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A historical tour through Pembrokeshire

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Title vignette.

Appendix (75 p.) consists of documents and letters.

Includes index.

Order of plates and Errata follow index.

A journey from London to the Isle of Wight

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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.

A new and authentic history of England

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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…

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…

A topographical description of the province of Lower Canada

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Embellished by several views, plans of harbours, battles, & c. "Extrait des titres de concessions de terres octroyées en fiefs dans la province du Bas-Canada": p. [1]-1ii. Contains many maps , (some folded) : [1] A sketch of the Battle of La…

A topographical, ecclesiastical, and natural history of [Wiltshire]

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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…

A treatise of the Roman ports and forts in Kent

Title page and portrait
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…

A voyage to the Pacific Ocean

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Vol. 1: viii, [1], vi-xii, 370 p., [19] leaves of plates : 17 ill., 1 port., 1 chart ; v. 2: xii, 359, [1] p., [11] leaves of plates : 10 ill.; v. 3: xii, 400 p., [17] leaves of plates (2 folded) : 16 ill., 2 maps (on 1 plate); v. 4: xii, 310, [64]…

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

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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.…

An introduction to universal history

Title page
Translation of Synopsis historiae universalis.
With half-title.

An itinerary

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The first leaf is blank except for signature-mark "[par.]"; the last leaf is blank.

In three parts, each with separate pagination; register is continuous.

Parts 1-3 of a projected work of 5 parts; part 4 was written but never printed. Cf.…

Australia

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

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.

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…