Venner (Tobias) The Baths of Bathe, first edition, some soiling, ex-British Museum duplicate with stamps to title verso and ink inscription on title, [STC 24641], Printed by Felix Kyngston for Richard Moore, 1628; bound with [Plattes (Gabriel)] A Discovery of Subterraneall Treasure, viz. Of all manner of Mines and Mineralls, from the Gold to the Coale, first edition, lacking initial blank leaf, title holed with loss of text to recto and verso, corner of G3 defective just touching a few letters of text, last few leaves slightly wormed affecting text, soiling, [STC 20000; Sabin 63360], by J. Okes, for Jasper Empery, 1639, together 2 works in 1, later calf, worn, rebacked, 4to

⁂ Two rare works. The first has not appeared at auction since 1955; the second is one of the earliest books in English on mining and metallurgy and "includes interesting notices of the gold and silver mines in Peru, New England, Virginia, the Bermudas, and other parts of America." (Sabin).