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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.

Histoire de Guillaume III

Title in red and black.
Two added title-pages, engr.; the first reads: Histoire metalique de Guillaume III, Roy de la Grande Bretaigne
Contains engravings by Romein de Hooghe.

Posthumous works of the learned Sir Thomas Browne, kt. M.D. late of Norwich

"Miscellanies," "Repertorium" and "Antiquitates capellae" have each a separate titlepage, pagination and register; each part of the 'Miscellanies' has separate pagination and register.

'Miscellanies' includes 'An account of Island, alias…

Historical discourses, upon several occasions

Edited by Hugh Clopton.
'Perfect copies of all the votes' has a separate titlepage and pagination; the register is continuous.
With a folded plate frontispiece showing Charles I and Sir Edward Walker, and a portrait illustration of Charles I (after…

De bello Belgico = The history of the Low-Countrey vvarres

Portraits engraved by William Marshall and Robert Vaughan.
Includes index.
Translation of the first only of the two decades of the author's De bello Belgico, which was originally published at Rome, 1632-47.
Title ornament, head- and tail-pieces,…

The history and antiquities of Staffordshire

To have been completed in three vols.; no more published.
Most of the plates are from drawings by the author.
Minor variations of title.
The 'Appendix to Burton-upon-Trent' with other appendixes in vol.1 has separate pagination and register; the…

The supplement to Antiquity explained, and represented in sculptures

Translation of: Supplement au livre de l'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures.

The work is divided into five volumes, but paginated and signed continuously (most copies are bound as a single volume).

The title is taken from the…

Typographical antiquities

Memoirs of Mr. Joseph Ames, by Mr. Gough' (volume 1, pages xiii-xxxv).

Frontispiece portrait of Ames in v.1. -- Sotheby misprinted Soleby in volume 1 imprint and additional printers involved in later volumes.

Imprint varies: volume 3: Printed…

Australia

Ferguson no. 7280.
Added title pages engraved.
Caption, cover and spine title: Australia illustrated.

Supplement to the first edition of the historical account of The environs of London

This work is the second supplement to Lysons' "The environs of London" ... A first supplement was published in 1800 ... The imprint of Strahan and Preston appears on the verso of the title-leaf and on page 493.

: 'The present volume contains all…

An historical account of those parishes in the county of Middlesex which are not described in the "Environs of London"

Title page is engraved.

The title is taken from the etched title-plate. This is a supplement to Lysons' "The environs of London ..." (London, 1792-1796; No.1977). A further supplement was published in 1811 (No.1979).

Index of arms: p.…

The pictorial history of the United States of America

Added engraved title-pages.
Folded colored Map of the United States (Hart[for]d : Published by Case Tiffany & Company, 1851) attached at end.