General and rare memorials pertayning to the perfect arte of nauigation : annexed to the paradoxal cumpas, in playne: now first published: 24. yeres, after the first inuention thereof.
General and rare memorials pertayning to the perfect arte of nauigation : annexed to the paradoxal cumpas, in playne: now first published: 24. yeres, after the first inuention thereof.
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[Printed at London] : [by Iohn Daye], [Anno 1577. In Septemb.] [1577]
The name of the author, John Dee, appears encoded in the signatures of the first three quires, in the letter inset on p. [epsilon]2v., and in other places. Mainly an argument for a "Pety-Navy-Royall" for protection of the coast and fisheries. With a title-page woodcut. Imprint from colophon. Imprimatur at foot of colophon: Cum priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis. Leaves [delta]3,4 are cancels. With slip-cancel, p. 15, line 19, "A sword, keepeth peace" (altered from "maketh"). A statement on K4r, 5 lines up, states that 100 copies were printed. This number is altered in MS. in the CSmH copy to 50. Signatures: pi1 [delta]⁴(±[delta]3,4) [epsilon]⁴ [epsilon]*⁴ A-K⁴ [L]1 [M]². Running title: The Brytish Monarchie. "Georgii Gemisti Plethonis de rebus Peloponnesi, oratio. 1", p. 65-68; ".. oratio posterior: Gulielmo Cantero, interprete", p. 69-79. Two final leaves contain verses to Christopher Hatton and a coat of arms. Last leaf is blank.
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 6459 English short title catalogue (ESTC), S106676
HH68/22. A2 is a cancel; with slip-cancel on p. 15. Copy stained. Paneled calf binding, blind-tooled; with leather label on spine lettered vertically in gilt: 'Art of Navigation'. Provenance: inscriptions on back paste-down: 'Lot 409 Sotheby's 15th-April 1930'; and undated pencilled Quaritch note; Harmsworth copy
