The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of Rare, Curious, and Useful Books, Published in Or Relating to Great Britain and Ireland, from the Invention of Printing; with Bibliographical and Critical Notices, Collations of the Rarer Articles, and the Prices at which They Have Been Sold in the Present Century |
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Page 1075
... description and an alphabetical list of the plates , six printed leaves . Tome ii . contains 76 plates , with a title and description , 4 printed leaves . Tome iii . contains 66 plates ( the first of which is an engraved title - page ...
... description and an alphabetical list of the plates , six printed leaves . Tome ii . contains 76 plates , with a title and description , 4 printed leaves . Tome iii . contains 66 plates ( the first of which is an engraved title - page ...
Page 1090
... . & c . of the several Nations of Asia , Africa , and America , translated from the French . Lon- don , 1751. 8vo . 2 vols . 10s . LAMBERT , Aylmer Bourke . A Description of the Genus Pinus , Lambeth Fair , & c . 1641. & c . 1090 LAM LAM.
... . & c . of the several Nations of Asia , Africa , and America , translated from the French . Lon- don , 1751. 8vo . 2 vols . 10s . LAMBERT , Aylmer Bourke . A Description of the Genus Pinus , Lambeth Fair , & c . 1641. & c . 1090 LAM LAM.
Page 1091
... Description of the Genus Cinchona , comprehending the various Species of Vege- Peter . Success of Swagger- tables from which the Peruvian and other ing , Swearing , Dicing , Drunkenness , Barks of a similar Quality are taken ; illustra ...
... Description of the Genus Cinchona , comprehending the various Species of Vege- Peter . Success of Swagger- tables from which the Peruvian and other ing , Swearing , Dicing , Drunkenness , Barks of a similar Quality are taken ; illustra ...
Page 1101
... Description of these Wells , & c . The second Edition corrected and amended . Lond . 1746. 8vo . The work , says Gough , of a lawyer , who gave himself great airs there , and afterwards drew caricatures of the principal characters he ...
... Description of these Wells , & c . The second Edition corrected and amended . Lond . 1746. 8vo . The work , says Gough , of a lawyer , who gave himself great airs there , and afterwards drew caricatures of the principal characters he ...
Page 1101
... description in Latin and English . Gough , 3395 , 397. 18s . purchased by Sir Jos . Banks , Bart . and now in the British Museum . Thomas . The dailie Exer- cise of a Christian . London , 1598 . 16mo . Maunsell , in his catalogue , p ...
... description in Latin and English . Gough , 3395 , 397. 18s . purchased by Sir Jos . Banks , Bart . and now in the British Museum . Thomas . The dailie Exer- cise of a Christian . London , 1598 . 16mo . Maunsell , in his catalogue , p ...
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Page 1576 - The Family Shakspeare ; in which nothing is added to the Original Text ; but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read aloud. By T. BOWDLEB, Esq. FRS New Edition, in Volumes for the Pocket ; with 36 Wood Engravings, from Designs by Smirke, Howard, and other Artists.
Page 1572 - Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies Histories, and Tragedies Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven Plays, Never before (!) Printed in Folio : Viz. PERICLES PRINCE OF TYRE. THE LONDON PRODIGAL. 'THB HISTORY or THOMAS, LORD CROMWELL. SIR JOHN OLDCASTLE LORD COBHAM. THE PURITAN WIDOW. A YORKSHIRE TRAGEDY. THE TRAGEDY OF LOCRINE.
Page 1578 - The most excellent Historic of the Merchant of Venice. With the extreame crueltie of Shylocke the lewe towards the sayd Merchant, in cutting a iust pound of his flesh : and the obtayning of Portia by the choyse of three chests.
Page 1581 - Newly imprinted and enlarged to almost as much againe as it was, according to the true and perfect Coppie.
Page 1571 - This figure that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut, Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life. O, could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass as he hath hit His face — the print would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass. But since he cannot, Reader, look Not on his picture, but his book.
Page 1580 - The Chronicle History of Henry the fift, With his battell fought at Agin Court in France. Together with Auntieut Pistoll.
Page 1573 - To THE READER. This Figure, that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut ; Wherein the Graver had a strife With Nature, to outdo the life.
Page 1580 - The Tragedy of King Richard the Third : .' Containing his treacherous Plots against his Brother Clarence ; the pitiful Murther of his innocent Nephewes ; his tyrannical Usurpation: with the whole course of his detested Life, and most deserved Death.
Page 1583 - The late, And much admired Play, called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. With the true Relation of the whole Historie, aduentures, and fortunes of the said Prince : As also, The no lesse strange, and worthy accidents, in the Birth and Life, of his Daughter Mariana. As it hath been diuers and sundry times acted by his Maiesties Seruants, at the Globe on the Banck-side. By William Shakespeare.
Page 1572 - I shall not instance an abstruse author, wherein the king might be less conversant, but one whom we well know was the closet companion of these his solitudes, William Shakespeare...