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Collyer, Joseph7
Collyer, Joseph (1776)7
Goldsmith, Oliver7
Goldsmith, Oliver (1730?-1774)7
Plutarch7
Robertson, William (1740-1803)1

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Plutarch's lives : abridged from the original Greek, illustrated with notes and reflections, and embellished with copper-plate prints (v.1)

Plutarch; Goldsmith, Oliver (1730?-1774); Collyer, Joseph (1776)

1762-94

Vol. 1-5 abridged by Oliver Goldsmith; v. 6-7 probably compiled by Collyer. Cf. Dict. nat. biog. Vol. 1: xviii, [6], 222, [6] p., [9] leaves of plates; v. 2: [xii], 226 p., [9] leaves of plates; v. ...

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Plutarch's lives : abridged from the original Greek, illustrated with notes and reflections, and embellished with copper-plate prints (v.2)

Plutarch; Goldsmith, Oliver (1730?-1774); Collyer, Joseph (1776)

1762-94

Vol. 1-5 abridged by Oliver Goldsmith; v. 6-7 probably compiled by Collyer. Cf. Dict. nat. biog. Vol. 1: xviii, [6], 222, [6] p., [9] leaves of plates; v. 2: [xii], 226 p., [9] leaves of plates; v. ...

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Plutarch's lives : abridged from the original Greek, illustrated with notes and reflections, and embellished with copper-plate prints (v.3)

Plutarch; Goldsmith, Oliver (1730?-1774); Collyer, Joseph (1776)

1762-94

Vol. 1-5 abridged by Oliver Goldsmith; v. 6-7 probably compiled by Collyer. Cf. Dict. nat. biog. Vol. 1: xviii, [6], 222, [6] p., [9] leaves of plates; v. 2: [xii], 226 p., [9] leaves of plates; v. ...

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Plutarch's lives : abridged from the original Greek, illustrated with notes and reflections, and embellished with copper-plate prints (v.4)

Plutarch; Goldsmith, Oliver (1730?-1774); Collyer, Joseph (1776)

1762-94

Vol. 1-5 abridged by Oliver Goldsmith; v. 6-7 probably compiled by Collyer. Cf. Dict. nat. biog. Vol. 1: xviii, [6], 222, [6] p., [9] leaves of plates; v. 2: [xii], 226 p., [9] leaves of plates; v. ...

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Plutarch's lives : abridged from the original Greek, illustrated with notes and reflections, and embellished with copper-plate prints (v.5)

Plutarch; Goldsmith, Oliver (1730?-1774); Collyer, Joseph (1776)

1762-94

Vol. 1-5 abridged by Oliver Goldsmith; v. 6-7 probably compiled by Collyer. Cf. Dict. nat. biog. Vol. 1: xviii, [6], 222, [6] p., [9] leaves of plates; v. 2: [xii], 226 p., [9] leaves of plates; v. ...

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Plutarch's lives : abridged from the original Greek, illustrated with notes and reflections, and embellished with copper-plate prints (v.6)

Plutarch; Goldsmith, Oliver (1730?-1774); Collyer, Joseph (1776)

1762-94

Vol. 1-5 abridged by Oliver Goldsmith; v. 6-7 probably compiled by Collyer. Cf. Dict. nat. biog. Vol. 1: xviii, [6], 222, [6] p., [9] leaves of plates; v. 2: [xii], 226 p., [9] leaves of plates; v. ...

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Plutarch's lives : abridged from the original Greek, illustrated with notes and reflections, and embellished with copper-plate prints (v.7)

Plutarch; Goldsmith, Oliver (1730?-1774); Collyer, Joseph (1776)

1762-94

Vol. 1-5 abridged by Oliver Goldsmith; v. 6-7 probably compiled by Collyer. Cf. Dict. nat. biog. Vol. 1: xviii, [6], 222, [6] p., [9] leaves of plates; v. 2: [xii], 226 p., [9] leaves of plates; v. ...

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The history of ancient Greece, from the earliest times till it became a Roman province

Robertson, William (1740-1803)

1803

Pages 631-632: "Books lately published by William Creech, Edinburgh".

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cushion cover
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cushion cover

before 1947

This item is embroidered with a border pattern of lappets, leaves and carnations. In the centre, stylised carnations in a vase are framed by four leaves, and rosette motifs are placed at the inner co...

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border fragment
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border fragment

This item is a border fragment with three hemmed sides. The embroidered pattern is composed of oblique detached leaves, worked alternately in red and blue threads, using cross stitch. The thick flos...

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embroidered fragment
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embroidered fragment

18th century

This item is a fragment of a border probably from a bed valance or pillow case. The embroidered pattern is composed of oblique detached leaves executed using alternating colours of red and green. Th...

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embroidered fragment
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embroidered fragment

18th century

This item may have originally formed part of a skirt. The border pattern is composed of stylised carnations in vases, placed side by side, with pairs of birds perched in the leaves of alternate flowe...

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