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The History of the Church of Scotland

Title page printed in red and black; Contains a short life of the author signed "D. M.", attributed to Brian Duppa, bishop of Winchester; Frontis. portrait (A1v) of the author signed: W: Hollar fecit; Includes indexes; With final errata leaf and with…

Tags: 17th century, Archbishop of St. Andrews, Church of Scotland, folio, History of Scotland, J. Flesher, John Spotswood, King Charles I, London, political history, religion, Scotland

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

"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;…

Matthaei Paris, monachi Albanensis Angli, Historia major

Tags: 17th century, English History, London, Matthaei Paris, Monks, quarto, Richard Hodgkinsons, St. Albany

The Memoirs of Robert Carey

Engraved frontispiece of Elizabeth I in procession, Includes index, and Errata--page [5] at end

Tags: 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, Baron of Leppington, Earl of Monmouth, England, Great Britain, history, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, London, memoirs, Prince of Wales, prints, Queen Elizabeth I, Robert Cary, Schulich-Woolf

An universal history, from the earliest account of time

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.…

Tags: 18th century, Archibald Bower, atlas, bibliographical references, early works to 1800, English, George Psalmanazar, George Sale, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, London, prints, second copy, second edition, world history

The history of the Church of Great Britain

Attributed to William Gearing by Wing; Sometimes attributed to William Geaves and George Geaves; Title within double-rule border; head-pieces, initials; printed marginal notes; Numerous errors in paging; Errata: p. [18] at end

Tags: 17th century, bishops, Church of Great Britain, early works to 1800, English cardinals, English History, George Geaves, London, Philip Chetwind, religious orders, Thomas Passinger, Thomas Taylor, William Gearing, William Geaves, Wing

The history of Hertfordshire

Map signed: "J. Clark sculp." ; Initials; headpieces, tailpiece.
Printed in double columns; Errata: p. 368; "List of the names of subscribers": pages [7]-[8].

Tags: 18th century, descriptions, double columns, early works to 1800, England, Great Britain, Hertfordshire, history, land possession, London, map, monuments, romans, travel

A new history of the succession of the crown of England

"Licens'd, June 9. 1690. J. Fraser."; "A Catalogue of the Historians cited in the following Collection, and the Times when they lived"--Page [8]; Signatures: A-I.

Tags: 17th century, collection of history, early works to 1800, England, Great Britain, Henry VIII, historians, King Egbert, kings and rulers, late 1600's, London, monarchy, Royal Family, succession of the crown

A Concise History of England

Vols. 1-3 lack imprint date; preface dated Aug. 10, 1775; Imprints in vols. 2-4 read: "Printed by R. Hawes, (no. 40) the Corner of Dorset-Street, Crispin-Street, Spitalfields"; Includes index in v.4

Tags: 18th century, death of, Elizabeth Williams, England, George II, George the Second, London, Robert Hawes

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