A handbill announcing Master Humphrey's Clock, "now wound up and going, preparatory to its striking, on Saturday, the 4th of April, 1840." Three paragraphs printed here--the first of which begins: "Master Humphrey earnestly hopes"--are attributed to Dickens.
"The prize dissertation ... by Carolus von Linnæus was written ... 1759." (1 l.,[39] p.) has special t.-p., eng., "The temple of Flora" has engraved title on recto of two leaves, the second beginning : Picturesque botanical plates, and dated 1799., Engraved general and special title-pages., and The first half-title reads : A British trophy in honour of Linnæus.
Publisher:
Printed for the publisher, by T. Bensley,
Subject (Name):
Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778. Disquisitio de quaetione sexum plantarum. English and Thornton, Robert John, 1768?-1837. Temple of flora
Subject (Topic):
Botany--Pictorial works, Flowers--Poetry, and Plants, Sex in
Advertisement on p. [24] at end., Includes index., Parts II and III, 'Herefordshire orchards,' and the appendix have separate titlepages; Part II titlepage is dated 1725., Signatures: A-T⁸ U⁴ X-Rr⁸ Ss⁴, Text is continuous despite pagination., The ornaments from p.332 onward are those used by Samuel Richardson (ESTC T009344)., and Titlepage in red and black.
Publisher:
Printed for W. Mears,
Subject (Name):
Beale, John, 1603-1683? Herefordshire orchards, a pattern for all England. 1726., Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732. Gentleman and gardener's kalendar. 1726., and Kirkall, Elisha, 1682?-1742, printmaker
Lahontan, Louis Armand de Lom d'Arce, baron de, 1666-1715?
Published / Created:
1703
Call Number:
Egb 683g
Image Count:
8
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Alternative Title:
Nouveaux voyages. English
Description:
"A short dictionary of the most universal language of the savages": v. 2, p. 287-302., Armorial bookplate: Thomas Foley of Great Witley Court in the county of Worcester Esqr., Bookseller's advertisements: vol. 2, p. [1] (3rd count)., Errata: v. 1, p. [24] (1st count)., Includes index at end of volume two., and Vol. 2 has title: New voyages to North-America. Giving a full account of the customs, commerce, religion, and strange opinions of the savages of that country. With political remarks upon the courts of Portugal and Denmark, and the present state of commerce of those countries ...
Publisher:
Printed for H. Bonwicke ..., T. Goodwin, M. Wotton, B. Tooke ..., and S. Manship ...,
Subject (Geographic):
Canada--Description and travel--Early works to 1800., Canada--History--To 1763 (New France), Denmark--Description and travel--Early works to 1800., and Portugal--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Name):
Foley, Thomas--Bookplate.
Subject (Topic):
Algonquian languages--Dictionaries--English., English language--Dictionaries--Algonquian., and Indians of North America--Canada--Early works to 1800.
Printed by Miles Flesher, for Richard Bently, at the Post-Office in Russell-street, and Jacob Tonson, at the Judge's-Head in Chancery-Lane near Fleet-Street,
Advertisement on [1] p. at end not noted in pagination. Bookplate of John Ruskin (type 2; cf Dearden). Inscribed: To John Ruskin, Esq., with the sincere regard of the Author. From the collection of F.J. Sharp. and Illustrations by Turner and Stothard.
Publisher:
Printed for T. Cadell, and E. Moxon,
Subject (Name):
Rogers, Samuel,--1763-1855--Presentation inscription to J. Ruskin., Ruskin, John,--1819-1900--Bookplate., Ruskin, John,--1819-1900--Presentation inscription from S. Rogers., Sharp, F. J.--Ownership., Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834., and Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851.