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Quarter Sessions order to Gargrave constables
17 Jul 1680
Order to reimburse Francis Thomlinson £4 5s. 6d. which he disbursed in traversing an indictment concerning the highway at Raybridge; with fragment from information relating to same
Milton's sublimity asserted: in a poem : Occasion'd by a late celebrated piece, entituled, Cyder, a poem; in blank verse
Philo-Milton
1709
An attack on Cyder, a poem written by John Philips in a style imitating Milton's Paradise lost. Cf. D.N.B., v. 45. Reissued as part of: A collection of the best English poetry by several hands, Lond...
Of false taste : An epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Burlington. Occasion'd by his publishing Palladio's designs of the baths, arches, theatres, &c., of ancient Rome
Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Cork, Richard Boyle Earl of, 1695-1753
1731 [i.e. 1732]
This edition includes for the first time Pope's prefatory letter to Lord Burlington. Page 6, line 13 reads: "Oft have you..." There are 12 books advertised on the recto of p. [15]. Signatures: [A]...
Country conversations : being an account of some discourses that happen'd in a visit to the country last summer, on divers subjects : chiefly of the modern comedies, of drinking, of translated verse, of painting and painters, of poets and poetry
Wright, James (1643-1713); Bonwicke, Henry
1694
Traditionally attributed to James Wright. Cf. Dict. of nat. biog., v. 21, p. 1021-1022. Licens'd, January 17. 1693/4. Anon., by J. Wright.
Sermones funebres magistri Johannis de sancto Geminiano cum duplici tabula eorundem
Joannes de Sancto Geminiano (1314); Badius, Josse (1462-1535); Clein, Johann (1530); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)
Anno nostre salutis.M.cccc.xcix. die.vero xi Maij. [11 May 1499]
Signatures: a-h⁸ i⁶ k-z⁸ A-B⁸ C⁶ D¹⁰. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on D6r reads: Impressum est presens opus Lugduni cura et expe[n]sis M[agister]. Iohan[n]is clein alema[n]no artis...
The Turkish history : comprehending the origin of that nation, and the growth of the Othoman empire, with the lives and conquests of their several kings and emperors (v.2)
Knolles, Richard (1550?-1610); Rycaut, Sir Paul (1628-1700); Savage, John (1673-1747)
1701
The preface is followed by "The history of the present state of the Ottoman Empire...In three books. By Sir Paul Ricaut, &c.", having separate title-page, signatures and pagination [70pp], and followe...
The Turkish history : comprehending the origin of that nation, and the growth of the Othoman empire, with the lives and conquests of their several kings and emperors (v.1)
Knolles, Richard (1550?-1610); Rycaut, Sir Paul (1628-1700); Savage, John (1673-1747)
1701
The preface is followed by "The history of the present state of the Ottoman Empire...In three books. By Sir Paul Ricaut, &c.", having separate title-page, signatures and pagination [70pp], and followe...
The last days, death, funeral obsequies, &c., of her late majesty Caroline, Queen Consort of Great Britain : embracing a full and impartial narrative of every circumstance connected with that memorable event : being a continuation of The Royal martyr, or memoirs of Queen Caroline
Adolphus, John (1768-1845); Adolphus, John (1768-1845)
1822
Issued anonymously as continuation of the work by John Adolphus: The royal exile, or, Memoirs of the public and private life of her Majesty, Caroline, queen consort of Great Britain (1821). Cf. p. [1]...
XIV. RAILWAYS. 1852-1884
1852-1884
(Some of this material is of special interest as it would have been available only to directors of the railway companies.) Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway (See also section on Halifax & Ovenden J...