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Picturesque antiquities of Scotland

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In two parts, each with separate pagination and register.

Intended as a supplement to Pennant's Tour in Scotland.

The letter press descriptions are by the artist. Each unnumbered leaf has an illustration and letterpress text.…

History of Canada

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Vol. 1: xii, [4], 260 p., [1] folded leaf of plates; v. 2: [4], 251, [9] p.

Booksellers' advertisements: [9] p. at end of v. 2.

An essay towards a general history of feudal property in Great Britain

Title page
The statement "by John Dalrymple, Esq." appears on the title page after the edition statement.

Advertisement and Errata on unnumbered pages following the preface.

Includes bibliographical references.

Titles of honor

Title page
Numerous errors in paging, including: 68-97 omitted, 101-102 repeated in the numbering.

Title-page printed in red and black.

Wood-cut decorated head-piece and decorated initials, numerous engraved images of coins, crown designs, and medals of…

Annali ecclesiastici

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Continues Baronius from 1198 to 1378. Incomplete. Rinaldi carried the work to 1565.

Engraved title page, signed Daniel Widman.

The history and antiquities of Shrewsbury

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With a list of subscribers.

"The book was, to a large extent, the work of a Mr. [James] Bowen of Halston, Shropshire."--Dictionary of national biographies.

An essay on history

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In verse.
With a half-title page.
Errata on page 159.

The history of gavel-kind

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"Brevis relatio de Willelmo, nobilissimo comite Normanorum" has separate dated title page, with imprint "typis Guil. Wilson pro Johanne Starkey", on leaf 2B1r.

Genealogical table numbered 211.

Includes index (leaves a3-c1).

With final…

History of Wheatfield.

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Anonymous. By John Clubbe.

A skit on Philip Morant's "The History and Antiquities of the ... town and borough of Colchester."

Collectanea curiosa ; or miscellaneous tracts

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With a list of subscribers in volume 1.

Dedication signed: John Gutch.

Includes bibliographical references.

Also issued online.