works of John Keats. Reprinted from the original Editions, with Notes by FT PALGRAVE.
Page 924 - All for Love : or, The World well Lost. A Tragedy, As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal; And Written in Imitation of Shakespeare's Stile.
Page 616 - Paradise lost. A Poem in Ten Books. The Author John Milton. London, Printed by S. Simmons, and to be sold by S. Thomson at the Bishops-Head in Duck-lane, H. Mortlack at the White Hart in Westminster Hall, M. Walker under St. Dunstons Church in Fleet-street, and R. Boulter at the Turks-Head in Bishopsgate-street, 1668.
Page 931 - EXPERIMENTS and Observations On Electricity, made at Philadelphia in America, By Benjamin Franklin, LL.D.
Page 993 - MR. STEELE'S APOLOGY for HIMSELF and his WRITINGS, OCCASIONED BY HIS EXPULSION FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Page 984 - An inquiry into the authenticity of various pictures and prints, which, from the decease of the poet to our own times, have been offered to the public as portraits of Shakspeare...
Page 615 - BOTH ENGLISH AND LATIN, Compos'd at several times. Printed by his true Copies. The Songs were set in Musick by Mr. HENRY LAWES, Gentleman of the Kings Chappel, and one of His Majesties Private Musick. Printed and publish'd according to Order. Printed by RUTH RAWORTH for HUMPHREY MOSELEY, and are to be sold at the signe of the Princes Armes in Pauls Churchyard, 1645.
Page 854 - A | Journal of the Proceedings | in | the Detection of the Conspiracy | formed by | Some White People, in Conjunction with Negro and other Slaves, | for | Burning the City of New York in America, | and Murdering the Inhabitants.