Selections from the Fox Pointe Manor Library

136. America Painted to the Life. The true history of The Spaniards Proceedings in the Conquests of the Indians... As also, Of the Original Undertakings of the Advancement of Plantations into those parts; With a perfect Relation of our English Discoveries... More especially, an absolute Narrative of the North parts of America, and of the Discoveries and Plantations of our English in Virginia, New-England, and Berbadoes. London: E. Brudenell (final part printed by T.J.) for Nathaniel Brook, 1658-59

Estimation : 12 000 – 15 000 USD

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137. Graftons Abridgement of the Chronicles of Englande. Newly and Diligently Corrected, and Finished the Last of October. 1570. The Contentes Whereof Apeareth in the Next Page of This Lefe. Seene and Allowed, According to an Order Taken. [London: Richard Tottell, 1570]

Estimation : 8 000 – 12 000 USD

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138. A late voyage to Constantinople: containing an exact description of the Propontis and Hellespont, with the Dardanels, and what else is remarkable in those seas; as also of the city of Constantinople, wherein is particularly describ’d the Grand Seraglio and chief mosquees. Likewise an account of the ancient and present state of the Greek Church; with the religion and manner of worship of the Turks,... London: by John Playford, 1683

Estimation : 2 500 – 3 500 USD

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139. The Comparative Anatomy of Trunks, Together with an Account of Their Vegetation Grounded Thereupon... London: Printed by J.M. [i.e. John Martyn?] for Walter Kettilb, 1675

Estimation : 2 000 – 3 000 USD

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140. The Description and use of the sector, crosse-staffe, and other instruments. With a Canon of artificiall sines and tangents...The Second Edition much augmented. London: William Jones for James Bowler, 1636

Estimation : 3 000 – 5 000 USD

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141. Difficiles Nugae: Or, Observations Touching the Torricellian Experiment, And various Solutions of the same, especially touching the Weight and Elasticity of the Air. London: W. Godbid for William Shrowsbury, 1674

Estimation : 3 000 – 5 000 USD

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142. An Essay touching the Gravitation or non-gravitation of fluid bodies and the reasons thereof.. London: by W. Godbid, 1673

Estimation : 1 200 – 1 800 USD

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143. A Paradox: Prooving, That the Inhabitants of the Isle Called Madagascar, or St. Laurence, (in Temporall Things) Are the Happiest People in the World. Whereunto Is Prefixed, a Briefe and True Description of That Island: the Nature of the Climate, and Condition of the Inhabitants, and Their Speciall Affection to the English Above Other Nations. London: Printed [by J. Raworth, B. Alsop, T. Fawcet, and M. Parsons] for Nathaniell Butter, 1640

Estimation : 4 000 – 6 000 USD

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144. The Ensamples of Vertue And Vice, Gathered oute of Holye Scripture … Very Necessarye for All Christen Men and Women To Loke upon. And Englyshed by Thomas Paynell. London: Printed by John Tisdale, 1561

Estimation : 2 000 – 3 000 USD

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145. A Declaration of the Causes which Mooved the chiefe Commanders of the Navie of her most excellent Majestie the Queene of England, in their voyage and expedition for Portugal, to take and arrest in the mouth of the River of Lisbone, certaine Shippes of corne and other provisions of warre bounf for the said Citie: Prepared for the services of the King of Spaine, in the Ports and Provinces within and about the Sownde, the 30. day of June, in the yeere of our Lord 1589. and of her Majesties raigne the one and thirtie. London: by the Depiuties of Christopher Barker, 1589

Estimation : 2 000 – 3 000 USD

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146. Harcourt, Robert

A relation of a voyage to Guiana. Describing the climat, scituation, fertilitie, prouisions and commodities of that country, containing seuen prouinces, and other signiories within that territory: together, with the manners, customes, behauiors, and dispositions of the people. London: John Beale for W. Welby, 1613

Estimation : 7 000 – 10 000 USD

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147. The Anatomie of Urines. Containing the Conviction and Condemnation of them. Or, the Second Part of our Discourse of Urines. Detecting and Unfolding the Manifold Falshoods and Abuses committed by the Vulgar sort of Practitioners, in the Judgement of Diseases by the Urines Onely. London: Printed by Richard Field for Robert Mylbourne, 1625

Estimation : 2 000 – 3 000 USD

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