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Choice of emblemes, and other devises

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Contains 248 woodcut emblems within ornamental borders, gathered from earlier emblem books published by Plantin, including those of Alciato, Sambucus, Junius, and Paradin.

In verse.

The second part has divisional title page; pagination and…

Parochial antiquities attempted in the history of Ambrosden, Burcester, and other adjacent parts in the counties of Oxford and Bucks

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"The history of Allchester near Bircester in Oxfordshire": p. 683-703.

"A glossary to explain the original, the acceptation, and obsoleteness of words and phrases": 116 p. at end.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The history of Charles XII, King of Sweden

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Translation of: Histoire de Charles XII, roi de Suède.

The history of philosophy

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Published in 19 parts.

Pagination is irregular.

'The history of the Chaldaick philosophy' (pts. 14-19) has separate dated title page, with imprint "printed for A. and J. Churchill", and separate pagination.

Includes index.

Portrait of…

The chronological historian

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Title-page printed in red and black; title enclosed in double ruled border; text printed in double columns, enclosed in single ruled border; head- and tail-pieces; initials.

With advertisements ([5] pages) at end.

Includes index.

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.

The history of the parishes of Whiteford and Holywell

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Engraved title page.

In 2 parts, the second having separate, engraved title page: History of Holywell parish, and separate register; the pagination is almost continuous.

Errata on page 328.

Of "Appendix": The five royal tribes of Cambria…

The naval history of England, in all its branches;

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Frontispiece engraved title page, with author's portrait.

Paged continuously.

Head- and tail-pieces, historiated, factotum, decorative initials.

Errata, volume 1, prelimary leaf [12]

With sideglosses.

A topographical, ecclesiastical, and natural history of [Wiltshire]

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The Wiltshire section of Cox's Magna Britannia et Hibernia, antiqua & nova, 6 vols. 1720-1731, with a printed titlepage supplied at a much later date.

Dated from internal evidence: "Dr. Benj. Hoadley was translated from Bangor hither, and is now…

Posthumous works of the learned Sir Thomas Browne, kt. M.D. late of Norwich

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"Miscellanies," "Repertorium" and "Antiquitates capellae" have each a separate titlepage, pagination and register; each part of the 'Miscellanies' has separate pagination and register.

'Miscellanies' includes 'An account of Island, alias…

Nummi britannici historia, or, An historical account of English money

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Anonymous. By Stephen Martin Leake.

Subsequently published under title: An historical account of English money.

Includes index.