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The chace : A poem. By William Somervile, Esq

by Somervile, William
Published 1735

printed for G. Hawkins; and sold by T. Cooper at the Globe in Pater-Noster-Row

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Musleiman Adeti, or a description of the customs and manners of the Turks : with a sketch of their literature. By S. Baker. Dedicated to His Excellency, the Ambassador of the Subli...

by Baker, Samuel
Published 1796

printed for Milne, Clare Court; Jordan, Fleet Street; Mason, Piccadilly; De Boffe, Gerard Street, Soho; Boosey, Broad Street, Royal Exchange, and Remnant, High Holborn

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For the benefit of Mr. Christopher Smart : At the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, on Saturday the 3d of February, 1759, will be presented a tragedy, call'd Merope

Published 1759

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Mr. Hoyle's games of whist : quadrille, piquet, chess, and back-gammon. Complete. In which are contained, the method of playing and betting, at those games, upon equal or advantage...

by Hoyle, Edmond
Published 1760

printed for Thomas Osborne, in Gray's Inn, Stanley Crowder, at the Looking-Glass; and Richard Baldwin, at the Rose, in Pater-Noster-Row

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The malignant unmasked : or, the double-distilled jumbler: in a letter to Mr. James Bl**k, merchant, Exchequer-Row, Aberdeen. By Alexander Kilham, Minister of the Gospel

by Kilham, Alexander
Published 1794

printed by J. Chalmers & Co

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Some thoughts on the present state of the theatres : and the consequences of an act to destroy the liberty of the stage

by Fielding, Henry
Published 1735

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For the benefit of the tythe and tax club : On Friday February 28, 1794, will be performed, the comical tragedy of long faces, prepared by a herd of wolves in sheep's cloathing, un...

Published 1794

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Mr. Hoyle's games of whist : quadrille, piquet, chess, and back-gammon. Complete. In which are contained, the method of playing and betting, at those games, ... Including the laws...

by Hoyle, Edmond
Published 1763

printed for Thomas Osborne; Henry Woodfall, and Richard Baldwin

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Mr. Collier's dissuasive from the play-house : in a letter to a person of quality, occasion'd by the late calamity of the tempest

by Collier, Jeremy
Published 1704

printed and sold by Peter Lawrence, Bookseller, at the Two Angels and Bible on the Merchant's-Key near the Old-Bridge

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A letter to Mr. Garrick on the opening of the Theatre, with observations on the conduct of managers, to actors, authors, and audiences: and particularly to new-performers

Published 1758

printed for J. Coote, opposite Devereux-Court in the Strand

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The soldier's letter to the female volunteer: being an earnest request to hang up the hat, and pull off the breeches. With a Persuasive against False Appearances

by Wattle, Will
Published 1750

printed; and sold at the pamphlet shops of the Royal-Exchange, Temple Bar, and Charing Cross

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An essay on plays and masquerades : By the author of The occasional paper

by Author of The occasional paper
Published 1724

printed for Eman. Matthews at the Bible in Pater-Noster-Row

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A disswasive from gaming : By a minister of the Church of England

by Woodward, Josiah
Published 1726

printed and sold by Joseph Downing, in Bartholomew-Close, near West-Smithfield

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The evil and danger of stage-plays: shewing their natural tendency to destroy religion, and introduce a general corruption of manners; in almost two thousand instances, taken from...

by Bedford, Arthur
Published 1706

Printed and sold by W. Bonny, and the booksellers of Bristol

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Annals of horsemanship : containing accounts of accidental experiments, and experimental accidents, both successful and unsuccessful: communicated by various correspondents to Geof...

by Bunbury, Henry William
Published 1796

printed for Hooper and Wigstead, No. 212, High Holborn, Facing Bloomsbury Square

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The gray's-Inn journal : By Mr. Murphy

by Murphy, Arthur
Published 1756

printed by William Sleater, Bookseller, at Pope's Head on Cork-Hill

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Edwin's jests : humours, frolics and bonmots; containing all the good things, he has said and done in his whole life: being the richest and best mental feast, ever offered to the p...

Published 1794

printed by and for J. Roach, Russel Court, Opposite To The Pit-Door Of AtNew Drury Theatre Royal

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The compleat sportsman : In three parts. Part I. Containing the nature and various kinds of game, under their several Denominations, with the best Methods of taking the same, by Sh...

by Jacob, Giles
Published 1718

In the Savoy, printed by Eliz. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edward Sayer Esq;) for J. Tonson at Shakespear's-Head in the Strand, and W. Taylor at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row

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Progymnasmata. The inn-play : or, Cornish-hugg wrestler. Digested in a method which teacheth to break all holds, and throw most falls mathematically. ... By Sir Tho. Parkyns

by Parkyns, Thomas
Published 1714

printed and sold by Will. Ayscough, and Timothy Goodwin, over-against St. Dustan's [sic] Church in Fleet-street

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The usefulness of the stage to religion, and to government : shewing the advantage of the drama in all nations since its first institution. With an account of the rise and progress...

by Dennis, John
Published 1738

printed for T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster-Row; and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster

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