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Howell (James). Dendrologia [graece]. Dodona's Grove, or, the Vocall Forrest, 1st edition, by T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley, 1640, engraved frontispiece, vignette to title-page, and 2 plates, all after Matthaeus Merian the Younger, short closed tear in title-page affecting frame only, variable damp-staining, more extensive in plates and quires B and C and slightly affecting title-page vignette, otherwise marginal, lacking rear free endpaper, contemporary blind-ruled calf, worn in plates, joints partially cracked but firm, folio (29.3 x 19.2 cm), together with: Fuller (Thomas, & others), Abel Redevivus: or, The Dead yet Speaking. The Lives and Death of the Moderne Divines, 1st edition, 1st issue, by Thomas Brudenell for John Stafford, 1651, engraved additional title-page dated 1651, letterpress title-page in red and black, engraved portrait plate (Lancelot Andrewes), numerous engraved portraits throughout the text, toning, a few marks and damp-stains, 2S3 and 4S2 restored (including text in the former), 2 engraved portraits of Thomas Fuller laid-in (one contemporary, mounted on card, the other possibly a later copy on old paper), contemporary blind-ruled sheep, wear to extremities, 4to (18.8 x 13.4 cm), Grotius (Hugo), The Truth of Christian in Latin ... Now translated into Englsih ... by Symon Patrick, 3rd edition ('corrected'), for Luke Meredith, 1689, engraved frontispiece, later ownership ink-stamp to initial blank, contemporary sheep, 8vo (17.5 x 10.7 cm), Burnet (Gilbert), The Life and Death of Sir Matthew Hale, sometime Lord Chief Justice of his Majesties Court of Kings Bench, 2nd edition, for William Shrowsbery, 1682, engraved frontispiece, bookplate of Lord Lilford, contemporary panelled calf, rear board detached, 8vo (17.3 x 10.8 cm), and 1 other (Qty: 5) Pforzheimer 512, STC 13872, Grolier Wither to Prior 407 (Howell); ESTC R177335, R13942, R215370 and Wing F2400, G2130, B5828 (Fuller, Grotius, Burnet). First issue of Fuller's work, with the engraved title-page dated 1651. ESTC calls for one plate only, which is accounted for by the plate of Lancelot Andrewes: no portrait of Fuller appears to be called for. According to ESTC the engraved title should read 'Abel Redevivus or The dead yet speaking By T. Fuller and other eminent divines', but other examples we have seen leave the authors unnamed. In both Grotius's and Burnet's works the frontispiece accounts for signature A1.