VOLL. VII. VIII. Letters of Baron [Philipp] von Stosch, English Resident at Florence, to the Earl of Essex, chiefly con cerning the movements of the Pretender; 1734, 1735. Fr. Two volumes.
The separate instrumental parts of the 'Messiah' by George Frideric Handel
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The first three volumes are printed, with MS. additions and corrections by Sir George T. Smart. Vol. i contains the 7 first violins' part, Vol. ii contains the 7 second violins' part, Vol. iii contains the parts for 4 violas and 6 violoncellos and basses. Vol. iv contains the wind parts (1st an...
'Oberon': Opera in 3 Acts, with overture, symphonies, and accompaniments for flutes, oboes, clarinets, horns, bassoons, trombones, trumpets, drums (timpani, side-'trum', as it is spelt by the composer, and tamburo militare), harp, guitar, triangle, tambourine, cymbals, and strings, and an occasi...
ORIGINAL letters from foreign princes, English ambassadors, and others to Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, Lord High Treasurer; 1680-1710. Two volumes. Among the writers are:-
ORIGINAL correspondence, chiefly official, of Francis Godolphin Osborne, Marquess of Caermarthen, and 5th Duke of Leeds, Secretary of State, etc.; 1783-1798. Eight volumes. Paper. Folio.
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Francis Godolphin Osborne, Marquess of Carmarthen; 5th Duke of Leeds: Official correspondence: 1783-1798. George III of England: Letters and papers of the 5th Duke of Leeds, Secretary of State: 1771-1798.
COLLECTIONS relating to the topography and antiquities of Derbyshire by Samuel Mitchell; consisting of miscellaneous notes and extracts, papers read before the Sheffield "Literary and Philosophical Society," etc. Chiefly autograph. Five volumes. At the end of vol. i. are a few papers on the Roman wall of Hadrian, "the Southern frontier defences of the Brigantes," etc. ; and in Vol. v., which contains accounts and drawings of Derbyshire barrows, are two original letters from William Bateman; ...
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Oxenden family; of Kent: Correspondence and papers: 1589-1710. Samuel Mitchell, of Sheffield: Derbyshire and Yorkshire collections: 19th cent. County of Derby: Collections relating to, by S. Mitchell: 19th cent.