Eighteenth Century Books Gallery

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Annals of the French Revolution, AF Bertrand de Moleville, London, 1800

A Sketch of the Battle of Waterloo, General Muffling, Brussels, 1836

A Sketch of the Battle of Waterloo, General Muffling, Brussels, 1836

A Sketch of the Battle of Waterloo, General Muffling, Brussels, 1836

of A Sketch of the Battle of Waterloo, General Muffling, Brussels, 1836

Biographiana by the Compiler of Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons, [William Seward], 1799

Chapter on John Hough, Bishop of Worcester, in Biographiana by the Compiler of Anecdotes, [William Seward], 1799

Britannica Curiosa: Or, a Description of the Most Remarkable Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain in 6 volumes, London, 1776

An Ilay [Islay] Cottage depicted in Britannica Curiosa, London, 1776

A View of Iona from Britannica Curiosa, London, 1776

A view of Mother Shipton’s Cave and Petrifying Well, Knaresborough, from Britannica Curiosa, London, 1776

A view of the Paps of Jura from Britannica Curiosa, London, 1776

A view of St Stephen’s, Walbrook, from Britannica Curiosa, London, 1776

A view of Stone Henge from Britannica Curiosa, London, 1776

A view of Warwick Castle from Britannica Curiosa, London, 1776

Conservation work on the books

The History of the Saracens by Simon Ockley, Cambridge, 1757

The History of the Saracens by Simon Ockley, Cambridge, 1757

The History of the Saracens by Simon Ockley, Cambridge, 1757

Map of Mecca from The History of the Saracens by Simon Ockley, Cambridge, 1757

Map of India & Ceylon, Indian Antiquities by Thomas Maurice, London, 1794

Indian Antiquities by Thomas Maurice, London, 1794

, Indian Antiquities by Thomas Maurice, London, 1794

Indian Antiquities by Thomas Maurice, London, 1794

Dictionary of the English Language, Samuel Johnson, London, 1824

Dictionary of the English Language, Samuel Johnson, London, 1824

London Kalendar or Court & City Register, London, 1799

London Kalendar or Court & City Register, London, 1799

London Kalendar or Court & City Register, London, 1799

London Kalendar or Court & City Register, London, 1799

Memoirs of the court of France during the reign of Lewis XIV, by M. Anquetil, Edinburgh, 1791

Detail, Oxberrys Dramatic Biography, London, 1825-1827

William Macready in Oxberrys Dramatic Biography, London, 1825-1827

Junius Brutus Booth in Oxberrys Dramatic Biography, London, 1825-1827

Mr Liston, in Oxberrys Dramatic Biography, London, 1825-1827

Mrs Dora Jordan in Oxberrys Dramatic Biography, London, 1825-1827

Mrs Maria Davison in Oxberrys Dramatic Biography, London, 1825-1827

Mrs Mountain in Oxberrys Dramatic Biography, London, 1825-1827

Conclusion of Book XII, Paradise Lost, Poems upon Several Occasions, John Milton, London, 1695

Poems upon Several Occasions [including Paradise Lost], John Milton, London, 1695

Book III of Paradise Lost, Poems upon Several Occasions, John Milton, London, 1695

Book IX of Paradise Lost, Poems upon Several Occasions, John Milton, London, 1695

North-east prospect of Hereford, An Historical Account of the City of Hereford, John Price, Hereford, 1796

An Historical Account of the City of Hereford, John Price, Hereford, 1796

An Historical Account of the City of Hereford, John Price, Hereford, 1796

Detail, An Historical Account of the City of Hereford, John Price, Hereford, 1796

Hereford Infirmary, An Historical Account of the City of Hereford, John Price, Hereford, 1796

Remarks on the Life & Writing of Dr Jonathan Swift, by John, Earl of Orrery, 3rd edn, London, 1752

Samson Agonistes, a Dramatick Poem, John Milton, London, 1688

The history of France from the establishment of that monarchy under Pharamond, to the death of Lewis XIII, by M. Chalons, London, 1752

The History of France from the establishment of that monarchy under Pharamond, to the death of Lewis XIII, by M. Chalons, London, 1752

Antique sculpture, The History of Hindostan, Thomas Maurice [1795–98]

The History of Hindostan, Thomas Maurice [1795–98]

The History of Hindostan, Thomas Maurice [1795–98]

The Sham Squire and the informers of 1798, by William J Fitzpatrick, Dublin, 1866

The Sham Squire and the informers of 1798, by William J Fitzpatrick, Dublin, 1866

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