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Bowles's Roman and Italic print alphabets, on a large size complete; With figures, double letters, and the most useful diphthongs in the modern taste; designed chiefly for the use of painters, engravers, carvers, grave-stone cutters, masons, plumbers, and other artificers; likewise very useful for merchants and tradesmens clerks.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: [1775]
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Textiles: silk manufacture in China, gathering the empty silk cocoons. Engraving.
Reference: 44099i
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Bowles's youth's assistant in drawing; Containing many curious specimens on an easy and familiar plan, adapted to lead the pupil gradually from the first practice on parts of the human body, to the drawing of the whole academy figures. In fifty plates, enlarged and improved. By Sebastian le Clerc. To which are prefixed, proper instructions to youth, for their improvement and entertainment in this art.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: [1791?]
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Textiles: silk manufacture in China, spinning the threads. Engraving.
Reference: 44101i
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Textiles: silk manufacture in China, gathering mulberry leaves. Engraving.
Reference: 44097i
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Bowles's post-chaise companion; or, Travellers directory through England and Wales: Being an actual survey of all the direct and principal cross roads, with the mile-stones expressed as they stand at present: exhibiting the several towns, villages, post-stages, &c. on or near the roads; together with the circuits of the judges, and an exact alphabetical list of all the fairs, as settled since the alteration of the style. The second edition, corrected, and greatly improved; with additions. In two volumes. Vol. I.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: MDCCLXXXII. [1782]
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Bowles's new medium English atlas; or, Complete set of maps of the counties of England and Wales: Divided into their respective hundreds, wapontakes, wards, rapes, lathes &c. Exhibiting the roads, rivers, cities; borough, market, and sea-port towns; principal villages and places of note; with their distances from London, and members sent to Parliament; also church-livings, seats of the nobility, and a variety of historical extracts relative to the natural produce, trade, manufactures and commerce. Compiled and laid down from the latest authorities. 1 General map of England and Wales. 2 Bedsershire 3 Berkshire 4 Buckinghamshire 5 Cambridgeshire 6 Cheshire 7 Cornwall 8 Cumberland and Wesmorland 9 Derbyshire 10 Devonshire 11 Dorsetshire 12 Durham 13 Essex 14 Goucestershire 15 Hampshire 16 Hartfordshire 17 Herefordshire 18 Huntingdonshire 19 Kent 20 Lancashire 21 Leicester and Rutland 22 Lincoln 23 Middlesex 24 Monmouthshire 25 Norfolk 26 Northamptonshire 27 Northumberland 28 Notinghamshire 29 Oxfordshire 21 Rutland (see Leicester) 30 Shropshire 31 Somersetshire 32 Staffordshire 33 Suffolk 34 Surry 35 Sussex 36 Warwickshire 8 Westmorland (see Cumberland) 37 Wiltshire 38 Worcestershire 39 Yorkshire 40 East riding, Yorkshire 41 West riding, Yorkshire 42 North riding, Yorkshire 43 North Wales 44 South Wales[.]
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: MDCCLXXXV. [1785]
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The artists assistant in drawing, prespective, etching, engraving, mezzotinto-scraping, painting on glass, in crayons, in water-colours, and on silks and sattins. Containing the easiest and most comprehensive rules for the attainment of those truly useful and polite arts, methodically digested, and adapted to the capacities of young beginners. Illustrated with suitable examples engraved on copper.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: 1772
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Textiles: silk manufacture in China, a weaver at his loom. Engraving.
Reference: 44103i
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Bowles's post-chaise companion; or, Travellers directory through England and Wales: Being an actual survey of all the principal, direct, and cross-roads, both ancient and modern; with the distances expressed in single miles according to measurement: exhibiting the several towns, villages, post-stages, &c. on or near the roads; together with the circuits of the judges, and an exact alphabetical list of all the fairs, as settled since the alternation of the style. The second edition, corrected and greatly improved; with additions. In two volumes. Vol I.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: [1781]
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The draughtsman's assistant; or, drawing made easy. Wherein the principles of the art are laid down in a familiar manner, in ten lessons, Under the following Heads, viz. 1. Of the Features and Limbs. 2. Of Profiles and Ovals. 3. Of Whole Figures. 4. Of Drapery. 5. Of Light and Shade. 6. Of Landscapes. 7. Of Perspective. 8. Of Enlarging and Contracting. 9. Of the Imitation of Life. 10. Of History. Illustrated by a great variety of examples neatly engraved. With An Introductory Treatise on the Utility of the Art; and An Appendix, containing Observations on Design as well in regard to Theory as Practice. By the author of The artist's assistant.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: M.DCC.LXXII. [1772]
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The whole art of painting in water-colours; exemplified in landscapes, flowers, &c. Together with instructions for painting on glass and in crayons: explained in a full and familiar manner. With particular directions for preparing the colours, agreeable to the practice of the most eminent masters. By the Author of The artists assistant.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: 1773
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Bowles's artists assistant in drawing, perspective, Etching, Engraving, Mezzotinto-Scraping, Painting on Glass, in Crayons, and in Water-Colours, And on Silks and Sattins. Containing the easiest and most comprehensive rules for the attainment of those truly Useful And Polite arts, Methodically digested, and adapted to the capacities of young beginners, illustrated with suitable examples engraved on four copper-plates.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: [1780?]
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The art of painting in water-colours: exemplified in landscapes, flowers, &c. Together with instructions for painting on glass and in crayons: Explained in a full and familiar Manner. With Particular Directions for preparing the Colours, agreeably to the Practice of the most eminent Masters. By the author of The artist's assitant [sic].
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVIII. [1788]
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Textiles: silk manufacture in China, feeding the silkworms. Engraving.
Reference: 44098i
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Bowles's art of painting in water-colours: Exemplified in landscapes, flowers, &c. together with instructions for painting on glass and in crayons: explained in a full and familiar manner. With particular directions for preparing the colours, agreeable to the practice of the most eminent masters. By the Author of Bowles's artist's assistant. The sixth edition. Corrected and greatly improved with additions.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]
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The artists assistant in drawing, perspective, etching, engraving, mezzotinto-scraping, painting on Glass, in Crayons, and in Water-Colours. Containing The easiest and most comprehensive Rules For the Attainment of those truly Useful and Polite Arts. Methodically digested, And adapted to the capacities of young beginners. Illustrated with suitable examples engraved on copper.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: [1770?]
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Bowles's new London guide, and Hackney-Coach directory: being an alphabetical index to all the streets, Squares, Lanes, Courts, Alleys, Docks, Wharfs, Keys, Stairs, &c. Churches, Chapels, and other Places of Worship; Villages, Hamlets, Hospitals, and Public Buildings of every Denomination, in and within five miles of The Metropolis. With the fares of Hackney-Coaches, Calculated from the several Stands, Agreeable to the late Act of Parliament, Which took Place on the 1st of August, 1786. And rates of watermen, As newly regulated by the Court of Aldermen, and approved by His Majesty's Privy Council.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: 1786
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Textiles: silk manufacture in China, gathering the silk threads. Engraving.
Reference: 44100i
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All draughtsmen's assistant; or, drawing made easy: wherein the principles of that art are rendered familiar: in ten instructive lessons. Comprised Under the Following Heads. 1. Features and Limbs. 2. Profiles and Ovals. 3. Whole Figures. 4. Drapery. 5. Light and Shade. 6. Landscapes. 7. Perspective. 8. Enlarging and Contracting. 9. Imitation of Life. 10. History. Explained by a great variety of examples from the most approved designs on copper-plates, neatly engraved: with a suitable introduction on the utility of this noble art. and Observations on Design, as well in regard to Theory as Practice. By the author of The artist's assistant.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: [1780?]
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The draughtsmen's assistant; Or, Drawing made easy: wherein the principles of that art are rendered familiar; in instructive lessons, comprised under the following heads: 1. Features and limbs. 2. Profiles and ovals. 3. Whole figures. 4. Drapery. 5. Light and shade. 6. Landscapes. 7. Perspective. 8. Enlarging and contracting. 9. Imitation of life. &c. explained by a great variety of examples from the most approved designs, on seventy-two copper-plates, neatly engraved: with a suitable introduction on the utility of this noble art. And observations on design, as well in regard to theory as practice. By the author of the artist's assistant.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]
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Textiles: silk manufacture in China, gathering the eggs. Engraving.
Reference: 44096i
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Bowles's new Hackney-Coach directory; comprehending upwards of fifty thousand fares: calculated From the several stands now in Use, Agreeable to the late Act of Parliament, Which took Place on the 1st of August, 1786. With the new rates of watermen, As regulated by the Court of Aldermen, and approved by His Majesty's Privy Council.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: 1786
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The draughtsman's assistant; or, drawing made easy: wherein the principles of that art are rendered familiar, in instructive lessons ... Neatly engraved on seventy-two copper plates: ... By the author of The artist's assistant.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: [1787?]
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Bowles's new London guide; being an alphabetical index to all the streets, Squares, Lanes, Courts, Alleys, Docks, Wharfs, Keys, Stairs, &c. Churches, Chapels, and other Places of Worship; Villages, Hamlets, Hospitals and Public Buildings of every denomination, in and within five miles of The Metropolis.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: [1786?]