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Itinera mundi

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First 3 words of title in Hebrew characters.

Hebrew and Latin in parallel columns.

"Tractatus Alberti Bobovii Turcarum imp. Mohammedis IVti olim interpretis primarii, De Turcarum liturgia" has separate title page, dated 1690, and pagination.

The history of women

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Errata leaf following Contents (v. 1-2).

Half-title page: History of Women.

La vie d'Olivier Cromwel

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Illustrations, portraits, plates (some folded).

Printer's device (sphere).

A treatise of the Roman ports and forts in Kent

Title page and portrait
Title vignette (Sheldonian Theater).

With frontispiece portrait of the author on leaf a2v.

With imprimatur on verso of the title page (a3v).

"The life of Mr. Somner" by White Kennett precedes "The history of the Roman ports and forts in…

Argumentum anti-Normannicum, or, An argument proving, from ancient histories and records, that William, Duke of Normandy, made no absolute conquest of England by the sword; in the sense of our modern writers

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This publication, occasioned by a work of William Pettyt's, entitled Antient rights of the commons of England, 1680, was answered by Brady in his Introduction to old English history. It is by some attributed to Atwood, and by others to Cooke or…

Notitia monastica

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Imprimatur on verso of title leaf dated: Martii 13, 1694/5.

Includes: "An alphabeticall index of all the monasteries and other places mentioned in the Notitia monastica" on p. [1]-[19] at end, and "An index of the sirnames of founders of…

The Greek and Roman history illustrated by coins & medals

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"Licensed and entered according to order." 'O. W.' = Obadiah Walker.

Title within double-rule border

Text continuous despite pagination.

Bookseller's advertisements on pages 357-360.

Errata, preliminary page [16].

An history of England, in a series of letters from a nobleman to his son.

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Anonymous. By Oliver Goldsmith.

The London part of the imprint is false; probably printed in Gainsborough (ESTC)

"This work has been ascribed to the Earl of Orrery, to Lord Lyttelton, and to the Earl of Chesterfield"--Hackett and Laing.…

Picturesque antiquities of Scotland

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In two parts, each with separate pagination and register.

Intended as a supplement to Pennant's Tour in Scotland.

The letter press descriptions are by the artist. Each unnumbered leaf has an illustration and letterpress text.…

History of Canada

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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.

An essay towards a general history of feudal property in Great Britain

Title page
The statement "by John Dalrymple, Esq." appears on the title page after the edition statement.

Advertisement and Errata on unnumbered pages following the preface.

Includes bibliographical references.

The antiquities of the abbey or cathedral church of Durham

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Dedication signed: Pat. Sanderson.

The register is continuous.

With a final advertisement leaf.

A reprint, with additions, of John Davies' "The ancient rites, and monuments of the monastical, & cathedral church of Durham," a work based on…

Titles of honor

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Numerous errors in paging, including: 68-97 omitted, 101-102 repeated in the numbering.

Title-page printed in red and black.

Wood-cut decorated head-piece and decorated initials, numerous engraved images of coins, crown designs, and medals of…