Name of printer from Wing.

Dedication signed: Humphrey Moseley.

The author's portrait is on p. [2], 1st count, and represents a frontispiece.

"A discourse of the inventions of ships", p. 1-42, 2nd count, has caption title and separate paging.

"A discourse of the originall and fundamentall cause of naturall, customary, arbitrary, voluntary and necessary warre", p. [2], 4, [64], 3rd through 5th counts, has separate title page and separate paging, but continuous signatures. There are two states of the second part: in one the title reads "A Discourse Of The Originall... Cause of... Warre. With the Mystery of Invasive Warre", and in the other "A Discourse... Wit the Misery of Invasive Warre"

"Excellent Observations And Notes, Concerning the Royall Navy", p. [2], 46, 5th and 6th counts, has separate title page and paging and signatures.

"Sir Walter Rawleigh His Apologie For his voyage To Guiana", p. [2], 69, 7th and 8th counts, has separate title page, paging and signatures.

Bookseller's advertisements: p. [2-9], 9th count, at end. There are two states: in one the third item listed is "Mr. James Howells History", and in the other the third item is "The use of passions"

Signatures: pi² A⁴ ²A-G⁸ ³[A]⁴ ²B-²C⁸ ²D⁴ ⁴A-3D⁸ ³E⁴ ⁵A⁴ (G7 verso, G8, 3E4 verso blank)

Brushfield, T.N. Bibliography of Sir Walter Raleigh, knt. (2nd ed.), 218.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed. 1994), R170.

Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 2:400-401.

European Americana, 650/176.

English short title catalogue, R9599.

Purchase; 1926; 14596.

Purchase; before 1866; 03528.