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... present volume is truly a worthy sequel ( to the ' SURNAMES , ' ) in the same curious and antiquarian line , blending with remarkable facts and intelligence , such a fund of amusing anecdotes and illustrations , that the reader is ...
... present volume is truly a worthy sequel ( to the ' SURNAMES , ' ) in the same curious and antiquarian line , blending with remarkable facts and intelligence , such a fund of amusing anecdotes and illustrations , that the reader is ...
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... present Parliament and their Armies in their Civil and Martial Affairs , from the 3rd of November , 1640 , 4to . curious plates on the letter - press , half calf , rare , 15s London , Tho . Jenner , 1652 34 A PAPER : -of Tobacco ...
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... present age , also Letters between an Attorney and a dead Parson , 8vo . neat , 3s 6d 1702 132 BRUCE'S ( P. H. ) Memoirs , with his Travels in the East , and several very interesting private Anecdotes of Peter the Great , 4to . FINE ...
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... Present , 8vo . neat , 28 6d 1709 227 COMPLEAT and Humorous Account of the Clubs and Societies in London and Westminster , from the Royal Society down to the Lumber- Troop , ( by Ned Ward ) 12mo . half calf , 58 6d 1756 228 CONCHOLOGY ...
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Page 238 - Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs, and Ancient Customs, from the Reign of Edward I. 2 vols, 8vo, containing upwards of 1,000 pages, closely printed In double columns, cloth, a new and cheaper edition.
Page 119 - Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race, derived from a Comparison of the Languages of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. 8vo, cloth. 6s (original price 12s 6d) Printed at the suggestion of Dr. Prichard, to whose works it will be found a useful supplement. JONES' (Morris Charles) Valle Crucis Abbey, its Origin and Fountion Charter.
Page 238 - GUIDE TO THE ANGLO-SAXON TONGUE : on the Basis of Professor Rask's Grammar ; to which are added, Reading Lessons, in Verse and Prose, with Notes, for the use of Learners. By EJ Vernon, BA, Oxon. 12mo, cloth, 5s.
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Page 119 - John Noakes and Mary Styles, a Poem, exhibiting some of the most striking lingual localisms peculiar to Essex, with a Glossary, by CHARLES CLARK, Esq. of Great Totham Hall, Essex, post 8vo. cloth, 2s " The poem possesses considerable humour."— Tait's Mag.
Page 205 - English language), forming a complete key for the reader of our old Poets, Dramatists, Theologians, and other authors, whose works abound with allusions, of which explanations are not to be found in ordinary Dictionaries and books of reference. Most of the principal Archaisms are illustrated by examples selected from early inedited MSS. and rare books, and by far the greater portion will be found to be original authorities.
Page 3 - The Fourth Edition, enlarged, with 38 Designs by WB SCOTT, Director of the School of Design, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 12mo.
Page 157 - Book of Costume ; or, Annals of Fashion from the earliest period to the present time.
Page 119 - A work which has met with great abuse among the reviewers, but those who are fond of philological pursuits will read it now it is to be had at so very moderate a price, and it really contains a good deal of gossiping matter. The author's attempt is to explain every thing from the Dutch, which he believes was the same language as the Anglo-Saxon.
Page 120 - Essay on the Origin and Formation of the Romance Languages : containing an Examination of M. Raynouard's Theory on the Relation of the Italian, Spanish, Provencal, and French to the Latin.