Four 17th and 18th Century Works. Roscoe, William, The Life of Lorenzo de' Medici, Called the Magnificent, Basil: J.J. Tourneisen, 1799, half-bound in vellum with marbled papers, two volumes bound together, gilt-lettered on spine, slight loss to spine, some foxing throughout, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; Breviarium Romanum, ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini Restitutum, Paris: Typographia Regia, 1647, fully bound in paneled black morocco, gilt tooled and stamped on front and back covers, gilt-lettered and stamped on spine, some chipping at head and tail of spine, full gilt edges, engraved half-title page, with engravings throughout, 8 1/2 x 6 in.; Fillassier, M., Eraste, ou l'Ami de la Jeunesse, Paris: Chez Vincent, 1776, fully bound in marbled leather with marbled papers, gilt-lettered and stamped on spine, full marbled edges, illustrated throughout with fold-out maps, 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.; Tragedies d'Eschyle, Paris: Saillant & Nyon, 1770, fully bound in speckled leather with marbled papers, bound with Oreste ou les Coephores, 1770, gilt-lettered and stamped on spine, full red edges, separation of leather at joint of front cover, 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.
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