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1. Essayes and characters of a prison and prisoners / by Geffray Mynshul ...

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Creator:
G. M. (Geffray Minshull), 1594?-1668
Date:
1821
Physical Description:
xviii, 91 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. To the honourable Archibald Douglas esqr. of Douglas ... these plates exhibiting the solemnities, and ceremonies used at the sitting down, & rising of the Scots Parliament, before the union with England, are most humbly enscribed, by his most obedient & devoted humble servt. Thomas Sommers.

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Date:
17--]
Physical Description:
3 plates 48 x 56 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. To the right honourable John, Earl of Rothes, &ca. these plates exhibiting the funeral solemnities observed at the internment of his grace John Duke of Rothes Lord High Chancelor of Scotland 23 of August 1681, are respectfully inscribed by his lordship's most obedient, & devoted humble servant, Thomas Sommers.

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Date:
between 1700 and 1773]
Physical Description:
4 plates. 48 x 56 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Proposals for carrying on certain public works in the city of Edinburgh.

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Creator:
Minto, Gilbert Elliot, Lord, 1693–1766
Date:
1752]
Physical Description:
43, [1] p. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. The rudiments of architecture, or, the young workman's instructor : in two parts : ... with twenty three elegant designs of buildings ... : to which is added, The Builder's dictionary ...

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Date:
1773
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 127, 6, [16] p., [49] leaves of plates in various pagings : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. The builder's jewel, or, The youth's instructor, and workman's remembrancer : explaining, short and easy rules, made familiar to the meanest capacity, for drawing and working ... / by B. and T. Langley.

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Creator:
Langley, Batty, 1696–1751
Date:
1774
Physical Description:
32 p., [100] leaves of plates : ill. ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. A supplement to the builder's jewel ... : illustrated by upwards of 132 examples, engraved on 44 copper-plates.

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Date:
1774
Physical Description:
36 p., [43] leaves of plates : ill. ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Encyclopædia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, &c. on a plan entirely new: by which, the different sciences and arts are digested into the form of distinct treatises or systems, comprehending the history, theory, and practice, of each, according to the latest discoveries and improvements; and full explanations given of the various detached parts of knowledge, whether relating to natural and artificial objects, or to matters ecclesiastical, civil, military, commercial, &c. Together with a description of all the countries, cities ... a general history, ancient and modern, of the different empires, kingdoms and states; and an account of the lives of the most eminent persons in every nation, from the earliest ages down to the present times ...

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Date:
1778-1783
Physical Description:
10 v. fold. plates, fold. maps, fold. tables, fold. diagrs. (1 col.) 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. A political index to the histories of Great Britain and Ireland, or, A complete register of the hereditary honours, public offices, and persons in office, from the earliest periods to the present time / by Robert Beatson ...

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Creator:
Beatson, Robert, 1742–1818
Date:
1786
Physical Description:
xi, [1], 211, [1], 372, 117, [1] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. Principles of taste, or, The elements of beauty : also reflections on the harmony of sensibility and reason / by J. Donaldson.

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Creator:
Donaldson, J. (John), 1737–1801
Date:
1786
Physical Description:
174 p. ; 23 cm. (8vo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. The gentle shepherd : a pastoral comedy / by Allan Ramsay.

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Creator:
Ramsay, Allan, 1686–1758
Date:
M.DCC.LXXXVIII [1788]
Physical Description:
[2], x, [2], 111, [2], 17, 18 p., 13 leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. A new guide to the city of Edinburgh : containing a description of all the public buildings, and a concise history of the city, from the earliest periods to the present time : embellished with elegant engravings of the principal public buildings.

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Date:
1792
Physical Description:
118 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. The traveller's companion through the city of Edinburgh and suburbs: comprehending a concise history of the city, from the earliest accounts to the present period; with a description of the public buildings, illustrated with engravings. To which are added several views taken in the environs of the city.

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Creator:
Kincaid, Alexander
Date:
M,DCC,XCIV [1794]
Physical Description:
[4], 138, XV leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill., map, plan ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. Dedicated to the connoisseurs : six views near Edinburgh / drawn from nature and etched by John Westgarth.

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Creator:
Westgarth, John
Date:
[1796?]
Physical Description:
[7] leaves : all ill. ; 26 x 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. Essay on the origin and principles of gothic architecture / by Sir James Hall, Bart., F. R. & A. S.S. Edin. ; from the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh ; (read April 6, 1797).

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Creator:
Hall, James, Sir, 1761–1832
Date:
1798?]
Physical Description:
27, [1] p., vi leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. Fair Margaret's misfortunes : to which are added : A cogie of ale : The weary pund o'tow : Song in rosina.

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Date:
[18--]
Physical Description:
8 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. Views of Edinburgh and its vicinity.

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Date:
[18--]
Physical Description:
[1], [15] leaves : all ill. ; 14 x 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. Sair sair was my heart : to which are added The hero's orphant girls : The lass o'Ballochmyle : Allister M'Allister : The Highland plaid.

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Date:
[18--]
Physical Description:
8 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. A collection of popular songs : viz, The mug of porter : Fair Margaret's misfortunes : Johnny Bluster's wife : The Spinning wheel.

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Date:
[18--]
Physical Description:
8 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. Observations upon Roman antiquities : discovered between the Forth & Clyde / by the late John Anderson ...

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Creator:
Anderson, John, 1726–1796
Date:
1800
Physical Description:
8 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

21. The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings. To which are prefixed, some observations on the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry ...

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Creator:
Burns, Robert, 1759–1796
Date:
1801
Physical Description:
4 v. front. (port.) 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. Lectures on painting : delivered at the Royal Academy, March, 1801 / by Henry Fuseli ... ; with additional observations and notes.

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Creator:
Fuseli, Henry, 1741–1825
Date:
1801-1820
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill., port. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. A spring day, or, Contemplations on several occurrences which naturally strike the eye in that delightful season / by James Fisher.

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Creator:
Fisher, James, 1759–
Date:
MDCCCIII [1803]
Physical Description:
338, [2] p., [5] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. The art of drawing in perspective made easy : to those who have no previous knowledge of the mathematics / by James Ferguson ...

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Creator:
Ferguson, James, 1710–1776
Date:
1803
Physical Description:
[2], vii, [1], [9]-125 p., 9 folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. The beauties of Scotland : containing a clear and full account of the agriculture, commerce, mines, and manufactures of the population, cities, towns, villages, &c. of each county : embellished with engravings ...

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Creator:
Forsyth, Robert, 1766–1846
Date:
1805-1808
Physical Description:
5 v. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. The hermit of Warkworth : a Northumberland ballad in three fits / by Dr. Thos. Percy ... ; with designs by Mr. Craig ; and engraved on wood by Mr. Bewick.

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Creator:
Percy, Thomas, 1729–1811
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
[v]-xiv, [15]-90 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

27. A spring day, or, Contemplations on several occurrances which naturally strike the eye in that delightful season / by James Fisher.

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Creator:
Fisher, James, 1759–
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 11-207 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

28. The new picture of Edinburgh : being an accurate guide to the city & environs, with historical descriptive accounts of the public buildings, offices, institutions, curiosities, amusements, &c. Embellished with six views on copper, two large plans, and upwards of forty vignettes on wood.

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Date:
[1806]
Physical Description:
vi., 366, viii p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. Address to the public, respecting the establishment of a lunatic asylum at Edinburgh.

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Date:
1807
Physical Description:
[2], 10, 9, [1], 15, [1] p. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

30. The life of Michel Angelo Buonarroti : with his poetry and letters / by R. Duppa ...

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Creator:
Duppa, Richard, 1770–1831
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
xi, 468 p., [57] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., ports. ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

31. The gentle shepherd, a pastoral comedy; : with illustrations of the scenary: an appendix, containing memoirs of David Allan, the Scots Hogarth; besides original, and other poems connected with the illustrations: and a comprehensive glossary. To which are prefixed, an authentic life of Allan Ramsay, and an inquiry into the origin of pastoral poetry; the propriety of the rules prescribed for it; and the practice of Ramsay ...

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Creator:
Ramsay, Allan, 1686–1758
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
2 v., [16] leaves of plates (some folding) : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

32. Thirteen etchings illustrative of striking passages in Tom Jones and Joseph Andrews / designed by Thomas Rowlandson ; also a specimen of a new edition of Smollett's works.

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Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
[28] p., [14] leaves of plates : ill. ; 15 cm. x 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

33. Marmion; a tale of Flodden Field. / By Walter Scott. ... Illustrated with engravings from the designs of Richd. Westall ...

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Creator:
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
Date:
1809
Physical Description:
[12], 377, [1], cxxviii, 8 p., [6] leaves of plates : plates ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

34. Essays on the nature and principles of taste. By Archibald Alison ...

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Creator:
Alison, Archibald, 1757–1839
Date:
1811
Physical Description:
2 v. 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

35. Rejected addresses: or, The new Theatrum poetarum ...

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Creator:
Smith, James, 1775–1839
Date:
1812
Physical Description:
1 p. ., [v]-xiii p., 1 leaf, 127 p. 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

36. Report to the Right Honourable the Lord Provost, magistrates, and council of the city of Edinburth and the governors of George Heriot's Hospital, &c. &c : on the plans for laying out the grounds for buildings between Edinburgh and Leith / by William Stark.

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Creator:
Stark, William, architect
Date:
1814
Physical Description:
21 p. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

37. The traveller's guide through Scotland, and its islands. : Illustrated by maps, views of remarkable buildings, &c.

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Date:
1814
Physical Description:
2 v., [31] leaves of plates (some folding): ill., maps, plans; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

38. A sentimental journey through Margate and Hastings / by Dr. Comparative, junr.

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Creator:
Comparative, Dr
Date:
1814
Physical Description:
viii, 214 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

39. Roderick, the last of the Goths. By Robert Southey, Esq. ...

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Creator:
Southey, Robert, 1774–1843
Date:
1815
Physical Description:
2 v. 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

40. The history of Edinburgh, from the earliest accounts, to the year 1780 ... With an appendix ... To which is added, a sketch of the improvements of the city, from 1780-1816 ... By Hugo Arnot ...

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Creator:
Arnot, Hugo, 1749–1786
Date:
1816
Physical Description:
xvi, 598 p. plan. 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

41. Twelve etchings of views in Edinburgh / by an amateur.

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Creator:
Amateur
Date:
1816
Physical Description:
15, [1] p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

42. Report respecting the mode of completing the new buildings for the College of Edinburgh : addressed to the right honourable the commissioners appointed by Parliament to select a plan for that purpose and to the professors of that university / by William Henry Playfair.

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Creator:
Playfair, W. H. (William Henry), 1790–1857
Date:
1816
Physical Description:
22 p. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

43. A descriptive catalogue of the antique statues, paintings, and other productions of the fine arts that existed in the Louvre at the time the allies took possession of Paris in July 1815 : to which are added some useful hints to those who intend to visit the memorable field of Waterloo.

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Creator:
Musée du Louvre
Date:
1816
Physical Description:
ii, 229 p. ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

44. Illustrations to the battles of Quatre-Bras, Ligny, and Waterloo : with circumstantial details / by a near observer ; and the various communication of important particulars from staff and regimental officers in a series of thirty-four etchings ; comprehending general views of the British positions, regimental and individual acts of heroism, gallantry, and incident ; drawn from the most correct information by Capt. George Jones and engraved by S. Mitan ...

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Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[2], [xxi]-xxxvi, [xvii]-xix p., [37] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., port., maps ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

45. A history of Whitby, and Streoneshalh abbey; : with a statistical survey of the vicinity to the distance of twenty-five miles: / by the Rev. George Young, with the assistance of some papers left by the late Mr. R. Winter, and some materials furnished by Mr. J. Bird ...

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Creator:
Young George, 1777–1848
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
2 v. (953, [1] p.), [15] leaves of plates (some folding) : ill., maps, plan, port.; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

46. Walks through London : including Westminster and the borough of Southwark with the surrounding suburbs : ... forming a complete guide to the British metropolis / by David Hughson ...

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Creator:
Hughson, David, active 19th century
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
2 v. (414 p., [97] leaves of plates) : ill., plans, folded map ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

47. An essay on some subjects connected with taste / by Sir George Steuart Mackenzie ...

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Creator:
Mackenzie, George Steuart, Sir, 1780–1848
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[8], 301 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

48. The traveller's guide through Scotland and its islands : illustrated by maps, views of remarkable buildings, &c.

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Date:
1818
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill., maps, plans ; 18cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

49. Select views in Edinburgh : consisting chiefly of prospects that have presented themselves, and public buildings that have been erected in the course of the recent improvements of the city : accompanied with historical and explanatory notices / etched by Patrick Gibson.

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Creator:
Gibson, Patrick, 1782–1829
Date:
1818
Physical Description:
15, [1] p., 6 leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. ; 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

50. Statement by the committee of the inhabitants of the city of Edinburgh : appointed at the general meeting of the inhabitants, held on 2d December 1817 : upon the subject of the North Bridge Buildings.

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Date:
1818
Physical Description:
36 p. ; 181 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts