Williams roger sir (7 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Cornell University Press edition. 8vo. [4], v-xlix, [3], 3-169, [5] pp. Red cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $5.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Published for the Folger Shakespeare Library, edited by D.W. Davies. Part of the Folger Documents of Tudor and Stuart Civilization series. First published in 1618. Light edge wear, a touch of soiling to the jacket's front panel.…

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. (Folger Documents of Tudor & Stuart Civ.) W.D.Davies (ed.) Folger Lib./ Cornell University Press c.1964 1st. Orig. pub. in 1618 by professional soldier involved in the wars. 8vo., cloth, 169pp. F/F $.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Small octavo. Fine in fine DJ. 169 pages.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. xlix, 169 pp. Published for The Folger Shakespear Library, Amherst College. Clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. [THE HEBER-CHRISTIE MILLER COPY] FIRST EDITION. 4to. pp. [xii], 133, [iii]: [par.] , A², B-S . The first leaf is blank except for signature-mark "[fleuron]"; without last blank. Dedication dated 1618. [Variant: dedication dated 1617.ESTC]. Roman letter some Italic. Small woodcut printer's device on title, floriated and historiated woodcut initials, grotesque woodcut head and tail-pieces, pencil inscription, 'J. Arrowsmith, 30 Jan. 1794', 'Heber VIII b-b' above also in pencil (Richard Heber, sale Sothebys part VIII, 29 Feb 1836, lot 3028, paper lot number on upper cover), pencil inscription 'Gp M C-M, 11 Feb 1881' at side, [Christie Miller, sold in his sale 30 June 1919, lot 885] 'A.R.I' in pencil below, with another pencil shelf mark below. Light age yellowing, minor browning at edges. A fine copy, stab bound in its original limp vellum, very slightly soiled. "This book had two editors, Hayward, and Sir Peter Manwood, who owned the manuscript and had formally lent it to Grimstone. The plan of it leads one to conclude that this is merely a fragment; 'but whether the residue was never written, or whether it be perished, or whether it restesth in any other hand' says Haywood, 'I remain doubtful'. It came to him 'in a ragged hand, and much maimed, both in sense and in phrase.' Having restored it as nearly as he could to the style and meaning of the author, he and Manwood caused it to be published in the hope of drawing into light the residue, if there was any extant. Pp. 1-56 treats of the beginning of the troubles in the Netherlands, much of the information contained therein having been given to the author by William of Orange. Page 56 chronicles the arrival at Flushing in June, 1572, of Captain Thomas Morgan with 300 Englishman, among whom was Williams himself. This was the first band of British to serve the low countries against Spain. Previously, though there had been a considerable number of Englishman taking part in these wars, they were chiefly gentleman, serving independently. Morgan's band was reinforced, in the autumn, by a regiment 1,500 strong, under the colonelcy of Sir Humphrey Gilbert, who, however, returned with most of his men to England before the year is out. Another regiment was raised by Morgan in February, 1573; but, a year later, this, two, returned home, the officers having quarrelled with the Prince of Orange over their pay. Morgan's regiment it was that established the use of the musket in England. Williams, 'eager to see strange wars', soon returned to the continent, where he joined Romero's army, and fought on the Spanish side in the Naval Battle of Middleburg; and which point the narrative terminates. Williams excuses his defection on the grounds that his sovereign was not at that time at war with Spain; but later on he returned to the service of his first Masters, the States. The yielding up of  Sluys to Spain, in July, 1587, occasioned a great clamour in England, and Williams reaped his full share of blame, his reputation as a brave and experienced soldier enabling him, however, to withstand all attacks. In 1589, he took part in the expedition of Drake and Norris to Lisbon. He died in 1595. Williams connection with Leicester, his advocacy of the new system of warfare and contempt for antiquated weapons, with other and private reasons, drew on him the wrath of Sir John Smythe, who, in a letter to Burleigh, complains that his book on weapons should be suppressed, The following tribute to Williams occurs in Hayward's preface to the later work: "Amongst those fewe who have written with knowlege, judgement and sincerity the Author of this Historie is worthy to be ranged:who doubtlesse was of endless industry; always in action, either with his sword, or with his penne." Cockle. A fine copy in its first limp vellum binding. Cockle 93. ESTC S120160. STC 25731.…

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1864 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 171 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 171.…

Leatherbound. Condizione: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 180. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1864 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: Dutch Pages: 180.…