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The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier

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A translation, by John Phillips, of: Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste. Les six voyages de Jean-Baptiste Tavernier.

Printer's name from Wing CD.

The second part has separate title page with imprint "printed in the year, 1678", pagination and…

The supplement to Antiquity explained, and represented in sculptures

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Translation of: Supplement au livre de l'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures.

The work is divided into five volumes, but paginated and signed continuously (most copies are bound as a single volume).

The title is taken from the…

The Romane historie

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The first word of the title is xylographic.

"The topographie of Rome" is a revised translation of: Marliani, Bartolomeo. Topographia antiquae Romae.

The "Breviaries" are a translation of: Florus, Lucius Annaeus. Epitomae rerum Romanarum (for…

A system of chronology

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Page 255 misnumbered 245.
Contains half-title page.

The Florentine historie

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A translation of: Istorie fiorentine.

Translator's dedication signed: Thomas Bedingfeld.

Printer's and publisher's names from colophon.

Running title reads: The historie of Florence.

The last leaf is blank.

Entered 2 October…

The historie of France

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A translation, by Edward Hoby, of books 1-4 of: La Popelinière, Lancelot-Voisin. L'histoire de France.

In the Huntington copy, the second Earl of Bridgewater has signed the name "Tho: Dannett" to the dedication.

Colophon reads: London printed…

The history and antiquities of Staffordshire

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To have been completed in three vols.; no more published.
Most of the plates are from drawings by the author.
Minor variations of title.
The 'Appendix to Burton-upon-Trent' with other appendixes in vol.1 has separate pagination and register; the…

A memorial of suche princes, as since the tyme of King Richarde the seconde, have been unfortunate in the Realme of England.

Intended to be issued as part 2 of STC 3177.5, but the printing was suppressed by order of the Lord Chancellor; see preface of STC 1247. The title page was published as the final leaf of STC 3178, The tragedies, gathered by Ihon Bochas (1554?).
The…

De bello Belgico = The history of the Low-Countrey vvarres

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Portraits engraved by William Marshall and Robert Vaughan.
Includes index.
Translation of the first only of the two decades of the author's De bello Belgico, which was originally published at Rome, 1632-47.
Title ornament, head- and tail-pieces,…

Historical discourses, upon several occasions

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Edited by Hugh Clopton.
'Perfect copies of all the votes' has a separate titlepage and pagination; the register is continuous.
With a folded plate frontispiece showing Charles I and Sir Edward Walker, and a portrait illustration of Charles I (after…

The baronage of Scotland

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The titlepage is a cancel.
With a half-title.
Text continuous despite pagination.
Horizontal chain lines.
Includes index.

Histoire de Guillaume III

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Title in red and black.
Two added title-pages, engr.; the first reads: Histoire metalique de Guillaume III, Roy de la Grande Bretaigne
Contains engravings by Romein de Hooghe.

A journey from London to the Isle of Wight

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Running title, v. 2: From Dover to the Land's-End.
The narrative of a tour from the Isle of Wight to Land's End was projected, but apparently not published. -- cf. Adv., v. 2, p. [v] at front.
Advertisement: [2] pages at end of volume 2.