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Plans, elevations and sections, of noblemen and gentlemen's houses : and also of stabling, bridges, public and private, temples, and other garden buildings; executed in the counties of Derby, Durham, Middlesex, Northumberland, Nottingham, and York
Paine, James (1717?-1789)
1767-83
Vol. 2: Executed in the counties of Nottingham, Essex, Wilts, Derby, Hertford, Suffolk, Salop, Middlesex, and Surrey.
Plans, elevations, sections, and other ornaments of the Mansion-House, belonging to the Corporation of Doncaster (oversize)
Paine, James (1717?-1789); Grignion, Charles (1721-1810); Hayman, Francis (1708-1776); Rooker, Edward (1774); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Simpson, John Revd; Weston Library, Staffordshire
1751
Engraved title vignette (portrait of the author) by Charles Grignion after Francis Hayman; other plates by Edward Rooker after Paine's designs.
Plans, elevations, sections, and other ornaments of the Mansion-House, belonging to the Corporation of Doncaster
Paine, James (1717?-1789); Grignion, Charles (1721-1810); Hayman, Francis (1708-1776); Rooker, Edward (1774); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Simpson, John Revd; Weston Library, Staffordshire
1751
Engraved title vignette (portrait of the author) by Charles Grignion after Francis Hayman; other plates by Edward Rooker after Paine's designs.
Rural architecture in the Chinese taste, being designs entirely new for the decoration of gardens, parks, forrests, insides of houses, &c. on sixty copper plates with full instructions for workmen also a near estimate of the charge and hints where proper to be erected the whole invented & drawn by Willm. &Inn. halfpnny, architects. The 3d. edition. With the addition of 4 plates in quarto of roofs for Chinese & Indian temples, the manner of fixing their ornaments, covering and carrying off the water, their cornices with the several members adjusted to regular proportion
Halfpenny, William (1755); Halfpenny, John; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Palmer, LS
1755
In four parts, each with separate titlepage, each differently titled. The general titlepage and the titlepage to part 1 are engraved. Part 1 is by William Halfpenny alone. Another "third edition...
Loose hints upon education : chiefly concerning the culture of the heart
Kames, Henry Home Lord (1696-1782)
1781
Dedication signed: Henry Home.
The Maids petition to the honourable members of both Houses, or, The humble petition of many thousands of the well-affected, within and without the lines of communication, virgins, maids, and other young women not married, &c. And in the behalf of the whole kingdome for their lawfull dayes of recreation. With their declaration to hold out stifly and to comply with the apprentices or others for their tollerable tolleration. Presented on Tuesday the 9. of August the 2d. recreation day for apprentices, 1647
Great Britain. Parliament
in the yeere of Englands freedome and liberty, 1647
Anon.
The Maids petition to the honourable members of both Houses, or, The humble petition of many thousands of the well-affected, within and without the lines of communication, virgins, maids, and other young women not married, &c. And in the behalf of the whole kingdome for their lawfull dayes of recreation. With their declaration to hold out stifly and to comply with the apprentices or others for their tollerable tolleration. Presented on Tuesday the 9. of August the 2d. recreation day for apprentices, 1647
Great Britain. Parliament
in the yeere of Englands freedome and liberty, 1647
Anon.
Loose hints upon education : chiefly concerning the culture of the heart
Kames, Henry Home Lord (1696-1782)
1781
Dedication signed: Henry Home.
The servants directory, or house-keepers companion : wherein the duties of the chamber-maid, nursery-maid, house-maid, landery-maid, cullion, or under-cook, are fully and distinctly explained. To which is annexed a diary, or house-keeper's pocket-book for the whole year. With directions for keeping accounts with tradesmen, and many other particulars, fit to be known by the mistress of a family
Glasse, Hannah (1708-1770)
1760
Includes tables.
Dictionnaire universel d'agriculture et de jardinage : de fauconnerie, chasse, pêche, cuisine et manége : en deux parties (v.1)
Aubert de la Chesnaye-Desbois, François-Alexandre (1699-1784); Liger, Louis (1658-1717)
1751
"Deux volumes, avec figures." "Avec approbation et privilege du roi." Based upon Liger's Dictionnaire pratique du bon menager de campagne et de ville, with augmentations by Aubert de la Chesnaye-D...
Dictionnaire universel d'agriculture et de jardinage : de fauconnerie, chasse, pêche, cuisine et manége : en deux parties (v.2)
Aubert de la Chesnaye-Desbois, François-Alexandre (1699-1784); Liger, Louis (1658-1717)
1751
"Deux volumes, avec figures." "Avec approbation et privilege du roi." Based upon Liger's Dictionnaire pratique du bon menager de campagne et de ville, with augmentations by Aubert de la Chesnaye-D...