Dictionary of Dates and Universal Reference, Relating to All Ages and Nations; Comprehending Every Remarkable Occurence, Ancient and Modern ... the Origin and Advance of Human Arts and Inventions, with Copious Details of England, Scotland, and Ireland; Th
Dictionary of Dates and Universal Reference, Relating to All Ages and Nations; Comprehending Every Remarkable Occurence, Ancient and Modern ... the Origin and Advance of Human Arts and Inventions, with Copious Details of England, Scotland, and Ireland; Th
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 Excerpt: ... in one day, being charged with great crimes, and possessing great riches; fifty-nine of them were burnt alive at Paris in October 1307. Those in England were all seized the same year. Their order was abolished by Philip the Fair of France, at the council of Vienne, in 1312 j and many thousands were subsequently ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 Excerpt: ... in one day, being charged with great crimes, and possessing great riches; fifty-nine of them were burnt alive at Paris in October 1307. Those in England were all seized the same year. Their order was abolished by Philip the Fair of France, at the council of Vienne, in 1312 j and many thousands were subsequently massacred, their wealth being given to the knights of Malta.--See Malta. KNIVES. First made in England in 1563. They were the earliest branch of cutlery, and were first manufactured by one Mathews, of Fleet-bridge, London, 5th Eliz., 1563.--Chamberlain's Present State of England, edit. 1683. See Forks. KONIAH, Battle Of, fought on the plains of Koniah, formerly Iconium, between the army of the sultan and that of the pacha of Egypt, in which, after a dreadful and sanguinary fight that continued all the day, the Turkish army was defeated, and the grand-vizier himself wounded and taken prisoner, Dec. 21, 1833. KONIGSTEIN TUN. This tun; one of the most capacious in the world, was built by Frederick Augustus, king of Poland, in 1725. It was made to hold 233,667 gallons of wine; and on the top, which was railed in, was accommodation for twenty persons to regale themselves. The famous tun of St, Bernard's holds eight hundred tuns.--See Heidelberg Tun. KORAN, Ok ALCORAN or MAHOMET, written about A.d. 610. Its general aim was, to unite the professors of Idolatry and the Jews and Christians in the worship of one God (whose unity was the chief point inculcated), under certain laws and ceremonies, exacting obedience to Mahomet as the prophet. It was written in the Koreish Arabic, and this language, which certainly possesses every fine quality, was said to be that of paradise. Mahomet asserted that the Koran was revealed to him, daring a period of twenty-three y...
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Add this copy of Dictionary of Dates, and Universal Reference, Relating to cart. $58.18, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1851 by Edward Moxon.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. With usual stamps and markings, With owner's name inside cover. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Fifth Edition. Octavo. Half leather binding. Marbled effect on covers and edges of pageblock. Raised bamds on the backstrip. Backstrip is torn. Front cover and backstrip are detached from the spine and the pageblock but are loosely attached tho the back cover. Binding is tight. Pages are clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1250grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Dictionary of Dates, and Universal Reference: Relating to cart. $128.42, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1851 by Edward Moxon.
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None. Very Good. A scarce early edition of this well established reference work. The fifth edition. With a bookbinder's label for Cash and Astle, Coleman Street, London, to the rear pastedown. 'The whole comprehending a body of information, classical, political, and domestic, from the earliest accounts to the present time'. There is a publisher's catalogue to the front. Direct from the Widdrington library at Newton Hall-the family's eighteenth-century country house near Alnwick, Northumberland-with the armorial bookplate of S.E. Widdrington and a pencil shelfmark to the front pastedown. Samuel Edward Widdrington, formerly Cook, (1787-1856), was an English writer. Having served as a Royal Navy Captain, he spent some years in Spain, and wrote several books about the country. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Geographical Society. He assumed the name Widdrington by royal license, and purchased the moiety in 1842. In 1854, he served as High Sheriff of Northumberland. He inherited the Newton Hall estate from his father, Joseph Cook. In a cloth binding with blindstamped decoration. Externally, some shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Bright, with occasional light foxing prominent to margins and first and last few pages. Some dusting to extreme outer margins. Several of the pages are unopened. Very Good.
Add this copy of Dictionary of Dates and Universal Reference, Relating to cart. $158.04, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1851 by Edward Moxon.
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None. Very Good Indeed. A handsomely bound copy of Haydn's well-established referential work. Fifth edition. A interesting reference work, collating a vast number of significant dates throughout history. 'The whole comprehending a body of information, classical, political, and domestic, from the earliest accounts to the present time'. Previous owners bookplate to front pastedown. In a full calf binding. Externally smart, though with rubbing to the extremities and a few marks to the boards. Front hinge slightly strained. Ink inscription to front free-endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages have some scattered light foxing. Very Good Indeed.
Add this copy of Dictionary of Dates and Universal Reference Relating to to cart. $688.51, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1845 by Edward Moxon.
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None. Very Good. An extensive history of many items, peoples and countries of the world, by Joseph Haydn. Third edition, to which is added a copius index of leading names. In a lovely leather binding. Haydn's reputation rests on the Dictionary of Dates. Posterity has upheld his own assessment of it as far more accurate, informative and well-organised than any of its rivals. It remains a important resource and is still consulted by historians. (ODNB) In a diced calf binding. Externally, sound, though with some rubbing. Internally, firmly bound. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Pages are bright and quite clean, though with the occasional patch of spotting. Very Good.