Publications of James Hodges

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Printed by James Hodges

Robin Hood and the jolly tinker. Shewing how they fiercely encounter'd; and after the victorious conquest, lovingly agreed. Tune of, In summer-time. London: printed by J. Hodges, at the Looking-Glas, [1730 - 1758]. ESTC No. N70894. Grub Street ID 51332.

Sold by James Hodges

Seymour, Richard, Esq;. The compleat gamester: in three parts. Containing, I. The court gamester: Or, Full and Easy Instructions for playing the Games of Whist, Ombre, Quadrille, Quintille, Picquet, and the Royal Game of Chess. II. The city gamester: Or, True Manner of playing the most usual Games at Cards viz. All-Fours, Cribbidge, Put, Lue, Brag, Lottery, &c. With several diverting Tricks upon the Cards; also Rules for playing at All the Games both Within and Without the Tables; and at English and French Billiards: With the Laws of each Game annexed, to prevent Disputes. III. The gentleman's diversion: or, the arts of riding, racing, archery, Cocking, and Bowling. First Written for the Use of the Young Princesses, by Richard Seymour, Esq; and now carefully revised, very much enlarged and improved, agreeable to the present Method of playing the several Games, by Charles Johnson, Esq;. The eighth edition.. London: printed for J. Hodges, at the Looking-Glass, facing St. Magnus-Church, London Bridge, 1754. ESTC No. T165495. Grub Street ID 203754.

Printed for James Hodges

The melody of the heart: or, the psalmist's pocket-companion. In two parts. ... The second edition, corrected by the author ... By William Tans'ur, . London: printed by A. Pearson, for James Hodges. And also sold by the author, 1737. ESTC No. T154684. Grub Street ID 198737.
Ward, Edward. Nuptial dialogues and debates: or, an useful prospect of the felicities and discomforts of a marry'd life, Incident to all Degrees, from the Throne to the Cottage. Containing Many great Examples of Love, Piety, Prudence, Justice, and all the Excellent Vertues, that largely contribute to the true Happiness of Wedlock. Drawn from the Lives of our own Princes, Nobility, and other Quality, in Prosperity and Adversity. Also the fantastical Humours of all Fops, Coquets, Bullies, Jilts, fond Fools, and Wantons; old Fumblers, barren Ladies, Misers, parsimonious Wives, Ninnies, Sluts and Termagants; drunken Husbands, toping Gossips, schismatical Precisians, and devout Hypocrites of all Sorts. Digested into serious, merry, and satirical poems, wherein both Sexes, in all Stations, are reminded of their Duty, and taught how to be happy in a Matrimonial State. In two volumes. By Edward Ward, Author of the London Spy. The third edition, adorn'd with cuts.. London: printed for Mess. Bettesworth, and Hitch, Ware, and Osborn, in Pater-Noster-Row; Hodges, on London-Bridge; Baily, in Mitre-Court, Fleetstreet; and Cummins, at the Royal Exchange, 1737. ESTC No. T125015. Grub Street ID 175188.
Seymour, Richard, Esq;. The compleat gamester: in three parts. Containing, I. The court gamester: Or, Full and Easy Instructions for playing the Games of Ombre, Quadrille, Quintille, Picquet, Basset, Faro, and the Royal Game of Chess. II. The city gamester: Or, True Manner of playing the most usual Games at Cards, viz. Whist, All-Fours, Cribbidge, Put, Lue, Brag, &c. With several diverting Tricks upon the Cards. Also Rules for playing at All the Games both Within and Without the Tables; and at English and French Billiards: With the Laws of each Game annexed, to prevent Disputes. III. The gentleman's diversion: or, the arts of riding, racing, archery, Cocking, and Bowling. Written for the Use of the Young Princesses, by Richard Seymour, Esq;. The sixth edition.. London: printed for E. Curll, at Pope's Head, in Rose-Street, Covent-Garden; and J. Hodges, at the Looking-Glass, on London-Bridge, 1739. ESTC No. T112271. Grub Street ID 164265.
Smith, Elisha. Forty two sermons on the most important concerns of a Christian life. By the late. Rev. Elisha Smith, M.A. Vicar of Tidd St. Giles in the Isle of Ely, and Castle-Rising in Norfolk; Author of The Cure of Deism. ... . On Divers Interesting Subjects, Doctrinal and Practical. London: printed for J. Hodges, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge; and C. Corbett, at Addison's Head, over-against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street, MDCCXL. [1740]. ESTC No. N18509. Grub Street ID 7981.
The attorney and solicitor's companion: or, compleat affidavit-man. Containing the laws, statutes, rules and orders of our courts, relating to affidavits; ... To which are added, some curious depositions and interrogatories in the most extraordinary cases, . The fourth edition with several new affidavits on late statutes, and other large additions. ... London]: In the Savoy printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq;) for James Hodges and John; [sic] Hinton, 1741. ESTC No. N15971. Grub Street ID 5672.
Haywood, Eliza. The unfortunate princess: or the life and surprizing adventures of the princess of Ijaveo; interspers'd with several curious and entertaining novels. Amongst which are the following: The History of Ochshatou, Prime Minister of Hypotofa. The History of Yximilla. The History of Acamadoul, Maid of Honour to the Princess of Assadid. The History of Adelhu, Heir to the Crown of Hypotofa. By Mrs. Eliza Haywood. London: printed for James Hodges, at the Looking-Glass, overagainst St. Magnus Church, London-Bridge, MDCCXLI. [1741]. ESTC No. T76091. Grub Street ID 298580.
Haywood, Eliza, translator; Mouhy, Charles de Fieux. The virtuous villager: or, fortunate country lass: being the memoirs of a very great lady at the court of France. Written by herself. ... Translated from the French of the Chevalier De Mouby [sic]. By the author of La belle assemblée. In two volumes. London: printed for J. Hodges, 1743. ESTC No. T179778. Grub Street ID 216482.
A compleat melody: or, the harmony of Sion. In three books. Containing, I. A New, and Compleat Introduction to the Grounds of Music, Theoretical and Practical, Vocal and Instrumental: Teaching all its Rudiments, and Composition in all its Branches, by way of Dialogue, in a New and easy Method. With all the usual Terms used in Music, as deriv'd from the Greek, Latin, French, Italian, &c. - In Twelve Chapters. II. The Psalms of David New Tun'd: Which Music expresses the true Sense and Sound of the Words, more than any extant. With a Table of all the Tunes, and what Psalms are proper to each Tune; and a Table of Psalms suited to the Feasts and Fasts of the Church of England, &c. With Gloria Patri's suited to the Measures of every Psalm in the Book. III. A New, and Select Number of Divine Hymns, and Easy Anthems, on various Occasions: With a Scale of Music proper for either Voice, Organ, Virginals, Harpsicord, or Spinnet. With several Canons of Two, Three, and Four Parts in One. To which is a. The fifth edition, corrected by the author, ... London: printed by Robert Brown, for James Hodges, at the Looking-Glass, on London-Bridge: and also sold by the author, M.DCC.XLIII. [1744]. ESTC No. T160898. Grub Street ID 200167.
Whiteside, John. Britain's late deliverance consider'd as a reason for public gratitude. In a sermon preach'd to a congregation of Protestant dissenters at Great Yarmouth, October 9, 1746. ... By John Whiteside. London: printed for J. Hodges. and W. Eaton, at Yarmouth, [1746]. ESTC No. N33340. Grub Street ID 21826.
An excellent ballad of George Barnwel, an apprentice in the City of London, who was undone by a strumpet, who caused him thrice to rob his master, and to murther his uncle in Ludlow. London]: Printed for J Hodges, on London-Bridge, [1750?. ESTC No. T196374. Grub Street ID 229764.
Seymour, Richard, Esq;. The compleat gamester: in three parts. Containing, I. The court gamester: In Three Parts. Containing, I. The Court Gamester: Or, Full and Easy Instructions for playing the Games of Ombre, Quadrille, Quintille, Picquet, Basset, Faro, and the Royal Game of Chess. II. The city gamester: Or, True Manner of playing the most usual Games at Cards, viz. Whist, All-Fours, Cribbidge, Put, Lue, Brag, &c. With several diverting Tricks upon the Cards. Also Rules for playing at all the Games both Within and Without the Tables; and at English and French Billiards: With the Laws of each Game annexed, to prevent Disputes. III. The gentleman's diversion: or, the arts of riding, racing, archery, Cocking, and Bowling. Written for the Use of the Young Princesses, by Richard Seymour, Esq;. The seventh edition.. London: printed for J. Hodges, at the Looking-Glass, facing St. Magnus Church, London-Bridge, [1750]. ESTC No. T112266. Grub Street ID 164261.
The lady's companion. Containing upwards of three thousand different receipts in every kind of cookery: And Those the best and most fashionable; Being Four Times the Quantity of any Book of this Sort. I. Making near two Hundred different Sorts of Soops, Pottages, Broths, Sauces, Cullises, &c. after the French, Italian, Dutch, and English Way; also making Cake Soop for the Pocket. II. Dressing Flesh, Fish, and Fowl; this last illustrated with Cuts, shewing how every Fowl is to be truss'd. III. Directions for making Ragoos and Fricaseys. IV. Directions for Dressing all Manner of Kitchen Garden Stuff, &c. V. Making two Hundred different Sorts of Puddings, Florendines, Tanzeys, &c. which are four Times the Number to be met with in any other Book of this Kind. VI. The whole Art of Pastry, in making upwards of two Hundred Pies, (with the Shapes of them engraven on Copper-Plates) Tarts, Pasties, Custards, Cheese-Cakes, Yorkshire Muffins, &c. Vii. Receipts for all Manner of Pick ing, Potting, Col. The sixth edition, with large additions. ... London: printed for J. Hodges; and R. Baldwin, at the Rose, in Pater-Noster Row, 1753. ESTC No. N19122. Grub Street ID 8549.
Shebbeare, John. The marriage act. A novel. In which the ruin of female honour, the contempt of the clergy, the destruction of private and public liberty, with other fatal consequences, are considered; in a series of interesting adventures. . London: printed for J. Hodges, at the Looking-Glass, facing St. Magnus-Church London-Bridge; and B. Collins at Salisbury, MDCCLIV. [1754]. ESTC No. N10688. Grub Street ID 692.
Richardson, Samuel. Pamela; or, virtue rewarded. In a series of familiar letters from a beautiful young damsel, to her parents. ... In four volumes. The seventh edition. To which are prefix'd, extracts from several curious letters ... London: printed for James Hodges; and J. and J. Rivington, 1754. ESTC No. N37980. Grub Street ID 25842.
Shaw, Joseph. The practical justice of peace, and parish and ward-officer: or, a treatise shewing the present power and authority of these officers, .... By Joseph Shaw, ... The sixth edition, corrected and very much enlarged ... In two volumes. . London]: In the Savoy: printed by Henry Lintot; for James Hodges, and Edward Wicksteed, 1756. ESTC No. N12114. Grub Street ID 2129.

Printed by and for, or by/for and sold by James Hodges

Hell's everlasting flames avoided: Heaven's eternal felicities enjoyed. Containing the Penitent Sinner's sad Lamentation for the Deplorableness of his Impious Life. With a short View of the Terrors of the Damned in Hell; and his holy Resolutions to a thorough Reformation: With some Considerations upon the Glory of the Saints in Heaven. Also Holy Preparations to a worthy Receiving of the Lords 'supper: With devout Prayers, Praises and Thanksgivings, upon several Occasions; with Graces before and after Meat. The five and thirtieth edition. By John Hayward, D.D. London: printed and sold by Mess: Bettesworth, Hitch and Osborn, in Paternoster-Row, and J. Hodges, on London Bridge, 1733. ESTC No. T36084. Grub Street ID 266057.
The Friendly instructor; Or, A companion for young ladies and young gentlemen: In which their duty to God, and their parents, their carriage to superiors and inferiors, and several other very useful and instructive lessons are recommended in plain and familiar dialogues. With a recommendatory preface, by the Rev. Dr. Doddridge. London: Printed and sold by John Wilson, at the Turk's-head in Grace-Church-Street; and James Hodges, at the Looking-glass over-against St. Magnus-Church, London-Bridge, MDCCXLI. [1741]. ESTC No. N47397. Grub Street ID 32090.

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