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A treatise of the Roman ports and forts in Kent
Title vignette (Sheldonian Theater).
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…
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…
Labrador : its discovery, exploration, and development
Includes index.
With tipped-in map: Labrador from the most recent surveys (Edinburgh Geographical Institute/John Bartholomew, [1920?]
With tipped-in map: Labrador from the most recent surveys (Edinburgh Geographical Institute/John Bartholomew, [1920?]
The history and antiquities of Tewkesbury
Title vignette.
A list of additional subscribers is found after page xvi; the table of contents is after page xxiv.
A list of additional subscribers is found after page xvi; the table of contents is after page xxiv.
History of York
British Museum catalog gives William Combe as supposed author.
"Principally a compilation from Drake's History, from whence the plates have been borrowed, and possesses very little interest." -- Boyne. Yorkshire library.
"Principally a compilation from Drake's History, from whence the plates have been borrowed, and possesses very little interest." -- Boyne. Yorkshire library.
Observations on the antiquities historical and monumental, of the county of Cornwall.
"List of subscribers": preliminary p. [viii]-ix.
"A catalogue of the Kings of Britain, with the Princes of Cornwall": pages [367]-373.
"A Cornish-English vocabulary": pages 376-413.
Plates signed: "W.B. delin. J. Green sculp."…
"A catalogue of the Kings of Britain, with the Princes of Cornwall": pages [367]-373.
"A Cornish-English vocabulary": pages 376-413.
Plates signed: "W.B. delin. J. Green sculp."…
The history and antiquities of the city of Bristol
Dedication dated: Wraxal, April 15, 1789.
Frontispiece (folded map) dated: "Published according to Act of Parliament 29th. Sepr. 1780."
With a list of subscribers.
Page 228 misnumbered 128.
Frontispiece (folded map) dated: "Published according to Act of Parliament 29th. Sepr. 1780."
With a list of subscribers.
Page 228 misnumbered 128.
A new and authentic history of England
Published in 80 numbered parts.
At head of p. 862: "A.D. 1780. - A.D.1784"
Includes engraved illustrations including portraits, maps, and a facsimile; frontispiece signed: "Wale delin., Grignion sculp."; other plates by Wale signed: "Taylor…
At head of p. 862: "A.D. 1780. - A.D.1784"
Includes engraved illustrations including portraits, maps, and a facsimile; frontispiece signed: "Wale delin., Grignion sculp."; other plates by Wale signed: "Taylor…
The history and antiquities of the city and suburbs of Worcester
The titlepages are engraved.
With a list of subscribers in vol. 1.
Includes indexes.
With a list of subscribers in vol. 1.
Includes indexes.
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.
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.
The history and antiquities of Scarborough and the vicinity
Plates engraved.
The last four leaves contain the index.
With a list of subscribers.
The last four leaves contain the index.
With a list of subscribers.
A topographical, ecclesiastical, and natural history of [Wiltshire]
The Wiltshire section of Cox's Magna Britannia et Hibernia, antiqua & nova, 6 vols. 1720-1731, with a printed titlepage supplied at a much later date.
Dated from internal evidence: "Dr. Benj. Hoadley was translated from Bangor hither, and is now…
Dated from internal evidence: "Dr. Benj. Hoadley was translated from Bangor hither, and is now…
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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…