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A catalogue of prints and books of prints, both ancient and modern, after the most eminent masters. Among them are the following Books of Prints. The Works of Capt. Baillie Oeuvres de Phil Wovermans Oeuvres de Pillement, half bound Scenographia Americana Sadelar's Landscapes Oeuvres de F. K. Wierotter Perelle's Landscapes, Worlidge's Gems, 3 vols. Hayes's British Birds finely coloured Edwards's Flowers on 100 plates, do. Harris's English Insects, Moths and Butterflies Redinger's various coloured Horses Miller's Plants, done at Nuremberg Ovid's Metamorphoses The Life of Massachio, by Patch - Fra. Bartolomeo, ditto - Giotta ditto Barry's Charts of Nova Scotia, &c. The North American Pilot The American Atlas, by Jefferies The West Indian Atlas De L'isle's Atlas Dunn's Atlas Piranesi's Views of Rome Books bound in Russia, &c. Ainsworth's Dictionary, 2 vols. fol. Johnson's Dictionary in 2 vols. Postlethwayte's Dictionary of Trade Beauwe's Lex Mercutoria Atkyn's History of Gloucestershire Wood's Body of Conveyancing, 3 vols. Harris's Collection of Voyages, 2 vols. Anderson's History of Trade, 2 vols. Hawkin's History of Music, 5 vols. Grose's Antiquities of Eng. and Wales Strut's Customs and Manners of the Ancient Inhabitants of Eng. 3 vols. Pennant's Tour to Scotland, 3 vols. Anson's Voyage Blackwel's Courtof Augustus, 3 vols. Hume's History of England, 8 vols 4 to Robinson's History of Scotland, 2 vols. Hooke's Roman History, 4 vols. Locke's Works, 4 vols. Bolingbroke's Works, 5 vols. Thompson's Description of the Royal Palace of the Escurial with plates Philosophical Transactions, complete Wards Justice, 4 vols. Lexembourg Gallery half bound. A Choice Collection of Metzotintos, First Impressions; many of them Proof Prints; all in fine Preservation and many very scarce. Likewise A Collection of fine Paintings. With an Appendix, containing. A Collection of Books, most of them in elegant Bindings, the lowest Price of each Article printed in the Catalogue By Hooper and Davis, No. 25, Ludgate-Hill. Catalogues to be had gratis, as above; at Mr. Ridley's, St. James's Street; Mr. Shropshire's, New Bond Street; Mr. Millan's, Charing-Cross; and at Mr. Sewel's, Cornhill.
Hooper and Davis (Booksellers : London, England)Date: 1779?]- Books
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The commentaries of Cæsar, translated into English. To which is prefixed A discourse concerning the Roman art of war. By William Duncan, Professor of Philosophy in the University of Aberdeen. Illustrated with cuts.
Caesar, Julius.Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]- Books
Heroicus ; Gymnasticus ; Discourses 1 and 2 / Philostratus ; edited and translated by Jeffrey Rusten, Jason König.
Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd centuryDate: 2014- Books
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A catalogue of a neat collection of books, In Greek, Latin, English, French, Italian, and Spanish, Chiefly in very good Condition, and many of them in Russia, Morocco, and other elegant Bindings. Among which are Folio. Wood's Conveyancing, 3 vol. Cumyns's Digest, 5 vol. Lord Raymond's Reports, 2 vol. Hale's Pleas of the Crown, 2 vol. Coke an Littleton, best Ventries, best Vernon, 2 vol. Strange, 2 vol. Rapin, 5 vol. Heads and Maps Biograph. Brit. 7 vol. Biograph. Brit. 7 vol. l. p. Russia. Camden's Britannica, 2 vol. - 1722 Dugdale's St. Pauls, largest paper. Drake's York. Bp. Nicholson's Hist. Library 1736 Harris's Voyages, 2 vol. Pocock's Travels, 2 vol. Russia. Churchill's Voyages, 6 vol. Diction. de Bayle, avec. le Sup. 8 t. Chambers's Dictionary, 2 vol Postlethwaite's Dictionary, 2 vol. Duncan's Caesar. Hill's Fossils, large paper, cuts colour'd. Locke's Works, 3 vol. Russia. Ship of Fools, black letter. Baskett's Bible, 2 vol. Religious Ceremonies, 6 vol. l. p. Stackhouse's Bible, 2 vol. A.Bp. Tillotson's Works, 3 v. best. Patrick, Lowth, and Whitbey, 6 v. Clarke's Works, 4. vol. Russia. Barrow's Works, 2 vol. best. Caesaris Comment. Clarke. Thucydides Duckeri. Hoffmanni Opera Omnia, 6 vol. Quarto. Camb. Classics, 4 vol. Ciceronis Opera Oliveti, Par. 1740 Zenophon Hutchinsoni, 2 vol. Tacitus Gronovii, 2 vol. Suetonius Pitici, 2 vol. Virgil Masvicii, 2 vol. Juvenal, Virgil, Terence, &c. Delp. Harlian Miscellany. 8 vol. Russia. Sully, 3 vol. Hook, 3 vol. Russia. Bp. Newton's Milton, 3 vol. Mor. Jarvis's Don Quixote, 2 vol. Mor. Carter's Epictetus, Morocco. Doddridge, 6 vol. Oeuvres de Moliere, 6 tom. 1734 Don Quixote, 4 tom. Octavo. Ancient and Modern Hist. 64 vol. Parliament. History, 24 vol. Hooke's Roman Hist. 9 vol. Tillotson, Atterbury, Sherlock, Reading, Seed, Sharp, Sermons. Livius, Polybius, Ovidius. Catull, &c. Statius, Plautus. Terentius. &c. &c. Not. Var. Which will begin Selling (for Ready Monly only) on Monday the 21st. of March 1768; and continue on Sale 'till all are Sold, By Joseph White, Bookseller, At the Corner of Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, London; who gives the full Value for any Library or Parcel of Books.
White, Joseph, -1791.Date: 1768]- Books
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The new and complete life of our blessed Lord and saviour, Jesus Christ: that great example, as well as saviour of mankind. Containing a More Complete, Authentic, Ample, Accurate, Instructive, Universal, and Full Account (freed from Popish Superstition, and other Errors) than was ever before Published, of all the Real Facts, relating to the Exemplary Life, Meritorious Sufferings, and Triumphant Death of Our Glorious Redeemer, Who took upon himself our Sinful Nature, Was Crucified for our Sins, Rose Again for our Justification, Ascended into Heaven, and now Sitteth at the Right-Hand of God, making Intercession for Us; Particularly his Incarnation, Nativity, Genealogy, Baptism, Preservation, Circumcision, Presentation, Early Transactions, Divine Mission, Fasting, Ministry, Temptation, Doctrines, Calling and Appointment of the Apostles, Miracles, Parables, Travels, Humility, Charity, Patience, Meekness, Sufferings, Transfiguration, Passion, Institution of the Sacraments; Crucifixion, Burial, Resurrection, Appearance, and Ascension, &c. &c. &c. To which is Added, A New, Complete, and Authentic History of the Lives, Transactions, Sufferings, and Deaths, of his Holy Apostles, Evangelists, Disciples, And other Eminent Persons and Primitive Christians, who first Propagated the Christian Religion, and to cruel Persecutors laid down their Lives in the Glorious Cause of Jesus Christ; particularly St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, St. John, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Andrew, St. James the Great, St. Philip, St. Bartholomew, St. Thomas, St. James the Less, St. Simon, St. Jude, St. Matthias, St. Barnabas, St. Stephen, Timothy, Silas, Mary Magdalene, Mary Sister of Lazarus, Mary of Cleophas, Mary of Salome, Trophimus, Tychicus, Tertius, Linus, Onesiphorus, Stephanus, Phebe, Sosipater, Clement, Ananias, Nicolas, Nicodemus, Joseph, Philemon, Priscilla, Titus, &c. Also, A New, Useful, and Interesting Account of the Life of the Messiah's great Forerunner John the Baptist; And likewise the Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Together with A Faithful Account of the Successors of the Apostles, for Three Hundred Years after the Crucifixion, in the five great Apostolical Churches. Comprehending, The Whole Doctrine of Christianity, the Evidences fairly stated upon which it is founded, and the Manner of its Establishment in different Parts of the World. - Including a Complete Defence of Christianity, containing Plain and Satisfactory Answers to all the Objections made against our Holy Religion, by Jews, Turks, Atheists, Deists, Infidels, and Free-Thinkers of the present Age, who are a Disgrace to Human Nature, and strive to level Mankind with the Brute Creation; whereby the Religion of the great Redeemer of Mankind is proved to be Genuine and truly Divine. The Whole Interspersed with Practical Improvements, and Useful Remarks, Familiarly Adapted to every Capacity, and designed to Promote, in every Christian, the necessary Practice of Faith and Repentance, as the only appointed Means whereby God can be Reconciled with Man. This Complete Work being the Result of long Study and Experience, and not a hasty Performance, has been regularly digested and collected, not only from the Evangelists, Epistles, &c. but also from Josephus, the most judicious Ecclesiastical Historians, and other Books as well as Manuscripts (ancient and modern) of Undoubted Authority. It will therefore comprise a great Variety of the most Important, Valuable, and Curious Matter relating to the Life and Death of our Blessed Saviour and his Apostles, &c. not to be found in any other Work of the Kind whatever. By Paul Wright, D. D. Vicar of Oakley, &c. in Essex, late of Pembroke-Hall, Cambridge; And Author of the Christian's New and Complete British Family Bible;-of the New and Complete Edition of Fox's Original Book of Martyrs;-And of The New Edition of the Whole Book of Common Prayer, with Notes, and other necessary Illustrations;-All of which respective Works are universally approved of in every Respect, by the Public in general, who have perused the Numbers already published. Embellished with the most elegant, valuable, and numerous set of large copper-plate prints ever published in a work of this kind; finely engraved from the original Drawings of Hamilton, Chalmers, West, Samuel Wale, Esq. &c. by those ingenious and celebrated Artists, Messrs. Pollard, Rennoldson, Taylor, Tookey, Smith, Page, Granger, Morris, Royce, Golder, Collier, Parker, and Other Eminent Masters.
Fleetwood, John.Date: [1790?]- Books
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The english expositor improv'd: being a complete dictionary, teaching the interpretation of the most difficult words, which are commonly made use of in our English tongue. First set forth by J. B. Doctor of Physic. And now carefully revised corrected and abundantly augmented; with a new and very large Addition of very useful and significant Words. By R. Browne, Author of the English School Reform'd. There is also an Index of Common Words (alphabetically set) to direct the Reader to others more Learned, and of the same signification with them. And Likewise a short Nomenolator of the most celebrated Persons among the Ancients; with Variety of memorable Things: Collected out of the best of History, Poetry, Philosophy, and Geography.
J. B. (John Bullokar).Date: 1769- Books
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The english expositor improv'd: being a complete dictionary, teaching the interpretation of the most difficult words, which are commonly made use of in our English tongue. First set forth by J. B. Doctor of Physick. And now carefully revised, corrected, and abundantly augmented; with a new and very large Addition of very useful and significant Words. by R. Browne, Author of The English School Reform'd. There is also an Index of Common Words (alphabetically set) to direct the Reader to others more Learned, and of the same Signification with them. And likewise a short Nomenclator of the most celebrated Persons among the Ancients; with Variety of Memorable Things: Collected out of the best of History, Poetry, Philosophy and Geography.
J. B. (John Bullokar).Date: 1707- Books
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A catalogue of the valuable and choice collection of books, prints, books of prints, sketches, original drawings, portraits, paintings, by the first masters, viz. Trivisani, Zucki, Studio, Leonardo da Vinci, Snyder, Agostina, Cuyp, Canaloli, Guido, Rembrandt, Raphael, Poussin, Salvator Rosa, Worton, Bourbonion, Bergham, &c. Also a large collection of bows and arrows, guns, pistols, swords, spears, daggers, shields or targets, And other Ancient Armour of all Nations. And, coins and medals, engraved copperplates, An eight-barrelled hand organ; With many Curious and uncommonly Scarce Articles, well worth the Attention of the artist, connoisseur, and antiquary. The property of the late David Martin, esquire, portrait painter to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Which will be sold by auction, viz. the books, and part of the prints, by C. Elliot, and the other articles - by William Bruce, on Monday the 14th of January 1799, And the Twenty following Days, (sundays excepted), at Mr. Martin's house, no. 4. St. James's Square, near the Register-Office, Edinburgh, To begin each Day at Twelve O'Clock Noon. To be viewed Six days preceding the Sale, from Twelve to Three o'clock, the Prints and Coins excepted, which will be seen on the Mornings of the respective Days of Sale. Catalogues to be had at Mr Creech's at the Cross-And of C. Elliot; also of William Bruce, No. 37. North Bridge Street, Edinburgh; likewise of Mr George Nicol and Mr Edwards Booksellers, Pall Mall, London-Price One Shilling-to be allowed to Purchasers, on the Catalogue being returned; which will admit the Bearer during the time of Exhibition and Sale. No Person to be admitted to either View, or Sale, without a Catalogue. No.
Elliot, C., active 1799.Date: 1799]- Books
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In the House of Lords. William Simson, Esq. of Viewfield, - appellant. The Honourable Mrs. Henrietta Ann Ker, sister of the deceased Jane Marchioness of Lothian, Dugald Steuart, professor of moral philosophy in the University of Edinburgh, and John Pitcairn, merchant and stationer in Edinburgh, trustees appointed by the said deceased Jane Marchioness of Lothian, and John William Ker, Marquis of Lothian, respondents. The appellant's case.
Simson, William.Date: 1792]- Books
Nature and society in historical context / edited by Mikuláš Teich, Robinson College, Cambridge, Roy Porter, The Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, and Bo Gustafsson, The Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences (SCASSS), Uppsala.
Date: 1997- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: HEA-HEY
Date: 1765-1910Reference: MS.8854- Videos
Medicine through time.
Date: 1998- Books
Women in the history of science : a sourcebook / edited by Hannah Wills, Sadie Harrison, Erika Jones, Farrah Lawrence-Mackey and Rebecca Martin.
Date: 2023