Titles by George Robinson and John Roberts in MLA format
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Fisher Slack, Ann.
The Pleasing Instructor: Or, Entertaining Moralist. Consisting Of Select Essays, Relations, Visions and Allegories, Collected From The most Eminent English Authors. To which are prefixed, New Thoughts on Education. Designed for the Use of Schools, as well as the Closet; with a view to form the rising Minds of the Youth of both Sexes to Virtue, and destroy in the Bud, those Vices and Frailties, which Mankind, and Youth in particular, are addicted to. The Fifth Edition, Enlarged and Improved.
London:
George Robinson and John Roberts,
Lacy Hawes and Co.,
Thomas Slack [Union Street],
1766.
Peckham, Ann.
The Complete English Cook; or, Prudent housewife. Being an entire new collection of the most general, yet least expensive receipts in every branch of cookery and good housewifery. With directions for roasting, boiling, stewing, ragoos, soups, sauces, fricaseys, pies, tarts, puddings, cheese-cakes, custards, jellies, potting, candying, collaring, pickling, preserving, made-wines, &c. Together with Directions for placing Dishes on Tables of Entertainment: and many other things equally necessary. The whole made easy to the meanest Capacity, and far more useful to young Beginners than ny Book of the Kind extant. By Ann Peckham, of Leeds, Who is well known to have been for Forty Years past one of the most noted Cooks in the County of York.
Leeds:
1767.
Marishall, Jean.
The history of Alicia Montague. By the Author of Clarinda Cathcart. In Two Volumes.
London:
1767.
Fisher Slack, Ann.
A practical new grammar, with exercises of bad English: or, an easy guide to speaking and writing the English language properly and correctly. Containing, I. Orthography; or True Spelling, which treats of the Sounds and Uses of the several Letters in all Positions; of the Division of Words into Syllables, and the Use of Points. II. Prosody; Or the Art of Pronouncing Syllables in Words truly, with Tables of Words properly accented. III. Etymology; or the Kinds of Words, which explains the several Parts of Speech; their Derivations and different Endings; Change and Likeness to one another. IV. Syntax; or Construction, which teaches how to connect Words aright in a Sentence, or Sentences together. To which is added, a Curious and Useful appendix. The tenth edition, enlarged and much improved. By A. Fisher.
London:
George Robinson and John Roberts,
1767.
Macaulay, Catharine.
Loose remarks on certain positions to be found in Mr. Hobbes' Philosophical rudiments of government and society. A democratical form of government, in a letter to Signior Paoli.
London:
Thomas Davies [Russell Street],
Edward and Charles Dilly,
Thomas Cadell [London],
George Robinson and John Roberts,
1767.
Macaulay, Catharine.
The History of England from the accession of James I. to the elevation of the House of Hanover. Vol. IV. By Catharine Macaulay.
London:
1768.
Fisher Slack, Ann.
A practical new grammar, with exercises of bad English: or, an easy guide to speaking and writing the English language properly and correctly. containing, I. Orthography; or true spelling, which treats of the sounds and uses of the several letters in all positions; of th divisions of words into syllables, and the use of points. II Prosody; or the art of pronouncing syllables in words truly, with tables of words properly accented. III. Etymology; or the kinds of words, which explains the several parts of speech; their derivations and different endings: change and likeness to one another. IV. Syntax; or construction, which teaches how to connect words aright in a sentence, or sentences together, to which is added, a curious and useful appendix. The eleventh edition, enlarged and much improved. by A. Fisher.
London:
George Robinson and John Roberts,
Thomas Slack [Union Street],
1768.
Fisher Slack, Ann.
The Pleasing Instructor: Or, Entertaining Moralist. Consisting Of Select Essays, Relations, Visions and Allegories, Collected From The most Eminent English Authors. To which are prefixed, New Thoughts on Education. Designed for the Use of Schools, as well as the Closet; with a view to form the rising Minds of the Youth of both Sexes to Virtue, and destroy in the Bud, those Vices and Frailties, which Mankind, and Youth in particular, are addicted to. The Sixth Edition, Enlarged and Improved.
London:
George Robinson and John Roberts,
Thomas Slack [Union Street],
1768.
Bonhote, Elizabeth.
Hortensia: or, The Distressed Wife. A Novel. By a Lady.
London:
George Robinson and John Roberts,
1769.
Glasse, Hannah.
The art of cookery, made plain and easy; which far exceeds any thing of the kind yet published. Containing, I. How to Roast and Boil to Perfection every Thing necessary to be sent up to Table. II. Of Made-Dishes. III. How expensive a French Cook's Sauce is. IV. To make a Number of pretty little Dishes for a Supper or Side-Dish, and little Corner-Dishes for a great Table. V. To dress Fish. VI. Of Soops aud Broths. Vii. Of Puddings. Viii. Of Pies. IX. For a Lent Dinner; a Number of good Dishes, which you may make use of at any other time. X. Directions to prepare proper Food for the Sick. XI. For Captains of Ships; how to make all useful Things for a Voyage; and setting out a Table on board a Ship. XII. Of Hogs Puddings, Sausages, &c. XIII. To pot and make Hams, &c. XIV. Of Pickling. XV. Of making Cakes, &c. XVI. Of Cheese-Cakes, Creams, Jellies, Whipt. Syllabubs, &c. XVII. Of made Wines, Brewing, French Bread, Muffins, &c. XVIII. Jarring Cherries and Preserves, &c. XIX. To make Anchovies, Vermicella, Catchup, Vinegar, and to keep Artichokes, French Beans, &c. XX. Of Distilling. XXI. How to market; the Seasons of the Year for Butchers Meat, Poultry, Fish, Herbs, Roots, and Fruit. XXII. A certain Cure for the Bite of a Mad Dog. By Dr. Mead. XXIII. A Receipt to keep clear from Buggs. To which are added, by way of appendix, one hundred and fifty new and Useful receipts, And a Copious Index. By a lady. A new edition.
London:
Stanley Crowder,
Thomas Cadell [London],
Samuel Bladon [Paper Mill, Paternoster Row],
John Wilkie,
William Nicoll,
Thomas Becket [Strand],
Thomas Davies [Russell Street],
Robert Baldwin I,
John Almon [Piccadilly],
Henry Gardner,
William Johnston [Ludgate Street],
G. Pearch,
James Robson,
William Owen,
George Robinson and John Roberts,
Thomas Caslon,
William Strahan,
Thomas Longman II,
Benjamin White,
Robert Hawes,
John Hinton [Newgate Street],
W. Cornish,
Richard Dymott,
B. Domville,
William and John Richardson,
Lockyer Davis [High Holborn],
John and Francis Rivington,
John Knox [London],
1770.
Fisher Slack, Ann.
The Pleasing Instructor: Or, Entertaining Moralist. Consisting Of Select Essays, Relations, Visions and Allegories, Collected From The most Eminent English Authors. To which are prefixed, New Thoughts on Education. A New Edition.
London:
George Robinson and John Roberts,
Thomas Slack [Union Street],
1770.
Peckham, Ann.
The complete English cook; or, prudent housewife. Being, An entire New Collection of the most general, yet least expensive receipts in every Branch of Cookery and Good Housewifery. With directions for Roasting, Boiling, Stewing, Ragoos, Soups, Sauces, Fricaseys, Pies, Tarts, Puddings, Cheese-Cakes, Custards, Jellies, Potting, Candying, Collaring, Pickling, Preserving, Made-Wines, &c. Together with Directions for placing Dishes on Tables of Entertainment: And many other Things equally necessary. The whole made easy to the meanest Capacity, and far more useful to young Beginners than any Book of the Kind extant. By Ann Peckham, of Leeds, Who is well known to have been for Forty Years past one of the most noted Cooks in the County of York. The Second Edition.
Leeds:
1771.
Gunning, Susannah.
Barford Abbey, a novel: in a series of letters. The second edition. In two volumes.
London:
George Robinson and John Roberts,
Thomas Cadell [London],
1771.
Fisher Slack, Ann.
An accurate new spelling dictionary and complete English expositor : containing a much larger collection of words than any book of the kind and price extant, the adverbs in ly only excepted. And shewing how the same are to be written correctly, and pronounced properly; with the various meanings and significations of each word. To which is annexed an entire new dictionary of all the heathen gods and goddesses: and also of the most illustrious heroes treated by Homer, Virgil, Ovid, and other antient poets: with a summary account of their origin, descent, exploits, &c. To the whole is prefixed, a compendious, valuable grammar of the English language.
London:
1772.