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Monasticon Anglicanum

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With an engraved half-title.
The titlepage is in red and black.
Includes index.

Fasti Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ

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Signatures: A² a-b² B-5Z² 6A-6X²

The history of England from the accession of James I to that of the Brunswick line

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The first volume is dated 1763, the second 1765, the third 1767, the fourth 1768, the fifth 1771, the sixth and seventh 1781, and the eighth volume is dated 1783.

Imprint of v. III reads: "London, printed for the author; and sold by W. Iohnston…

The history of the royal family, or, A succint account of the marriages and issue of all the kings and queens of England, from the conquest

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Dedication signed: Tho. Walker.
With an advertisement leaf following the preface and an index.
Some copies have a leaf signed E3 extra to the register inserted after pp. 53-54, repeating the page numbers; catchwords are correct for this leaf.

Survey of royal revenue, 1552

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Foliated in pencil; manuscript occupies leaves [6r] through [53r].
Incipit: The certificate of Thomas Lord Darcy of Chiche ...
Dates conjectured by booksellers based on watermark evidence.
Manuscript fair copy of the Royal Revenue Survey,…

Collection of engravings of castles and abbeys in England

Issued annually to total 14 parts of 24 plates each, each part having engraved cover sheet with contents, list of subscribers and advertisement Each part except the final one is dated on the subscribers list, and the date of the final part is taken…

The landscape : a didactic poem. In three books. Addressed to Uvedale Price, esq. / by R.P. Knight.

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Illustrations drawn by T. Hearne and etched by B.T. Pouncy. Library's copy lacks half-title; small strip, with insciption of Miss Williams, torn away from upper margin of title-page. Bound with: Hodges, William. Travels in India, during the years…

Memoirs of several ladies of Great Britain

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Originally published in 1752 with title: Memoirs of several ladies of Great Britain. The final four leaves consist of an index. Extra illustrated with 134 portrait leaves (1 folded); 8 blank leaves with manuscript notes; annotations. Prints bear…

History of the County of Northampton

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With indices and a list of subscribers in vol. 2. Reports on this work were issued in 1755 and 1791, and are entitled: 'The committee, appointed to conduct the publication of The antiquities and history of Northampton, ...' and 'Mr. Brydges's History…

A Concise History of England

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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

Thomæ de Elmham Vita & gesta Henrici Quinti, Anglorum Regis

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An advertisement for this work was issued by Tho. Hearne: 'Advertisement. Just printed in octavo ...' [1728]--cf. ESTC; Tailpieces, headpieces, initials; Signatures: a-e⁴, f², A-3G⁴, 3H²;
Page 283 incorrectly numbered 183; Title within double line…

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].

An universal history, from the earliest account of time

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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.…