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The vnion of the two noble and illustre famelies of Lancastre [and] Yorke, beeyng long in continual discension for the croune of this noble realme,

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By Edward Hall, whose name appears on [fleuron]2r.
Continued from 1532 by Richard Grafton from Hall's notes.
Printer's name from colophon.
"The pitifull life of kyng Edward the. v.", "The politique gouernaunce of Kyng Henry the. vii.", and "The…

The history and antiquities of the cathedral church of Winchester

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A reissue of the original 1715 edition, with a cancel titlepage.

In two parts, both with separate pagination and register.

With a final index leaf.

With an additional titlepage after the dedication and preface: 'The history and antiquities…

The English works of Sir Henry Spelman Kt. published in his life-time

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Volume 2 has separate title page with imprint date of 1723; title reads: "Reliquiae Spelmannianae : the posthumous works of Sir Henry Spelman Kt. relating to the laws and antiquities of England. Publish'd from the original manuscripts."

"The…

History of Great Yarmouth

Title page
The pagination is irregular.

With a list of subscribers and an index.

Preface signed by John Ives, publisher of Swinden's posthumous work.

Londinopolis : an historicall discourse or perlustration of the city of London

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"Largely borrowed from Stow"--DNB; Title page printed in red and black; With a frontis. portrait and folded view of London by Wenceslaus Hollar; Engraved portrait is signed: C. Melan et Bosse Sculp; Includes index; Pages 91-94 misnumbered 81-84;…

The parochial history and antiquities of Stockton upon Tees

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Includes index.

Errata, page 178.

Title-vignette and tail piece; both by Thomas Bewick, according to Hugo, The Bewick collector, no. 91.

Plates: P.1: A view of the principal street of Stockton in the county of Durham, taken from the end of…

Monasticon Eboracense: and the ecclesiastical history of Yorkshire.

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Numerous errors in paging.

At foot of p.448: "The end of the first volume"; no more published.

'Proposals for printing by subscription, Monasticon Eboracense' were issued in [1757?]

An appendix was issued in 1759.

With a list of…

History of Wheatfield.

Title page
Anonymous. By John Clubbe.

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

The history and antiquities of the county of Somerset

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Map engraved by A. Crocker, dated: March 3, 1792.

Volume 1 includes list of subscribers. 'Proposals for printing by subscription, The history of the county of Somerset' were issued in October 1784. Volume 2, pages 97-104 incorrectly numbered…

The history and antiquities of the cathedral church of Canterbury

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Dedication signed by the engraver, James Cole.

Pages lvii, lviii of the Appendix misnumbered lv, lvi. Pagination sequence includes numbered plates, most of which are printed and numbered on recto only. Pages numbered 33, 35- 36, 41, 44, 49, 54,…

The antiquities of the abbey or cathedral church of Durham

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Dedication signed: Pat. Sanderson.

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…

The history of Berwick upon Tweed

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With a half-title page.

At the bottom of title page in square brackets: entered in Stationers Hall.

The appendix has separate pagination.