Browse Items (114 total)
- Tags: Great Britain
The annals of King George, year the first
In this edition the last line of page 1 reads "His Majesty's reign."
Tags: 18th century, Christianity, Europe, genealogy, government, Great Britain, history, octavo, royalty, Woolf gift
The peerage of England
Volume I. Of the Royal Family -- Dukes -- Marquisses -- Earls -- Volume II. Viscounts -- Barons.
The history and antiquities of the cathedral church of Winchester
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 history and antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Salisbury, and the Abbey Church of Bath.
A reissue of the 1719 edition with a new title page.
Includes (with separate t.p.): "A vindication of the King's sovereign rights," by Thomas Pierce, with "Connubium regiæ prærogativæ,…
Mona antiqua restaurata
With a half-title page and a list of subscribers.
Letters by Edward Lhuyd.
Part II has special title page: The Second Essay : clearing some difficulties in the preceding accounts : enlarging on some passages…
Tags: 18th century, Great Britain, history, illustrated, Wales, Woolf gift
Robert of Gloucester's Chronicle
Includes glossary and index.
Tags: 19th century, Great Britain, history, poetry, Woolf gift
Peter Langtoft's chronicle
With a list of subscribers and a final advertisement leaf.
With a swash 'r' in 'Oxford'.
The tracts, both by the same anonymous author, have caption…
The history of the principality of Wales
With a half title and three final advertisement leaves.
Title within double line border.
Frontispiece on verso of half-title.
Tags: 18th century, duodecimo, Great Britain, history, illustrated, royalty, travel, Wales, Woolf gift
A biographical history of England
Includes numerous plates.
W. Baynes and Son issued two "fifth editions" in 1824, an 8vo ed. in 6 v., and a folio ed. in 3 v., cf. Lowndes (1881 ed.), II, 927.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The description of Britain
Translated by Henry Hatcher, the commentary by Thomas Leman--British Library…
Tags: 19th century, Great Britain, history, Ireland, map, marginalia, Roman Britain, travel, Woolf gift
The British soldier
The comic history of England
Half-titles in red; title pages in red & black, with vignette.
Illustrated with 20 colored etched plates, 35 wood engraved initials, t.p. vignettes, and 164 textual vignettes after Leech.
Plates hand colored as issued. …
The sports and pastimes of the people of England
Fabyan's chronicle
Special title page for volume 2: The seconde volume of Fabyans cronycle conteynyng the cronycles of Englande and of Fraunce, from the begynnyng of the reygne of…
Tags: 16th century, biography, France, Great Britain, history, marginalia, purchase, royalty
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Saint Albans chronicle
Known as "The Saint Albans chronicle"; not the same compilation as the "Chronicles of England" first printed by Caxton (STC 9991-4).
Title and…