Selden, John; Censorinus; Boxhorn, Marcus Zvervii

Mare Clausum Seu de Dominio Maris Libri... 1636. 2nd edition.

      1636 [bound with] Censorinus. De Die Natali. 1642. Censorinus [Fl. Early 3rd Century CE]. De Die Natali. Henric. Lindenbrogius Recensuit; Et Notis, Iteratahac Editione Passim Adauctis, Illustravit. Leiden: Ex Officina Ioannis Maire, 1642. [xvi], 250, [38] pp. Fold-out woodcut map of the solar system. With indexes. [Bound with] Seldeni, Ioannis. [Selden, John (1584-1654)]; [Boxhornii, Marci Zverii (Boxhorn, Marc) (1602-1653)]. Mare Clausum Seu de Dominio Maris Libri Duo. I. Mare, Ex Iure Naturae Seu Gentium, Omnium Hominum non Esse Commune...II. Serenissimum Magnae Britanniae Regem Maris Circumflui... Accedunt Marci Zverii Boxhornii [:] Apologia Pro Navigationibus Hollandorum Adversus Pontum Hevtervm et Tractatus Mvtvi Comercii & Navigationis Inter Henricum VII. Regem Angliae & Philippuvm Archiducem Austriae. London [i.e. Amsterdam?]: Iuxta Exaemplar Will. Stanesbeii pro Richardo Meighen, 1636. [xxiv], 61, [1], 504 pp. Two copperplate maps, woodcuts of coins, medals and allegorical figures, side-notes. Three works in one. The first has a general title page, the second and third have individual title pages. Signatures a-d (pp. 1-61 containing Boxhorn's Apologia and the Tractatus Mutui Comercii) misbound between preliminary signature 2* and A, final blank leaf lacking. Chiefly in Latin, with passages in English, French, Greek, Hebrew and Arabic. [Bound with] Boxhornii, Marci Zverii [Boxhorn, Marcus Zuerius (1612-1663)]. De Trapezitis, Qui In Foederato Belgio Mensas Foenebres Exercent, Dissertatio. Leiden: Ex Officina Isaaci Commelini, 1640. 160, [2] pp. Octavo (4" x 6"). Well-preserved contemporary vellum, attractive hand-lettered titles to spine. Title pages of first and final works have handsome printer devices; general title page of second work printed in red and black. A few early annotations in fine hand to front pastedown, general title page of second work and endleaves of final work. Ex-private library. Early paper location label to foot of spine, small stamps to title pages and a few leaves. An appealing volume with an interesting collection of works. * Second Lindenbrog edition, enlarged (Censorinus); second edition, enlarged (Selden); first edition (Boxhorn). Censorinus was a Roman grammarian and philosopher. De Die Natali