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A petition from His Excellency Thomas Lord Fairfax and the General Councel of Officers of the Army, to the Honourable the Commons of England in Parliament assembled, concerning the draught of an agreement of the people, for a secure and present peace, by them framed and prepared. Together with the said agreement presented Saturday, Jan. 20. and a declaration of His Excellency and the said General Councel, concerning the same. Tendred to the consideration of the people
Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax Baron (1612-1671); Great Britain. Parliament; Great Britain. Army
1649
Fairfax's petition dated Jan. 15. 1649, referring to the Remonstrance of November 18, 1648. With an initial imprimatur leaf. Text and signatures are continuous despite pagination. There are at least...
The annales of England : faithfully collected out of the most autenticall authors, records, and other monuments of antiquitie, lately corrected, encreased, and continued, from the first inhabitation vntill this present yeere 1601
Stow, John (1525?-1605)
[1601]
Originally issued in 1580 as the "Chronicles of England". Black letter. Title framed within a wide border containing a tree of the kings of England. At foot of title: Cum priuilegio Regiæ maies...
The plate-glass-book, consisting of the following authentic tables. I. The value of any looking-glass when finished, and fit for framing, II. The glass-house table; shewing the value of the rough-plate, and also of the rough-plate and duty. III. The prices of grinding, polishing, silvering and diamond-cutting the several marks or sizes. IV The value of a looking-glass when accidentally broken, or designedly divided. V. The several discounts made at the glass-house... By a glass-house clerk. To which is added, the compleat appraiser. Consisting of eighteen tables
Glass-house clerk; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Wymor, G
1757
Includes The compleat appraiser. Consisting of useful tables, with their explanation, for the valuing of brass, copper, pewter, iron, damask, paper and linen furniture, liquors, plate, &c., printed in...
The plate-Glass-Book, consisting of the following authentic tables. I. The value of any looking-glass when finished, and fit for framing. II. The Glass-House Table; shewing the Value of the Rough-Plate, and also of the Rough-Plate and Duty. III. The Prices of Grinding, Polishing, Silvering, and Diamond-Cutting the several Marks or Sizes. IV. The Value of a Looking-Glass when accidentally Broken, or designedly Divided. V. The several Discounts made at the Glass-Houses. To which is Prefixed, An Explanation of the Tables: And a Preface, demonstrating the Fallibility and Incorrectness of all written Tables and wooden Rules, for valuing of Plate-Glass. With Some Observations concerning the Nature and Antiquity of Glass in general. Of Plate or Looking-Glass; Of the Ingredients of which it is made, and the Time it requires for founding; Of the Manner of grinding, polishing, and silvering it. Also of the different Colours of Plate-Glass; and at what Rate the several Hazards attending the working, silvering, framing, and packing of it ought to be estimated. Also of Mirrors both Concave and Convex. By a glass-house clerk. A new edition, corrected. To which is added, The compleat appraiser. Consisting of ninety-odd tables, with Instructions for valuing of Kitchen and Household Furniture, &c. &c
Glass-house clerk; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)
[1771]
Includes: The compleat appraiser. Consisting of useful tables, with their explanation, for the valuing of braziers, copper-smiths, plumbers, and pewterers Goods: also for iron, wall-paer, damask, and ...
Britannia, sive, Florentissimorum regnorum Angliæ, Scotiæ, Hiberniæ, et insularum adiacentium ex intima antiquitate chorographica descriptio : nunc postremò recognita, plurimis locis magna accessione adaucta, & chartis chorographicis illustrata
Camden, William (1551-1623); Hole, William (1624); Kip, William (1624); Bishop, George (fl. 1566-1611); Norton, John (1612)
1607
This is the sixth and last Latin edition of the Britannia published by Camden himself and the first with county maps. The maps are engraved from the surveys of Christopher Saxton, John Norden and Geor...
Collection of interesting and important reports and papers on the navigation and trade of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British colonies in the West Indies and America... Printed by order of "the Society of ship-owners of Great Britain."
Atcheson, Nathaniel (1771-1825); Jenkinson, Charles (1727-1808); Society of Ship-owners of Great Britain; Great Britain. Board of Trade
1807
N. Atcheson, compiler. cf.Allibone, Crit. dict. of Eng. lit. The two reports printed in this volume were framed by the Earl of Liverpool, president of the committee on trade and foreign plantations....
Collection of interesting and important reports and papers on the navigation and trade of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British colonies in the West Indies and America... Printed by order of "the Society of ship-owners of Great Britain."
Atcheson, Nathaniel (1771-1825); Jenkinson, Charles (1727-1808); Society of Ship-owners of Great Britain; Great Britain. Board of Trade
1807
N. Atcheson, compiler. cf.Allibone, Crit. dict. of Eng. lit. The two reports printed in this volume were framed by the Earl of Liverpool, president of the committee on trade and foreign plantations....
Eikōn basilikē : The pourtraicture of His sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings: together with his private prayers, used in the time of his restraint, delivered to D. Juxon, Bishop of London, immediately before his death
Charles king of England (1600-1649); Gauden, John Bishop of Worcester (1605-1662)
1649
Authorship of the Eikōn basilikē was originally attributed to Charles I, but according to Madan (pp. 125-33) it was written by John Gauden who probably included some authentic writings of the king. ...
Britannia, sive, Florentissimorum regnorum Angliæ, Scotiæ, Hiberniæ, et insularum adiacentium ex intima antiquitate chorographica descriptio : nunc postremò recognita, plurimis locis magna accessione adaucta, & chartis chorographicis illustrata
Camden, William (1551-1623); Hole, William (1624); Kip, William (1624); Bishop, George (fl. 1566-1611); Norton, John (1612)
1607
This is the sixth and last Latin edition of the Britannia published by Camden himself and the first with county maps. The maps are engraved from the surveys of Christopher Saxton, John Norden and Geor...
The upholstered furniture in the Lady Lever Art Gallery (v.2)
Wood, Lucy (1985-); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Lady Lever Art Gallery
[2008]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1101-1126) and index. Volume I -- UPholstered furniture in Britain c. 1690-1820 // design, manufacture and trade -- late baroque upholstery and seating c. ...
The upholstered furniture in the Lady Lever Art Gallery (v.1)
Wood, Lucy (1985-); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Lady Lever Art Gallery
[2008]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1101-1126) and index. Volume I -- UPholstered furniture in Britain c. 1690-1820 // design, manufacture and trade -- late baroque upholstery and seating c. ...
The cult of beauty : the aesthetic movement, 1860-1900
Calloway, Stephen; Orr, Lynn Federle (1947-); Whittaker, Esmé; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Victoria and Albert Museum; Musée d'Orsay; M. H. De Young Memorial Museum
2011
Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the V & A, London, 2 Apr-17 Jul 2011; Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 12 Sep 2011-15 Jan 2012; de Young Museum, San Francisco, 18 Feb-17 Jun 2012....