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The history of Great Britain, connected with the chronology of Europe

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Both volumes were reissued with cancel titlepages dated 1794.

The second volume is described on the titlepage as "Vol. I Part II.", and has the imprint: printed by T. Burton and Co., Gate-Street, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, for T. Cadell, Jun. and W.…

The history of the parishes of Whiteford and Holywell

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Engraved title page.

In 2 parts, the second having separate, engraved title page: History of Holywell parish, and separate register; the pagination is almost continuous.

Errata on page 328.

Of "Appendix": The five royal tribes of Cambria…

The history of Manchester

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Volume 2 dated 1775 and with imprint reading: "London, printed for Joseph Johnson, N⁰ 72, in St. Paul's Church Yard. And J. Murray, N⁰ 32, Fleet-Street, opposite St. Dunstan's Church."

Half-title to volume 1: 'The history of Manchester, book the…

The history and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland

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Compiled chiefly from the unpublished manuscripts of William Nicolson and others.

For errors in paging see Upcott.

History of Great Yarmouth

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The pagination is irregular.

With a list of subscribers and an index.

Preface signed by John Ives, publisher of Swinden's posthumous work.

History and antiquities of Durham

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Engraved title page, with vignette.

First edition, 1785-94.

Contains numerous pedigrees.

A biographical sketch of John Egerton, bp. of Durham, by Francis H. Egerton, Earl of Bridgewater: v. 3, p. iii-xiii.

Imprint varies: v. 3,…

History of Wheatfield.

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Anonymous. By John Clubbe.

A skit on Philip Morant's "The History and Antiquities of the ... town and borough of Colchester."

The history of gavel-kind

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"Brevis relatio de Willelmo, nobilissimo comite Normanorum" has separate dated title page, with imprint "typis Guil. Wilson pro Johanne Starkey", on leaf 2B1r.

Genealogical table numbered 211.

Includes index (leaves a3-c1).

With final…

An essay on history

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In verse.
With a half-title page.
Errata on page 159.

The history and antiquities of Shrewsbury

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With a list of subscribers.

"The book was, to a large extent, the work of a Mr. [James] Bowen of Halston, Shropshire."--Dictionary of national biographies.

Itinera mundi

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First 3 words of title in Hebrew characters.

Hebrew and Latin in parallel columns.

"Tractatus Alberti Bobovii Turcarum imp. Mohammedis IVti olim interpretis primarii, De Turcarum liturgia" has separate title page, dated 1690, and pagination.

Itinerarium totius Sacræ Scripturæ

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"R. B." is sometimes identified with Richard Braithwaite.

Page 570 misnumbered 562.

Includes index.