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The historye of Italye : a booke exceding profitable to be red: because it intreateth of the astate of many and dyuers common weales, how they have bene, and now be governed

Thomas, William (1554)

1561

Dedication signed: Wylliam Thomas. Colophon dated 1561. Leaves [4] (not present in this copy) and [76] are blank. Sig. A is found in two settings: leaf 1v has catchword "enough" or "enoughe". ...

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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)

1722

Title-pages printed in red and black.

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Britannia, or, A chorographical description of Great Britain and Ireland, together with the adjacent islands (v.2)

Camden, William (1551-1623); Gibson, Edmund (1669-1748)

1722

Title-pages printed in red and black.

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Bibliothèque orientale, ou Dictionaire universel contenant généralement tout ce qui regarde la connoissance des peuples de l'Orient

Herbelot, Barthélemy d' (1625-1695); Galland, Antoine (1646-1715)

1697

Edited by Antoine Galland.

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Decorated initial (fol. 49r)
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Decorated initial (fol. 49r)

[ca. 1140-1160]

Large red/blue initial 'I' decorated with green. Head title 'EPISTOLA IACOBI' in red capitals.

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Philippi a Limborch... Theologia christiana ad praxin pietatis ac promotionem pacis christianæ unice directa

Limborch, Philip van (1633-1712)

1686

Title vignette, engraved. Title in red and black.

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The Hebrew concordance, adapted to the English Bible : disposed after the manner of Buxtorf. In two volumes (v.1-2)

Taylor, John (1694-1761); Buxtorf, Johann (1564-1629)

1754-1757

Continuous pagination. With a list of subscribers.

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Decorated incipit word (fol. 3r)
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Decorated incipit word (fol. 3r)

[ca. 1140-1160]

Large initial 'A' decorated with stylised fan-shaped leaves and curved pen lines, in green, red and blue, followed by the remaining letters of the incipit word 'APOCALIPSIS' in blue and red.

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[Apocalypsis et Epistolae catholicae, cum glossis]
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[Apocalypsis et Epistolae catholicae, cum glossis]

[ca. 1140-1160]

Decoration: A large decorated incipit word 'Apocalipsis' in blue, red and green for the Apocalypse commentary. A large decorated incipit initial in blue, red and green and running titles in red for th...

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