Early English Books (1490-1800)
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| Author | Title | Year | Call No. | Place | Publisher | Fo | Vols | pp | notes | repair? | interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenyns, Soame | The Works ... Including several pieces never before published. To which are prefixed, Short Sketches of the History of the Author’s Family, and also of His Life; by Charles Nalson Cole, Esq. | 1791 | (sc)AC7/J445/v.1 | Dublin | P. Wogan et al. | octavo | 2 | 2v | No | ||
| Aikin, John | Letters from a father to his son on various topics, relative to literature and the conduct of life. | 1796 | (sc)AC7/A4/1796/v.1 | London | J. Johnson | octavo | 2 | 3rd edition. | No | ||
| Aikin, John | Letters from a father to his son on various topics, relative to literature and the conduct of life. | 1803 | (sc)AC7/A4/1796/v.2 | London | J. Johnson | octavo | 2 | 2nd edition. | No | ||
| Warburton, William | Tracts by Warburton and a Warburtonian; not admitted into the collections of their respective works. | 1789 | (sc)AC4/W3 | London | Dilly, Charles | octavo | 1 | [6] [i] ii [iii-iv] [1] 2-281p. recorded as 281p. | leaf added before signature B with dedication in Latin on recto and “Contents.” on verso. Warburtonian identified in pencil on title page as Richard Hurd. Pencil notation on inside front cover “Edited by Samuel Parr, L.L.D.”. | No | |
| The Beauties of the Anti-Jacobin; or, Weekly Examiner; containing every article of permanent utility in that valuable and highly esteemed paper, literary and political; the whole of the excellent Poetry; together with explanatory notes, biographical anecdotes, and a prefatory advertisement, by the editor. | 1799 | (sc)AC4/A5 | London | Printed by J. Plymsell at the Anti-Jacobin Press | duodecimo | 1 | [i-iii] iv-xii [1] 2-311p. | Reprint of selections from “The Anti-Jacobin; or, Weekly Examiner.” originally published 1797-98. | No | ||
| Jenyns, Soame | The Works ... Including several pieces never before published. To which are prefixed, Short Sketches of the History of the Author’s Family, and also of His Life; by Charles Nalson Cole, Esq. | 1790 | (sc)AC7/J445/v.2 | Dublin | P. Wogan et al. | octavo | 2 | 2v | No | ||
| Smith, Adam | Essays on Philosophical Subjects. ... To which is prefixed, An Account of the Life and Writings of the Author; by Dugald Stewart, F.R.S.E. | 1795 | (sc)AC7/S58/1795 | Dublin | Wogan, Byrne et al. | octavo | 1 | [i-ix] x-cxxiii [1-3] 4-332p. recorded as cxxiii, 332p. | advertisement on A3 recto and A3 verso. Edited by Joseph Black and James Hutton. | No | |
| Fenning, D. et al. | The Young Man’s Book of Knowledge: being a proper supplement to the Young Man’s Companion. ...with the addition of the chronological part. ... Geographical, Geometrical and Astronomical parts by Mr. Moon, Musical part by Dr. Arnold, and the other parts revised and corrected by ... Rev. J. Malham. | 1794 | (sc)AE4 /F4/1794 | London | S. Crowder and B. C. Collins | duodecimo | 1 | [i-ii] iii-xv [2] 2-432p. recorded as xv, 432p. | 5th edition. advertisement on A4 verso and A5 recto; frontispiece facing title page; plates facing pages 78, 364, 413, 421,432 | No | |
| Cobbett, William | The Rush-Light ... by Peter Porcupine | 1800 |
(sc)AP2/A2R8/v.1/ No. 1-5 |
London | Cobbett, William | octavo | 1 | [6] 1-258 [4] p. recorded as 258p. | advertisement on 2L3 recro and 2L3 verso | No | |
| Jenyns, Soame | Disquisitions on several subjects. | 1782 | (sc)AC7/J45/1782 | London | J. Dodsley | duodecimo | 1 | [i-iii] iv [1] 2-182p. recorded as iv, 182p. | 2nd edition. | No | |
| Brissot de Warville, Jacques-Pierre | J. P. Brissot, Deputy of Eure and Loire, to his Constituents ... translated from the French. With a preface and occasional notes by the translator. | 1794 | (sc)AC911/P3 | Dublin | Burnet, Wogan et al. | octavo | 1 | [i] ii-xx [1] 2-67p. recorded as xx, 67p. | New edition. Bound with six other titles. | No | |
| D’Ivernois, Francis | A Cursory View of the Assignats, and remaing resources of French Finance. ... translated from the original French. | 1795 | (sc)AC911/P3 | Dublin | Printed by P. Byrne | octavo | 1 | [i-iii] iv-v [vi] [1] 2-80p. recorded as v, 80p. | Bound with six other titles. | No | |
| Young, Arthur | Constitution Safe without Reform: containing some remarks on a book entitled The Commonwealth In Danger by John Cartwright | 1795 | (sc)AC911/P3 | London | Printed and sold by J. Rackham | octavo | 1 | [3] ii [1] 4-70p. recorded as ii, 70p. | Bound with six other titles. | No | |
| Young, Arthur | An Idea of the Present State of France, and of the consequences of events passing in that kingdom. | 1795 | (sc)AC911/P3 | London | W. Richardson | octavo | 1 | [4] [1] 2-53p. recorded as 53p. | 2nd edition with additions. advertisement on E4 recto. Bound with six other titles. | No | |
| Observations on the Letters of Lord Fitzw-----m to Lord Carlisle, (reprinted from The Dublin Journal) with the Proceedings of the Dublin Catholics, on the 23rd of December, 1794: the Addresses of the catholics of Dublin and Westmeath: his Lordships Answers; and the Oath of a Privy-Couns---R annexed. | 1795 | (sc)AC911/P3 | Dublin | Printed by Thomas Burnside | octavo | 1 | [1-3] 4-53 [54-55] 56p. | 2nd edition. Bound with six other titles. | No | ||
| Fitzwilliam, William Wentworth, Earl of | A Letter from a Venerated Nobleman who recently retired from this country, to the Earl of Carlisle: explaining the causes of that event. | 1795 | (sc)AC911/P3 | Dublin | n.p. | octavo | 1 | [1-3] 4-24p. | Bound with six other titles. | No | |
| The Northampton Mercury - vol. XXXIX numb. XLIII | 1759 | (sc)AN4/H4 | Northampton | Dicey, Cluer | newspaper | 169-172p. | No | ||||
| Perry, William | The Royal Standard English Dictionary: ... | 1788 | (sc)PE1620/P43/1788 | Worcester, Mass. | Isaiah Thomas | duodecimo | deficient-missing title page and pp. 593-596. | No | |||
| Donne, John | The Poetical Works ... with the life of the author. | 1799-1800 | (sc)PR2245/A2/1799 | London | C. Cawthorn | duodecimo | 3 vols. in 1 | iii-168, i-168,iii-192 (consecutive numbering, switches from roman to arabic) | part of series “The Poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill” (Bell’s Edition). There may be a frontispiece missing in vol. 1 and 3. | No | inscribed “Thomas Case--” on inside front cover |
| Shakespeare, William | Romeo and Juliet. a Tragedy. ... With alterations, and an additional scene: by D. Garrick, Esq; As it is performed at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent Garden ... | 1768 |
(sc)PR1241/P6/1764/ v.1 |
Dublin | Elizabeth Watts | duodecimo | 62 p. | Bound with 6 other plays. | No | ||
| Addison, Joseph | Cato. A Tragedy. | 1763 | (sc)PR3304/C3/1763 | London | J. & R. Tonson | duodecimo | 71, [1] p. | Frontispiece. | No | Red and black printing on title page. | |
| Evans, William | A New English-Welsh Dictionary: containing all the words necessary for reading an English Author; wherein Not only the Corresponding British is given to the English, and the various Signififications properly ranged; but also Every English Word is accented to prevent a bad Pronunciation, The part of Speech added to which each Word respectively belongs, And proper Authorities subjoined where necessary. | 1771 | (sc)PB2191/E7 | Carmarthen | John Ross and Richard Rhydero | octavo | vii, [329] p. | Dictionary not paginated. | No | ||
| Addison, Joseph. | The Evidences of the Christian Religion: with Additional Discourses ... collected from the Writings of the Rt. Hon. Joseph Addison, Esq. | 1761 | (sc)PR3304/E9/1761 | Dublin | G. & A. Ewing | duodecimo | xxii, [2], 286 p. | 5th edition, enlarged. | No | Inscribed “[J?G?] Wynne” on title page. Meadland Bindery Conservation Treatment March 1996 | |
| Addison, Joseph | Cato. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by Her Majesty’s Servants. | 1713 | (sc)PR3304/C3/1713 | London | J. Tonson | quarto | [6], 62 p. | 3rd leaf large portion missing, with loss of text (Dramatis Personae & Prologue). Copy deficient, epilogue missing. | No | inscribed “Palmer, Robt H” on flyleaf. | |
| Steele, Richard. | The Tatler; or, Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq. | 1774 | (sc)PR1365/T2/1774 | London | C. Bathurst, J. Buckland, W. Strahan, et al. | duodecimo | 4 | v.1: [4], 300, [12]; v.2: [4], 336, [14]/; v.3: [6], 318, [16]; v.4: [10], 320, [12] p. | Frontispiece v.1-4 | No | inscribed “L.A. Genge” |