Oldys, William, 1696-1761.

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Memoirs of Mrs. Anne Oldfield
Oldys, William, 1696-1761.Date: Printed in the Year M,DCC,XLI. [1741]
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Proposals for printing, by subscription, the two first volumes of Bibliotheca Harleiana: or, A catalogue of the library of the late Earl of Oxford. Purchased by Thomas Osborne, bookseller, in Gray's-Inn
Osborne, Thomas, d. 1767.Date: 1742]
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The life of Sir Walter Ralegh , from his birth to his death on the scaffold: Containing, I. An Account of his Family, its Antiquity, Dignity, Power, and Wealth. II. His gradual Rise, and the Steps he took in his Youth to that Fame and Reputation which he enjoyed in his riper Years. III. His gallant Actions in France in Behalf of the Hugonots, and in Ireland against the Rebels. IV. His several Naval Expeditions to America and other Parts; with his Discovery of Virginia. V. The Share he had in the glorious and ever memorable Victory which the English Fleet obtained over the Spanish Armada in the Year 1588. VI. A Relation of a most desperate Engagement between Sir Richard Greenvil in the Revenge against the whole Spanish Fleet. Vii. The Trial at large of Sir Walter Ralegh, his Condemnation, long Imprisonment in the Tower, and Execution. The whole compiled from the most approved authorities and curious manuscripts.
Oldys, William, 1696-1761.Date: MDCCXL. [1740]
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Proposals for printing, by subscription, The Harleian miscellany or, a collection of scarce, curious, and entertaining tracts and pamphlets found in the late Earl of Oxford's library. Interspersed with historical, political, and critical notes.
Osborne, Thomas, d. 1767.Date: 1743?]
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The life of Dr. George Abbot, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, reprinted with some additions and corrections from the Biographia Britannica; with his character, By The Rt. Hon. Arthur on slow, Late Speaker of the House of Commons; a description of the hospital, which he erected and endowed In his Native Town of Guildford in Surrey; Correct Copies of The Charter and Statutes of the same, His will, &c. To which are added the lives of his two brothers, Dr. Robert Abbot, Lord Bishop of Salisbury; and Sir Morris Abbot, Knt. Lord-Mayor of the City of London
Oldys, William, 1696-1761.Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]