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Britannia antiqua illustrata, or, The antiquities of ancient Britain, derived from the Phoenicians
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.
The description of Britain
Translated by Henry Hatcher, the commentary by Thomas Leman--British Library…
Tags: 19th century, Great Britain, history, Ireland, map, marginalia, Roman Britain, travel, Woolf gift
Nottinghamia vetus et nova : or, An historical account of the ancient and present state of the town of Nottingham
Tags: 18th century, England, engraved illustrations, history, illustrated, map, marginalia, Nottingham, quarto, travel, Woolf gift
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire
Tags: 19th century, history, manicule, marginalia, Roman Empire, Rome, Woolf gift
The History of the civil wars between York and Lancaster
Also reproduced on microfilm. Woodbridge, Conn. : Research Publications, Inc., 1983. The Eighteenth Century ; reel 120, no. 4.
Tags: 18th century, England, Great Britain, history, marginalia, octavo, Richard III, Woolf gift
Magna Charta
Latin and Law French.
Imprint from colophon in v. 2.
Volume 2 has title: Secunda pars veterum statutorum. "The date of this title page varies: 1555 or 1556"--STC.
Volume 1:…
Tags: 16th century, Great Britain, history, law, Magna Carta, marginalia, purchase
Through the Yellowstone Park on horseback
The tragedies, gathered by Ihon Bochas, of all such princes as fell from theyr estates throughe the mutability of fortune since the creacion of Adam, vntil his time
Publication date conjectured by STC.
The eighth book begins new foliation on 2A1.
The last leaf, usually lacking, bears the title page to "A memorial of suche…
Tags: 16th century, biography, ethics, folio, history, marginalia, purchase, royalty
Lives of the III. Normans, Kings of England
A generall historie of France
Supplemented mostly from works of Pierre Matthieu.
Engraved title-page, signed "Renold Elstrack sculpsit."
Text continuous despite pagination irregularities.
First leaf…
Here beginneth the third and fourthe boke of syr Iohn froissart of the cronycles of Englande, fraunce, Spaygne, Portyngale Scotland, Bretayne, flaunders, and other places adioynyng
The imprint, from colophon, is false; in fact printed by Thomas Marsh, ca. 1563?.
Imprimatur at foot of colophon: Cum priuilegio a rege in dulto.
Foliation irregular; actual foliation…
Tags: 16th century, Europe, folio, history, manicule, marginalia, purchase
The Antiquities of Richborough and Reculver
Errata following page ix.
Tags: 18th century, antiquities, castles, England, marginalia, octavo, Roman Britain, Woolf gift
The history of Berwick upon Tweed
At the bottom of title page in square brackets: entered in Stationers Hall.
The appendix has separate pagination.
Tags: 18th century, Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, history, map, marginalia, octavo, Woolf gift
Annales
Short printed preliminaries, A-Y, and also probably 3A-3Y, 4O-4R; Kingston printed 2A-2Y; a third printer or compositor did 4A-4N (STC and addenda).
Includes index.
A variant of the edition…
Tags: Great Britain, history, marginalia, quarto
History of travayle in the West and East Indies, and other countreys lying eyther way, towardes the fruitfull and ryche Moluccaes
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Polycronycon
Imprint from colophon.
Includes index.
By Ranulf Higden, whose name appears on 2a3r.
Translated by John Trevisa, who is named on…