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1. Airopaidia : containing the narrative of a balloon excursion from Chester, the eighth of September, 1785, taken from minutes made during the voyage : hints on the improvement of balloons, and mode of inflation by steam : means to prevent their descent over water : occasional enquiries into the state of the atmosphere, favouring their direction : with various philosophical observations and conjectures. To which is subjoined, mensuration of heights by the barometer, made plain : with extensive tables. The whole serving as an introduction to aërial navigation : with a copious index / by Thomas Baldwin, Esq. A. M.

Airopaidia : containing the narrative of a balloon excursion from Chester, the eighth of September, 1785, taken from minutes made during the voyage : hints on the improvement of balloons, and mode of inflation by steam : means to prevent their descent over water : occasional enquiries into the state of the atmosphere, favouring their direction : with various philosophical observations and conjectures. To which is subjoined, mensuration of heights by the barometer, made plain : with extensive tables. The whole serving as an introduction to aërial navigation : with a copious index / by Thomas Baldwin, Esq. A. M.
Creator:
Baldwin, Thomas
Date:
1786
Physical Description:
[3], viii, [1], 360 [i.e. 361], [1] p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A book of the habits, customes, and manners of diverse nations : as also the prospects of cityes, townes, temples and others structures in severall parts of the world / collected by John Seller, Senr., and are sold by him at the Hermitage in Wapping.

A book of the habits, customes, and manners of diverse nations : as also the prospects of cityes, townes, temples and others structures in severall parts of the world / collected by John Seller, Senr., and are sold by him at the Hermitage in Wapping.
Date:
[169-?]
Physical Description:
[65] leaves (some folded) : all ill. ; 16 x 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Evans & Gresty's Select views in the ancient city of Chester and its vicinity : containing upwards of 40 views.

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Date:
185-?]
Physical Description:
[11] leaves : all ill. ; 25 x 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. History of the city of Chester, from its foundation to the present time; collected from public records, private manuscripts, and other authentic sources. With an account of parochial and other charities, never before published; and a chronological register of important events to the year 1815. Illustrated with five etchings, by G. Cuitt.

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Creator:
Pigott, John Margaret Becker
Date:
1815 [i. e. 1816]
Physical Description:
2 p. l., iii, 334, ii p. front., plates. 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. The Chester guide : giving an account of its antiquities, buildings, customs, churches, government, trade, &c. : together with a list of the earls of Chester, embellished with views of the cathedral, old East-Gate and Bridge-Gate, Outer Castle-Gate, and the Barrs : to which is added a directory.

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Date:
[1795]
Physical Description:
[6], 96 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. A walk round the walls and city of Chester. By John Broster.

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Creator:
Broster, John, -1853
Date:
1821
Physical Description:
1 p. ., ii, 118 p. ill. 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Old buildings in the city of Chester, drawn and etched by G. Cuitt.

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Creator:
Cuitt, George, 1779–1854
Date:
1810]
Physical Description:
1 p. ., 8 plates 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Antiquities of Chester : by J.S. Prout.

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Creator:
Prout, J. S. (John Skinner), 1806–1876
Date:
[1839]
Physical Description:
2 p., [19] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Panorama of the city of Chester : containing its curiosities, antiquities, and ancient & present state, a visit to Eaton Hall, and a notice of the market towns in the county, intended as a pocket directory to the inquisitive traveller and curious tourist .../ by Joseph Hemingway ...

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Creator:
Hemingway, Joseph
Date:
1836
Physical Description:
iv, 227, [1], iv p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. The history of the county palatine of Chester. / By J. H. Hanshall.

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Creator:
Hanshall, J. H
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[2], xvi, 663 p., [30] plates (some folding) : ill., map, plans, portraits ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. The Chester guide, or, A walk round the walls and through the city : containing a description of the castle, cathedral, churches, and public buildings : with sketches of its ancient and ecclesiastical history, and an account of Eaton, the seat of the Marquis of Westminster.

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Date:
1836
Physical Description:
iii, 152 p., [2] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Views in Bangor and its neighborhood.

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Date:
[1850]
Physical Description:
1 p. ., plates. 14 x 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. The stranger's companion in Chester : including a description of Eaton Hall.

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Date:
[1833?]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. History of the city of Chester, from its foundation to the present time; with an account of its antiquities, curiosities, local customs, and peculiar immunities; and a concise political history ... By Joseph Hemingway ...

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Creator:
Hemingway, Joseph
Date:
1831
Physical Description:
2 v. fold. front., ill., 23 plates, 3 plans. 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. [Chester]

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Creator:
Batenham, George, d. 1833
Date:
[1818?]
Physical Description:
[11] leaves : all ill. ; 17 x 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. A ballad / by Reginald Heber ...

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Creator:
Heber, Reginald, 1783–1826
Date:
[1830?]
Physical Description:
[10] p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 x 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. Gresty's Illustrated Chester : consisting of eight large chromo lithographic views from photographs, &c. : with a plan of the city, descriptive letterpress, a useful business directory, & a brief sketch of Eaton Hall ...

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Creator:
Gresty, John
Date:
[1864?]
Physical Description:
[38] p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., plan ; 28 x 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. The Chester guide and handbook to Eaton Hall : the history and antiquities of Chester described : a ramble through the city and round the walls to the cathedral, castle, and Eaton Hall / inscribed to tourists and excursionists by the author.

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Date:
[186-?]
Physical Description:
92 p., [25] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., map ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. Picturesque views in Chester : in which are introduced the principal rows and streets and the most remarkable old buildings in that ancient city / lithographed by Day and Haghe.

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Date:
1840
Physical Description:
[2], [12] leaves : all ill. ; 28 x 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. Memoirs of the late Captain Hugh Crow, of Liverpool; comprising a narrative of his life, together with descriptive sketches of the western coast of Africa; particularly of Bonny; the manners and customs of the inhabitants, the productions of the soil, and the trade of the country. To which are added, anecdotes and observations, illustrative of the negro character. Compiled chiefly from his own manuscripts: with authentic additions fromvoyagers and approved authors.

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Creator:
Crow, Hugh, 1765–1829
Date:
1830
Physical Description:
xxxiii, 316 p. front. (port.) plates, fold. map. 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts