The Delightfu', Princely and Entertaining History of the 534 CRISPIN. Gentle-Craft. Containing many Matters of Delight, very pleasant to read, Shewing what famous Men have been Shooe-Makers in Old Time; with their Worthy Deeds and Generous Humours, also demonstrating why called the Gentle Craft, with the Shooe-Makers Glory, being a Merry Song in Praise of Shooe-Makers, to be Sung by them every Year on the 25th of October, being Crispin's Birthday. With curious woodcuts. Small Svo, old buckram binding. £2 2s 535 CROMERTY (George, Earl of). An Historical Account of the Conspiracies by the Earl of Gowry, and Robert Logan of Restalrig, against King James VI. To which is added A Vindication of Robert III. Taken from Authentick Documents, yet extant among the National Records. 8vo, original calf. Edinburgh, 1713. Containing autograph of Samuel Wesley. 536 CROWNE (J.). The Ambitious Statesman; or, The Loyal Favourite. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to, boards. London, 1679. 18s £3 3s FIRST EDITION. Small 4to, boards. London, 1675. £3 10s FIRST EDITION. Small 4to, boards. London, 1688. £3 3s 539 540 The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian. In two Parts. As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to, new boards. London, 1677. £4 10s The English Frier: or the Town Sparks. A Comedy, as it is acted by their Majesty's Servants. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to, new boards. London, 1690. £2 10s Crowne (J.)-continued. 541 542 543 Henry the Sixth, The Second Part, or the Misery of Civil War, as it was Acted at the Duke's Theatre. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to, new boards. London, Printed for R. Bentley and M. Magnes, 1681. £2 2s History of Charles the Eighth of France: or, the Invasion of Naples by the French. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to, boards. London, 1672. £3 10s Regulus: a Tragedy. As it is Acted by Their Majesties Servants. FIRST EDITION. 4to, new boards. 544 London, Printed for James Knapton, 1694. Thyestes. A Tragedy acted at the Theatre Royal. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to, boards. London, 1681. *** The editor of 66 18s £3 3s Shakespeare's Centurie of Prayse" remarks: Crowne was evidently a great admirer of Shakespere. In the Prologue to his "Thyestes, a Tragedy," 1681, he says, to spite the critics: "You upstart Sectaries of wit cry down The world will ask (in scorn of your dispraise) Where was your wit, Sirs, before Shakespears days? No matter where, we'l say y'have excellent sence, If you will please to let us get your pence. We like the Pope regard not much your praise, 545 CUPID AND PSYCHE. The Loves of Cupid and Psyche; in Verse and Prose, from the French of La Fontaine, to which are prefix'd a Version of the same Story, from the Latin of Apuleius. With a new life of La Fontaine, extracted from a great variety of Authors, by John Lockman. With 2 plates by Bartolozzi inserted. 8vo, full calf gilt, g. e. London, 1744. £2 18s 546 CURTIUS (Quintus). The Historie of Quintus Curtius, containing the actes of the great Alexander; translated out of Latin into English by John Brende. Black Letter. Small Svo, old calf, gilt back. £6 6s 547 CYPHERS. Terry (Garnet). A Complete Round of Cyphers for the Use of Engravers, Painters, Sculptors, etc., consisting of 600 examples for the forming of Cyphers of every Denomination. 26 engraved plates. London, circa 1828. Lockington (John). New and Complete Book of Cyphers. Designed and engraved on 24 plates. London, 1791. Russell (John). A Complete and Useful Book of Cyphers, wherein the various Combinations of the Alphabet are Ornamentally disposed in the present Taste. Engraved on 24 copperplates. London, circa 1780. Together, the 3 Works in 1 vol., 4to, half calf. £5 5s Harwich and Dover- 548 DALE (Samuel). The History and Antiquities of court, Topographical, Dynastical and Political. Silas Taylor alias Domville, Gent. Keeper of the King's Stores there, and now much enlarged in all its parts with notes and observations relating to Natural History. Illustrated with many copperplates representing the Cliff itself, the Fossils contained therein, and other Principal things. 4to. A very fine Large Paper Copy bound by Kalthoeber, with his ticket, in russia, gilt, g. e. London, C. Davis, 1730. £3 3s 549 DALLINGTON (Robert). A Survey of the Great Dukes State of Tuscany. In the year of our Lord 1596. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, new boards. London, 1605. 550 DANIEL (Samuel). Works, newly augmented. Woodcut title. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION. Small folio, full calf London, S. Waterson, 1602. £2 10s £21 *Contains, besides The Civil Wars, his "Tragedie of Cleopatra," The Complaint of Rosamond, and Delia, &c. Daniel's Delia was first published in 1592, and Mr. Malone, in his preliminary remarks on Shakespeare's Sonnets, says: "In these Compositions, Daniel's Sonnets, which were published in 1592, appear to me to have been the model that Shakespeare followed.” |