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Athenae oxonienses. An exact history of all the writers and bishops who have had their education in the most antient and famous University of Oxford

Titlepages in red and black.
The 'Fasti Oxoniensis' have separate pagination and register.

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.

The civil history of the kingdom of Naples

Head- and tailpieces, initials.
List of subscribers.
Includes bibliographical references, index and errata.
1729.
1731.

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…

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.

Observations introductory to an historical essay upon the Knighthood of the Bath

The first unnumbered leaf contains an advertisement and errata.
A reissue of that "printed for James Woodman, and sold by J. Roberts" with reset titlepage.
Signatures: [A]2 B-M4, 2A-2O4

Remarks upon the antient and present state of London

Signed at end: J. Woodward.
Price from imprint: Price 1 s.

The general history of Ireland

Circulated in manuscript during the late seventeenth century as 'Foras feasa ar Éirinn'.
It was translated into English by Dermot O'Connor, and printed for the first time in 1723 under the title, 'A general history of Ireland'. - With a list of…

A collection of curious discourses, written by eminent antiquaries upon several heads in our English antiquities,

With a list of subscribers.
Last page is an advertisement.
Primarily in English, with some text in Greek and Latin.
Signatures: a-s? A-2S?.
Includes index.

Formulare anglicanum, or, a collection of antient charters and instruments of divers kinds

Text in English, Latin, Old English, and Law French.
The last five leaves contain the index and a table.
Printed name at end of dedication page: "Thomas Madox."
With two folded engraved plates, one illustrating different styles of handwriting, the…

Justin's history of the world from the Assyrian monarchy down to the time of Augustus Caesar

Also issued with the imprint listing only Midwinter and Clements.
Signatures: A-S¹².
"Advertisement to the reader" on p. 404-408

A complete history of England

Title in red and black, within double-rule border; initial.
"Second edition" not mentioned on t.p. of vol. 2.
In 1706 John Hughes collected the materials for the first two volumes; the third volume was written by White Kennett, bishop of…

The English historical library

Pages 170-175 omitted in the pagination.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

The history and antiquities of the Exchequer of the kings of England

Engraved head- and tailpieces; initials.
Dedication signed: Thomas Madox.
The Ancient dialogue has title page.: Antiquus dialogus de Scaccario, Gervasio de Tilbury vulgo adscriptus, e duobus vetustis codd. mss. Nigro & Rubro, in Scaccario regio…

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