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History of Great Yarmouth

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The pagination is irregular.

With a list of subscribers and an index.

Preface signed by John Ives, publisher of Swinden's posthumous work.

Goldsmith's History of England

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Written in the front of volume 3: Fulford Grange, Kingston-St.-Mary

History of the life of King Henry the Second

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Half-title: Lord Lyttelton's history of King Henry II.

The antiquities of England and Wales

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Engraved titlepages.

Vols. 1-5 are undated, vol. 6 has "Publish'd 30 Decr. 1785 by S. Hooper" beneath the imprint, vol. 7 is dated 1786, and vol. 8, entitled 'Supplement to the antiquities of England and Wales' and without edition statement,…

Justus Mösers Osnabrückische Geschichte

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Illustration by J. W. Meil.

Documents in Latin at the end of each volume.

Includes bibliographical references.

The history and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland

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Compiled chiefly from the unpublished manuscripts of William Nicolson and others.

For errors in paging see Upcott.

The history of Manchester

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Volume 2 dated 1775 and with imprint reading: "London, printed for Joseph Johnson, N⁰ 72, in St. Paul's Church Yard. And J. Murray, N⁰ 32, Fleet-Street, opposite St. Dunstan's Church."

Half-title to volume 1: 'The history of Manchester, book the…

Parochial antiquities attempted in the history of Ambrosden, Burcester, and other adjacent parts in the counties of Oxford and Bucks

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"The history of Allchester near Bircester in Oxfordshire": p. 683-703.

"A glossary to explain the original, the acceptation, and obsoleteness of words and phrases": 116 p. at end.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to universal history

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Translation of Synopsis historiae universalis.
With half-title.

The critical history of England, ecclesiastical and civil

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Published anonymously. By John Oldmixon.

Volume 1 has half-title: The critical history of England, in two volumes. Vol. I. An essay on criticism--has special t.p., with separate pagination and register. Advertisements on verso of half-title and…

New history, survey and description of the city and suburbs of Bristol

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First edition published anonymously in 1794 under title: The new history, survey and description of the city and suburbs of Bristol.

Errata precedes text, on p. iv-v.

A History of all the real and threatened invasions of England, from the landing of Julius Cæsar, to the present period

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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.

The History of the civil wars between York and Lancaster

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With a final leaf of advertisements.

Also reproduced on microfilm. Woodbridge, Conn. : Research Publications, Inc., 1983. The Eighteenth Century ; reel 120, no. 4.

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,…