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A Compendious history of England
The annals of King George, year the first
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
Observations on the antiquities historical and monumental, of the county of Cornwall.
"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 new and authentic history of England
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…
Tags: 18th century, British Empire, chronology, England, folio, Great Britain, history, illustrated, map, royalty, Woolf gift
The history of Charles XII, King of Sweden
Tags: 18th century, duodecimo, history, illustrated, royalty, Sweden, Woolf gift
The chronological historian
With advertisements ([5] pages) at end.
Includes index.
A journey from London to the Isle of Wight
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 concise history of England
Fabyan's chronicle
Special title page for volume 2: The seconde volume of Fabyans cronycle conteynyng the cronycles of Englande and of Fraunce, from the begynnyng of the reygne of…
Tags: 16th century, biography, France, Great Britain, history, marginalia, purchase, royalty
The chronicle of the Kings of England
Nathan Ben Saddi, a pseudonym used by Robert Dodsley, is named as the author in the preface.
Tags: 18th century, duodecimo, Great Britain, history, royalty, Woolf gift
The history of the principality of Wales
With a half title and three final advertisement leaves.
Title within double line border.
Frontispiece on verso of half-title.
Tags: 18th century, duodecimo, Great Britain, history, illustrated, royalty, travel, Wales, Woolf gift
Ecclesia restaurata. The history of the reformation of the Church of England
"An appendix to the former book, touching the interposings made in behalf of the Lady Jane Gray," has separate dated title page, on leaf U1r.
"Affairs of church and state in England during the life and reign of Queen Mary."…
The imperiall historie, or, The liues of the emperours, from Iulius Caesar, the first founder of the Roman monarchy, vnto this present yeere
Printer's name from STC.
With an additional title page, engraved: The imperiall history.
The first leaf is blank.
Head- and tail-pieces; initials.
Includes…
Tags: 17th century, Christianity, Europe, history, Roman Empire, royalty, Woolf gift
Histoire de Guillaume III
Two added title-pages, engr.; the first reads: Histoire metalique de Guillaume III, Roy de la Grande Bretaigne
Contains engravings by Romein de Hooghe.
The historie of George Castriot, surnamed Scanderbeg, King of Albanie : containing his famous actes, his noble deedes of armes, and memorable victories against the Turkes, for the faith of Christ : comprised in twelue bookes
Printer's name from STC.
With sonnet by Edmund Spenser on leaf [par.]8r.
Printer's device on title-page; head- and tail-pieces; initials; printed…
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Heads, English & foreign collected by Henrietta Louisa Jeffreys, countess of Pomfret
100 seventeenth-century window-mounted engraved portrait plates with manuscript biographies on facing pages; the first 50 biographies with decorative…