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- Tags: Roman Britain
A treatise of the Roman ports and forts in Kent
With frontispiece portrait of the author on leaf a2v.
With imprimatur on verso of the title page (a3v).
"The life of Mr. Somner" by White Kennett precedes "The history of the Roman ports and forts in…
The Antiquities of Richborough and Reculver
Errata following page ix.
Tags: 18th century, antiquities, castles, England, marginalia, octavo, Roman Britain, Woolf gift
The beauties of British antiquity
"Errata" : p. [10] at end.
History of Wheatfield.
A skit on Philip Morant's "The History and Antiquities of the ... town and borough of Colchester."
Tags: 18th century, England, history, quarto, Roman Britain, Woolf gift
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.
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 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 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
Goldsmith's History of England
Tags: 18th century, England, Great Britain, history, octavo, 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,…
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 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
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.
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.
The history and antiquities of Scarborough and the vicinity
The last four leaves contain the index.
With a list of subscribers.
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Polychronicon
Translated and continued by John Trevisa; revised and expanded to 1460 by William Caxton.Imprint from ISTC; colophon (referring to the preparation of…