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Londinopolis : an historicall discourse or perlustration of the city of London

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"Largely borrowed from Stow"--DNB; Title page printed in red and black; With a frontis. portrait and folded view of London by Wenceslaus Hollar; Engraved portrait is signed: C. Melan et Bosse Sculp; Includes index; Pages 91-94 misnumbered 81-84;…

East Wheal Brothers Share

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Recto Transcription: East Wheal Brothers copper, tin lead and silver mining company. Capital £100,000 in 8000 shares of £20 each No. 4077 The bearer hereof is entitled to on share No. 4277 in this company subject to the conditions annexed. London,…

Supplement to the first edition of the historical account of The environs of London

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This work is the second supplement to Lysons' "The environs of London" ... A first supplement was published in 1800 ... The imprint of Strahan and Preston appears on the verso of the title-leaf and on page 493.

: 'The present volume contains all…

An historical account of those parishes in the county of Middlesex which are not described in the "Environs of London"

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Title page is engraved.

The title is taken from the etched title-plate. This is a supplement to Lysons' "The environs of London ..." (London, 1792-1796; No.1977). A further supplement was published in 1811 (No.1979).

Index of arms: p.…

The environs of London

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The imprints to volumes 2-4 read: printed by A. Strahan, for T. Cadell, jun., and W. Davies (successors to Mr. Cadell)

The first volume is dated 1792, the second and third 1795, and the fourth 1796.

Some etchings by Samuel Lysons.

Engraved…

British Gas Light Company

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British Gas Light Company Share £50 No 2921 This is to certify That Issac Morris Ellisen of foreign stock exchange in the city of London is the proprietor of the share No. 2921 in the capital of the British Gas Light Company as…

Asylum Life Assurance Company Share

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Transcription: This is to certify that [illegible] is the holder of one share numbered as under of and in the capital of the asylum life assurance company in London as appears by the register in the office of the company and the said [illegible] is…

An universal history, from the earliest account of time

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Second edition of the "antient part"; 1st edition, 1736-44.
Vols. 1-12, 1747; v. 13-20, 1748; v. 21, 1754; Articles by George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, John Swinton, and others. Cf. Brit. Mus.…

The customs of London

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Containing among divers other matters, the original of the celebrated poem of The nut-brown maid; reprinted from the first edition, with the additions included in the second. Edited by J. Douce.