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  • Collection: 18th Century

Baronia anglica

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Verified by records. Engraved t.-p.; initials; head and tail pieces.

Bishop Burnet's History of his own time

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[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…

Buchanan's History of Scotland

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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.

Characters of the kings and queens of England, selected from different histories

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Largely a compilation by Holt based on works by various authors, especially Hume and Smollett.

Originally published in 3 parts: London, 1786-1788.

Also available on microfilm from Research Publications Inc. (The Eighteenth Century, reel 155,…

Chronological tables of Europe

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In fact by Guillaume Marcel and translated by William Parsons.

Derived, with slight modifications, from Guillaume Marcel's Tablettes chronologiques, Paris, 1682. Cf. Dictionary of National Biography.

Engraved throughout.

At foot of the…

Collectanea curiosa ; or miscellaneous tracts

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With a list of subscribers in volume 1.

Dedication signed: John Gutch.

Includes bibliographical references.

Also issued online.

Desiderata curiosa

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These papers relate to the period 1558-1660.

Paged continuously.

Each volume has separate title pages.

Includes index at end of each volume.

With a list of subscribers in volume 1.

Pages 420 and 426 are misnumbered 400, and 406…

Dufresnoy's Chronology

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Translation of "Tablettes chronologiques de l'histoire universelle." Translator's dedication signed: Thomas Flloyd.

Half-title and index in each volume.

Remainder of title: " ... and a catalogue of books necessary for that purpose; with some…

Eboracum

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Vol. 2 has separate title page: Book the second; contains the history of the Cathedral Church of York : with the lives of the Archbishops of that See, &c. : also the History of the Abbey of St. Mary in that City, from the foundation to its…

Examen

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With an index.
The text and register are continuous.
A criticism of v. 3 of Complete history of England, by White Kennett (v. 1-2 by other authors).
Printed by William Bowyer; his records show 750 copies printed on Genoa demy and 50 on Holland…

Examen

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With an index.
The text and register are continuous.
A criticism of v. 3 of Complete history of England, by White Kennett (v. 1-2 by other authors).
Printed by William Bowyer; his records show 750 copies printed on Genoa demy and 50 on Holland…

Fasti Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ

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Signatures: A² a-b² B-5Z² 6A-6X²

Firma burg

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Title vignette.
Engraved head- and tailpieces and initials, the former signed variously by: Jos. Grisoni, Vertue, and J. Clark.
List of subscribers: preliminary p. [10]-[12].
Last page blank.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mostly…