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Newbery, Elizabeth Practical measuring made easy to the meanest capacity by a new set of tables: Which show at sight, the solid or superficial content (and consequently the value) of any piece of quantity of squared or round timber, be it standing or felled, also of stone, board, glass, &c. made use of in the erecting or repairing of any building, &c, contrived to answer all the occasions of gentlemen and artificers, far beyond any thing yet extant: the contents being given in feet, inches, and twelfth parts of an inch. With a preface, shewing the excellence of this new method of measuring, and demonstrating, that whoever ventures to rely upon those obsolete tables and directions published by Isaac Keay, is liable to be deceived (in common cases) 10s. in the pound. By E. Hoppus, surveyor to the corporation of the London assurance. The twelfth edition. Greatly improved by the following additions, I. New tables shewing at sight the value of any piece or quantity of timber, stone, &c. at any price per foot cube. II. Mr. Hoppus's table of solid measure applied to the freighting of ships. III. Some very curious observations concerning the measuring of timber by several dimensions, communicated by one of His Majesty's purveyors.
Newbery, Elizabeth The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man. Taken from his own mouth, in his passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the ship Hector. By a passenger in the ship. Embellished with cuts.
Newbery, Elizabeth Christmas Amusement; or, The Happy Association of Mirth and Ingenuity: Being an elegant collection of original riddles, charades, &c. Culled from The Vase of Fancy, at Conundrum Castle. By Peregrine Puzzlebrains.
Newbery, Elizabeth A Natural History of Fishes, and of Reptiles, Insects, Waters, Earths, Fossils, Minerals, and Vegetables, Compiled from the best authorities, and illustrated by a great variety of copper plates, comprising near one hundred figures,
Newbery, Elizabeth Cursory observations on the poems attributed to Thomas Rowley, a priest of the fifteenth century: with some remarks on the commentaries on those poems, by the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Milles, Dean of Exeter, and Jacob Bryant, Esq., and a salutary proposal addressed to the friends of those gentlemen. The second edition, revised and augmented.
Newbery, Elizabeth A new biographical dictionary: containing a brief account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons and remarkable characters in every age and nation. By Stephen Jones.
Newbery, Elizabeth The Lives of the British Admirals. Displaying, in the most striking colours, the conduct and heroism of the naval commanders of Great Britain & Ireland.
Newbery, Elizabeth The Juvenile Olio; or Mental Medley: Consisting of Original Essays, Moral and Literary; Tales, Fables, Reflections, &c. Intended to correct the judgement, to improve the taste, to please the fancy, and to humanize the mind. Written by a father, chiefly for the use of his children.
Newbery, Elizabeth Coriolanus. A tragedy. Written by William Shakspeare. Marked with the variations in the manager’s book, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.
Newbery, Elizabeth Poems, Moral, Elegant and Pathetic: viz. Essay on Man, by Pope; the Monk of La Trappe, by Jerningham; the Grave, by Blair; an Elegy in a country Churchyard, by Gray; the Hermit of Warkworth, by Percy; and Original Sonnets, by Helen Maria Williams.
Newbery, Elizabeth Sketches from Nature, Intended for the use of young persons.
Newbery, Elizabeth The first book for children. Being an attempt to make the art of reading English both easy and pleasant; by adapting the matter and manner of expression to the capacities of young chldren. ...
Newbery, Elizabeth The Hermit of the Forest, and the Wandering Infants. A rural fragment. Embellished with cuts.
Newbery, Elizabeth The Swallow: A Fiction. Interspersed with poetry. By E. A. Kendal.
Newbery, Elizabeth The British tourists; or Traveller’s pocket companion, through England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Comprehending the most celebrated tours in the British islands. By William Mavor, LL.D.
Newbery, Elizabeth The Adventurer.
Newbery, Elizabeth A New History of England, by Question and Answer, Extracted from the Most Celebrated English Historians, particularly M. Rapin de Thoyras, For the Instruction and Entertainment of our Youth of Both Sexes. By the author of the Roman History by Question and Answer. The Twenty-First Edition corrected, and brought down to the present time. Adorned with Thirty-two Copper-Plates, representing the most remarkable Occurrences, and the Heads of all the Kings and Queens.
Newbery, Elizabeth Measure for measure. A comedy written by William Shakspeare. Marked with the variations in the manager's book, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.
Newbery, Elizabeth The History of Tommy Playlove and Jacky Lovebook. Wherein is shewn the superiority of virtue over vice, however dignified by birth or fortune. Written by a friend. Adorned with cuts.
Newbery, Elizabeth The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams. Abridged from the works of H. Fielding, Esq.
Newbery, Elizabeth A companion for the festivals and fasts of the Church of England: with collects and prayers for each solemnity. By Robert Nelson, Esq.
Newbery, Elizabeth The Looking-Glass for the Mind; or, Intellectual Mirror. Being an Elegant Collection of the Most Delightful Little Stories and Interesting Tales, Chiefly Translated from that Much Admired Work, L'Ami des Enfans. With Seventy-Four Cuts, Designed and Engraved on Wood by I. Bewick.
Newbery, Elizabeth Geography for Children: or, A Short and Easy Method of Teaching and Learning Geography. Designed principally for the use of schools. Whereby Even children may in a short time know the use of the terrestrial globe and geographical maps, and all the considerable countries in the world; their situation, boundaries, extent, divisions, islands, rivers, lakes, chief cities, government and religion. Divided into lessons, in the form of question and answer: Translated from the French of Abbot Lenglet du Fresnoy, and now greatly augmented and improved throughout the whole. The eighteenth edition. To which is prefixed, a method of learning geography without a master, for the use of such grown persons have neglected this useful study in their Youth. And a table of the latitude and longitude of the most remarkable places mentioned in this work.
Newbery, Elizabeth The New Robinson Crusoe, designed for the Amusement and Instruction of the Youth of Both Sexes. Translated from the original German. Embellished with cuts.
Newbery, Elizabeth Edward Barnard; or, merit exalted; containing the history of the Edgerton family. By M. S. Pilkington.

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