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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... Paris , 1786. 8vo . 5 vols . 15s . KERR , Robert . A general His- tory and Collection of Voyages and Travels arranged in systematic Order . London , 1811-17 . 8vo . 18 vols . A valuable work . The History of Scotland , during the Reign ...
... Paris , 1786. 8vo . 5 vols . 15s . KERR , Robert . A general His- tory and Collection of Voyages and Travels arranged in systematic Order . London , 1811-17 . 8vo . 18 vols . A valuable work . The History of Scotland , during the Reign ...
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... Paris , at the Close of the Year 1790. Written by himself . Translated from the German by Anne Plumptre . To which subjoined an Appendix , including a general Abstract of Kotzebue's Works . Lond . 1800 . 8vo . 4s . The most remarkable ...
... Paris , at the Close of the Year 1790. Written by himself . Translated from the German by Anne Plumptre . To which subjoined an Appendix , including a general Abstract of Kotzebue's Works . Lond . 1800 . 8vo . 4s . The most remarkable ...
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... Paris . 1648.folio . Williams , 1179 , 17. 10s . LANGBAINE , Gerard , D.D. The Foundation of the Universitie of Ox- ford ; with a Catalogue of the prin- cipall Founders and speciall Bene- factors , & c . Lond . 1651. 4to . Pp . 17 ...
... Paris . 1648.folio . Williams , 1179 , 17. 10s . LANGBAINE , Gerard , D.D. The Foundation of the Universitie of Ox- ford ; with a Catalogue of the prin- cipall Founders and speciall Bene- factors , & c . Lond . 1651. 4to . Pp . 17 ...
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... Paris , was new Catalogue of English Plays ' LANGLEY , Batty . Ancient Ma- LANGPALE , Allan . Confutatio N.sonry . Lond . 1736. folio . 2 vols . Ridæi Determinationis de Eucha- 17. 16s . ristia . Paris . 1556. 4to . Pp . 365 , with a ...
... Paris , was new Catalogue of English Plays ' LANGLEY , Batty . Ancient Ma- LANGPALE , Allan . Confutatio N.sonry . Lond . 1736. folio . 2 vols . Ridæi Determinationis de Eucha- 17. 16s . ristia . Paris . 1556. 4to . Pp . 365 , with a ...
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... Paris , Hibbert , 4498 , 2s . Drury , 2274 , 3s . 6d . Paradoxes . Lond . 1670. The celebrated John Wilkes made me a present of this book assuring me , at the time , that it is one of the best accounts of the curious things of Italy ...
... Paris , Hibbert , 4498 , 2s . Drury , 2274 , 3s . 6d . Paradoxes . Lond . 1670. The celebrated John Wilkes made me a present of this book assuring me , at the time , that it is one of the best accounts of the curious things of Italy ...
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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...