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The present estate of Spayne, : or A true relation of some remarkable things touching the court, and gouernment of Spayne : with a catalogue of all the nobility, with their reuenues
Wadsworth, James (1604-1656?)
1630
Printer's name from STC. A variant of the edition omitting Richard Thrale's name in imprint.
The delights of Holland : or a three months travel about that and the other provinces, with observations and reflections on their trade, wealth, strength, beauty, policy, &c. : together with a catalogue of the rarities in the anatomical school at Leyden
Mountague, William
1696
Advertisement: p. [1] at end. Indexed in: References: Goldsmiths' Lib. cat : 3207. Indexed in: References: Wing : M2477, also O M2968A in his 'Gallery of ghosts', attributed to Richard Mount.
Observations Topographical, Moral, & Physiological; made in a journey through part of the Low-Countries, Germany, Italy, and France: with A catalogue of plants not native of England, found spontaneously growing in those parts, and their virtues
Ray, John (1627-1705); Willughby, Francis (1635-1676)
1673
First edition. The "Catalogue of plants" is in Latin and has special title-page, fresh alphabet and pagination, although the signatures are continuous: Catalogus stirpium in Exteris regionibus a nob...
Travels through the Low countries : Germany, Italy and France, with curious observations, natural, topographical, moral, physiological, & c. Also, A catalogue of plants, found spontaneously growing in those parts, and their virtues (v.1)
Ray, John (1627-1705); Willughby, Francis (1635-1676)
1738
Vol. 1 was first issued 1673, as a separate work, under the title "Observations, topographical, moral, and physiological, made in a journey through part of the Low-countries, & c.," which here appears...
Travels through the Low countries : Germany, Italy and France, with curious observations, natural, topographical, moral, physiological, & c. Also, A catalogue of plants, found spontaneously growing in those parts, and their virtues (v.2)
Ray, John (1627-1705); Willughby, Francis (1635-1676)
1738
Vol. 1 was first issued 1673, as a separate work, under the title "Observations, topographical, moral, and physiological, made in a journey through part of the Low-countries, & c.," which here appears...
An account of the most remarkable places and curiosities in Spain and Portugal
Rhys, Udal ap
1749
Errata facing p.1. Includes index.
Letters from a young painter abroad to his friends in England : Adorned with copper plates
Russell, John (1711-1804); Russel, James (1720-1763); Reynolds, Sir Joshua (1723-1792)
1748
First edition. According to the British Museum catalogue the author was a painter named James Russel. The work has also been wrongly attributed to Sir Joshua Reynolds.
A brief account of some travels in Hungaria, Servia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Thessaly, Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, and Friuli : As also some observations on the gold, silver, copper, quick-silver mines, baths, and mineral waters in those parts: With the figures of some habits and remarkable places
Brown, Edward (1644-1708)
1673
First edition. Errata: final leaf. Initials. Signatures: A⁴,(-A¹) B-T⁴ V². Bookseller's catalogue: leaf V1. Pagination slightly irregular. Indexed in: Wing B5110.
The present state of the princes and republicks of Italy : with observations on them. Written originally in English by J. Gailhard
Gailhard, J
1668
Running title reads: The present state of Italy. Present state of Italy.
The surprizing miracles of nature and art, in two parts. Containing I. The miracles of nature, or the strange signs and prodigious aspects and appearances in the heavens, the earth, and the waters... with an account of the most famous comets ... II. The miracles of art, describing the most magnificent buildings, and other curious inventions in all ages ... beautified with divers sculptures of many curiosities therein
R. B (1632-1725)
1683
A 1708 edition with this title is catalogued by the British Museum as a late edition of Crouch's 'Miracles of art and nature', 1678; but the latter work appears to cover a different field. R.B. stan...
Animadversions on a pretended account of Danmark
King, William (1663-1712)
1694
For references concerning Iceland, see p. 40, 50-51, 190-191. "This book was written against Viscount Molesworth's account of Denmark which was published in 1694" Catalogue of the Fiske Icelandic Co...
Some letters. Containing, an account of what seemed most remarkable in travelling through Switzerland, Italy, &c
Burnet, Gilbert (1643-1715); Boyle, Robert (1627-1691); Acher, Abraham
1686
First edition, according to the B.M. catalogue. In this edition A3r line 20 ends "cere-", C3r last line includes "linnen", and E2r line 7 ends "off his". T.H.R.B. = The Honorable Robert Boyle.