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The mighty engine : the printing press and its impact / edited by Peter Isaac and Barry McKay.
Date: 2000- Books
A genius for letters : booksellers and bookselling from the 16th to the 20th century / edited by Robin Myers and Michael Harris.
Date: 1995- Books
The human face of the book trade : print culture and its creators / edited by Peter Isaac and Barry McKay.
Date: 1999- Books
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Advice addressed to the young clergy of the diocese of Carlisle, in a sermon, preached at a general ordination holden at Rose-Castle, on Sunday, July 29, 1781. By William Paley, M. A. Chaplain to the Right Rev. Edmund Lord Bishop of Carlisle.
Paley, William, 1743-1805.Date: [1800]- Books
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An account of the taking and surrendering of Pontefract Castle, and of the surprisal of General Rainsborough in his quarters at Doncaster, anno 1648. Written upon the Occasion of Prince Eugene's Surprising M. Villeroy at Cremona. In a letter to a friend. By Capt. Tho. Paulden.
Paulden, Thomas, 1626-approximately 1710.Date: MDCCXIVII. [1747]- Books
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Divine worship due to Christ absolutely and ultimately, not relatively only: being a sermon preach'd before the Right Reverend Father in God, Benjamin, Lord-Bishop of Hereford, at his primary visitation holden at Ludlow, June 19. 1722. By John Salwey, M. A. And Rector of Richard's Castle in the County of Hereford. Published at the Request of the Clergy there present.
Salwey, John, 1676 or 1677-1759.Date: 1722- Books
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The duty and advantage of singing to the Lord. A sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of Worcester, at the anniversary meeting of the choirs of Worcester, Gloucester, and Hereford, Sept. 4. 1728. And publish'd at their joint request. By James Brooke, M.A. rector of Hill-Croome, and vicar of Hanley-Castle.
Brooke, James, 1682 or 1683-Date: [1728?]- Books
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Charity better than knowledge: a sermon preached at the visitation held at Lacock in Wiltshire. May 23. 1760. By John Scrope, D. D. Of Oriel College, rector of Castle-Combe, and vicar of Kington St. Michael's in the diocese of Sarum. Published at the request of the clergy, and other gentlemen who heard it.
Scrope, John, 1722 or 1723-1777.Date: [1760]- Pictures
City plan of the vicinity of St Paul's church, London. Etching, 1773.
Date: 1773Reference: 25205i- Books
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Providence and free agency. A sermon preached in the cathedral church of St. Paul, April 17th, 1778, being Good-Friday. By Samuel Horsley, LL.D. Secretary to the Royal Society; and Chaplain to the Right Rev. Father in God Robert Lord Bishop of London.
Horsley, Samuel, 1733-1806.Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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The antiquities of Warwick, and Warwick Castle; extracted from Sir William Dugdale's antiquities of Warwickshire. To which is added, from an ancient Manuscript in the Possession of the Corporation of Warwick, a detail of the Earl of Leicester's arrival at Warwick, and celebrating the French Order of St. Michael, in the year 1571: and also, an account of Queen Elizabeth's reception in Warwick, in 1572. Embellished with a copper plate print of St. Mary's Church.
Dugdale, William, 1605-1686.Date: MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]- Books
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The antient and present state of the city of Oxford. Containing an account of its foundation, antiquity, Situation, Suburbs, Division by Wards, Walls, Castle, Fairs, Religious Houses, Abbeys, St. Frideswede's, Churches, as well those destroyed as the present, with their Monumental Inscriptions; Mayors, Members of Parliament, &c. The whole chiefly collected by Mr. Anthony à Wood; with additions by the rev. Sir J. Peshall, Bart.
Wood, Anthony à, 1632-1695.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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Louthiana: or, an introduction to the antiquities of Ireland. In upwards of ninety views and plans: Representing, with proper Explanations, the Principal Ruins, Curiosities, and Antient Dwellings, in the County of Louth. Divided into three books. Taken upon the spot by Thomas Wright, Author of the Physical and Mathematical Elements of Astronomy, &c. Engraved by Paul Fourdrinier.
Wright, Thomas, 1711-1786.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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[The] members of a society consider'd, in their different characters, of scornful and wise. Or, Their influence, as such, upon the city or community they belong to; set forth in A sermon preach'd in the Royal Chapel at Dublin-Castle, Sunday July the 29, 1711. Before His Grace James Duke of Ormonde, lord lieutenant-general, and general governor of Ireland. By John Dane, D.D. rector fo all saints in Golchester: one of His Grace's domestick chaplians; and chaplain in Ordinary. Publish'd by His Grace's command.
Dane, John, 1651?-1713.Date: MDCCXI. [1711]- Books
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Prison amusements, and other trifles: principally written during nine months of confinement in the castle of York. By Paul Positive.
Montgomery, James, 1771-1854.Date: 1797- Books
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The happiness of this church and nation, Briefly intimated in a sermon preach'd before the Right Honourable the Lord-Mayor the aldermen, and citizens of London. At the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. On Thursday, March VIII. the day of Her Majesty's happy accession to the throne. By White Kennett, D.D. archdeacon of Huntingdon and Minister of St. Botolph without Aldgate.
Kennett, White, 1660-1728.Date: 1705- Books
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Comus, a mask presented at Ludlow Castle 1634, before the Earl of Bridgewater, Then President Of Wales: by John Milton. With notes critical and explanatory by various commentators, and with preliminary illustrations; To Which IS Added A Copy Of The Mask From A Manuscript Belonging To His Grace The Duke Of Bridgewater: By Henry John Todd, M. A. Chaplain To The Right Hon. The Earl Of Fife And The Lord Viscount Kilmorey, And Minor Canon Of Canterbury.
Milton, John, 1608-1674.Date: MDCCXCVIII. [1798]- Books
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A companion to every place of curiosity and entertainment in and about London and Westminster. Containing, An historical description of London, The River Thames, The Tower of London, London-Bridge, The Monument, The Royal Exchange, The Mansion-House, Guildhall, St. Paul's Cathedral, Salmon's Wax-Work, The British Museum, Westminster Bridge and Abbey, St. James's Park and Palace, The Queen's Palace, Chelsea Hospital, The Winter and Summer Diversions, Woolwich Gun-Park, Greenwich Hospital and Park, Kensington, Kew, and Hampton-Court Palaces and Gardens, Windsor Castle, And of many other Places. With a concise and exact Account of the Curiosities contained in several of them; and Directions for gaining Admittance to each Place. Also the Rates of Coachmen and Watermen from the principal Parts of London to the above Places.
Date: 1767- Books
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An enquiry concerning the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Wherein this Sacrament in general is first considered, and afterwards the Manner in which it is administered in the Church of England. With an appendix containing some observations on a book entitled A plain account of the nature and end of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. By John Scrope, D. D. Rector of Castle-Combe, and Vicar of Kington St. Michael's in the County of Wilts.
Scrope, John, 1722 or 1723-1777.Date: MDCCLXI. [1761]- Books
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The windsor medley: being a choice collection of several curious pieces in prose and verse: that were handed about in manuscript and print, during the stay of the court at Windsor-Castle last summer. Most of them never before Printed. Viz. Ruth the Quaker, her Rebuke to the Craftsman, and her Exhortation to Peace and Unity, in an Epistle to a certain Great Man. Lord H-y to Mr. F-x, written at Florence. Verses upon a Mistake that happen'd in administring a Clyster to a Lady of Quality at Windsor. The Duck drown'd in Parnassus; or, the Goose Triumphant, an admirable Poem. A King at Arms disarm'd at law, a Ballad. Blasphemy as Old as the Creation, a Satyr. The Epsom Beauties. Some Account of a Booby of Quality lately exported beyond Sea on his Travels. The disappointed Maid. The Maiden's Husband. The Batchelor's Wife. An Epigram on Miss Kitty A-l-n. The Windsor Ballad. An Epigram on Stephen Duck, by Mr. P-. Cloe's Precaution. Verses to a young Lady, who receiv'd a Kiss as an Affront at a late City Visit. The White Joke, the Tune play'd before the King's Guard at Windsor-Castle. The Sportive Lambs. William and Dorothy of Datchet. An Epistle from John Hooper, alias Ketch, Citizen and Cordwinder of London to Col. Ch-r-is. Together with numbers of other very curious Things, not mentioned in the Title.
Date: [1731]- Books
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The windsor medley: being a choice collection of several curious pieces in prose and verse: that were handed about in manuscript and print, during the stay of the court at Windsor-Castle last summer. Most of them never before Printed. Viz. Ruth the Quaker, her Rebuke to the Craftsman, and her Exhortation to Peace and Unity, in an epistle to a certain Great Man. Lord H-y to Mr. F-x, written at Florence. Verses upon a Mistake that happen'd in administring a Clyster to a Lady of Quality at Windsor. The Duck drown'd in Parnassus; or, the Goose Triumphant, an admirable Poem. A King at Arms disarm'd at Law, a Ballad. Blasphemy as Old as the Creation, a Satyr. The Epsom Beauties. Some Account of a Booby of Quality lately exported beyond Sea on his Travels. The disappointed Maid. The Maiden's Husband. The Batchelor's Wife. An Epigram on Miss Kitty A-l-n. The Windsor Ballad. An Epigram on Stephen Duck, by Mr. P-. Cloe's Precaution. Verses to a young Lady, who receiv'd a Kiss as an Affront at a late City Visit. The White Joke, the Tune play'd before the King's Guard at Windsor-Castle. The Sportive Lambs. William and Dorothy of Datchet. An Epistle from John Hooper, alias Ketch, Citizen and Cordwinder of London to Col. Ch-r-is. Together with numbers of other very curious Things, not mentioned in the Title.
Date: 1731- Books
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New tales of the castle; or, the noble emigrants, a story of modern times. By Mrs. Pilkington.
Pilkington, Mrs. (Mary), 1766-1839.Date: 1800- Books
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A new and accurate description of the coast of Guinea, divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts. Containing A Geographical, Political and Natural History of the Kingdoms and Countries: With a Particular Account of the Rise, Progress and Present Condition of all the European Settlements upon that Coast; and the Just Measures for Improving the several Branches of the Guinea Trade. Illustrated with several cutts. Written originally in Dutch by William Bosman, Chief Factor for the Dutch at the Castle of St. George D'Elmina. And now faithfully done into English. To which is prefix'd, an exact map of the whole coast of Guinea, that was not in the Original.
Bosman, Willem.Date: 1705- Books
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The nature, Extent, and Excellent of Christian charity: a sermon, preach'd at the Cathedral-Church of Bristol, November 13, 1755, being the Anniversary Birth-Day of the late Edward Colston, Esq; Publish'd by Desire of the Members of the Dolphin Society, in the City of Bristol, By William Hawkins, M. A. Late Fellow of Pembroke-College in Oxford, Professor of Poetry in that University, and Rector of Little-Casterton in Rutlandshire.
Hawkins, William, 1722-1801.Date: [1755?]- Books
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Catalogue of a collection of valuable books in Latin, French, and Italian. In Divinity, History, Travels, Poetry, Physick and Fortification; And several Prints by P. Paul Rubens. Being the Library of a Reverend Divine lately deceas'd. To be sold by Auction at David Mortier's, Bookseller in the Strand, at the Sign of Erasmus's Head, near the Fountain-Tavern; on Wednesday the 19th of March 1706/7. beginning exactly at Four of the Clock in the Afternoon. By D. Mortier. Catalogues are distributed Gratis by Edw. Castle, at Scotland-Yard Gate near Whitehall; David Mortier in the Strand, at the Sign of Erasmus's Head, near the Fountain-Tavern; J. Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard; Mr. Horn, at the South Entrance of the Royal Exchange; and R. Smith without Temple-Bar, at the Oxford Coffee-House, and at the Place of Sale. The Books may be view'd two Day before the Sale begins.
Mortier, David.Date: 1707]