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- Tags: Roman Britain
The history of Wales
Closes with 1284.
Tags: 18th century, Great Britain, history, map, octavo, Roman Britain, Wales, Woolf gift
The history and antiquities of the city of Bristol
Frontispiece (folded map) dated: "Published according to Act of Parliament 29th. Sepr. 1780."
With a list of subscribers.
Page 228 misnumbered 128.
The history of Great Britain, connected with the chronology of Europe
The second volume is described on the titlepage as "Vol. I Part II.", and has the imprint: printed by T. Burton and Co., Gate-Street, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, for T. Cadell, Jun. and W.…
Tags: 18th century, Europe, Great Britain, history, quarto, Roman Britain, royalty, Woolf gift
The history and antiquities of Scarborough and the vicinity
The last four leaves contain the index.
With a list of subscribers.
A History of all the real and threatened invasions of England, from the landing of Julius Cæsar, to the present period
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.
Parochial antiquities attempted in the history of Ambrosden, Burcester, and other adjacent parts in the counties of Oxford and Bucks
"A glossary to explain the original, the acceptation, and obsoleteness of words and phrases": 116 p. at end.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The history of Manchester
Half-title to volume 1: 'The history of Manchester, book the…
Tags: 18th century, England, history, Manchester, map, quarto, Roman Britain, Woolf gift
The history and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland
For errors in paging see Upcott.
Tags: 18th century, antiquities, England, Great Britain, history, quarto, Roman Britain, Woolf gift
The antiquities of England and Wales
Vols. 1-5 are undated, vol. 6 has "Publish'd 30 Decr. 1785 by S. Hooper" beneath the imprint, vol. 7 is dated 1786, and vol. 8, entitled 'Supplement to the antiquities of England and Wales' and without edition statement,…
Goldsmith's History of England
Tags: 18th century, England, Great Britain, history, octavo, Roman Britain, Woolf gift
History of Great Yarmouth
With a list of subscribers and an index.
Preface signed by John Ives, publisher of Swinden's posthumous work.
Tags: 18th century, antiquities, England, history, quarto, Roman Britain, Woolf gift, Yarmouth
History and antiquities of Durham
First edition, 1785-94.
Contains numerous pedigrees.
A biographical sketch of John Egerton, bp. of Durham, by Francis H. Egerton, Earl of Bridgewater: v. 3, p. iii-xiii.
Imprint varies: v. 3,…
History of Winchester
Sometimes erroneously attributed to Thomas Warton.
Errors in paging, v. 2: 252 numbered 225; 265-268 omitted.
Also available as: Microfilm. - Woodbridge, CT : Research Publications, Inc., 1986. - 1 reel ;…
History of York
"Principally a compilation from Drake's History, from whence the plates have been borrowed, and possesses very little interest." -- Boyne. Yorkshire library.
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Liber chronicarum
Hand-coloured by Johann Kruyshaar c. 1521, his and other early marginal notes (some shaved) intermittently throughout, including his catalogue of the…