THE RESTORATION
1660-1700

An Exhibition of Books from the
Monash University Library
Rare Book Collection
24 July - 12 September 1997

Below are a selection of items from the exhibition.
Copies of the full catalogue (with illustrations) can be obtained from Richard Overell

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North, Roger, 1653-1734
(ed. [Montagu North])

Examen : or, an enquiry into the credit and veracity of a pretended complete history; shewing the perverse and wicked design of it, and the many falsities and abuses of truth contained in it : Together with some memoirs occasionally inserted : All tending to vindicate the honour of the late King Charles the second, and his happy reign, from the intended aspersions of that foul pen. (London : printed for Fletcher Gyles, 1740) (4to)

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Hamilton, Antony, count, 1645?-1719.

Memoirs of Count Grammont / by Count A. Hamilton ; a new translation, with notes and illustrations, embellished with seventy-six portraits, of the principal characters mentioned in the work. (London : printed for S. and E. Harding, [1794])

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Swan, John, d. 1671.

Speculum mundi, or, A glass representing the face of the world : shewing both that it did begin and must also end, the manner how and time when being largely examined : the whole of which may be fitly called an hexameron, or discourse of the clauses, continuance, and qualities of things in nature : occasioned as matter pertinent to the work done in the six days of the world's creation. The fourth edition, much beautified and enlarged. (London : Printed by J.R. for John Williams, 1670)

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Rapin de Thoyras, M. (Paul), 1661-1725.

The history of England / written in French by Mr. Rapin de Thoyras; translated into English, with additional notes, by N. Tindal. 3rd ed. : Illustrated with maps, genealogical tables, and the heads and monuments, of the kings, engraven on seventy seven copper plates. (London : Printed for John and Paul Knapton, 1743-47) 4 vols. (fol.)

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Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695.

The character of a trimmer : his opinion of I. The laws and government, II. Protestant religion, III. The Papists, IV. Foreign affairs / by ... Sir W. Coventry. 2nd ed., carefully corr. (London : Printed for Richard Baldwin, 1689)

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"A New Plan of the City of London, Westminster, and Southwark" in Stow, John, 1525?-1605.

A survey of the cities of London and Westminster : containing the original, antiquity, increase, modern estate and government of those cities / Written at first in the year MDXCVIII by John Stow...; Since reprinted and augmented by the author; and afterwards by A. M. H. D. and others. Now lastly, corrected, improved, and very much enlarged ... from the year 1633, (being near fourscore years since it was last printed) to the present time, by John Strype ... Illustrated with exact maps of the city and suburbs, and of all the wards; and likewise of the out-parishes of London and Westminster: Together with many other fair draughts of the more eminent and publick edifices and monuments. In six books. To which is prefixed, The life of the author, writ by the editor ... (London : Printed for A. Churchill, J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, J. Walthoe, E. Horne, B. Tooke, D. Midwinter, B. Cowse, R. Robinson and T. Ward, 1720) 2 vols. (Map on display in Vol. 1.)

Stow’s original survey appeared in 1598 and 1603. This edition was updated by John Strype.

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A Collection of voyages : in four volumes ...: illustrated with maps and draughts : also several birds, fishes, and plants, not found in this part of the world : curiously engraven on copper-plates. (London : Printed for James and John Knapton ... , 1729) 4 v. Vol. 1 only on display.

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Above:
The time-servers, or, A touch of the times : being a dialogue between Tory, Towzer, and Tantivee, at the news of the dissolution of the late worthy Parliament at Oxford. (London : Printed for W.H. and are to be sold by R. Janeway, 1681) 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. Broadside.

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Above:

"A selection of poetry catalogue numbers 47 to 53.

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Right:
Dryden, John, 1631-1700.

Absalom and Achitophel : a poem. (London : Printed for J.T. and are to be sold by W. Davis, 1681) (First issue of first edition with misprints on p. 5 and 6)

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La Calprenede, Gaultier de Coste, seigneur de, d. 1663.

Cassandra : the fam'd romance : the whole work, in five parts / written originally in French, and now elegantly rendred into English by Sir Charles Cotterell ... (London : Printed for Peter Parker, 1676) (folio)

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Charleton, Walter, 1619-1707.

Chorea gigantum, or, The most famous antiquity of Great-Britain, vulgarly called Stone-heng : standing on Salisbury Plain, restored to the Danes / by Walter Charleton. (London : Printed for Henry Herringman, 1663)

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A selection from the large case including
Airy, Osmund, 1845-1928.

Charles II. (London : Goupil & Co., 1901)

This volume is on display to show the coloured
portrait frontispiece of Charles II.

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Right:

A selection of plays
Catalogue numbers 54 to 60.

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Front Left:
England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)

A common-councell holden the first day of May 1660. [London] : Printed by James Flesher, 1660) At head of title: Aleyn Mayor.

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Blount, Thomas, 1618-1679.

Boscobel, or, The compleat history of the most miraculous preservation of King Charles II, after the battle of Worcester, September the 3d, 1651 : to which is added Claustrum regale reseratum, or, the King's concealment at Trent / publish'd by Mrs. Anne Wyndham. The fourth edition, adorn'd with cuts. With a supplement to the whole. (London : Printed for J. Wilford ..., 1725)

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 The Solemn mock procession of the Pope, Cardinalls, Jesuits, Fryers etc. through the Citty of London, November the 17th. 1680.

(London : Printed for Nathaniel Ponder, at the Peacock near the Stocks Mark[e]t ; Jonathan Wilkins at the Star in Cheapside, next Mercers Chappel ; and Samuel Lee at the Feathers in Lumbard-Street, near the Post-Office, 1680) Description: 1 sheet : ill. ; 43 x 56 cm. folded to 43 x 29 cm. (folio) Illustrated broadside with contemporary hand colouring, in prose with some verse, with a large engraving (plate-mark 265 x 491 mm).

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