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Remarks on the history of England
Henry Oldcastle = Henry St. John, Viscount Bolinbroke; dedication is signed: Caleb D'Anvers, another pseudonym of St. John's. --ESTC.
Sometimes mistakenly attributed to Nicholas Amhurst who also used the D'Anvers pseudonym.
Signatures: A-Y?.
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Sometimes mistakenly attributed to Nicholas Amhurst who also used the D'Anvers pseudonym.
Signatures: A-Y?.
Text…
Notitia parliamentaria
Includes half-title page.
Volume 1 only is of the second edition, with additions ;
Volume 2 is a reissue of the first edition of 1716.
Vol. 1 printed by William Bowyer; his records show 500 copies printed.
Volume 1 only is of the second edition, with additions ;
Volume 2 is a reissue of the first edition of 1716.
Vol. 1 printed by William Bowyer; his records show 500 copies printed.
Notitia Parliamentaria
A supplement to "Notitia Parliamentaria: or, An history of the counties, cities and boroughs ..." published in 2 vols. in 1715-16.
Head- and tail- pieces; printed marginalia.
With an index of M.P.s.
Head- and tail- pieces; printed marginalia.
With an index of M.P.s.
Buchanan's History of Scotland
Translation of: Rerum Scoticarum historia.
Vol. 2 imprint varies: London : Printed by H. Parker for D. Midwinter and A. Ward in Little-Britain ..., MDCCXXXIII.
Includes index.
Vol. 2 imprint varies: London : Printed by H. Parker for D. Midwinter and A. Ward in Little-Britain ..., MDCCXXXIII.
Includes index.
Bishop Burnet's History of his own time
[Edited by his son, Sir Thomas Burnet];
v.1. From the restoration of King Charles II to the settlement of King William and Queen Mary at the revolution. To which is prefixed a summary recapitulation of affairs in church and state from King James I…
v.1. From the restoration of King Charles II to the settlement of King William and Queen Mary at the revolution. To which is prefixed a summary recapitulation of affairs in church and state from King James I…
A History of all the real and threatened invasions of England, from the landing of Julius Cæsar, to the present period
Anonymous. By C. Stuart.
With a half-title.
A reissue of the edition with the 188-page main section; added pages 189-96 to cover events in June 1794.
With a half-title.
A reissue of the edition with the 188-page main section; added pages 189-96 to cover events in June 1794.
History of Canada
Vol. 1: xii, [4], 260 p., [1] folded leaf of plates; v. 2: [4], 251, [9] p.
Booksellers' advertisements: [9] p. at end of v. 2.
Booksellers' advertisements: [9] p. at end of v. 2.
A new and complete history of England, from the first settlement of Brutus, upwards of one thousand years before Julius Caesar, to the year 1793
Includes a list of subscribers.
The plates are dated from 1791-1794.
Plates marked: "Engraved for Ashburton's History of England ... published by W. & J. Stratford", and dated from 1791-1793.
Frontispiece signed: "Dayes delin: Grainger…
The plates are dated from 1791-1794.
Plates marked: "Engraved for Ashburton's History of England ... published by W. & J. Stratford", and dated from 1791-1793.
Frontispiece signed: "Dayes delin: Grainger…
Nottinghamia vetus et nova : or, An historical account of the ancient and present state of the town of Nottingham
A list of the knights of the shire and burgesses of the town, copied from Prynne's Parliamentary writs, from the 23rd of Edward I. to the 16th Charles I.: 6 leaves between pages 208 and 209.
The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire
Title page in red and black.
Frontispiece portrait (plate) of the author signed: J. Savage sculp.
Includes index.
Last leaf is directions to the printer.
Signatures: A⁴( -A4) B² C-4H⁴ 4I-4K⁶ chi1(=A4?).
Frontispiece portrait (plate) of the author signed: J. Savage sculp.
Includes index.
Last leaf is directions to the printer.
Signatures: A⁴( -A4) B² C-4H⁴ 4I-4K⁶ chi1(=A4?).
The history of the reign of King Charles the Second
Edited by John Shebbeare. Because of Shebbeare's introduction, the book was suppressed by an injunction in chancery at the instance of the Duchess of Queensbury, and "the whole impression, except a very few copies, was destroyed." (BL)
The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England
Each vol. is in 2 parts, with continuous pagination; each part has special t.p.
Includes index.
Includes index.
The ladies history of England
In double columns.
Covers the early part of 1781.
On title page: "Idly too long the female pen has stray'd thro' fairy Bower, or gay enamell'd Mead, content in trifles to exert its art, play round the fancy, but not reach the heart: Mine be the…
Covers the early part of 1781.
On title page: "Idly too long the female pen has stray'd thro' fairy Bower, or gay enamell'd Mead, content in trifles to exert its art, play round the fancy, but not reach the heart: Mine be the…
The lives and characters, of the officers of the crown, and of the state in Scotland
The final leaf entitled: 'The appendix. Num. XXXIII' is lacking.
No more published.
No more published.
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Saint Albans chronicle
Known as "The Saint Albans chronicle"; not the same compilation as the "Chronicles of England" first printed by Caxton (STC 9991-4).
Title and…