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| Baker, Sir Richard (1568-1645) | 1 |
| Bancroft, John | 1 |
| Bancroft, John (1696) | 1 |
| Bignon, Jean Paul (1662-1743) | 1 |
| Brome, Richard (1652) | 1 |
| Brown, Thomas (1663-1704) | 1 |
| Carey, Henry (1687?-1743) | 1 |
| Carteret, John, Earl Granville, 1690-1763 | 1 |
| Cotton, Charles (1630-1687) | 1 |
| Defoe, Daniel (1661?-1731) | 1 |
The patriots are come; or, a new doctor for a crazy constitution : A new ballad to the tune of Derry down
Hervey, John Hervey Baron (1696-1743)
[1742]
"Hervey's authorship is mentioned in a letter of Horace Walpole to Mann 16 Oct. 1742. The new doctor is John Carteret, earl Granville."--Foxon, English verse 1701-1750, 1975. H158. Cover title with ...
The metamorphosis of the town : or, A view of the present fashions : A tale: after the manner of Fontaine
Thomas, Elizabeth (1677-1731)
1730
Anon., by Elizabeth Thomas. Cf. Halkett & Laing; Foxon. First edition. In verse. Versos of half title and t.p. (p.[2] and [4] at front) blank.
Poems on several occasions
Carey, Henry (1687?-1743)
1729
Page number 150 repeated; page number 158 omitted. Table of contents: [4] p. at end. Title within double line border; decorative initials, head- and tailpieces; title vignette.
The consolidator : or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon
Defoe, Daniel (1661?-1731)
1705
A satire on English politics and government. Pp. 247, 258-9, 263 wrongly numbered 147, 158-9, 163. Bragg's advertisements at foot of p.360. By D. Defoe.
A letter to Mareschal Tallard. Made English out of French, by J. Br
J. Br
1706
A translation of 'Lettre au marechal de Tallard' (Foxon L158), which is signed: Br., i.e. possibly the same person as "J. Br." - In praise of Marlborough, suggesting the surrender of the French.
A joviall crew: or, The merry beggars : presented in a comedie, at the Cock-pit in Drury Lane, in the yeer 1641
Brome, Richard (1652)
1652
First edition.
Burlesque upon burlesque: or, The scoffer scoft : Being some of Lucians Dialogues newly put into English fustian. For the consolation of those who had rather laugh and be merry, then be merry and wise
Cotton, Charles (1630-1687); Lucian of Samosata
1675
First edition. Page 158 incorrectly numbered 185. Frontispiece engraving of a bust of Lucian. Issue with cancel t.p. lacking the words "By one who never transgressed..." By Charles Cotton.
The history of the world : the second part, in six books: being a continuation of the famous History of Sir Walter Raleigh, knight: beginning where he left; viz. at the end of the Macedonian kingdom, and deduced to these later-times; that is, from the year of the world 3806, or 160 years before Christ, till the end of the year 1640. after Christ
Ross, Alexander (1591-1654); Raleigh, Sir Walter (1552?-1618)
1652
Numerous errors in paging: including the omission of nos. 179-180 and 193-220, the repetition of nos. 158-159, 397-400, and 545-556. "A brief chronology of the principal passages faln out in the wor...
The art of conversation : In three parts... Interspers'd with many foreign proverbs, and pleasant stories
Guazzo, Stefano (1530-1593)
1738
Divided into sections by press-numbers (?) II-XII at foot.
Carolina: or, Loyal poems
Shipman, Thomas (1632-1680); Flatman, Thomas (1637-1688)
1683
Pages 158-159 misnumbered 156-157; page numbers 223 and 224 repeat. Title within double line border. 'To the reader' signed: Tho. Flatman. Includes 'Prologue to Henry the third of France, at the...
The adventures of Abdalla, son of Hanif, sent by the sultan of the Indies, to make a discovery of the island of Borico, where the fountain which restores past youth is supposed to be found. Also an account of the travels of Rouschen, a Persian lady, to the Topsy-Turvy island, undiscover'd to this day. The whole intermix'd with several curious and instructive histories
Bignon, Jean Paul (1662-1743); Hatchett, William (fl. 1730-1741)
1729
"Redding implies that Vathek was founded upon an anonymous pseud-orientalism... entitled, Abdallah, fils d'Hanif, which was translated into English from the French ... but a cursory comparison will at...
King Edward the Third, with the fall of Mortimer, earl of March : An historicall play, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royall, by Their Majesties servants
Mountfort, William (1664?-1692); Bancroft, John (1696)
1691
The dedication is signed Will. Mountfort, and states that the play was a present to him. It was included in "Six plays written by Mr. Mountfort," 1720, the editor stating that though "not wholly compo...