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The historie of France

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A translation, by Edward Hoby, of books 1-4 of: La Popelinière, Lancelot-Voisin. L'histoire de France.

In the Huntington copy, the second Earl of Bridgewater has signed the name "Tho: Dannett" to the dedication.

Colophon reads: London printed…

Aristotles Politiques, or, Discourses of gouernment

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Translator's dedication signed: I.D., i.e. John Dickenson.

Dedication to Henry III dated July 1596.

Printer's device on title page.

Initials; head- and tail- pieces.

First and last leaves blank.

Pages 70-71 misnumbered as 80-81,…

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 memorial of suche princes, as since the tyme of King Richarde the seconde, have been unfortunate in the Realme of England.

Intended to be issued as part 2 of STC 3177.5, but the printing was suppressed by order of the Lord Chancellor; see preface of STC 1247. The title page was published as the final leaf of STC 3178, The tragedies, gathered by Ihon Bochas (1554?).
The…

The supplement to Antiquity explained, and represented in sculptures

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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…

History of the County of Northampton

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With indices and a list of subscribers in vol. 2. Reports on this work were issued in 1755 and 1791, and are entitled: 'The committee, appointed to conduct the publication of The antiquities and history of Northampton, ...' and 'Mr. Brydges's History…

Monasticon Anglicanum

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With an engraved half-title.
The titlepage is in red and black.
Includes index.

Historical discourses, upon several occasions

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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…

Survey of royal revenue, 1552

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Foliated in pencil; manuscript occupies leaves [6r] through [53r].
Incipit: The certificate of Thomas Lord Darcy of Chiche ...
Dates conjectured by booksellers based on watermark evidence.
Manuscript fair copy of the Royal Revenue Survey,…

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

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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 famous and memorable vvorkes of Iosephus, a man of much honour and learning among the Ievves

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First word of title is xylographic.

Printer's name from STC.

"The lamentable and tragicall history of the vvars and vtter ruine of the Iewes" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous.

Includes index.

A variant…

An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk

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Title of volumes 1-2 in red and black; volumes 4-5 paged continuously. The first 2 volumes and part of volume 3 appeared in numbers.

Volume 1 has errata on page 808; volume 2 has errata on page 913; volume 3 has errata on page viii.

Volume 3…

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…