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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 advantageous terms, including the laws of the several games ; to which are now added, two new cases at whist ; Also, the new laws of the game of whist, as played at White's and Saunders' Chocolate Houses.

Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769.

London : Printed for J. Brambles, A. Meggitt, and J. Waters : by H. Mozley, Gainsborough, 1807.

PML 88132

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An introduction to music : in which the elementary parts of the science, and the principles of thorough bass and modulation, as illustrated by the musical games and apparatus, are fully and familiarly explained, with copious examples : together with a description of the apparatus, compleat directions for playing the several games, with introductory and additional games, illustrating the different cliffs : on a plan entirely new / by Anne Gunn, (late Young).

Gunn, Anne, active 1800-1803.

Edinburgh : Printed by C. Stewart and Co., sold by Muir, Wood, and Co. Leith Street, Edinburgh, and by Preston, no. 97 Strand, London, where the musical game tables are sold, 1803.

PML 85113.2

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A breviate of the life of William Laud, Arch-bishop of Canterbury : extracted (for the most part) verbatim, out of his owne diary, and other writings, under his owne hand. Collected and published at the speciall instance of sundry honourable persons, as a necessary prologue to the history of his tryall, for which the criminall part of his life, is specially reserved / by William Prynne ...

Prynne, William, 1600-1669.

London : Printed by F.L. for Michaell Sparke, sen., 1644.

PML 17087.1

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Youth's entertaining and instructive calendar for the Jubilee Year 1750 : containing an explanation of all the feasts and fasts appointed to be observ'd in the liturgy of the Church of England, and all other remarkable days mention'd in the common almanacks : likewise a great variety of little polite stories, tales, fables, rules of life, and other lessons of morality for every day through-out the year.

London : Printed for W. Owen, [1749?]

PML 85539

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A voyage to the Pacific ocean : undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere : performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in his Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery; in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 : in three volumes / vol. I. and II. written by Captain James Cook ... vol. III. by Captain James King ...

Cook, James, 1728-1779.

London : Printed for G. Nicol ... and T. Cadell ... , 1784.

PML 59388-91

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The epitaph-writer; consisting of upwards of six hundred original epitaphs, moral, admonitory, humorous, and satirical ... Part I. Contains general epitaphs of two and four lines each ... Part II. Epitaphs on various characters and relations in life ... Part III. Humorous and satirical epitaphs, designed as satires on vice and folly. To which is prefixed, an essay on epitaph-writing. By John Bowden ...

Bowden, John, 1751-1817.

Chester [Eng.] Printed by J. Fletcher, 1791.

PML 9577

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A relation of the death of David Rizzi, chief favorite to Mary Stuart Queen of Scotland; who was killed in the apartment of the said Queen on the 9th of March 1565. Written by the Lord Ruthen, one of the principal persons concerned in that action. Published from an original manuscript. Together with an account of David Rizzi, faithfully translated from Geo. Buchanan's History of Scotland.

Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven, Lord, d. 1566.

London, Printed for A. Baldwin in Warwick-lane, 1699.

PML 3320

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Mother Goose's melodies : the only pure edition : containing all that have ever come to light of her memorable writings, together with those which have been discovered among the mss. of Herculaneum : likewise every one recently found in the same stone box which hold the golden plates of the Book of Mormon / the whole compared, revised, and sanctioned by one of the annotators of the Goose family.

Boston : Printed and published by Munroe and Francis ... and C.S. Francis, New-York, [1835, c1833]

PML 81272

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The letter in Spanish of Christopher Columbus written on his return from his first voyage : and addressed to Luis de Sant Angel, 15 Feb.-14 March, 1493, announcing the discovery of the New World : reproduced in facsimile from a unique copy in the possession of Mr. Brayton Ives of New York, with introductory & critical remarks, accompanied by a revised Spanish version and a literal translation into English.

Columbus, Christopher.

London : Ellis & Elvey, 1889.

PML 7885

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The music in The judgment of Paris : consisting of all the songs, duettos and trio, with the overture, in score : as perform'd ... at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane : to which ... are added the celebrated ode, in honour of Great-Britain, call'd Rule Britannia, and Sawney & Jenney, a favourite dialogue, in ye Scotch stile / the whole compos'd by Thomas Augustine Arne ; opera sesta.

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Judgment of Paris

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London : H. Waylett, [1741?]

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