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Whitehead, William (1715-1785)
1776
Anon. by William Whitehead. Cf. NUC pre-1956. First edition. There are at least two states of this edition known to exist. Variant press figures; State A: 7-9 and 15-5; state B: 7-7 and 15-6. Cf. ...
Paradice regain'd : or, The art of gardening. A poem
Zinzano, Nicholas; Laurence, John (1668-1732)
1728
Anon., ascribed to N. Zinzano by Foxon (Z. 2); Halkett & Laing state "by John Lawrence"; DNB states "doubtfully attributed to Laurence".
The lives of illustrious men
Nepos, Cornelius
1684
Dedication signed Leopold William Finch. List of contributors' names on c6 verso. First edition.
The anti-weesils : a poem : giving an account of some historical and argumental passages happening in the lyon's court
Brown, Thomas (1663-1704)
1691
Anon. In vindication of William Sherlock, against the satire attributed to Thomas Brown entitled, The weesils. Collation: A-C4 D-E2. The text of the poem begins on A4 recto (p.[7]). Sig. B is pa...
Honours academie. Or the famous pastorall, of the faire shepheardesse, Iulietta
Montreux, Nicolas de (1561-1610); Tofte, Robert (1620)
1610
First edition. Pp.35 [sign.E2],38 [E3],59 [H2],17 [Bb3],30 [Cc3],57[Ee5],94,95,92 [Ii2],97,114,116,122,181-189,191-194,195,198,199,200-203,204-5,206-7,208-12, 213-15,216,217-278,279,280-1,282,283,28...
The universal passion. Satire I : To His Grace the Duke of Dorset
Young, Edward (1683-1765); Roberts, James (1754)
1725
First edition. Anonymous. By Edward Young. Press figure 4 on p. 11. (There is a variant with press figure 4 on pages 2 and 8.). With half-title. Signatures: [A]² B-E². Advertisement at the...
Tancred and Sigismunda : A Tragedy. As it is acted at the Theater-Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty's servants
Thomson, James (1700-1748)
1745
There are 2 states of this ed. In the first, line 1 on p.iv ends: by, and there is no price on the titlepage. In the variant, with a different setting of pp.[iii]-iv, line 1 on p.iv ends: ex-, and the...
Sedition and defamation display'd: in a letter to the author of the Craftsman
Yonge, Sir William (1755); Hervey, John Hervey Baron (1696-1743)
1731
Anon., by Sir William Yonge; also ascribed to John, Lord Hervey.
A final answer to the Remarks on the Craftsman's vindication : and to all the libels, which have come, or may come from the same quarter against the person, last mentioned in the Craftsman of the 22d of May
Bolingbroke, Henry St John Viscount (1678-1751)
1731
With an erratum note on the last page.
Sequel of a pamphlet intitled Observations on the writings of the Craftsman
Hervey, John Hervey Baron (1696-1743); Hervey, John Hervey Baron (1696-1743)
1730
Attributed to Baron John Hervey in NUC pre-1956.
A letter to the person last mentioned in the Craftsman of the 22d of May
Bolingbroke, Henry St John Viscount (1678-1751)
1731
Addressed to Henry Viscount Bolingbroke. Cf. NUC pre-1956.