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The works of the learned and pious author of The whole duty of man

Allestree, Richard (1619-1681); Fell, John (1625-1686)

1684

Title vignettes (Sheldonian theatre). Title pages of "The causes of the decay of Christian piety" and "The gentleman's calling" are dated 1683. The second part has a separate title-page: The secon...

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Biographia britannica : or, the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest ages, down to the present times : collected from the best authorities, both printed and manuscript, and digested in the manner of Mr. Bayle's Historical and critical dictionary (v.1)

1747-1766

Pagination split: v.1: xvi, 695, [1] p.; v.2: [4], 697-1432 p. ; v.3: [4], 1433-2153, [1] p. ; v.4: [4], 2155-2877, [1] p. ; v.5: [4], 2879-3600 p. ; v.6. pt.1: [4], 3601, 4081, [1] . ; v.6. pt.2: [4]...

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Biographia britannica : or, the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest ages, down to the present times : collected from the best authorities, both printed and manuscript, and digested in the manner of Mr. Bayle's Historical and critical dictionary (v.2)

1747-1766

Pagination split: v.1: xvi, 695, [1] p.; v.2: [4], 697-1432 p. ; v.3: [4], 1433-2153, [1] p. ; v.4: [4], 2155-2877, [1] p. ; v.5: [4], 2879-3600 p. ; v.6. pt.1: [4], 3601, 4081, [1] . ; v.6. pt.2: [4]...

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Biographia britannica : or, the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest ages, down to the present times : collected from the best authorities, both printed and manuscript, and digested in the manner of Mr. Bayle's Historical and critical dictionary (v.3)

1747-1766

Pagination split: v.1: xvi, 695, [1] p.; v.2: [4], 697-1432 p. ; v.3: [4], 1433-2153, [1] p. ; v.4: [4], 2155-2877, [1] p. ; v.5: [4], 2879-3600 p. ; v.6. pt.1: [4], 3601, 4081, [1] . ; v.6. pt.2: [4]...

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Biographia britannica : or, the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest ages, down to the present times : collected from the best authorities, both printed and manuscript, and digested in the manner of Mr. Bayle's Historical and critical dictionary (v.4)

1747-1766

Pagination split: v.1: xvi, 695, [1] p.; v.2: [4], 697-1432 p. ; v.3: [4], 1433-2153, [1] p. ; v.4: [4], 2155-2877, [1] p. ; v.5: [4], 2879-3600 p. ; v.6. pt.1: [4], 3601, 4081, [1] . ; v.6. pt.2: [4]...

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Biographia britannica : or, the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest ages, down to the present times : collected from the best authorities, both printed and manuscript, and digested in the manner of Mr. Bayle's Historical and critical dictionary (v.5)

1747-1766

Pagination split: v.1: xvi, 695, [1] p.; v.2: [4], 697-1432 p. ; v.3: [4], 1433-2153, [1] p. ; v.4: [4], 2155-2877, [1] p. ; v.5: [4], 2879-3600 p. ; v.6. pt.1: [4], 3601, 4081, [1] . ; v.6. pt.2: [4]...

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Biographia britannica : or, the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest ages, down to the present times : collected from the best authorities, both printed and manuscript, and digested in the manner of Mr. Bayle's Historical and critical dictionary (v.6, pt.1)

1747-1766

Pagination split: v.1: xvi, 695, [1] p.; v.2: [4], 697-1432 p. ; v.3: [4], 1433-2153, [1] p. ; v.4: [4], 2155-2877, [1] p. ; v.5: [4], 2879-3600 p. ; v.6. pt.1: [4], 3601, 4081, [1] . ; v.6. pt.2: [4]...

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Biographia britannica : or, the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest ages, down to the present times : collected from the best authorities, both printed and manuscript, and digested in the manner of Mr. Bayle's Historical and critical dictionary (v.6, pt.2)

1747-1766

Pagination split: v.1: xvi, 695, [1] p.; v.2: [4], 697-1432 p. ; v.3: [4], 1433-2153, [1] p. ; v.4: [4], 2155-2877, [1] p. ; v.5: [4], 2879-3600 p. ; v.6. pt.1: [4], 3601, 4081, [1] . ; v.6. pt.2: [4]...

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A compleat journal of the votes, speeches and debates, both of the House of Lords and House of Commons throughout the whole reign of Queen Elizabeth, of glorious memory

D'Ewes, Sir Simonds (1602-1650); Bowes, Paul (1702); Great Britain. Parliament

1693

The epistle dedicatory to Sir Willoughby D'Ewes, signed Paul Bowes. At end, following the Alphabetical table (15 p.) "A catalogue of books printed for John Starkey..." (3 p.). Differs only in the ...

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Britannia : or, A chorographical description of Great Britain and Ireland, together with the adjacent islands (v.1)

Camden, William (1551-1623); Gibson, Edmund (1669-1748); Ware, Richard bookseller; Knapton, John (1696-1770); Knapton, Paul (fl. 1735-1770); Longman, Thomas (1699-1755)

1753

The pagination is erratic. Title-pages in red and black. The spelling of some of the place-names on the maps has been revised. On the map of the West Riding, for instance, "Branham More" has becom...

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