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A vindication of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, from the misrepresentations of Mr. Thomas Chubb, in a book lately published in his Name, Falsely called, The true Gospel of Jesus Christ asserted in which is Demonstrated, that what he asserts to be the Gospel of Jesus Christ, is not that Gospel, and that what he denys to be the Gospel of Jesus Christ, is strictly and properly that Gospel. To which is added, An hymn on the nativity. By Joseph Horler, A.B. Master of the Free-School at Wilton, and Presbyter of the Church of England.
Horler, Joseph, 1700 or 1701-Date: MDCCXLIII. [1743]- Books
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The newest, best, and very-much esteemed book of knowledge. Being very necessary and useful for the instruction and benefit of all persons. Shewing the effects of the planets and other astronomical constellations; with the strange events that happen to men, women, and children, born under them. Together with the husbandman's practice: or, pregnostication for ever. And the shepherd's perpetual calendar for the weather. Also a brief discourse of the natural causes of meteors; with an account of several remarkable earthquakes, rains, thunders, thunder-bolts, lightnings, comets, blazing-stars, &c. And observations on the weather, and signs foretelling rain. - a brief collection of all the members of man physiognomiz'd. - Signification of moles on man or woman. - Interpretation of dreams. - And Pythagoras's wheel of fortune. With a particular account of the earth and sea: and a description of the most magnificent Temple of Solomon: also of the seven wonders of the world.
Date: 1764- Books
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The poll at the election of Members of Parliament for the town and county of Newcastle upon Tyne, taken before Francis Johnson, Esq; Sheriff, On the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Days of October, 1774. Candidates, Sir Walter Blackett, Bart. - 1432 Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bart. 1411 The Hon Constantine John Phipps 795 Thomas Delaval, Esq; - - 677
Newcastle upon Tyne (England)Date: 1774- Books
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Dissertations on inflammation. containing, Preliminary Dissert-on some of the Laws of the Animal Economy. Dissert. II. - On the History, causes, and consequences of simple inflammation. By John Burns, Surgeon in Glasgow.
Burns, John, 1774-1850.Date: 1800- Books
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Ruin prevented by repentance, applied to civil societies. In two discourses delivered at Peckham in Surrey. On the general fast, February 6, 1756. Occasioned by the late dreadful earthquake at Lisbon, and the apprehension of nearer threatning calamities. - ---With two hymns. By John Milner, D.D.
Milner, John, 1718-1779.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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The cocker : humbly inscribed to those gentlemen who are amateurs of the game cock, that prodigy of British valour. By a gentleman who has been in the habit of breeding these eight and twenty years.
Sketchley, William.Date: [1793]- Books
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Observations on the manners, government, and policy of the Greeks. Translated from the French of the learned Abbé Mably. With notes and illustrations by Mr. Chamberland.
Mably, Gabriel Bonnot de, 1709-1785.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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The psalmist's jewel: or, Family companion to the Book of Psalms, &c. Being, a new exposition on All the One Hundred and Fifty: With Poetical precepts from every Psalm. The Whole are faithfully explained from Sacred History, from Verse to Verse, for the Use of all Christian Families, as well as for Lovers of Psalmody in general: With Expositional Notes, referring to all concording Parts of the Scripture. - Also, An Alphabetical Description of Persons, of Places, and of Things mentioned in the Old and New Testament; and of Christ, Poetically. - With a general Calendar for the Adapting of Psalms to all Occasions; The Life of Holy David: And a New Set of Psalm-Tunes, in Three and Four Musical Parts. - With select Hymns, and Doxologies: And a general Key to the Whole, &c. &c. By William Tans'ur, Senior. - Musico-Theorico. Author of The New Royal Melody; The Elements of Musick Made Easy; Musical Dictionary, &c. &c.
Tans'ur, William, 1699?-1783.Date: M.DCC.LXVI. [1766]- Books
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A new system of the natural history of quadrupeds, birds, fishes, - and insects. In three volumes. ...
Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]-92- Books
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The secret history of the green room: containing authentic and entertaining memoirs of the actors and actresses in the three Theatres Royal. ... . - Drury-Lane.
Haslewood, Joseph, 1769-1833.Date: 1792- Books
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Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, Buildings, Manners, Laws and Customs, Religion and Policy, Arts and Sciences, Trades, Manufactures and Husbandry, Plants, animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol.XIII. Contains the Present State of Spain and Portugal, with an Abstract of the History of those Kingdoms down to the Year 1730. Illustrated with cuts and maps, accurately Drawn, according to the Geographical Part of this Work, by Herman Moll.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXXXI. [1731]- Books
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A treatise on the deluge. Containing I. Remarks on the Lord Bishop of Clogher's account of that event. II. A full explanation of the scripture history of it. III. A collection of all the principal heathen accounts. IV. Natural Proofs of the Deluge, deduced from a great Variety of Circumstances, on and in the terraqueous Globe. And, Under the foregoing general articles, The following Particulars will be occasionally discussed and proved, viz. The Time when, and the Manner how America was first peopled. - The Mosaic Account of the Deluge written by Inspiration. - The Certainty of an Abyss of Water within the earth. - The Reality of an inner Globe or central Nucleus. - The Cause of the subterranean Vapour and of Earthquakes. - The Origin of Springs, Lakes, &c. - The Formation of Mountains, Hills; Dales, Vallies, &c. - The Means by which the Bed of the Ocean was formed. - The Cause of Caverns or natural Grottos; with a Description of the most remarkable, especially those in England. - Also an Explication of several lesser Phaenomena in Nature. Adorned with a Copper-Plate, representing the internal Structure of the terraqueous Globe, from the Center to the Circumference. By A. Catcott, Lecturer of St. John's, in the City of Bristol.
Catcott, Alexander, 1725-1779.Date: 1761- Books
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The Travels and surprising adventures of John Thomson, who was taken, and carried to America, and sold for a slave there: - how he was taken captive by the savages. - With an account of his happy delivery, after four months slavery, and his return to Scotland. Entered according to order.
Date: 1800?]- Books
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The northern farmer: or select essays on agriculture; adapted to the soil and climate of the northern counties of England, Scotland, and Ireland. ...
Date: M.DCC.LXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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The preaching-Weathercock: a paradox, proving Mr. W- R-Dson (lately a dissenting minister, and now a presbiter of the Church of England) will cant, recant, and re-recant, till (to prove he is no Schismatick) he has set his religion and conscience to all the points of the compass: Fairly argued from - The Secret History of his Life, Conversation and Doctrines - Whilst (tho' a Presbyterian) he stickled hard to be chose Pastor to an Independent Congregation in Moorfields; - Or, a Letter to that Universal Turncoat, concerning his so often changing his Religion. The whole Compleating the Weathercock-Paradox in III Parts. Written by John Dunton, a true and constant Son of the Church of England, without Respect to Parties, and Author of those Two Answers to Dean Kennet, and Dr. Sacheverel, intituled - The Bull-Baiting, - and Hazard of a Death-Bed-Repentance.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: [1712]- Books
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Knavery unmask'd, in a letter to Mr. P-y. N.B. the following letter superscrib'd to Mr. P-y at the T- exchange - H- in H- garden, being drop'd in the street, it was printed at the request of the person who took it up.
B. D.Date: printed in the year MDCCIX. [i.e. 1709]- Books
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A catalogue of a collection of coins and medals, With all the puncheons and dies for striking medals, of the late John Croker, Esq. and John Sigismund Tanner, Esq. Who were successively Chief Gravers of his Majesty's Mint. The above includes a very large and extraordinary Collection of Puncheons and Dies, the private Labour of two very ingenious Artists, whose mere Workmanship, in the original Execution of them, has been estimated at several Thousand Pounds. They have all been been finished in a masterly Manner,-Are still very complete, - mostly in good Preservation, - fit for immediate Use, - and must, in every Sense, be considered as valuable Curiosities. Which (by Order of the Executor) will be sold by auction, By Mr. Gerard, At his House, in Litchfield-Street, St. Anne's, Soho, On Wednesday, the 18th of June, 1783. To be viewed on Monday the 16th, Tuesday the 17th, and till the Time of Sale, which will begin at Half after Eleven O'Clock precisely. Catalogues to be had at Mr Gerard's aforesaid.
Gerard, Mr. (John), -1794.Date: 1783]- Books
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Designs in architecture; consisting of plans, elevations, and sections, for temples, baths, cassines, pavilions, garden-seats, obelisks, and other buildings; for decorating Pleasure - Ground, Parks, Forests, &c. &c. Engraved on 38 copper-plates. By John Soan.
Soane, John, Sir, 1753-1837.Date: M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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The american crisis, and a letter to Sir Guy Carleton, on the murder of Captain Huddy, and the intended retaliation on Captain Asgill, of the Guards. By Thomas Paine, author Of Common sense - Rights of man-age of reason - and The decline and fall of the English system of finance.
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.Date: [1796?]- Books
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A catalogue of a very valuable collection of books, Consisting of many thousand volumes, most of them lately imported from abroad, containing the fullest assortment of French authors, of different kinds, that ever appeared in this country, the best editions new, and elegantly bound. Also a very large collection of the best editions of the Greek and Latin classics, in fine condition. Likewise a great variety of histories, both civil and ecclesiastick, law, divinity, miscellanies, and the best English authors both in prose and verse; Which begins to be sold by auction, for ready money, at the auction-house in the east-wing of the Exchange, on Monday the 26th of November, at four o'clock afternoon, and to continue every day at the same hour till all are sold off. Catalogues to be had at the Shop of John Balfour, who will execute commissions for gentlemen in the country, or for such as cannot attend, so as to give them intire satisfaction. The common rules of auction will be observed. Amongst the books in this catalogue are those following: folio. Dictionnaire de Martiniere, 10 tom. - de Breton - de Chauspie, 4 tom. - de Marchand, 2 tom. - de Savary, 3 tom. - de Richelet, 3 tom. - de Moreri, 10 tom. - de Furetiere, 4 tom. Dictionnaire canonique, &c. 5 tom. Dict. de la langue Celtique, 3 tom. Chamber's dict. and supplem. 4 vols dict. of trade and commerce, 2 vs Johnson's English dictionary, 2 vs Harris's lexicon technicum, 2 vols Hoffmanni lexicon univers. 4 vols Martini lexicon philologicum, 2 vs Vocabulario della crusea, 5 tom. Gesneri thes. linguæ Lat. 4 vols Stephani thes. linguæ Lat. 4 vols Du Cange glossarium, 6 vols Pitisei lexicon, 3 vols vide next pate.
Balfour, John, -1795.Date: Printed in the year M,DCC,LXIV. [1764]- Books
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[A] catalogue of a very neat and valubale collection of books, in Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, Italian, and English, many of them are bound in Turkey leather, and other elegant bindings. Amongst which are the following, folio. Dicticnnaire de Bayle, 5 tom. Paris diction de commerce, 3 tom. 1741 Viturve, par Perrault - - 1684 Sir T. Roe's Negotiations, in Turkey leather Tanner's notitia, in Turkey leather Sir H. Sloane's Jamaica, 2 vol in Turkey leather Petty's maps of Ireland plans of all the cities, forts, &c. of Canadia, finely drawn T. Livius ap. Aldun, corin Turcico Ju. Pollux, ch. max. corio Turcico Horseman's converyancing, 3 vol Hale's pleas of the crown, 2 vol. voffii opera omn. 6 10m. Milton, 2 vol. Lock, 3 v. &c. works Quarto. Don Quixote, in Spaish, 4 vo. with sine cuts - - Lond. ̂DAelian de natura animal. 2 tom, chria Turcio de moivie of chances, lst fait. Transactions abridg'd, 8 vol. Historie de France par Daniel, 10 tom. - - - - Paris Barman's Quintillian, 2 tom. Histoire des Finances, 3 tom. Dictionnaire de Richelert, 2 tom. 1732 Jugements de seavans, p ar bailler, s tom. grand pap.. Voyage de Tournesort, 2 tom. Par. Histure de Turneue, 2 tom. Par. With may more in Flio, Quarto, and Octavo, equally good, which will be sold (very cheap) the prices printed in the catalogue, on Monday the 6th of June, 1748, and continue daily till all are sold, By Thomas Payne, bookseller, in Old Round Court, in the Strand, against york-buildings. Catalogues to be liad cratis at the following booksellers, viz. Mr. Strahan's Cornhill; Mr. Osborne's, Pater noster-Row; Mr. Lewis's, in Russet street, Covint Garden; Mr. Brindly's in New-Bond-street; Mr. Jackson's, in St. James's street; Mr. Orven's, next the Devil Tavern, Fleet-street; and at the place of sale: where may be had the full value for any library or parcel of books.
Payne, Thomas, 1719-1799.Date: 1748]- Books
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The black box broke open. The Roguery's Discovered and Robin will be hang'd at last. In a letter from -P. - T. Esq; to his Friend in the Country.
P. T., Esq.Date: MDCCXXIX [i.e.1729]- Books
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A new moral system of geography, Containing an account of the different nations ancient and modern: Their situation and climate - their rise and fall - their customs and manners; including, a description of each country, and their respective productions, by which commerce has been established, and society cemented for the good of mankind. Adorned with the dresses of each country.
Date: 1790- Books
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A catalogue of a large and curious collection of books; Containing several libraries lately purchased, In all Languages and Faculties; Amongst great Numbers of valuable Articles are the following, viz. Folio Hollinshed's Chronicle, 3 vol. Rymer's Foedera, 20 tom. in 10 vol. Madox's Exchequer, 2 vol. l. p. Plott's Staffordshire, l. p. morocco Purchas's Pilgrims, 5 vol. Spelman's Glossary, best edit. H. Stephani Glossar. Gr. St. Chrysostom, 13 tom. Edit. Benedicti Nov. Test. Gr. cor. turc. R. Steph. Bacon's Abridgment, 5 vol. Year Books, 9 vol. Repertorium Juridicum Precedents in Chancery Bracton de Legibus, corio turt. Rhetores Graece, compleat Comment. in Aristotelis omnes Willoughby on Birds - on Fishes R. Stephani Thesaurus, 4 tom. cor. russ. Chronique de Monstrelet - de Froissart Plinii Hist. Naturalis, 3 tom. Tanner Biblioth. Britan. - Monasticon Constantini Lexicon A compleat and fine Sett of Philosophical Transactions to the present Time State Trials, 10 vol. Dugdale's Monasticon, 3 tom. - Warwickshire - Baronage - Origines Juridiciales Thoresby's Nottinghamshire Stukeley's Itinerary, Stone-Henge, and Abury, 4 vol. mariana's Hist. of Spain, l. p. Ancient and Mod. History, 24 vol. Norden's Travels, 2 vol. l. paper Harris's Voyages, 2 vol. Hakluyt's Voyages, 3 vol. Voyages par Le Bruyn, 3 tom. James's Dictionary, 3 vol. Bayle and Biograph. Brit. 12 vol. Vocab. della Crusca, 6 vol. Diccionar. Espanola, 6 tom. H. Stephani Thesaur. Gr. 5 tom. Hickes Thesaur. Ling. Septentrion. 3 tom. Meninski Thes. Linguar. Orient. 4 tom. Giggei Thesaur. Ling. Arab. 4 tom. Encyclopedie, 28 tom. Du Fresne Glossarium, 6 tom. Pindar - Oxon. Caesaris Comment. a Clarke Xenophon, Gr. - ap. Ald. Plutarchi Opera, 2 tom. Par. Diodorus Sicusus, 2 tom. Polybius, Casauboni Homer, 4 tom. ch. max. Glasg. Biblia Hebraica, a Houbegant, 4 tom. Montfaucon, 15 tom. gr. pap. Graevius & Gronovius, cum Suppl. 57 tom. Hayes's Birds, coloured Hippocratis & Galen, 9 tom. Sandrart Academ. Ars Pict. Ramelli's Machines Bieau's Atlas, 12 vol. De Liste's Atlas, l. paper And many others equally good, which will be sold, for Ready Money only, this Day, July 1779, and continue on Sale till all are sold, By Thomas Payne and Son, booksellers, Next the Mews Gate, in Castle Street, St. Martin's. Catalogues to be had, with Prices printed (price 6d) at Mr. Sewell's, Bookseller, Cornhill; Mr. Owen's, Bookseller, near Temple-Bar, Fleet-Street; Mr. Lewis, Bookseller, Russel Street, Covent Garden; Mr. Walter, Bookseller, at Charing Cross; Mr. Ridley, Bookseller, St. James's Street; Mr. Robson, Bookseller, New Bond Street; of the Booksellers at Oxford and Cambridge, and at the Place of Sale. Where may be had the full Value for any Library or Parcel of Books.
Thomas Payne and Son.Date: 1779]- Books
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A concise history of the City of London. With the laws and customs thereof. Containing among other Things, I. Its Name and Antiqu'ty, Situation, Magnitude, Number of Inhabitants, the River of Thames and the Trade thereof. II. Of the Publick Offices with a List of the Commissioners. III. The Lord Mayor of the City's Election, and his Authority, with an Account of the Aldermen, Sheriffs, and Common - Council Men. IV. Of the Tower of London, a particular Account thereof. V. Of the Custom-House. VI. An Account of Guildhall, with the Business done there. Viii. Of the Publick Schools and Colleges.
J. M.Date: MDCCLII. [1752]