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A journey from London to the Isle of Wight

Running title, v. 2: From Dover to the Land's-End.
The narrative of a tour from the Isle of Wight to Land's End was projected, but apparently not published. -- cf. Adv., v. 2, p. [v] at front.
Advertisement: [2] pages at end of volume 2.

Britannia antiqua illustrata, or, The antiquities of ancient Britain, derived from the Phoenicians

The first volume. No more published.

Title page in red and black ; title page vignette.

"This book ... licensed to be printed by ... Sr. Joseph Williamson, March 8th, 1674/75, Roger L'Estrange"--T.p., verso.

Includes index.

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

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…

The chronicle of England

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

Errata at end of volume 1.

Includes bibliographical references.

Eboracum

Vol. 2 has separate title page: Book the second; contains the history of the Cathedral Church of York : with the lives of the Archbishops of that See, &c. : also the History of the Abbey of St. Mary in that City, from the foundation to its…

The history and antiquities of the county of Essex

Illustrated with copper plates.

Ordinary paper issue.

With a list of subscribers in volume 1.

Vol. 1 includes the author's History of Colchester (originally published as a separate work in 1748) with special title page.: The history and…

The history and antiquities of Essex

Published in parts.
Text and register are continuous.
Bowyer's records show 500 copies printed.

Observations on the antiquities historical and monumental, of the county of Cornwall.

"List of subscribers": preliminary p. [viii]-ix.

"A catalogue of the Kings of Britain, with the Princes of Cornwall": pages [367]-373.

"A Cornish-English vocabulary": pages 376-413.

Plates signed: "W.B. delin. J. Green sculp."…

The ancient cathedral of Cornwall

"S. Gosnell, printer, Little Queen Street, Holborn"--Title page verso.

Has half title page.

The description of Britain

"De situ Britannicae" by Charles Bertram, was a forgery claimed by him to have been copied from a manuscript written by Richard of Cirencester--National Union Catalog.

Translated by Henry Hatcher, the commentary by Thomas Leman--British Library…

Peter Langtoft's chronicle

The pagination and register are continuous, with a divisional titlepage to vol. 2.

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…