Exhibits

Title page
#31
Anthony Munday, 1611: A Brief Chronicle
Title page
#43
William London, 1658: A Catalogue of the Most Vendible Books in England
Title page with marginalia
#29
Thomas Wilson, 1622: A Christian Dictionary
Inside cover with several stamps and tags
#39
1697-1709: A collection of plays, published separately
Hand-written title page
#13
Samuel Harsnett, 1603: A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures
Title page
#17
John Darrel, 1600: A Detection of that Sinful Shameful Lying and Ridiculous Discourse of Samuel Harsnett
opened book with illustration of Richard III holding a dagger
#7
1610: A Mirror for Magistrates
Title page
#16
John Darrel, 1600: A True Narration of the Strange and Grievous Vexation by the Devil
Book opened to display illustration of a crowd people gathered around a fire
#11
John Foxe, 1570: Acts and Monuments
Open book
#44
Gerard Langbaine, 1691: An Account of the English Dramatic Poets
Title page with illustration
#46
John Weever, 1631: Ancient Funeral Monuments
Front of binding
#23
Conrad Gesner, 1583: Bibliotheca
#9
Raphael Holinshed, 1587: Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Cover of Cicero's Three Books of Duties
#5
Nicholas Grimald, translator, 1556: Cicero’s Three Books of Duties
Open book
#22
1580: Geneva Bible