Bibliotheca Phillippica New Series : Fifteenth Part. Catalogue of Books Printed in England and of English Books Printed Abroad 1641 - 1700. First Portion : A-L. [ Sotheby's auction catalogue, sale date: 24-25 November, 1975 ]

Sotheby's, London, unillustrated auction catalogue for the sale held on 24th & 25th November, 1975. Yellow printed wrappers, small 4to,. 86 pp, several facs. Lots 3557-3864. Among the highlights noted were the following: Literature, including Nicholas Breton, Englands Selected Characters, 1643; John Donne, Biathanatos, c. 1646; Abraham Cowley, the Mistresse, 1647; Richard Brome, Lachrymae Musarum, 1650; John Evelyn's Translation of Chrysostom, the Golden Book, 1659, and Robert Armin, the Valiant Welshman, 1663 Travel and Navigation, including Richard Boothby, a Breife Discovery of Madagascar, 1646 and J. A. Colom, Lighting Colom of the Midland-Sea, 1679 Americana, including Edward Johnson's a History of New-England, 1654 and John Locke's Copy of John Josselyn, an Account of Two Voyages to New-England, 1674; Miscellaneous Subjects, including Cressy Dymock, an Invention of Engines of Motion, 1651; John Dury, the Reformed Librarie-Keeper, 1650; John Hill, a Penny Post, 1659; a Discourse of the Necessity of Encouraging Meckanick Industry, 1690; Robert Jole, Arithemetick by Inspection, 1677. Wrappers a little stained, otherwise Good. List of prices realized and buyers' names and list of estimates laid in.