Browse Items (191 total)
- Collection: 18th Century
An archaeological dictionary, or, Classical antiquities of the Jews, Greeks, and Romans
Printed in double columns.
Tags: 18th century, antiquities, archaeology, dictionary, octavo, Woolf gift
The history of women
Half-title page: History of Women.
Tags: 18th century, history, women, Woolf gift
An history of England, in a series of letters from a nobleman to his son.
The London part of the imprint is false; probably printed in Gainsborough (ESTC)
"This work has been ascribed to the Earl of Orrery, to Lord Lyttelton, and to the Earl of Chesterfield"--Hackett and Laing.…
Tags: 18th century, duodecimo, England, history, Woolf gift
Picturesque antiquities of Scotland
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
Booksellers' advertisements: [9] p. at end of v. 2.
Tags: 18th century, Canada, duodecimo, First Nations, history, Iroquois, North America, Woolf gift
The Antiquities of Richborough and Reculver
Errata following page ix.
Tags: 18th century, antiquities, castles, England, marginalia, octavo, Roman Britain, Woolf gift
An essay towards a general history of feudal property in Great Britain
Advertisement and Errata on unnumbered pages following the preface.
Includes bibliographical references.
Tags: 18th century, duodecimo, feudal law, Great Britain, history, Woolf gift
The antiquities of the abbey or cathedral church of Durham
The register is continuous.
With a final advertisement leaf.
A reprint, with additions, of John Davies' "The ancient rites, and monuments of the monastical, & cathedral church of Durham," a work based on…
Tags: 18th century, castles, Christianity, church buildings, England, nobility, Woolf gift
An historical dissertation concerning the antiquity of the English constitution
Tags: 18th century, England, Great Britain, history, law, octavo, political science, Woolf gift
The beauties of British antiquity
"Errata" : p. [10] at end.
The history and antiquities of Shrewsbury
"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
With a half-title page.
Errata on page 159.
Tags: 18th century, history, in verse, quarto, Woolf gift
History of Wheatfield.
A skit on Philip Morant's "The History and Antiquities of the ... town and borough of Colchester."
Tags: 18th century, England, history, quarto, Roman Britain, Woolf gift
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Polycronycon
Imprint from colophon.
Includes index.
By Ranulf Higden, whose name appears on 2a3r.
Translated by John Trevisa, who is named on…