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[HOOK, Theodore Edward]. Sayings and doings; or sketches from a life. Third series. London. Henry Colburn, 1828. 12mo. In three volumes. [4], 378; [2], 326; [2], 333pp, [1]. Contemporary red half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked. Private ink-stamps to title pages, foxed, without terminal advertisement leaf to Vol. III. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21628

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VERTOT, [Rene Aubert de]. Histoire des revolutions de suede... Paris. Chez Durand de Sugeres, 1778. Nouvelle edition [i.e. new edition]. 8vo. In two volumes. [16], 401, [5]; [4], 362pp. With a half-title to Vol. II. Contemporary speckled calf, ruled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, paper repair to verso of Vol. I FFEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21631

DUBOIS, [Guillaume]. Memoirs of cardinal dubois. London. Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. 8vo. In two volumes. xvi, 282; viii, 268pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to each volume. Contemporary burgundy half-morocco, burgundy buckram boards, gilt, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplates of S. C. Lister, Swinton Park, to both FEPs, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21629

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[HENAULT, Charles-Jean-Francois]. Nouvel abrege chronologique de histoire de France... Paris. Chez Prault et al., 1775. Nouvelle edition [i.e. new edition]. 8vo. In three volumes. [8], 392; [5], 394-701, [1]; [5], 704-984pp, [100]. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Extremities rubbed, some surface loss to boards. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21633

JEFFERIES, Richard. Round about a great estate. London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1880. First edition. 8vo. vii, [3], 204pp, [4]. With a half-title and two final publisher's advertisement leaves. Original publisher's blue cloth, stamped in black, gilt and blind, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, fore-edge spotted. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21565

JEFFERIES, Richard. Hodge and his masters. London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1880. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vii, [3], 359; [6], 312pp, [4]. With half-titles and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements to Vol. II. Original publisher's brown buckram, blocked in black and blind, gilt pictorial devices to upper boards, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Typed booksellers description pasted to FEP of Vol. I, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 20808

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BEATTIE, James. The minstrel; or, the progress of genius: and Other Poems. London. Printed for John Sharpe, 1827. 12mo. xiv, 176pp. With an additional engraved title page and a further five engraved plates. Contemporary calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, inked gift inscription to verso of FFEP, pencilled annotations to front blank fly-leaves, occasional inked highlighting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21569

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[CORNEILLE, Pierre]. Cinna's Conspiracy. A tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by Her Majesty's Servants. London. Printed for Bernard Lintot, 1713. First edition in English. Quarto. [6], 55p, [5]. Without half-title. Later half-vellum, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Extremities lightly rubbed and discoloured. Foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19176

[THE SCOTCH HUT]. The scotch hut, a poem, addressed to euphorbus; or, the earl of the grove. London. Printed for J. Almon, 1779. First edition. Quarto. 12pp. Uncut, stitched, as issued. Central horizontal crease, lightly spotted and dust-soiled. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19207

[FITCHETT, John]. Bewsey, a poem. Warrington. Printed by W. Eyres, for J. Johnson, 1796. First edition. Quato. xi, [1], 32pp. Disbound. With a half-title and a list of subscribers. Half-title marked and dust-soiled, shaved to head, text-block separated into two parts. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 16802

BACKHOUSE, William. The History of the Man of God, who was sent from Judah to Bethel; a Caution against Religious Delusion. A sermon preached at the visitation of the archdeacon of ely, in The Church of St. Michael, Cambridge, on Thursday, May 19. 1763. Cambridge. Printed By J. Bentham, Printer to the University; For T. & J. Merrill, 1763. First edition. Quarto. [4], 19pp, [1]. With a final page of publisher's advertisements. Stitched, as issued. Some slight chipping to margins, overall clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21302

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[HANBURY WILLIAMS, Charles, Sir]. A dialogue between G--s E---e and B--b D---n. London. Sold by T. Taylor, 1741. Folio. 8pp. Disbound. A trifle creased. Inked ownership inscription to head of title page. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21293

[LYTTELTON, George Lytellton, Baron]. The progress of love. In Four Eclogues. I. Uncertainty. To Mr. pope. II. Hope. To the Honourable george doddington, Esq; III. Jealousy. To edw. walpole, Esq; IV. Posession. To the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount cobham. London. Printed for L. Gilliver, 1732. Folio. 24pp. Disbound. Inked annotation to title page, lightly creased and dust-soiled, paper repairs to gutter margins of final two leaves. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21270

[ATHANASIAN CREED]. A letter to the Mayor and Corporation of deale, in kent, In Relation to their Opinion upon the trinity. London. Printed for J. Shuckburgh, 1752. First edition. 8vo. [2], 33pp, [1]. Disbound. Title page working-loose, else a crisp copy. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21311

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[ASSEMBLY OF THE FRENCH CLERGY]. Actes de l'assemblee generale du clerge de france sur la religion, Extraits du Proces-Verbal de ladite Assemblee, tenue a Paris, par permission du Roi, au Couvent des Grands-Augustins, en 1765. A Paris. De l'Imprimerie de Guilleaume Desprez, 1765. 8vo. 92pp. Uncut, stitched, as issued. Edges a trifle dusty, else clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21341

CAYLEY, Cornelius. A letter to the Rev. Mr. potter. In Answer to his sermon preach'd at Reymerston in Norfolk, against the People call'd methodists. Norwich. Printed and sold by R. Davy, and at Mr. Gleed's, Bookseller, 1758. First edition. 8vo. 31pp, [1]. With proposals for printing (by subscription) a new edition of the same author's autobiography The Riches of God's Free Grace, dated Feb. 4, 1758, to verso of final leaf. Uncut, stitched as issued. Slightly dusty, else a fine copy. With ink inscriptions of both Ben and Thomas Spalding to margins of the verso of title, and recto of the second leaf. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 19572

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BARBEYRAC, Jean. The spirit of the ecclesiasticks Of all Sects and Ages, As to the Doctrines of Morality, and more particularly the Spirit of the Ancient Fathers of the Church, examin'd By Mons. Barbeyrac... London. Printed for J. Peele, 1722. First edition. 8vo. [8], 72pp. Disbound, all edges red. Title page spotted. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 21310

A WELL-WISHER TO ALL MANKIND. Remarks on "A Letter to a Baptist-Minister, containing Some Strictures on his late Conduct in the Baptization of certain Adults, at Sh--s--y, &c.". Shrewsbury. Printed for the Author, [s.d., 1776?] First edition. 8vo. 40pp. With a half-title. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, half-title working-loose, very short tear to margin of leaf C2. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21394

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[CHRISTIANITY]. Plain truth confirmed, and the Righteousness of faith opened; Being an Answer to the Objections of J. M. sent to the Author. London. [s.n.], 1764. First edition. 8vo. 14pp. Disbound. Title page very nearly detached. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21402

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GATES, Samuel. The substance of a sermon, preached on the occasion of the death of Mr. john hannah, On Sunday, September 28th, 1800, at the methodist chapel, in the city of lincoln. Lincoln. Printed and sold by W. Brooke, 1800. First edition. 8vo. 16pp. Disbound. Fore-edge shaved - occasionally clipping characters without loss of sense, browned and spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21342