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Typographical antiquities : or an historical account of the origin and progress of printing in Great Britain and Ireland: containing memoirs of our ancient printers, and a register...

by Ames, Joseph
Published 1785

printed for the editor, and sold by Mr. T. Payne and Son, Mr. Benjamin White, Mr. L. Davis, Mr. Dodsley, Mr. Robson, Mr. Nichol, Mess. Leigh and Soleby [sic], Mr. Collins, and the rest of the booksellers of Great Britain and Ireland

Subjects: “...Printers / Great Britain...”

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Observations on the effects which carriage wheels, with rims of different shapes, have on the roads : Respectfully submitted to the approbation of the board of agriculture, and to...

by Cumming, Alexander
Published 1799

Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. Russel-Court, Cleveland-Row, St. James's

Subjects: “...Carriages and carts / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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Report from the select committee appointed by the House of Commons, assembled at Westminster in the fifth session of the thirteenth Parliament of Great Britain, to enquire into the...

Published 1773

Printed for T. Evans, at No. 54, in Pater-Noster Row, and W. Davis, the corner of Sackville Street, Piccadilly

Subjects: “...Clocks and watches / Great Britain...”

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An appendix : or, Further Reasons In Support of the plan or proposals For the Easy and Effectual Amendment of the Roads. By way of answer to several objections. By the same author

by Gentleman
Published 1753

printed for C. Davis, opposite Gray's-Inn-Gate, Holborn; M. Cooper, in Pater-Noster-Row; and J. Barnes, opposite the Hay-Market, Charing-Cross

Subjects: “...Carriages and carts / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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An Act for licensing and regulating hackney-coaches and chairs : and for charging certain new duties on stampt vellom, parchment, and paper, and on cards and dice, and on the expor...

Published 1711

printed by the assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, deceas'd; printers to the Queens most excellent Majesty

Subjects: “...Parchment / Taxation / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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An Act for laying certain duties upon hides and skins, tanned, tawed, or dressed, and upon vellom and parchment, for the term of thirty two years, for prosecuting the war, and othe...

Published 1711

printed by the assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, deceas'd; printers to the Queens most excellent Majesty

Subjects: “...Parchment / Taxation / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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An address to the public : By J. Walter, shewing the great improvement he has made in the art of printing, by logographic arrangements; stating also the various difficulties and op...

by Walter, John
Published 1789

Printed at the Logographic Press, printing-House-square, Black Friars, and sold by J. Walter, No. 169, Facing Bond-street, Piccadilly

Subjects: “...Printing / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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Peterborough-House press. To the public, particulary the admirers of fine printing

by Stuart, Duncan
Published 1789

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Subjects: “...Printing / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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A Printed letter to the Mayor and Corporation of Cambridge, having yesterday been circulated, with the following introduction prefixed to it; the printers of the Cambridge Chronicl...

Published 1769

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Subjects: “...Printers / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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Three registers of a pocket chronometer, and the observations : From which they were collected by Count De Bruhl, with an account from Vice-Admiral Campbell, of the first of Mr. Mu...

by Brühl, Hans Moritz
Published 1785

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Subjects: “...Chronometers / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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A concise history of printing : Containing an account of its origin and progress; and also the æra of its introduction into England. Together with the improvements that have been m...

by Luckombe, Philip
Published 1774

Printed in the year

Subjects: “...Printing / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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A description of the rolling carts : as built by James Sharp, of Leadenhall-Street, London

by Sharp, James
Published 1780

Subjects: “...Carriages and carts / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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An address to the pubilc on the polygraphic art. Invented by Mr. Joseph Booth, portrait-painter

by Booth, Joseph
Published 1788

Printed at the Logographic Press, by J. Walter, printing-house-square, blackfriars

Subjects: “...Color printing / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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Take notice, that by a clause in an act of the present session, it is provided, that every private licensed sedan chair shall have a gilt brass plate of the size and form as above...

Published 1785

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Subjects: “...Sedan chairs / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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An abstract of the following acts of Parliament, passed this session : Essentially necessary to be known by every person; but more expecially those concerned in trade and commerce;...

Published 1783

Printed by Pearson and Rollason

Subjects: “...Wagons / Taxation / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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Typographical antiquities: being an historical account of printing in England : With some memoirs of our antient printers, and a register of the books printed by them, from the yea...

by Ames, Joseph
Published 1749

Printed by W. Faden, and sold by J. Robinson, in Ludgate-Street

Subjects: “...Printing / Great Britain / History / Early works to 1800...”

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An Act for allowing carts to be drawn with four horses

Published 1743

printed by Thomas Baskett and Robert Baskett

Subjects: “...Carriages and carts / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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An Act for preventing the carriage of excessive loads of meal, malt, bricks, and coals, within ten miles of the cities of London and Westminster

Published 1720

printed by John Baskett, and by the assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, deceas'd

Subjects: “...Carriages and carts / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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A scheme for the improvement of the broad wheels. By R. Whitworth, Esq

by Whitworth, Robert
Published 1767

Printed for R. Baldwin, at No. 47, in Pater-noster-Row

Subjects: “...Carriage and wagon making / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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A Plan and description of a drill plough : Which sows all kinds of grain or seeds, and any quantiy, at any distance or depth, from three feet to ten inches, upon ridges or flat lan...

Published 1786

Printed for T. Hookham, New Bond Street

Subjects: “...Drills (Planting machinery) / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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