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An elegie on the much lamented death of the Right Honorable Sir Arthur Chichester Knight, Lo. Baron of Belfast, Lo. high Treasurer of Ireland, one of the lords of His Maiesties most Honorable Priuie Counsell, and of the Counsell of Warre / By Alex Spicer.
Spicer, Alexander, 1574 or 1575-Date: 1625..- Pictures
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God creates the birds and fish. Line engraving by Elias van den Bosche.
Reference: 15578iPart of: Imago Bonitatis Illius- Books
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By the King's royal license and authority. A new royal authentic and complete system of universal geography antient and modern: including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres: and containing a complete genuine history and description of the whole world, ... throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and America: their respective situtations, ... With an account of the religion, laws, customs, ... their arts, science, manufactures, ... Also exact descriptions of the various kinds of beasts, birds, ... Likewise the essence of the voyages of the most enterprising navigators of different nations and countries, from the celebrated Columbus, the first discoverer of America, to the death of our no less celebrated countryman Captain Cook, &c.&c. Together with a concise history of every empire, kingdom and state. Including an account of the most remarkable discoveries, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice ... with a great variety of curious Articles, communicated by gentlemen who have travelled in various parts, and by captains of ships, &c. none of which every appeared in print before. To which is added geography, astronomy, the use of the globes, maps, &c. With an account of the rise progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. By the Reverend Thomas Bankes, Vicar of Dixton in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian's family Bible. Edward Warren Blake. Esq. and Alexander Cook, A.M. Teacher of Geography, Astronomy, and Navigation. Enriched with upwards of one hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, whole-sheet maps, plans, charts, antiquities, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles, vegetables, men, manners, customs, ceremonies, &c. the whole executed in a superior stile, by the first artists in the kingdom.
Date: [1790?]- Books
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A catalogue of books. Containing about twenty thousand volumes in various languages, arts, and sciences, in good condition, and many of them elegantly bound, a great part of which were collected in the course of last summer. Among which are the following: Aced. des sciences, par. 82.v. Albin's birds 3v. Alcoranus Marracci, 2v. annual register, 20v. eleg. Apuleius ... Atkyns's Glocestersh. 1712 Bacon's abridgment, 5v. 1779. Baskerville's classics, 6v. 4to. --- Ariosto, 4v. --- Addison, 4v. ---Bible, la. pa. Behmen's works, by Law, 3v. ... Martin's shells, 2v. eleg. Mayer's fruit trees, nuremb. Medailles de Louis XIV. Messenii scondia, 15 tom. Newtoni opera, Horsley 1779 Norden's travels in Egypt. 2v. Oratores Græ ci reiske, 24v. Overbeke's Ruins of Rome, 3v. Parkinson's herbal Patrick, Lowth, &c. 6v. Russia Pomet on drugs, 2 v. Ralph's Hist. of England, 2v. ... Ventriv's reports 1726. Voltaire's works, 34 v. Wilksins ... Anglo-Saxon. Willughy's birds. Wood's conveyancing, 3v. 1777 which will be selling very reasonable, for ready money, at the prices printed in the catalogue. Christmas, 1779. And continue till all are sold, by Samuel Hayes, bookseller, No. 332, Oxford-Street, next the corner of Argyle-Street, removed from Holborn. Who gives the full value for books in all languages. Catalogues may be had at the place of sale, and of the following booksellers; Ridley, St. James's-Street; Walter, Charing-Cross; Brown, Strand, corner of Essex-Street; Sewel, Cornhill, and J. Hayes, No. 250. Holborn; also of the booksellers in most of the market towns in England.
Hayes, Samuel, active 1779-1795.Date: 1779]- Pictures
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People and animals entering Noah's ark, transposed into a 16th century Dutch landscape. Engraving by A.J. Landerseel.
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The history of the tales of the fairies. Newly done from the French. Containing, I: The tale of Graciosa, and Prince Pereinet shewing the Cruelty of a proud Mother-in-Law, to an innocent, dutiful Virgin. II. The blew-bird, and Florina; shewing the Happiness of being good-natur'd in both Sexes. III. Prince Avenant, and the Beauty with Locks of Gold; shewing what Difficulties and Dangers Love will surmount. IV. The king of the peacocks, and the Princess Rosetta; shewing the Vanity of Covetousness, Pride and Envy. V. Prince Nonpariel [sic], and the Princess Brilliant; wherein is shown, that outward Beauty is not the only Object Love delights to dwell in: Vii. The orange-tree, and its beloved Bee, shewing the Happiness of those Lovers who shall find Constancy in Perfection: Dedicated to the ladies of Great-Britain.
Aulnoy, Madame d' (Marie-Catherine), 1650 or 1651-1705.Date: 1716- Books
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The old hocus pocus. Being the anatomy of legerdemain; or, the whole art of jugling. Set forth in its proper colours, fully, plainly, and exactly: so that an ignorant Person may thereby learn the full Perfection of the same, after a little Practice. Also, the Trick of changing a Card into a live Bird, or into any Picture. To which is added, The Compleat Vermin-Killer.
Date: [1742?]- Pictures
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Noah's clan make their sacrifice and God responds with a rainbow. Colour etching by E. Kirkall after Bishop after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
Veronese, 1528-1588.Reference: 15724i- Pictures
The six stages of the Creation as described in the first chapter of Genesis. Etching, ca. 1790.
Date: 1790Reference: 15452i- Books
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Broster's annual catalogue, MDCCXCII. Of several valuable collections of books: including some large libraries lately purchased. The whole forming an extensive assortment of the best authors in every branch of literature; many of them in most elegant bindings. Amongst which are Folio. Catesby's Nat. Hist. of Carolina coloured, Dare's Westminister Abbey, 2 vols. Sandby's Views in England and Wales, two hundred & fifty original drawings, coloured, Woods's Balbee, Smith's Gems, 2 vols. Fables de la Fontaine, 4 vols. Patrick, Lowth, Whitby & Arnald, 6 v. Wilson's Christian's dictionary, Assembly of divine's annotations, 2 vol Stackhouse's hist. of the Bible, 2 vols. Bunyan's works, 2 vols. St. Augustine of the city of God. Commyns's dygest of the law, 5 vols. Bacon's abridgement, 5 vols. Woods's conveyancing, 3 vols. Reports by Burrow, Croke, P. Williams, Vernon, Atkyns, Salkeld, Wilsori, Strange, Lutwyche, Hardre, Carthew, Dyer, &c. &c.Tanner's Notitia Monastica, Welsh Bibles, large letter, Davies's Welsh dictionary, ... Quarto. Latham's birds, 7 vols. coloured, Cook's Last voyage, 4 vols. Proof impressions of the plates, Smith's Thucydides, and Xenophon, 3 vols. large paper, Strutt's works, 6 vols. complete, Gibbon's Roman Empire, 6 vols. Chandler's Parliamentary debates, 22 vols. 8vo. ... Hume with Smollett's continuation, 13 v. Many rare and elegant editions or the classics. With many others equally valuable, in law, physic, and divinity, which will be sold (for ready money only,) at P. Broster's bookseller, stationer and printer, in the Exchange, Chester. The full value given for libraries & pracels of book. Catalogues may be had (gratis) at the place of sale; of the booksellers in this, and the neighbouring county towns, including North-Wales.
Broster, P. (Peter).Date: 1792]- Books
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By the King's royal license and authority. A new royal authentic and complete system of universal geography antient and modern: Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres, and containing a complete genuine history and description of the whole world, ... throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and America: together with their respective situations, extent, ... With an account of the religion, laws, ... Also exact descriptions of the various kinds of beasts, birds, ... including every thing curious, as related by the most eminent travellers and navigators, from the earliest accounts to the present time. Likewise the essence of the voyages-of the most enterprising navigators of different nations and countries, from the celebrated Columbus, ...Together with a concise history of every empire, kingdom and state. Including an account of the most remarkable discoveries, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, ... With a great variety of curious articles, communicated by gentlemen who have travalled in various parts, ... To which is added, A complete guide to geography, ... Published by the royal licence and authority of His Britannic Majesty King George III. And containing every important, .. discovery throughout the whole of Captain Cook's voyages round the world. Together with those of all other modern at well as antient circumnavigators round the globe, ... By the Reverend Thomas Bankes, Vicar of Dixton in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian family Bible. Edward Warren Blake, Esq. and [blank] Alexander Cook, A.M. Teacher of Geography, Astronomy, and Navigation. Enriched with upwards of one hundred and fifty beautiful engravings, ... The whole executed in a superior stile, by the first artists in the kingdom.
Date: [1790?]- Pictures
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The canonised Noah. Lithograph by J.G. Schreiner, c. 1840.
Date: [c. 1840]Reference: 20570iPart of: Gemälde aus der Königl. Allerheiligen Hofcapelle in München- Pictures
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Noah and his companions follow the animals into the Ark. Etching.
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Noah's entourage comes down from Mount Ararat; Noah makes a sacrifice. Etching by N.C. Goodnight.
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The key. As there are ten cards, and ten lines on every card, the following ten are the first lines on the black side of each of them, viz. Want prompts the wit, and first gave birth to - - - - A rts. Riches are a crime oftener than a - - - - D efence. Poverty is the fruit of - - - - - I dleness Wedding a woman for her beauty, is like eating a bird for its - - S inging The man who asks you many questions is a spy or a - - - C oxcomb. Good-will like a good name, is gained by many actions and lost by O ne. Good men hate to commit a fault out of the love they have to - V irtue. Ill-judg'd charity is the parent of idleness and - - - - E xcess. Lust is the unbridled horse of the soul, that has thrown its - - - R ider. The vices of age are as bad, or worse than those of - - - - Y outh.
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.Date: [1780?]- Books
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Now or never: or Serious advice to the dissenters in general: In which is contained reasons for their patitioning for liberty this present sessions of Parliament, notwithstanding all the suggestions of false brethren. By Rachel Collins.
Collins, Rachel.Date: 1733- Pictures
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A prophet points to a cross which is leaking water; representing faith, the 'fountain of life'. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26677iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
Joseph Ritson, the antiquarian, stands at his desk writing in a large open book within a room filled with folios and vegetables. Aquatint by J. Sayers, 1803.
Sayers, James, 1748-1823.Date: 22 March 1803Reference: 589427i- Pictures
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Christ tells an apostle how a mustard seed grows into a tree. Etching.
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The Virgin Mary and the Christ child, with Saint Augustine, Saint George, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Stephen and an angel with a lily. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after F. Francia.
Francia, Francesco, approximately 1450-1517.Reference: 11799iPart of: La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna- Books
What did the ancient Israelites eat? : diet in biblical times / Nathan MacDonald.
MacDonald, Nathan, 1975-Date: 2008- Pictures
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David holds the head of Goliath; soldiers dressed in contemporary uniform stand by. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after himself, 1609.
Bruyn, Nicolaes de, 1571-1656.Date: 1609Reference: 20815i- Pictures
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The Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem, Israel. Lithograph by D. Roberts, 1839.
Roberts, David, 1796-1864.Date: 1839Reference: 23620i- Pictures
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The Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem, Israel. Coloured lithograph by D. Roberts, 1839.
Roberts, David, 1796-1864.Date: 1839Reference: 23617i- Pictures
The resurrection of Lazarus. Etching by J.D. de Montalegre and M.H. Rentz.
Montalegre, Johann Daniel de, 1689-1768.Reference: 23760i