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  • A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland. Containing A Full Account of their Situation, Extent, Soils, Product, Harbours, Bays, Anchoring-Places, and Fisheries. The Antient and Modern Government, Religion and Customs of The Inhabitants; particularly of their Druids, Heathen Temples, Monasteries, Churches, Chappels, Antiquities, Monuments, Forts, Caves and other Curiosities of Art and Nature: Of their Admirable and Expeditious Way of Curing most Diseases by Simples of their own Product. A Particular Account of the Second Sight, or Faculty of foreseeing things to come, by way of a Vision, so common among them. A Brief Hintg of Methods to improve Trade in that Country, both by Sea and Land. With a New Map of the Whole, describing the Harbours, Anchoring-Places, and dangerous Rocks, for the benefit of Sailors. To which is added, A Brief Description of the Isles of Orkney and Schetland. The Second Edition, very much Corrected.

    A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland....

    • Martin, Martin
    • London: Printed for A. Ball, 1716
    £550 Find Out More
  • The History of the Intrigues and Gallantries of Christina, Queen of Sweden. And Of her Court, whilst she was at Rome. Faithfully Render'd into English, from the French Original.

    The History of the Intrigues and Gallantries of...

    • [Hollingworth, Philip (trans.)]
    • London: At The Cayme Press, 1927
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  • Proceedings of A General Court Martial Held at the Horse-Guards, On the 24th and 27th of March 1792, for the Trial of Capt. Richard Powell, Lieut. Christopher Seton, and Lieut. John Hall, of the 54th Regiment of Foot; On several Charges preferred against them respectively by William Cobbett, Late Serjeant-Major of the said Regiment; Together with Several Curious Letters Which passed between the said William Cobbett and Sir Charles Gould,Judge-Advocate General; And Various Other Documents connected therewith, in the Order of their Dates.

    Proceedings of A General Court Martial Held at...

    • (Cobbett, William)
    • London: Printed and Published by J. Gold, 1809
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  • De Puerorum Educatione et de Audiendis Poetis Isocrates Operationes Tres Hesiodi Opera et Theognidis Sententiae Graece in Usum Scholarum Recensvit, Praefationem et Vitas Auctorum Praemisit M. Christoph. Kretzschmar, Cruciani Dresd. ConR.

    De Puerorum Educatione et de Audiendis Poetis Isocrates...

    • Plutarch
    • Dresdae et Lipsiae [Dresden and Leipzig]: Apud Fridericum Hekel, 1750
    £95 Find Out More
  • A Complete Collection of Scottish Proverbs Explained and Made Intelligible to the English Reader.

    A Complete Collection of Scottish Proverbs Explained and...

    • Kelly, James
    • London: Printed for Rodwell & Martin, 1818
    £75 Find Out More
  • An Epitome of Mr. Gunton's History of Peterborough Cathedral. The tenth edition. Containing a Fuller and More Precise Account, Than Has Hitherto Been Given, of the Centuries, in which the Several Parts of this Edifice Were Begun Upon and Completed.

    An Epitome of Mr. Gunton’s History of Peterborough...

    • Gunton, Simon
    • Peterborough: Printed and Sold by C. Jacob, 1806
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  • Quae Supersunt ex Historiae Romanae voluminibus duobus. Ex editione Petri Burmanni fideliter expressa.

    Quae Supersunt ex Historiae Romanae voluminibus duobus. Ex...

    • Velleius Paterculus
    • Glasguae [Glasgow]: Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1752
    £95 Find Out More
  • Bellum Peloponnesiacum. Ex editione Wassii et Dukeri.

    Bellum Peloponnesiacum. Ex editione Wassii et Dukeri.

    • Thucydides
    • Glasguae [Glasgow]: In aedibus Academicis, excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1759
    £1,200 Find Out More
  • The Secret and True History of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the year 1678. To which is added, an account of the Murder of Archbishop Sharp, by James Russell, an actor therein. Edited from the MSS. by Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe.

    The Secret and True History of the Church...

    • Kirkton, Rev. James
    • Edinburgh: Printed by James Ballantyne and Co., 1817
    £80 Find Out More
  • An Historical Development of the Present Political Constitution of the Germanic Empire.... translated from the German... by Josiah Dornford.

    An Historical Development of the Present Political Constitution...

    • Pütter, Johann Stephen
    • London: Printed for T. Payne and Son [et al], 1790
    £250 Find Out More

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