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Newbery, Elizabeth The beauties of the poets: being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. Compiled by the late Rev. Thos. Janes, of Bristol.
Newbery, Elizabeth The Puzzling Cap: A Choice Collection of Riddles, in familiar verse; with a curious cut to each.
Newbery, Elizabeth Every man his own gardener. Being a new, and much more complete gardener's kalendar than any one hitherto published. Containing, Not only an Account of what Work is necessary to be done in the Kitchen and Fruit Garden, Pleasure Ground, Flower Garden, and Shrubbery; Nursery, Green-House, and Hot-House, for every Month in the Year, but also ample Directions for performing the said Work, according to the newest and most approved Methods now in Practice among the best Gardeners. With complete practical Directions for forcing all Kinds of choice Plants, Flowers, and Fruits, to early Perfection, in Hot-Beds, Hot-Houses, Hot-Walls, Forcing-Frames, Forcing-Houses, Vineries, &c. Also particular Directions relative to Soil and Situation, adapted to the different Sorts of Plants and Trees, &c. And to the whole is added, complete and useful Lists of Kitchen Garden Plants, Fruit-Trees, Forest Trees, Flowering Shrubs, Evergreens, Annual, Biennial, and Perennial Fibrous-Rooted Flowers, Bulrous and Tuberous-Rooted Flowers, Green-House, and Hot-House Plants, Proper for Cultivation in the English Gardens and Plantations. By Thomas Mawe, (gardener to His Grace the Duke of Leeds) John Abercrombie, (gardener, Tottenham Court) and other gardeners. The ninth edition, corrected, greatly enlarged, and wholly new-improved.
Newbery, Elizabeth The Prettiest Book for Children; Being the History of the Enchanted Castle; Situated in one of the fortunate isles, and governed by the giant instruction. Written for the entertainment of little masters and misses. By Don Stephano Bunyano. Under-secretary to the aforesaid giant.
Newbery, Elizabeth The history of young Edwin and little Jessy: together with an account of the pleasant walk which William and Winifred took with Margery, who lives at the foot of Parnassus. Written by the aforesaid Margery, For the Purpose of making every Little Girl and Boy Good and Happy.
Newbery, Elizabeth The ladder to learning, step the first: being a collection of select fables, consisting of words of only one syllable, intended as an easy introduction to the useful art of reading.
Newbery, Elizabeth Little Robin Red Breast; A Collection of Pretty Songs, for Children, Entirely New.
Newbery, Elizabeth The history of a pin, as related by itself. Interspersed with a variety of anecdotes, Pointing out to the Youth of both Sexes, the Superiority of a generous Mind over one that is narrow and uncultivated. By the author of the brothers, a tale for children, &c.
Newbery, Elizabeth Hoyle's games improved; being practical treatises on whist, quadrille, piquet, chess, back-gammon, draughts, cricket, Tennis, Quinze, Hazard, Lansquenet, Billiards, and Goff or Golf: In which are contained, the method of betting at those games upon equal or advantageous Terms; including the laws of each, as settled and agreed to, at Brookes's, White's, D'Aubigny's, the Scavoir Vivre, Miles's, Payne's, and other Fashionable Houses &c. Revised and corrected by Charles Jones, Esq. A new edition enlarged.
Newbery, Elizabeth The History of Sandford and Merton. Abridged from the Original. Embellished with Elegant Plates. The Second Edition.
Newbery, Elizabeth Riley's emblems, natural, historical, fabulous, moral, and divine ; for the improvement and pastime of youth : serving to display the beauties and morals of the ancient fabulists : The Whole calculated to convey the Golden Lessons of Instruction under a new and more delightful Dress. For the Use of Schools. Written for the Amusement of a Young Nobleman. The Fourth Edition.
Newbery, Elizabeth The history and adventures of the renowned Don Quixote. Translated from the Spanish of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. To which is prefixed, Some Account of the Author's Life. By T. Smollett, M.D. Illustrated with twenty-eight new copper-plates, designed by Hayman, and elegantly engraved. The fifth edition, corrected. In four volumes.
Newbery, Elizabeth The History of Prince Lee Boo A Native of the Pelew Islands. Brought to England by Captn. Wilson. A New Edition.
Newbery, Elizabeth Moral Sketches for Young Minds.
Newbery, Elizabeth The first part of Henry IV. A tragedy. Written by William Shakspeare, marked with the variations in the manager's book, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.
Newbery, Elizabeth A New History of England. From the earliest period to the present time. On a plan recommended by the Earl of Chesterfield. Embellished with copper-plates, elegantly engraved from the designs of Mr. Wale. By the Reverend Mr. Cooper.
Newbery, Elizabeth The History of South America. Containing the discoveries of Columbus, the conquest of Mexico and Peru, and the other transactions of the Spaniards in the new world. By the Rev. Mr. Cooper. Embellished with copper-plate cuts.
Newbery, Elizabeth The history of Tom Jones, a foundling. Abridged from the works of Henry Fielding, Esq.
Newbery, Elizabeth The Foundling; or, the History of Lucius Stanhope.
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, by Way of Question and Answer: with a new general map of the world, and also a list of maps necessary for children. Translated from the French of Abbot Lenglet du Fresnoy, and now greatly augmented and improved throughout the Whole. The fifteenth edition. To which is prefixed, a method of learning geography without a master, for the Use of such grown Persons as 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. As also a Print of the Orrery.
Newbery, Elizabeth The causes of the great number of deaths amongst adults and children, in putrid, scarlet fevers, and ulcerated sore throats, explained; with more successful modes of treating those alarming disorders; as practised at the St. Mary-le-bone infirmary. By William Rowley, M.D. Member of the University of Oxford, the Royal College of Physicians in London, &c. and physician to the St. Mary-le-bone infirmary.
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, or, The Childrens Friend.
Newbery, Elizabeth The natural history of birds, compiled from the best authorities, and illustrated by a great variety of copper plates, comprising near one hundred and twenty figures, ... Vol. II.
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 Instructive Lessons Conveyed to the Youthful Mind through the Medium of Tale and Dialogue. By Lilliputius Gulliver.

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