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The history of Manchester

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Volume 2 dated 1775 and with imprint reading: "London, printed for Joseph Johnson, N⁰ 72, in St. Paul's Church Yard. And J. Murray, N⁰ 32, Fleet-Street, opposite St. Dunstan's Church."

Half-title to volume 1: 'The history of Manchester, book the…

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 critical history of England, ecclesiastical and civil

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Published anonymously. By John Oldmixon.

Volume 1 has half-title: The critical history of England, in two volumes. Vol. I. An essay on criticism--has special t.p., with separate pagination and register. Advertisements on verso of half-title and…

New history, survey and description of the city and suburbs of Bristol

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First edition published anonymously in 1794 under title: The new history, survey and description of the city and suburbs of Bristol.

Errata precedes text, on p. iv-v.

A History of all the real and threatened invasions of England, from the landing of Julius Cæsar, to the present period

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Anonymous. By C. Stuart.

With a half-title.

A reissue of the edition with the 188-page main section; added pages 189-96 to cover events in June 1794.

The History of the civil wars between York and Lancaster

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With a final leaf of advertisements.

Also reproduced on microfilm. Woodbridge, Conn. : Research Publications, Inc., 1983. The Eighteenth Century ; reel 120, no. 4.

History of the city and county of Lichfield, &c.

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Written by John Jackson, who signed the dedication (p. [3] at front). Cf. ESTC; BLC.

Date from ESTC.

Dedication signed and dated: John Jackson, Jun., Lichfield, July 9, 1795.

Page [1] at end blank.

Title-page has printer's device…

The history and antiquities of Tewkesbury

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Title vignette.

A list of additional subscribers is found after page xvi; the table of contents is after page xxiv.

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.

The history and antiquities of the city of Bristol

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Dedication dated: Wraxal, April 15, 1789.

Frontispiece (folded map) dated: "Published according to Act of Parliament 29th. Sepr. 1780."

With a list of subscribers.

Page 228 misnumbered 128.

Robin Hood

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Compiled and edited by Joseph Ritson.

Pagination: v. 1: [4], cxviii, [2], 167, [1] p.; v. 2: [8], 220, [4] p.

With half titles.

Illustrations are head and tail vignettes by John and Thomas Bewick (see Dobson).

Glossaries in each…