Volume 1

The bibliographer's manual of English literature : containing an account of rare, curious, and useful books, published in or relating to Great Britain and Ireland, from the invention of printing; with bibliographical and critical notices, collations of the rarer articles, and the prices at which they have been sold / By William Thomas Lowndes.

  • Lowndes, William Thomas, 1798?-1843.
Date:
1871
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Credit: The bibliographer's manual of English literature : containing an account of rare, curious, and useful books, published in or relating to Great Britain and Ireland, from the invention of printing; with bibliographical and critical notices, collations of the rarer articles, and the prices at which they have been sold / By William Thomas Lowndes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mason’s Quarterly Magazine, 1853- 4. Freemason’s Monthly Magazine, 1855-7, together 24 vols. 8vo. Now continued as “ Freemason’s Maga- zine and Masonic Mirror,’ in weekly numbers at 6d. each. Fbeeth, John. The Political Songster. Birmingham, Baskerville Press, 1771. 8vo. Third edition, Birm. 1784.12mo.—Birm. 1788. 12mo., with portrait by Moses Haughton. Sixth edition, with Additions and portrait. Birm. 1790. 12mo. Freeth was a publican at Bii-minghara, and drew customers by the popularity of the lyrical effusions written and sung by him. Free-Thinkee, The: or. Essays on Ignorance, Superstition, Bigotry, Enthusiasm, Craft, &c. intermix’d with several Pieces of Wit and Hu- mour. The Second Edition, with compleat Indexes. Lond. 1733. 12mo. 3 vols. A very superior collection of essays by Ambrose Phillips, Boulter, Archb. of Ar- magh, Pearce, Bp. of Rochester, the Et. | Hon. Richard West, the Rev. George Stubbs, the Rev. Gilbert Burnet, and the Rev. Henry Steele. No. 1 was published March 24,1718, and 159 (the last) Sept. 28, 1719. Hollis, 511, 15s.—1732, 3 vols. 5s. Willett, 944, 9s. large paper. Heath, 1749,10s. 6d. Feeewyl (an old Morality). See Niger, B. Cheeke, H. FregeviLLE, John. The re- formed Polliticke. Whereto is ad- ioyned a Discourse vpon the Death of the Duke of Guise, &c. Lond. 1589. 4to. 4s. , Feeind, John, M.D. The His- tory of Physick from the Time of Galen to the Beginning of the six- teenth Century. Lond. 1727. 8vo. 2 vols. 6s. With a portrait of the author after M. Dahl, by P. Foudrinier. An esteemed woi’k.—Lond. 1725—6, 4to. 2 pts. 3s. 6d.— Lond. 1758, 8vo. 2 vols. 6s. Opera omnia medica. Lond. 1733, folio. 9s. Edited by Dr. Wigan. Another edi- tion. Paris, 1735, 4to. 10s. Feejus, Boland. The Belation of a Voyage made into Mauritania, translated from the French. Loud. 1671. 12mo. 48. i This work is full and particular on the manners, customs, &c. of the country and people of this part of Africa. Hibbert, 3170, morocco, 11. is. French Language.—Here is a good boke to lerne to speke French. Vecy ung bon liure a apprendre a parler fraunchoys, &c. Per me Eicardum Pinson. 4to. An elementary work on the French language, consisting of eleven leaves, sig. A—C, in black letter. The contents are as follows: Several short phrases in En- glish and French; three dialogues headed ‘ Other maner of speche in frenche ‘ other maner speche to bye and selle ‘ For to aske the wey,’ and a short vocabu- lary :—Afterwards,' Here followethe the boke of curtesye,’ and two commercial let- ters, the first, ‘ A prentyse writeth to his Mayster the second bears no title. The whole work is in English and French. A copy is in the British Museum. Another edition, ‘ emprynted at Westmynster by my [sic] Wynken de Worde,’ has a title- page : ‘ Here begynneth a lytell treatyse for to lerne Englysshe and Frensshe;’ beneath the title, a wood-cut of a School- master and three scholars. Collation— 12 leaves. A copy is in the Grenville Library. [See also Dewes, Giles]. French Language.—Introduc- tion to learne, and rede, and speake French, compyled for the Eight excellent Lady Marye of England. Imp. for Waley. 4to. Bindley, VU. 17s. French, George. History of Col. Parke’s Administration in the Leeward Islands. Lond. I7l7.8vo. Roxburghe, 8937, 5s. A Letter to Mr. G. French. Lond. 1719, 8vo. An Answer to a Libel entitled a Letter, «Ssc. Lond. 1719, 8vo. — John, M.D. The Art of Dis- tillation. Lond. 1651. 4to. 4s. A treatise formerly in estimation, and frequently reprinted. The York-shire Spaw. Lond. 1652, 12nio. ' An ingenious treatise.’—Nicolson. Towneley, pt. i. 376, 5s. — Nicholas, Catholic Bishop of Ferns. The vnkinde Desertor of loyaUMen and true Frinds. (Paris) Superiorum Permissu, Ano 1676. 8vo. i This satirical work throws great ligh*