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... appears in one of the ornaments in the other , it may be questioned whether the whole volume was not really printed by him , and whether Finlason did more than attach his name to certain copies . It may be added that the catchword No ...
... appears in one of the ornaments in the other , it may be questioned whether the whole volume was not really printed by him , and whether Finlason did more than attach his name to certain copies . It may be added that the catchword No ...
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... appears by a MS . note pre- fixed . " The Fables of Esop , in English . With all his life and fortune , & c . Whereunto are added the Fables of Avian , & c . London , Printed by F. B. for Andrew Hebb , & c . 1647. 8 ° , M in eights . Br ...
... appears by a MS . note pre- fixed . " The Fables of Esop , in English . With all his life and fortune , & c . Whereunto are added the Fables of Avian , & c . London , Printed by F. B. for Andrew Hebb , & c . 1647. 8 ° , M in eights . Br ...
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... appears to be at Osterley Park . From the entry of the book at Stationers ' Hall ( see Herbert's Ames , p . 900 ) we learn that the translator was Thomas Paynell , a well - known literary man as early as 1533. The book was licensed in ...
... appears to be at Osterley Park . From the entry of the book at Stationers ' Hall ( see Herbert's Ames , p . 900 ) we learn that the translator was Thomas Paynell , a well - known literary man as early as 1533. The book was licensed in ...
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... appears to have been translated from the French . The running title is : Strange Newes from Constantinople . " ANACREON . Anacreon Done into English out of the Original Greek [ by Abraham Cowley and others . ] Oxford , Printed by L ...
... appears to have been translated from the French . The running title is : Strange Newes from Constantinople . " ANACREON . Anacreon Done into English out of the Original Greek [ by Abraham Cowley and others . ] Oxford , Printed by L ...
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... appears from this Address that the first part had passed through three editions between 1630 and 1633 . A Banquet of Jests , Or Change of Cheare & c . The fifth Impression , with many Additions . London , Printed for Richard Royston ...
... appears from this Address that the first part had passed through three editions between 1630 and 1633 . A Banquet of Jests , Or Change of Cheare & c . The fifth Impression , with many Additions . London , Printed for Richard Royston ...
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Page 96 - The First part of the Contention betwixt the two famous Houses of Yorke and Lancaster, with the death of the good Duke Humphrey: And the banishment and death of the Duke of...
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