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A new universal collection of authentic and entertaining voyages and travels, from the earliest accounts to the present time. Judiciously selected from the best writers in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, and other Languages. Comprehending an Account of whatever is Curious in the Government, Commerce, Natural History, Customs, Marriages, Funerals, And other Ceremonies of most Nations in the known World. Including an Account of the most remarkable Discoveries, Conquests, Settlements, Battles, Sea Fights, Hurricanes, Shipwrecks, Sieges, Tortures, Wonderful Escapes, Massacres, and Strange Deliverances, Both by Sea and Land. Aslo A Description of the Buildings, Mountains, Rivers, Harbours, Lakes, Islands, Peninsulas, Creeks, &c. of various Countries. The Whole forming a History of whatever is most worthy of Notice in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Illustrated with maps from the latest Improvements, and beautiful plates, by Grignion, and other celebrated Masters. By Edward Cavendish Drake, Esq;
Drake, Edward Cavendish.Date: MDCCLXVIII. [1768]- Books
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Just published, (the third edition,) An account of the late Insurrection in Ireland; in which is laid open, the secret correspondence between the United Irish and the French government, through Lord E. Fitzgerald, Mr. A. O'Connor, J. Quigley, and others. Together with A short History of the principal Battles between the King's Forces and the Insurgents; with Observations on the Confessions of the Chiefs, and on their Connection with certain Societies in Great Britain. Read and then Judge. - This Account is chiefly taken from the Reports of the Secret Committees of the Irish Parliament, and other authentic Papers.
Date: [1798?]- Books
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Librorum in omnibus ferè artibus & scientiis insignium, atque à celeberrimis plerumque typographis excusorum, catalogus. = A catalogue of curious, scarce and valuable books in all arts and sciences. Several of them printed by the most eminent printers. Among which are, Folio. The Battles of Alexander. The Count Marsilli's History of the Danube, 6 vol. Vitruvius Britannicus, 3 vol. Large Paper. Dart's Antiquities of Westminster, 2 vol. Large Paper. Bidloo's Anatomy. Montfaucon's Antiquities, 10 vol. 1st Edition. Voyages de le Brun, 2 vol. Columna Antoniniana. Colonna Trajana de Bartoli. Traites de Paix, 4 vol. Corps Universelle Diplomatique, 16 vol. Dictionaire de Richelet, 3 vol. - de Morery, 6 vol. - de Bayle, 4 vol. - de L'academie, 2 vol. - de Furetiere, 4 vol. Hudson's Josephus, 2 vol. Oeuvres de Bayle, 4 vol. Etat de la France, 3 vol. Large and Small Paper. Folio. Anstis's Order of the Garter, 2 v. Whitlock's Memorials. Breval's Travels, 2 vol. Raleigh's Hist. of the World, best. Rushworth's Collections, 8 vol. Burnet's Reformation, 3 vol. State Tracts, 3 vol. Tillotson's Works, 3 vol. Temple's Works, 2 vol. Clarendon's History of the Rebellion, 3 vol. Winwood's Memorials, 3 vol. Bayle's Dictionary, Eng. 4 vol. Corpus Byzantinae Hist. 11 vol. Hudson's Thucydides, 2 vol. Large Paper. Corpus Poetarum, 2 vol. Large Paper. Seldeni Opera, 6 vol. Italia Sacra. 10 vol. Antiche Syracuse, 2 vol. Caperonerius's Quintilian, Large Paper. Harris's Lexicon, 2 vol. Hall's Chronicle compleat. With several Hundreds more, all curiously Bound, the most part Gilt and Letter'd. Which will begin to be sold very cheap, the lowest price fixed in each book, on Tuesday, June 6th, 1732. beginning at Eight in the Morning, by J. Brindley, at the King's-Arms, in New Bond-Street. Catalogues to be had at the Place of Sale, and at Mr. Woodman's, Bookseller in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden.
Brindley, John, -1758.Date: 1732]- Books
Darwin in Ilkley / Mike Dixon & Gregory Radick.
Dixon, Michael F. (Michael Frederick), 1941-Date: 2009- Archives and manuscripts
Company-wide Newsletters & Journals (internal)
Date: 1942 - 2000Reference: WF/M/PB/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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The tablet of memory, or historian's guide. Wherein every remarkable occurrence in our history, such as Battles, Sieges, Conspiracies, Rebellions, Invasions, Tryals, Executions, Fires, Earthquakrs, Storms, Revolutions, Births, Marriages, Deaths. and every other memorable event that has happened in England and Ireland to the present Time are accurately recorded, with the dates affixed; together with a full and exact Chronology of the most eminent Men in all Ages. Designed for the Pocket, in Order to set People right in Conversation. By the Rev. John Trusler, D. D. To which are added the following useful Articles, List of the Chief Governors of Ireland. - Ditto of the Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of Dublin down to this Year. - Ditto of the Peers of Ireland, with the Stiles of their eldest Sons. - An exact Table of the Fares of Coaches, Post Chaises, and Sedan Chairs, according to the late Act of Parliament. - Table of Guineas ready cast up. - Tables of Interest. - Tables of Annuities for Lives from Sir Isaac Newton, and a compleat Market Book.
Trusler, John, 1735-1820.Date: M,DCCLXXXII. [1782]- Books
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The historians guide. Wherein every remarkable occurrence in our history, such as Battles, Sieges, Conspiracies, Rebellions, Invasions, Tryals, Executions, Fires, Earthquakes, Storms, Revolutions, Births, Marriages, Deaths, And every other Memorable Event that has happened in England and Ireland to the present Time, are accurately recorded, with the dates affixed; together with a full and exact Chronology of the most eminent Men in all Ages. Designed for the Pocket, in Order to set People Right in Conversation. By the Rev. John Trusler, D.D. To which are added the following useful articles,- list of the Chief Governors of Ireland Ditto of the Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of Dublin down to this Year. - Ditto of the Peers of Ireland, with the Stiles of their eldest Sons. - An exact Table of the Fares of Coaches, Post-Chaises, and Sedan Chairs, according to the late Act of Parliament. - Table of Guineas ready cast up. - Tables of Interest. - Tables of Annuities for Lives from Sir Isaac Newton. -List of the Fairs of Ireland, with the Commodities sold therein, and a complete Meat Market Book.
Trusler, John, 1735-1820.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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A catalogue of upwards of twenty thousand volumes, of the most Valuable books in all Languages and Sciences; comprehending The most Capital and Curious Collections of Prints, Books of Natural History, Antiquities, &c. in fine Condition. Amongst which are Raffell's Gallery at the Vatican, finely illuminated Flores Holsteni, elegantis. depict. Enevclopedie par Diderot. &c. 28 tom. P. Eugene & Marlborough's Battles, 4 vol. l p. Antichita D'ercolano, 7 tom. Shakespeare's Works, 1623, Russia Bucho, Centurie des Planches de L'hist. Nat. enluminees - Fleurs Chineses. enluminees Bartolozzi's Works, 5 vol. 400 prints Piranesi's Works, 12 vol. Russia Sir W. Hamilton's Etruic. Antiq. 4 v. Rus. Capt. Baillie's Works, in Mor. Proofs King of Denmark's Shells, painted extra Miller's Linnean System, 2 vol. coloured Pennant's British Zoology, coloured, eleg. Norden's Travels, 2 vol. royal paper Teliemaque, belles fig. Marmora Oxoniensis Spence's Polymetis, first impression, Russia Claude Lorraine's Landscapes Miller's Plants, 2 vol. coloured, Russia St. Chrysostom, 13 tom. eleg. Robert and de L'Isle's Atlas, gr. pap. Hamilton's School of Painting Hunter's Anatomical Plates Ceremonies Religieuses, 7 tom. Strange's Works, complete Buck's Views, 4 vol. Fables de Fontaine, 4 tom. Plato Serrani, 3 tom. Harris's Aurelian, coloured, Russia Knor Deliciae Naturae, 2 tom. coloured, Russia Edward's Natural History, 7 vol. col. Mor. Catesby's Carolina, 2 vol. Morocco, coloured. Knor Deluvii Testes, 3 tom. coloured Blackwell's Herbal, 2 vol. finely coloured Sloane's Jamaica, 2 vol. fine copy Physica Sacra, 4 vol. elegant Museum Florentinum, 12 tom. Graevii et Gronovii Antiquit. &c. 33 tom. Heads of illustrious Persons, l. p first impres. Clarke's Caesar, fine copy, Russia Ruins of Palmyra, Balbeck, Spalatro, Ionia, Greece, Athens, Paestum, &c. &c. Cowper on the Muscles, large paper, Rus. Cowper's Anatomy, large paper, ditto Edmondson's Peerage, 5 vol. large pap. extra Passerii Picturae Etruscor. 2 tom. fig. depict. Pembroke's Medals, large paper. Russia Dactyliotheca Smithiana, 2 tom. fine cuts Ridinger's Works, 3 vol. Russia Gallerie de Boyer D'aguilles, gr. et p. pap. Vandermulen's Works, first impression Crozat's Collection. 2 vol. large paper Clande Lorraine's Drawings, by Erlom, 2 vol. Curious Missals, finely illuminated Robert's Atlas, g. p. Campbell's Vitiuvius Britannicus, 5 vol. Kent's Inigo Jones, 2 vol. large paper Dugdale's Monasticon, 3 vol. Rus. Hollinshead's Chronicle, 2 vol. King's Vale Royal Rymer's Foedera, 20 vol. Stukeley's Itinerary, Stonehenge, and Aubery, 3 vol. Tanneri Notitia Monastica Dictionaries, all the best Editions, Eng. Lat. French, and Italian, &c. Corpus Byzantiae Historiae, 23 tom. Biblia Polyglotta, 8 tom. Medicae Artis Principes Thuani Historia, 7 tom. L'antiquitees par Montfaucon, 15 tom. Corps Diplomatique, 24 tom. With many Others equally Valuable, Which will begin to be Sold this Day, 1780, (for Ready Money only) and continue on Sale till all are Sold, By James Robson, Bookseller in New Bond Street, Who gives the full Value for any Library or Parcel of Books. Catalogues to be had (price 6d. to be allowed) At Mr. Dodsley's, Pall-Mall; Mr. Cadell's, in the Strand; Mr. Law, Ave-Mary Lane; Mess. Richardson and Urquhart, Royal Exchange; and at the Place of Sale; also of the Booksellers at Oxford and Cambridge; and all the great Towns in England.
Robson, James, 1733-1806.Date: 1780]- Books
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The works of Homer, the celebrated Grecian poet: including new and complete editions of the Iliad, and the Odyssey; Those very celebrated and universally-admited Epic or Heroic Poems. The Iliad-in twenty four Books-Being composed on the Subject of the memorable Siege of Troy-Interspersed with the most beautiful Allegories, and containing a most sublime Description of the Battles between the Greeks and Trojans, during a Ten Years Siege, in which the Great and Valiant Achilles, the principal Hero of the War, after his Reconciliation with Agamemnon, slew Hector with his own Hand, and afterwards dragged the Corpse at his Chariot. Wheels round the Walls of Troy. Comprizing a great Variety of valuable and useful Maxims on Military Discipline, Stratagem, Exploits in Civil Affairs, Politics, Virtue, Resolution, Prudence, Oeconomy, and, in short, respecting all the various Offices and Duties of Human Life; and affording the most important, agreeable, and entertaining Instruction, conveyed in the most lively Manner, to Mankind in general. The Odyssey-Composed also in Twenty-Four Books-And containing, among a Variety of other useful and entertaining Particulars, a most magnificent and delightful Description of the Voyages and Adventures of the wise and venerable Ulysses, King of Ithaca, in Greece, and one of the Princes who conducted the Siege of Troy, during his Absence for Twenty Years from his Queen Penelope. Exhibiting not only a just Picture of the Ancient Grecians, but a beautiful System of Morality, Wisdom, Fortitude, Perseverance, Moderation and Temperance, instructive to all Degrees of Men, and filled with striking Images, Similies, Examples, and Precepts of Civil and Domestic Life. Including also that other excellent Piece of Homer, entitled The battle of the frogs and mice -in Three Books-A very beautiful, ingenious, satyrical, and interesting Production, replete with Wit, Humour, and Entertainment, allegorically describing the Valour and Intrepidity of those sagacious Animals. Carefully translated from the original Greek. In the Execution of this New and Improved Edition, all former Editors and Commentators on Homer will be carefully consulted and attended to, viz. Eustathius, Dacies, Ogilby, Chapman, Dryden, Parnel, Warburton, &c. particularly that hitherto most esteemed Translation by Alex. Pope, Esq. Illustrated with large and valuable notes, Critical, Historical, Philosophical, Allegorical, Poetical, Scholastic, Political, Moral, Entertaining, Philological, and Explanatory. Comprehending the most salutary Reflections and useful Remarks, with many important References to Ancient Mythology, Geography, and Universal History, &c. &c. - To which will be carefully added, The Arguments at large to every Book or Chapter, and the most Authentic Memoirs of the Life of Homer; as also A New Essay on Homer's Battdes, &c. and a Complete Geographical Table of the Towns, &c. in Homer's Catalogue of Greece. Being the most perfect and beautiful Edition of Homer ever published, and calculated to accommodate and please every Class of Readers. The whole embellished with A most Superb Set of Grand Quarto copper-plates, Designed and engraved by the most Capital Artists: so that these Elegant Engravings will alone be worth more than the Purchase-Money of the whole Work. The whole revised, corrected, and improved by William Henry Melmoth, Esq. Editor of the New and Beautiful Quarto Edition of Telemachus,-The New Abridgment of the Roman History, &c. &c.
Homer.Date: [1780]- Archives and manuscripts
Correspondence - Anon, M.L. (February 1958), Auffarth, E. (December 1954), Baldry, P.E. (June 1977)
Date: 1954-1977Reference: PP/EBC/B.94Part of: Chain, Professor Sir Ernst Boris- Videos
Battle for the mind : Dr. William Sargant in conversation with Dr. Ernesto Spinelli.
Date: 1987- Archives and manuscripts
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War diary kept by Captain Neil Cantlie, RAMC, with the 6th Division at the Battle of the Somme, Sept - Oct 1916
Date: 1916Reference: RAMC/242Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Books
The battle over the meaning of everything : evolution, intelligent design, and a school board in Dover, PA / Gordy Slack.
Slack, Gordy.Date: [2007], ©2007- Archives and manuscripts
Pastoral, monastic and hagiographical works
Date: Late 13th century - Mid-14th CenturyReference: MS.365- Books
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Medical women : a thesis and a history / by Sophia Jex-Blake.
Jex-Blake, Sophia, 1840-1912.Date: 1886- Pictures
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Battle of Omdurman, Sudan: troops are massing and engaging in battle next to the River Nile.. Chromolithograph by A. Sutherland.
Sutherland, A., active 1898.Date: 1890-1899Reference: 37665i- Books
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The New Zealand War of 1863-64-65 : special report on wounds and injuries received in battle / by Inspector-General Mouat.
Mouat, James, 1815-1899.Date: [between 1860 and 1869?]- Books
A short history of drunkenness / Mark Forsyth.
Forsyth, MarkDate: 2017- Books
Stuffed and starved : from farm to fork, the hidden battle for the world food system / Raj Patel.
Patel, RajDate: [2013]- Pictures
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An angel crowns Britannia as a reward for defeating France in the naval battle in the eastern Atlantic on 1 June 1794. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1803, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: 1803Reference: 37671i- Books
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A particular account of three desperate battles fought between his Majesty's troops and the insurgents, since their defeat at Wexford, in which the rebels had fifteen hundred men killed -lost all their cannon, besides a number of muskets, pikes, swords, &c. - together with an account of the burning down of two towns and a vast number of houses by the rebels.
Date: 1798]- Videos
Paracelsus - a story of heroism in a bloody age. Parts 6&7, The gathering storm & the final insult.
Date: 1989- Archives and manuscripts
Nelson, Viscount Horatio (1758-1805)
Date: 1780-1805Reference: MSS.3667-3681- Videos
African sleeping sickness.
Date: 1988- Books
Frankie : the woman who saved millions from thalidomide / James Essinger and Sandra Koutzenko ; foreword by Sir Harold Evans.
Essinger, James, 1957-Date: 2019