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Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-'44
A parallel edition, with its own versions of the plates, was printed and issued by order of the Senate as document no. 174, with imprint: Washington : Gales & Seaton, Printers, 1845 (Checklist Amer. imprints 45-2519).
The astronomical and…
The astronomical and…
Romae antiquae notitia, or, The antiquities of Rome
Title page in red and black.
Advertisements on final leaf.
Includes index.
Advertisements on final leaf.
Includes index.
The antiquities of St. Peter's
A reissue of the third edition, with different titlepages, and a postscript and 'A letter to the publisher of this edition' added to the end of volume 2.
Anonymous. By Jodocus Crull.
The 'letter to the publisher' has its own pagination and…
Anonymous. By Jodocus Crull.
The 'letter to the publisher' has its own pagination and…
The history of France
Printer's name from colophon to vol. III.
Titlepages in red and black.
Titlepages in red and black.
Tags: 18th century, France, history, octavo, Woolf gift
Peter Langtoft's chronicle
The pagination and register are continuous, with a divisional titlepage to vol. 2.
With a list of subscribers and a final advertisement leaf.
With a swash 'r' in 'Oxford'.
The tracts, both by the same anonymous author, have caption…
With a list of subscribers and a final advertisement leaf.
With a swash 'r' in 'Oxford'.
The tracts, both by the same anonymous author, have caption…
Remarkable antiquities of the city of Exeter
Indexes: p. [1]-[46] at end.
The history and antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Salisbury, and the Abbey Church of Bath.
Authorship ascribed to Rawlinson in BM and NUC Pre-1956.
A reissue of the 1719 edition with a new title page.
Includes (with separate t.p.): "A vindication of the King's sovereign rights," by Thomas Pierce, with "Connubium regiæ prærogativæ,…
A reissue of the 1719 edition with a new title page.
Includes (with separate t.p.): "A vindication of the King's sovereign rights," by Thomas Pierce, with "Connubium regiæ prærogativæ,…
The peerage of England
Compiled by Arthur Collins.
Volume I. Of the Royal Family -- Dukes -- Marquisses -- Earls -- Volume II. Viscounts -- Barons.
Volume I. Of the Royal Family -- Dukes -- Marquisses -- Earls -- Volume II. Viscounts -- Barons.
The annals of King George, year the first
Includes index.
In this edition the last line of page 1 reads "His Majesty's reign."
In this edition the last line of page 1 reads "His Majesty's reign."
Tags: 18th century, Christianity, Europe, genealogy, government, Great Britain, history, octavo, royalty, Woolf gift
A voyage to the Pacific Ocean
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]…
Robin Hood
Compiled and edited by Joseph Ritson.
Pagination: v. 1: [4], cxviii, [2], 167, [1] p.; v. 2: [8], 220, [4] p.
With half titles.
Illustrations are head and tail vignettes by John and Thomas Bewick (see Dobson).
Glossaries in each…
Pagination: v. 1: [4], cxviii, [2], 167, [1] p.; v. 2: [8], 220, [4] p.
With half titles.
Illustrations are head and tail vignettes by John and Thomas Bewick (see Dobson).
Glossaries in each…
An historical view of the English government, from the settlement of the Saxons in Britain to the accession of the house of Stewart
Includes index.
Errata: p. [19] at the end.
Errata: p. [19] at the end.
Tags: 18th century, England, Great Britain, history, law, octavo, political science, royalty, Woolf gift
The history of Great Britain
B.C. 55-A.D. 1547. Consists of six books, each bound in two volumes.
Vols. 11-12 dated 1799. In volumes 11-12, dated 1799, imprint omits 'Printed by A. Strahan'.
The author of this work died before its completion. Chapters 5 and 7 of book 6…
Vols. 11-12 dated 1799. In volumes 11-12, dated 1799, imprint omits 'Printed by A. Strahan'.
The author of this work died before its completion. Chapters 5 and 7 of book 6…
The history of Wales
Includes index.
Closes with 1284.
Closes with 1284.
Tags: 18th century, Great Britain, history, map, octavo, Roman Britain, Wales, Woolf gift
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Polychronicon
Translated and continued by John Trevisa; revised and expanded to 1460 by William Caxton.Imprint from ISTC; colophon (referring to the preparation of…