Anonymous

A Complete History of England, by Question and Answer, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Beginning of the Year 1788. Extracted from the Most Celebrated English Historians, Particularly Rapin, Tindal, Hume, and Smollet; and Calculated for the Instruction and Entertainment of the Youth of Both Sexes

London, S. Crowder, 1788. Leather. A scarce history of England comprising of a series of thoughtful questions and answers that span the history of the country, illustrated throughout. The fourth edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and ten plates.ESTC citation number N469179.Adverts to leaf A6. Collated, with eleven plates. Twelve plates are called for but we have yet to see a copy that matches this. A unique history of England, told through a series of questions and answers, spanning from the invasion of Julius Caesar up to the year 1788. This format is a useful technique for education, forming a series of basic questions which lead onto deeper historical questions. The substance of this text is extracted from the works of celebrated historians, including Rapin, Tindal, Hume, and Smollett. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with rubbing to the leather, and a little lighter rubbing to the paper, with a small amount of loss to the front board. Minor bumping to the extremities. Light surface cracks to the spine. Hinges are starting but firm. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some scattered spots. Frontispiece is a little closely trimmed to the margin, not affecting the illustration. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 848P33

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: A Complete History of England, By Question and Answer, From the Invasion of complete history of england england history complete history of england hume smollett Not Stated

Bailey, John

The English Association Pamphlet No. 65. A Question of Taste

London, The English Association, 1926. 1st Edition. Paperback. A good reading copy. Pale grey paper covers, soiled a little browned and worn at edges, sewn binding. 1" tear/loss to back cover tail and slight damage to fore edge. 19pp. Immediate despatch from the UK. 8vo. G-.

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Book number: 90024933

Catalogue: 23/10/08

Keywords: LITERARY CRITICISM

BARON, DENNIS

The English-Only Question: An Official Language for Americans?

New Haven, CT, U.S.A, Yale University Press. 1991, First Edition, First Printing. (ISBN: 9780300048520). hardcover. Used, Hardcover in very good clean condition with lightly softened head of spine. Name of previous owner (linguistics professor) penned on fornt pastedown; contents otherwise in very good condition as well with sound binding, clean pages and clear text throughout. Dust jacket is clean and sound with some tiny scrapes on edges and sun faded spine. T. Good/Good.

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Book number: 271587

Catalogue: Language & Communication

Keywords: 9780300048520

W. E. Baxter; Henry George; Arnold Toynbee; F. J. Bruce; Havelock Fisher, et al.

Our Land Laws of the Past; the Land Question: What It Is, and How Only It Can Be Settled. An Appeal to Nations; Shewing the Evils of Private Property in Land and the Need for the Nationalisation of the Land; "Progress and Poverty" a Criticism of Mr. Henry George, Being Two Lectures Delivered in St. Andrew&Apos;S Hall, Newman Street, London; Mr Henry George&Apos;S Unproved Assumption or the Pauperism of Capital Being a Politico-Economical Sonata in Four Movements; the English Land Question; the British Land Question; Nationalisation of Land: A Review of Mr. Henry George&Apos;S "Progress & Poverty. " ; the Blasphemy Laws: Should They Be Abolished?; John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. &Apos;the Mob&Apos;, &Apos;the Scum&Apos;, and &Apos;the Dregs&Apos;; the Constitutional Crisis in Norway; the Shadow of the Sword; Remarks on the Report of the Committee of the House of Lords on Improvement of Land (1873); the Western Farmer of America; State Socialism and the Nationalisation of the Land; Will Socialism Benefit the English People? Ver

London , Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.; William Reeves; Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.; Simpkin, Marshall & Co, et al. 1880-84. Leather. An interesting sammelband of eighteen pamphlets regarding politics, socialism and land ownership, bound in smart half morocco. A sammelband of eighteen pamphlets from various academics and writers, regarding politics, socialism, and the British and Irish land questions. Notable writers featuring in this collection include the American political economist and journalist, Henry George, whose writing sparked several reform movements of the Progressive Era, the British historian and philosopher, Arnold J. Toynbee, and the English political activist and athiest, Charles Bradlaugh. Bound in full morocco with gilt detail to the spine. This sammelband comprises of: 'Our Land Laws of the Past', by W. E. Baxter. First edition. 'The Land Question: What it is, and how only it can be Settled. An Appeal to Nations; Shewing the Evils of Private Property in Land and the Need for the Nationalisation of the Land' by Henry George. Third edition. "Progress and Poverty" A Criticism of Mr. Henry George, Being Two Lectures Delivered in St. Andrews Hall, Newman Street, London, by Arnold Toynbee. Early edition. 'Mr Henry George's Unproved Assumption of The Pauperism of Capital', by F. J. Bruce. First edition. 'The English Land Question', by Havelock Fisher. The Fifth Thousand edition. With four pages of advertisements. 'The British Land Question', by James Caird. Second Edition. With the half title page included. 'Nationalisation of Land: A Review of Mr. Henry George's "Progress & Poverty", by Lord Bramwell. Second Edition. 'The Blasphemy Laws: Should They be Abolished?' by W. A. Hunter. An early edition. 'John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough', by Charles Bradlaugh. Third and enlarged edition, twenty-fifth thousand. With publisher's advertisements to the final page. 'The Constitutional Crisis in Norway', from 'The Standard' of 4th October, 1883. Early edition. 'The Shadow of the Sword', by G. W. Foote. Early edition. 'Remarks on the Report of the Committee of the House of Lords on Improvement of Land (1873),' by William Fowler. First Edition. With an ink inscription to the reverse of the title page reading 'Presented by the executive to the Darlington Branch of the National Secular Society&apos. 'The Western Farmer of America', by Augustus Mongredien. First Edition. 'State Socialism and the Nationalisation of the Land', by Henry Fawcett. Ninth Thousand Issue. 'Will Socialism Benefit the English People? Verbatim Report of a Debate Between H.M. Hyndman and Charles Bradlaugh&apos. Early edition. 'Some Objections to Socialism', by Charles Bradlaugh. 'England's Balance Sheet', by Charles Bradlaugh. First Edition. With a bookplate for 'County of Hereford and Worcester', to the front paste-down. In full morocco binding. Externally, very smart with some rubbing to the extremities. Some light marks to the boards. Light offsetting to the edges of the paste-downs and free endpapers. Bookplate to the front paste down. Rear hinge starting but firm. A few odd spots to the rear of the free endpapers. Internally, binding slightly strained but still very firm. Pages age-toned but text is bright and clear. A few scattered spots towards the front and rear, with just the odd spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 838G19

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: socialism sociology economics politics sociology nationalisation None

[Egmont, John Perceval, Earl of. 1711 - 1770]. 

The QUESTION Of The PRECEDENCY Of The PEERS Of IRELAND In ENGLAND, Fairly Stated.; In a Letter to an English Lord, by a Nobleman of the other Kingdom

London: Printed for J. Morgan, in Pater - noster Row, and C. G. Seyffert, in Pall - Mall, 1761. 1st Edition. Binding copy, lacks boards. viii, 108 pp. 8vo. Binding remnants along spine. Ex-lib, with circular stamp to t.p. Dust soiling to outer leaves. Period 4 line ink annotation to title leaf verso. Very Good.

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Book number: 48784

Catalogue: Potpourri

ELLIS, J

An Abridgment of Murray's English Grammar, in the Way of Question and Answer with Explanatory Notes; Accompanied by an Appendix Containing a Variety of Exercises in Parsing and Syntax

London: H. Johnson, 1838. [First Edition]. Leather cover. (More images available on request). 140mm x 90mm (6" x 4"). 144pp.. Cover worn. Some page edge darkening. Details of a previous owner on fep. Contents firm .

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Book number: e7106

Catalogue: Education

Keywords: Education 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian Languages

[GREAT BRITAIN - ARABIC].

Civil service commission pamphlet containing the question papers of the preliminary and interpretership tests in Arabic used at an examination held in June 1936 of the officers of the Royal Air Force. Crown copyright reserved.London, printed and published at Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1936. Folio. Printed in English and Arabic. Original publisher's printed paper wrappers, in later blue paper wrappers.

10 pp.British government publication of an interpretership examination for Arabic translation. It provides the examination questions that officers in the Royal Air Force had to answer correctly to pass as an interpreter of Arabic. The work contains several questions that include translating Arabic texts printed in Arabic type.Library stamp on foot of front cover, title-page and pp. 8 and 9: "Liverpool Public Libraries". In good condition.l Consolidated List of Government Publications, 1936, p.147; not in WorldCat.

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Book number: ABC_46032

Keywords: [6369B77AC038] LITERATURE & LINGUISTICS|[6369B77AC038] LITERATURE & LINGUISTICS -> [C60CF2EA3C85] Literature & Linguistics|[G8L0P27N9XV3] MIDDLE EAST & ISLAMIC WORLD|[G8L0P27N9XV3] MIDDLE EAST & ISLAMIC WORLD -> [J5ICQ5VEHAD1] Arabic Printing & Calligraph

[GREAT BRITAIN - ARABIC].

Civil service commission pamphlet containing the question papers of the preliminary and interpretership tests in Arabic used at an examination held in June 1938 of officers of the Army and Air Force. Crown copyright reserved.London, printed and published at Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1938. Folio. Printed in English and Arabic. Original publisher's printed paper wrappers, in later blue paper wrappers.

10 pp.British government publication of an interpretership examination for Arabic translation. It provides the examination questions that officers in the Army and Air Force had to answer correctly to pass as an interpreter of Arabic. The work contains several questions that include translating Arabic texts printed in Arabic type.Library stamp on foot of front cover, title-page and pp. 8 and 9: "Liverpool Public Libraries". In good condition.l Consolidated List of Government Publications, 1936, p.147; WorldCat (1 copy: British Library).

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Book number: ABC_46033

Keywords: [94684889A2BD] BOOK HISTORY, EDUCATION, LEARNING & PRINTING|[94684889A2BD] BOOK HISTORY, EDUCATION, LEARNING & PRINTING -> [J5ICED84YBRC] Greek & Non-Western Types|[6369B77AC038] LITERATURE & LINGUISTICS|[6369B77AC038] LITERATURE & LINGUISTICS -> [C60CF2E

GROTIUS (Hugo):

The Truth of the Christian Religion. In Six Books. Corrected and Illustrated with Notes, By Mr. Le Clerc. To which is added, A Seventh Book, Concerning this Question, What Christian Church we ought to join ourselves to? By the said Mr. le Clerc. The Fifth Edition, with Additions: Particularly one whole Book of Mr. Le Clerc's, against Indifference of what Religion a Man is of. Done into English by John Clarke, D. D., Dean of Sarum.

London: Printed for John and Paul Knapton..., 1754. 8vo, pp. [xxiv], 350 [351 - 352 adverts], contemporary panelled reversed calf, red leather label; some slight wear to binding, but generally a very good copy. John Clarke (1682 - 1757), the younger brother of Samuel Clarke, first published this work in 1711, and it was undoubtedly the most popular exposition of Grotius' book in the 18th century. Le Clerc had published his edition of Grotius in 1709.

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Book number: 3158

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Religion ESTC Prose

GROTIUS (Hugo):

The Truth of the Christian Religion. In Six Books. Corrected and Illustrated with Notes, By Mr. Le Clerc. To which is added, A Seventh Book, Concerning this Question, What Christian Church we ought to join ourselves to? By the said Mr. le Clerc. The Sixth Edition, with Additions: Particularly one whole Book of Mr. Le Clerc's, against Indifference of what Religion a Man is of. Done into English by John Clarke, D. D., Dean of Sarum.

London: Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes..., 1761. 8vo, 206 x 120 mms., pp. [xxxii], 350 [351 - 352 adverts], contemporary calf, red leather label; some scratching and very slight wear to binding, but generally a very good copy, with the armorial bookplate of John Henyer on the front paste-down end-paper. John Clarke (1682 - 1757), the younger brother of Samuel Clarke, first published this work in 1711, and it was undoubtedly the most popular exposition of Grotius' book in the 18th century. Le Clerc had published his edition of Grotius in 1709. Hugo Grotius, or Huigh de Groot (1583 - 1645), was a Dutch jurist, Arminian theologian, and missions apologist. In 1618 Grotius was sent to prison for his Arminian theological sympathies, by order of the Calvinist Prince Maurice of Nassau, but he escaped and settled in Paris. This is his most famous book, intended as a handbook for the use of Dutch sailors traveling to the Far East, is De Veritate Religionis Christianae (1627). Grotius gives "evidence" of the truth of the Christian religion and refutes paganism, Judaism, and Islam. He concludes his defense of Christianity with an admonition for all Christians to live simple, devout lives in peace and harmony. During his lifetime De Veritate was translated into English, French, and German; after his death 144 editions and translations were published, including an Arabic edition in 1660 and an Urdu edition in 1839. Richard Baxter recommended the Arab translation to the East India Company

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Book number: 8380

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Religion ESTC Prose

[LOCKMAN (John):

A New History of England, by Question and Answer. Extracted from the Most Celebrated English Historians, Particularly M. de Rapin Thoyras. The Third Edition, Corrected, and very much Improv'd by the Author.

London: Printed for Tho. Astley..., 1736. 12mo (in 6s), pp. [viii], 231 [232 - 236 adverts, D3 signed D6, contemporary calf (worn); no free end-papers, front cover detached, rear joint cracked, later autograph "Alex Mitchell" on top margin of title-page. A poor copy. Lockman (1698 - 1771) published this also in a French and English version, viz. A New History of England, in English and French by Question and Answer. Extracted from the most Celebrated English Historians (1729; this seems to be the first edition). Also this present copy of the English only version is styled "The Third Edition" and was published in 1736, there is also a "Fourth Edition" published in 1732. Both versions of the work were popular throughout the 18th century. ESTC T155111 locates copies in BL and Bodleian; Library Company of Philadelphia and Chicago. A "Third Edition" of the French and English version was published by P. Vaillant in the same year.

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Book number: 6681

Catalogue: History

Keywords: history education prose

[LOCKMAN (John)]:

A New History of England, by Question and Answer. Extracted from the Most Celebrated English Historians, Particularly M. Rapin Thoyras. The Third Edition, Corrected, and very much Improv'd by the Author.

London: Printed for Tho. Astley..., 1736. 12mo (in 6s), 162 x 96 mms., pp. viii, 231 [232 - 236 adverts], contemporary calf (worn); all leaves before title-page missing, front paste-down end-paper defective, no free rear end-paper, front cover holding by one cord, rear joint cracked, top and base of spine chipped; with the later autograph "Alex Mitchell" on the top margin of the title-page, John Lockman (1698–1771) was a prolific author and translator. He published a number of works in this popular "question and answer" form, and this work was still being reprinted as late as 1811. The Gentleman's Magazine said of Lockman that he translated "with general accuracy, more books for half a century together than any man of his time." He was also an accomplished musician and composer, with oratorios and musical dramas to his credit. This is a reprinting, reimposed, of the English text of a bilingual edition printed by William Bowyer for Vaillant and Astley (T89730); his records show 3000 copies of this printing divided equally between the two booksellers. Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 2191. ESTC T155111 locates copies in BL, Bodleian; Library Company of Philadelphia, University of Chicago.

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Book number: 7387

Catalogue: Education

Keywords: Education schoolbook prose

John Lockman

A New History of England in English and French by Question and Answer Extracted from the Most Celebrated English Historians Particularly M de Rapin Thoyras

London, N Prevost and Comp and B Motte, 1729. Leather. A scarce eighteenth century history work. A history of England, in a question and answer format. Written in both English and French this work discusses the Roman history, the Saxons all the way to Queen Anne. The author uses and cites the works of other historians for the answers to the questions posed. The most used source for this work is the writings of French historian Paul de Rapin. There is no author attributed, although author is known as John Lockman. John Lockman was an English autodidact scholar. He learnt to speak French by frequenting Slaughter's Coffee House. He worked on the General Dictionary, Historical and Critical including a life of Samuel Butler and translated many French works. In a full calf binding. Externally, slightly rubbed to the extremities and spine. Small loss to the head and tail of spine and joints. Front hinge is slightly strained but firm. Prior owner's bookplate to recto of front endpaper James Campbell. Bookplate loosely inserted of Richard Prime. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned with scattered spots throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: LTH12-C-20

Catalogue: European History

Keywords: Roman History Saxons Rapin John Lockman Saxons Dictionary Butler None

MACHIN, G.I.T.

The Catholic Question in English Politics: 1820 to 1830.

Oxford University Press, 1964. Hardcover. Ex-library, pencilling and several pennings. 227pp.

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Book number: 62163

Keywords: english england 19th nineteenth century history religion religious catholic catholicism politics political political science

MACHIN, G.I.T.

The Catholic Question in English Politics: 1820 to 1830.

Oxford University Press, 1964. Hardcover. Some wear to dj, o/wise condition vg. 227pp.

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Book number: 62436

Keywords: english england 19th nineteenth century history religion religious catholic catholicism politics political political science