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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 ... By Don Stephano Bunyano ...
Newbery, Elizabeth Choice Scraps, Historical and Biographical, Consisting of Pleasing Stories and Diverting Anecdotes, Most of them short to prevent their being tiresome. Comprehending much useful information and innocent amusement. For young minds. Embellished with copper-plate cuts.
Newbery, Elizabeth Jachin and Boaz; or, An authentic key to the door of free-masonry, both ancient and modern. Calculated not only for the instruction of every new made mason; but also for the information of all who intend to become brethren. Containing, I. A circumstantial account of all the proceedings in making a mason, with the several obligations of an entered apprentice, fellow-craft, and master; the prayers, and also the sign, grip, and password of each degree, with the ceremony of the mop and pail. II. The manner of opening a lodge, and setting the craft to work. .... VII. A safe and easy method proposed, by which a man may obtain admittance into any lodge, without passing through the form required, and thereby save a guinea or two in his pocket. VII. Anthems, odes, songs, &c. Illustrated with a beautiful frontispiece of the regalia, jewels, and emblematical ornaments belonging to masonry, and an accurate plan of the drawing on the floot of a lodge, interspersed with variety of notes and remarks, necessary to explain and render the whole clear to the meanest capacity. To which is now added, a new and accurate list of all the English regular lodges in the world, according to their seniority, with the dates of each constitution, and days of meeting. By a gentleman belonging to the Jerusalem Lodge; a frequent visitor at the Queen's Arms, St. Paul's Church-Yard; the Horn, in Fleet-street; Crown and Anchor, Strand; and the Salutation, Newgate-street.
Newbery, Elizabeth Little Robin Red Breast; A Collection of Pretty Songs, for Children, Entirely New.
Newbery, Elizabeth The history of Sir Charles Grandison, abridged from the works of Samuel Richardson, Esq. Author Of Pamela And Clarissa. A new edition, adorned with copper plates.
Newbery, Elizabeth The Flights of a Lady-Bird; or, the History of the Winged Rambler: embellished with cuts.
Newbery, Elizabeth The History of North America. Containing, a Review of the Customs and Manners of the Original Inhabitants; the First Settlement of the British Colonies, their Rise and Progress, by the Rev. Mr. Cooper. Embellished with Copper-Plate Cuts.
Newbery, Elizabeth Every man his own lawyer: or, a summary of the laws of England in a new and instructive method, under the following Heads, Viz. I. Of Actions and Remedies, Writs, Process, Arrest, and Bail. II. Of Courts, Attornies and Solicitors therein, Juries, Witnesses, Trials, Executions, &c. III. Of Estates and Property in Lands and Goods, and how acquired; Ancestors, Heirs, Executors and Administrators. IV. Of the Laws relating to Marriage, Bastardy, Infants, Ideots, Lunaticks. V. Of the Liberty of the Subject, Magna Charta, and Habeas Corpus Act, and other Statutes. VI. Of the King and his Prerogative, the Queen and Prince, Peers, Judges, Sheriffs, Coroners, Justices of Peace, Constables, &c. Vii. Of publick Offences, Treason, Murder, Felony, Burglary, Robbery, Rape, Sodomy, Forgery, Perjury, &c. And their Punishment. All of them so plainly treated of, that all Manner of Persons may be particularly acquainted with our Laws and Statutes, concerning Civil and Criminal Affairs, and know how to defend Themselves and their Estates and Fortunes; In All Cases Whatsoever.
Newbery, Elizabeth Robin Goodfellow; A Fairy Tale. Written by a fairy. For the amusement of all the pretty little faies and fairies in Great Britain and Ireland.
Newbery, Elizabeth Keeper's travels in search of his master. Second edition.
Newbery, Elizabeth The Curiosities of London and Westminster described: In four volumes. Embellished with elegant Copper-Plates. Volume IV. Containing a Description of Westminster-Abbey, Westminster-Bridge, Westminster-Hall, House of Lords, House of Commons, Buckingham House, or the Queen's Palace, Banquetting House, Horse Guards, Admiralty Office.
Newbery, Elizabeth Aesop's Fables.
Newbery, Elizabeth Choice Scraps, Historical and Biographical, Consisting of Pleasing Stories and Diverting Anecdotes, Most of them short to prevent their being tiresome. Comprehending much useful information and innocent amusement. For young minds. Embellished with copper-plate cuts.
Newbery, Elizabeth Newbery's spelling dictionary of the English language. wherein All the Words are properly accented, shewing How to write and pronounce them with Ease and Propriety. To which is prefixed, a new and concise introduction to English grammer.
Newbery, Elizabeth Juvenile Rambles through the Paths of Nature; in which many parts of the wonderful works of the creation are brought forward, and made familiar to the capacity of every little miss and master, who wishes to become wise and good. Embellished with cuts.
Newbery, Elizabeth Youthful recreations, containing many amusements of a day, as spent by Master Freelove and his companions. Interspersed with stories, suitable observations, verses, and other matters of instruction and entertainment.
Newbery, Elizabeth Fables by the late Mr. Gay. In one volume complete.
Newbery, Elizabeth The Cries of London, as they are daily exhibited in the streets; with an epigram in verse, adapted to each. Embellished with sixty-two elegant cuts. To which is added, a description of the metropolis in verse.
Newbery, Elizabeth The history of Pamela; or, virtue rewarded. Abridged from the works of Samuel Richardson, Esq. Adorned with copper plates.
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 silver thimble. By the author of Instructive tales, &c.
Newbery, Elizabeth An essay on the malignant, ulcerated sore throat; containing reflections on its causes and fatal effects in 1787. With a remarkable case, accompanied with large purple spots all over the body, a mortification of the leg, &c. &c. By William Rowley, M.D. Member of the University of Oxford, the Royal College of Physicians in London, &c. &c. To which are added, animadversions on the present defects in treating the disorder, improved and successful methods of cure, and an account of a new species of temporary madness, &c.
Newbery, Elizabeth The Puzzling-Cap: A Choice Collection of Riddles, in familiar verse; with a curious cut to each.
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 short time know the use of the terriestrial 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: with a new general map of the World, the Spheres, 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 sixteenth 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.
Newcomb [Firm, Strand], Mrs Remarkable Satires. The Causidicade, The Triumvirade, The Porcupinade, The Processionade, The 'Piscopade, The Scandalizade, and the Pasquinade, with Notes variorum.

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