CAPELL (EDWARD)] Prolusions, FIRST EDITION, J. and R. Tonson, 1760; and 12 others (13)

[CAPELL (EDWARD)] Prolusions... in three parts; I. The nutbrowne Mayde... II. Edward the third, a Play, thought to be writ by Shakespeare: III. ...Nosce teipsum, written by Sir John Davies, FIRST EDITION, contemporary speckled calf gilt, hinges starting, spine worn at extremities, J. and R. Tonson, 1760 [colophon dated 1759]--COMENIUS (JOHN AMOS) Orbis Sensualium Pictus... Visible World, twelfth edition, woodcuts throughout, contemporary paper marbled boards, rebacked, rubbed, Printed for S. Leacroft, 1777--Letters Written by the Late Earl of Chatham to his Nephew Thomas Pitt, half-title, Thomas Grimston Estcourt's bookplate, 'Etruscan' calf (probably by Edwards of Halifax), gilt outer metope and pentaglyph roll enclosing border of classical palmettes in dark stain, gilt tooling around central panel with sun-burst transfer design in plain on a sprinkled ground, centrepiece with Greek-style vase also in dark stain, joints cracked, rubbed, T. Payne, 1804--The Rules and Constitutions... for Maiden Hospitals, contemporary stab-sewn black and pink paper wrappers decorated with floral design, Edinburgh, Robert Fleming, 1731--GENT (THOMAS) The Ancient and Modern History of the Loyal Town of Rippon, FIRST EDITION, engraved fold-out frontispiece, engraved portrait of the author and two views of York, woodcuts throughout, York, Printing Office, 1733; Judas Iscariot, one woodcut illustration, York, Printing Office, 1772, 2 vol. bound in one, contemporary calf gilt, rebacked--[PINAMONTI (F.)] Hell Opened to Christians; to Caution them from Entering into it, engraved frontispiece and 6 engraved plates, paper wrappers, stab-sewn, J.P. Coghlan, 1782--Anno regni Georgii I regis Magnæ Britanniæ, early ownership inscriptions and notes, contemporary tan calf gilt, rebacked, John Baskett, 1741, minor toning and occasional light spotting, all 8vo; and 5 others (13) Footnotes: A selection of miscellaneous earlier titles, including Capell's Prolusions, which is notable not only for its attribution of Edward III to Shakespeare but also for being the first printed book on watermarked paper (made by James Whatman, at Turkey Mill). This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing