the maps, excessively rare, only one
other copy known to contain the two
maps. Imprinted by Woodcocke, 1582.
4to. 25 0 0
2209 Hogarde (Myles) 19 5 0
"A Mirrour of Loue,
Which such light doth giue,
That all men may learne,
How to loue and liue."
Imprinted by Caly, 1555.
PART II.
163 Fraunce's (Abraham) Lamentations of
Amintas for the death of Phillis, a Poem;
excessively rare 20 10 0
164 Fyssher's (Jhon, Student of Oxford)
Poems written in Dialogue, wants the
title and part of a leaf, extremely rare.
Imprinted by John Tisdale, 1558 9 9 0
171 Gascoigne's Whole Woorkes, with the
Comedy of Supposes and the Steele
Glasse, best edition, very fine copy, in
Russia. Imprinted by Jesse, 1587 10 15 0
At the end of the Volume there is a Tract by Gascoigne, entitled
"Certain Notes of Instruction concerning the Making of verses, or
Rimes, in English." The Tract is not mentioned in the list of contents
on the title, and the four leaves very rarely occur.
450 Marshall's (George) Compendious Treatise,
in Metre, declaring the Firste Originall
of Sacrifice, and of the buylding of
Aultars and Churches, a Poem, extremely
rare. Cawood, 1534 20 10 0
479 Harvey's (Gabriel) Foure Letters and
certaine Sonnets, especially touching
Robert Greene and other Parties by him
abused. Printed by Wolfe, 1592 10 10 0
Gabriel Harvey was the intimate friend of Spenser. The immediate
occasion of Harvey's writing these letters was to resent Greene's
attack on his Father; but the permanent value of the Volume is the
very interesting notices Harvey gives of his literary contemporaries.
The work concludes with a Sonnet of Spenser, addressed to Harvey.
470 Meeting of Gallants at an Ordinarie, or
the Walkes of Powles, very scarce, 1604.
12mo. 15 15 0
This scarce and curious little volume is not mentioned by Lowndes. The
work commences with a Poetical Dialogue between Warre, Famine, and
Pestilence. The Tales of my Landlord then follow, "Where the Fatte
Host telles Tales at the upper en
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