translated from the French of L. de Grandpré. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General DS412 .G73 1803 Book Item-ID: i10045004 BIB-ID: 1006303 Show moretranslated from the French of L. de Grandpré. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General DS412 .G73 1803 Book Item-ID: i10045004 BIB-ID: 1006303 Show less
Aurangzeb , 1618-1707, History, History, Description and travel, Court and courtiers, Social life and customs, DS461.7 .B47 1671
The history of the late revolution of the dominions of the Great Mogol -- Particular events, or, The most considerable passages after the war of... Show moreThe history of the late revolution of the dominions of the Great Mogol -- Particular events, or, The most considerable passages after the war of five years, or thereabout, in the empire of the Great Mogol -- A letter to the Lord Colbert, of the extent of Indostan, the circulation of gold and silver coming at length to be swallow'd up there as in an abyss, the riches, forces, justice and the principal cause of the decay of the states of Asia. by Monsr F. Bernier, physitian of the faculty of Montpelier ; English'd out of French. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces; woodcut initial letters. Title page followed by seven pages of "An extrait of a letter written to Mr. H.O. from Monsr de Monceaux the younger, giving a character of the book here Englished and its author", which is followed by six pages of contents and an errata page. With a final advertisement leaf. Pagination: [16], 258, [2], 176, 102, [2] p. Page 208 is wrongly printed as 082. Translation by Henry Oldenburg of author's Histoire de la dernière révolution des états du Grand Mogol, 1670. Volume two, entitled "Particular events, or, The most considerable passages after the war of five years, or thereabout, in the empire of the Great Mogol" has separate pagination and title page with following imprint: London : printed by S.G. for Moses Pitt at the white Hart in Little Britain, 1671. The third part entitled "A letter to the Lord Colbert, of the extent of Indostan, the circulation of gold and silver coming at length to be swallow'd up there as in an abyss, the riches, forces, justice and the principal cause of the decay of the states of Asia" has also separate pagination. Copy in FCO Historical collection is a variant copy without a Wing reference number. Imprint reads: London : printed and are to be sold by John Williams, book-seller in Plymouth, 1671. The map is signed: "Cross sculp:" Main Heritage Shelves General DS461.7 .B47 1671 Book Item-ID: i10203618 BIB-ID: 1021997 Text also available online from EEBO at: http://eebo.chadwyck.com/home. English translation of French original. Copy in Marsden Collection has armorial bookplate of William Marsden on front paste-down. UkLU-K Copy in FCO Historical Collection is from the historical library collection of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, transferred to King's on permanent loan in 2007. It has a ms. inscription on second free endpaper: "E Libris Thomae Hewett, Anno Domini 1719" and a ms. inscription in Indic script on the same page. There is another ms. inscription on title page in another hand: "L. Moody, Mrs Hill". UkLU-K Show less
Cuneiform writing, Weights and measures, Babylonian, PJ3223 .S86 1918
compiled by Samuel A. B. Mercer. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ3223 .S86 1918 Book Item-ID: i24892099 BIB-ID: 1006203 Show morecompiled by Samuel A. B. Mercer. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ3223 .S86 1918 Book Item-ID: i24892099 BIB-ID: 1006203 Show less
"Marchant, printer, Ingram-Court, Fenchurch Street."--Title page verso and colophon. "A great portion of the following pages has already appeared in... Show more"Marchant, printer, Ingram-Court, Fenchurch Street."--Title page verso and colophon. "A great portion of the following pages has already appeared in a series of papers in the "Sporting Magazine"--Preface. Main Heritage Shelves General SF279 .H68 1840 Book Item-ID: i23350878 BIB-ID: 2498777 Show less
Horses--Diseases--Treatment, Horses--Diseases--Treatment--Early works to 1800, Horses--Diseases--Treatment, Horses--Diseases--Treatment--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Cattle--Diseases--Treatment, Cattle--Diseases--Treatment--Early works to 1800, Cattle--Diseases--Treatment, Horses--Diseases--Treatment, SF955.M34 M37 1683
(from t. p., text supplied as needed from Poynter) The I. containing cures physical -- The II. all cures chirurgical, together with the nature, use... Show more(from t. p., text supplied as needed from Poynter) The I. containing cures physical -- The II. all cures chirurgical, together with the nature, use and quality of every simple mentioned through the whole work -- The countryman's care for his other cattle -- The compleat jockey. First English language veterinary manual to be considered standard work on the subject. Cf. Poynter. First issued under title: Markhams maister-peece, or, What doth a horse-man lacke (London : Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1610). Imprint supplied from Poynter. Signatures: A⁴ a⁴ B-3H⁴ 5A-5F⁴ 5G². Errors in pagination: 252-256 for 152-156 and 47 for 49 (at end). Main Heritage Shelves General SF955.M34 M37 1683 Book Item-ID: i23321969 BIB-ID: 2496823 Show less
by Richard Lawrence. "Birmingham, printed for Knott and Lloyd, and T.A. Pearson's office ..."--Colophon. Engraved plates of horses by Lawrence,... Show moreby Richard Lawrence. "Birmingham, printed for Knott and Lloyd, and T.A. Pearson's office ..."--Colophon. Engraved plates of horses by Lawrence, interleaved with descriptive text. List of subscribers, p. [xxi]-[xxv]. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General SF955 .L39 1801 Book Item-ID: i23349852 BIB-ID: 2498718 Show less
Maronites, Maronites--Syria--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, DS94 .G74 1736
from the German of Dr. Moritz Wagner. The dedication signed: J. G., i.e. John Green Pages 207-208 repeated in pagination. Main Heritage Shelves General ... Show morefrom the German of Dr. Moritz Wagner. The dedication signed: J. G., i.e. John Green Pages 207-208 repeated in pagination. Main Heritage Shelves General DS94 .G74 1736 Book Item-ID: i22756103 BIB-ID: 2425865 Show less
Added t.p., engr.; head and tail pieces. No more published. Main Heritage Shelves General DS257 .C43 1686 Book Item-ID: i10233921 BIB-ID: 1025028 Show moreAdded t.p., engr.; head and tail pieces. No more published. Main Heritage Shelves General DS257 .C43 1686 Book Item-ID: i10233921 BIB-ID: 1025028 Show less
by Jonas Hanway, merchant. Vol. III getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the invasion of the... Show moreby Jonas Hanway, merchant. Vol. III getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the invasion of the Afghans, and the reigns of Sultan Mir Maghmud and his successor Sultan Ashreff. To which is prefixed, a chronological abridgement of the Persian monarchy from its first foundation. Vol. I. Vol. IV getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the history of the celebrated usurper Nadir Kouli, from his birth in 1687, 'till his death in 1747. To which are added, some particulars of the unfortunate reign of his successor Adil Shah. Vol. II. Main Heritage Shelves General HF486.E6 H36 1753 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i20238757 BIB-ID: 1007065 Show less
by Jonas Hanway, merchant. Vol. III getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the invasion of the... Show moreby Jonas Hanway, merchant. Vol. III getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the invasion of the Afghans, and the reigns of Sultan Mir Maghmud and his successor Sultan Ashreff. To which is prefixed, a chronological abridgement of the Persian monarchy from its first foundation. Vol. I. Vol. IV getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the history of the celebrated usurper Nadir Kouli, from his birth in 1687, 'till his death in 1747. To which are added, some particulars of the unfortunate reign of his successor Adil Shah. Vol. II. Main Heritage Shelves General HF486.E6 H36 1753 Book vol. 3 Item-ID: i20238769 BIB-ID: 1007065 Show less
by Jonas Hanway, merchant. Vol. III getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the invasion of the... Show moreby Jonas Hanway, merchant. Vol. III getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the invasion of the Afghans, and the reigns of Sultan Mir Maghmud and his successor Sultan Ashreff. To which is prefixed, a chronological abridgement of the Persian monarchy from its first foundation. Vol. I. Vol. IV getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the history of the celebrated usurper Nadir Kouli, from his birth in 1687, 'till his death in 1747. To which are added, some particulars of the unfortunate reign of his successor Adil Shah. Vol. II. Main Heritage Shelves General HF486.E6 H36 1753 Book vol. 4 Item-ID: i20238770 BIB-ID: 1007065 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, History, Description and travel, DT305 .J13 1809, 916.4042 qJ13
by James Grey Jackson, Esq. "Illustrated with engravings." Errata: p. [1], at end. Spine title: Jackson's travels in Marocco. Includes bibliographical... Show moreby James Grey Jackson, Esq. "Illustrated with engravings." Errata: p. [1], at end. Spine title: Jackson's travels in Marocco. Includes bibliographical references. Show less
A limited number of copies of this treatise was printed August, 1803. Cf. Advertisement. Main Heritage Shelves General DA88 .P67 1805 Book Item-ID:... Show moreA limited number of copies of this treatise was printed August, 1803. Cf. Advertisement. Main Heritage Shelves General DA88 .P67 1805 Book Item-ID: i10073905 BIB-ID: 1009026 Show less
Persian literature--History and criticism, History, DS258 .W37 1807
by Edward Scott Waring. European-printed edition, following an error-ridden edition published at Bombay in 1804. Includes a chapter on Arabian... Show moreby Edward Scott Waring. European-printed edition, following an error-ridden edition published at Bombay in 1804. Includes a chapter on Arabian horses, an early account of Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab and Wahhabi Islam, and passages on hawk-hunting and pearl fishing in the Arabian Gulf “from the 56th to the 48th degree east longitude”, i. e., essentially the Gulf coast from Ras al-Khaimah to Qatar and Bahrain and on to Kuwait. Early attempt at an encompassing description of Persia, by the Bengal civil servant Edward W. H. Scott-Waring (1783–1821). “Very rare” (Allibone). Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .W37 1807 Book Item-ID: i10044413 BIB-ID: 1006244 Show less
Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic, Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic--Early works to 1800, Mythology, Egyptian, Mythology, Egyptian--Early works to 1800, Hieroglyphics, Hieroglyphics--Egypt--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, DT137.S55 C53 1753
by Robert (Clayton) Lord Bishop of Clogher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Main Heritage Shelves General DT137.S55 C53 1753 Book Item-ID... Show moreby Robert (Clayton) Lord Bishop of Clogher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Main Heritage Shelves General DT137.S55 C53 1753 Book Item-ID: i10040869 BIB-ID: 1005889 Show less
Cuneiform writing, Weights and measures, Babylonian, PJ3223 .S86 1918
compiled by Samuel A. B. Mercer. Main Heritage Compact General PJ3223 Book Item-ID: i10044000 BIB-ID: 1006203 Show morecompiled by Samuel A. B. Mercer. Main Heritage Compact General PJ3223 Book Item-ID: i10044000 BIB-ID: 1006203 Show less