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Several treaties of peace and commerce concluded between the late King of blessed memory deceased, and other princes and states
Signatures: 2 leaves unsigned, A-Z⁴, Aa-Ll⁴.
Treaties concerning the following nations: Spain, France, Denmark, United Provinces of the Netherlands, Savoy…
An introduction to universal history
With half-title.
Tags: 18th century, Africa, Asia, Europe, geography, history, illustrated, map, North America, South America, Woolf gift
The history of Great Britain, connected with the chronology of Europe
The second volume is described on the titlepage as "Vol. I Part II.", and has the imprint: printed by T. Burton and Co., Gate-Street, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, for T. Cadell, Jun. and W.…
Tags: 18th century, Europe, Great Britain, history, quarto, Roman Britain, royalty, Woolf gift
The imperiall historie, or, The liues of the emperours, from Iulius Caesar, the first founder of the Roman monarchy, vnto this present yeere
Printer's name from STC.
With an additional title page, engraved: The imperiall history.
The first leaf is blank.
Head- and tail-pieces; initials.
Includes…
Tags: 17th century, Christianity, Europe, history, Roman Empire, royalty, Woolf gift
The annals of King George, year the first
In this edition the last line of page 1 reads "His Majesty's reign."
Tags: 18th century, Christianity, Europe, genealogy, government, Great Britain, history, octavo, royalty, Woolf gift
The sailor whom England feared
An itinerary
In three parts, each with separate pagination; register is continuous.
Parts 1-3 of a projected work of 5 parts; part 4 was written but never printed. Cf.…
Tags: 17th century, Europe, folio, illustrated, map, purchase, travel, Turkey, woodcut illustrations
Chronological tables of Europe
Derived, with slight modifications, from Guillaume Marcel's Tablettes chronologiques, Paris, 1682. Cf. Dictionary of National Biography.
Engraved throughout.
At foot of the…
Here beginneth the third and fourthe boke of syr Iohn froissart of the cronycles of Englande, fraunce, Spaygne, Portyngale Scotland, Bretayne, flaunders, and other places adioynyng
The imprint, from colophon, is false; in fact printed by Thomas Marsh, ca. 1563?.
Imprimatur at foot of colophon: Cum priuilegio a rege in dulto.
Foliation irregular; actual foliation…
Tags: 16th century, Europe, folio, history, manicule, marginalia, purchase
The historie of George Castriot, surnamed Scanderbeg, King of Albanie : containing his famous actes, his noble deedes of armes, and memorable victories against the Turkes, for the faith of Christ : comprised in twelue bookes
Printer's name from STC.
With sonnet by Edmund Spenser on leaf [par.]8r.
Printer's device on title-page; head- and tail-pieces; initials; printed…
An introduction to the history of the principal kingdoms and states of Europe
Appendix t.p. title: Appendix containing an introduction to the history of the principal soveraign states of Italy, viz. Venice, Modena, Mantua, Florence, and Savoy.
Includes index.
The general history and state of Europe
Volume 2 is dated 1755 and called 'Part III.'
Volumes 3-5 are dated 1657 [sic] and called 'Part IV.', 'Part V.' and 'Part VI and…
Tags: 18th century, Asia, Europe, history, octavo, Woolf gift
Compendious view of universal history and literature
Folded leaf at end is an explanation of the principle of the colouring.
The original appeared under title: "Grundriss einer Geschichte der…
Tags: 19th century, Anglo-Saxons, art history, chronology, Europe, Great Britain, history, India, Ireland, Woolf gift
Pauli Iouii Nouocomensis Episcopi Nucerini Historiarum sui temporis tomus primus
Signatures: vol. 1: *⁸ a-z⁸ A-2O⁸ (2N1 numbered Mm, 2O8 blank); vol. 2, pt. 1: a-z⁸ A-Z⁸; vol. 2, pt. 2: Aa-Zz⁸ AA-VV⁸.
Tags: 16th century, Episcopi, Europe, Heinrich Petri, history, Italy, Latin, Paolo Giovio, Pietro Perna, Switzerland, tomus primus, Volume 1
Pauli Iouii Nouocomensis Episcopi Nucerini Historiarum sui temporis tomus primus
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Heads, English & foreign collected by Henrietta Louisa Jeffreys, countess of Pomfret
100 seventeenth-century window-mounted engraved portrait plates with manuscript biographies on facing pages; the first 50 biographies with decorative…