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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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