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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…

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…

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…

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…

Annales, or, A generall chronicle of England

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Frequent errors in pagination.

Title within architectural woodcut border.

Head- and tail-pieces; initials; printed marginal notes.

Printed in double columns.

Printed by John Beale, Bernard Alsop, Thomas Fawcett, and Augustine Mathewes.…

Notitia Parliamentaria

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A supplement to "Notitia Parliamentaria: or, An history of the counties, cities and boroughs ..." published in 2 vols. in 1715-16.

Head- and tail- pieces; printed marginalia.

With an index of M.P.s.

Supplement to the first edition of the historical account of The environs of London

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This work is the second supplement to Lysons' "The environs of London" ... A first supplement was published in 1800 ... The imprint of Strahan and Preston appears on the verso of the title-leaf and on page 493.

: 'The present volume contains all…

An historical account of those parishes in the county of Middlesex which are not described in the "Environs of London"

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Title page is engraved.

The title is taken from the etched title-plate. This is a supplement to Lysons' "The environs of London ..." (London, 1792-1796; No.1977). A further supplement was published in 1811 (No.1979).

Index of arms: p.…

A new and complete history of England, from the first settlement of Brutus, upwards of one thousand years before Julius Caesar, to the year 1793

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Includes a list of subscribers.

The plates are dated from 1791-1794.

Plates marked: "Engraved for Ashburton's History of England ... published by W. & J. Stratford", and dated from 1791-1793.

Frontispiece signed: "Dayes delin: Grainger…

A new and authentic history of England

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Published in 80 numbered parts.

At head of p. 862: "A.D. 1780. - A.D.1784"

Includes engraved illustrations including portraits, maps, and a facsimile; frontispiece signed: "Wale delin., Grignion sculp."; other plates by Wale signed: "Taylor…

Notitia parliamentaria

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Includes half-title page.

Volume 1 only is of the second edition, with additions ;
Volume 2 is a reissue of the first edition of 1716.

Vol. 1 printed by William Bowyer; his records show 500 copies printed.

The chronicle of England

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Imprint to vol.2: "Printed by Thomas Jones, for Walter Shropshire ..."

Errata at end of volume 1.

Includes bibliographical references.

A new history of England, in English and French, by question and answer

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Anonymous. By John Lockman.
French and English on opposite sides.
Publisher's advertisment: p. [2] at end.
Includes half-title page after the preface: Nouvelle methode pour apprendre l'histoire d'Angleterre = A new method for studying the history…