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

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

Title page
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.

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

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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 description of Britain

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"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…

Eboracum

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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 antiquities of England and Wales

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Engraved titlepages.

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,…

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.

The history of Great Britain, connected with the chronology of Europe

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Both volumes were reissued with cancel titlepages dated 1794.

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.…

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 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…

The ancient cathedral of Cornwall

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

Has half title page.

The history and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland

Title page
Compiled chiefly from the unpublished manuscripts of William Nicolson and others.

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