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PIGGOTT, S[olomon], Rev.. Antidote to the follies, vices, and crimes of youth, to gambling, melancholy & suicide, in a series of anecdotes and actual narratives, calculated to warn the thoughtless and animate the desponding. London. Published by J. Robins and Co., 1831. Second edition. 12mo. xvi, [3], xviii-xxiv, 388pp, [4]. A reissue of the first edition, with an altered title and the addition of an unnumbered leaf 'Preface to the second edition' between xvi and xvii. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's moire cloth-backed marbled boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed, spine sunned, chipping to lettering-piece. Offsetting to title page, foxed. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19714
[CUNNINGHAM, Lady Margaret]. A Pairt of the Life of Lady Margaret Cuninghame, Daughter of the Earl of Glencairn, that she had with her first Husband, the Master of Evandale... [Edinburgh]. [Printed by James Ballantyne], [1827]. Quarto. [2], vi, 30pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, offsetting to title. Early manuscript note to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'Only Fifty Printed - no for Sale, July 1827'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26460
SUMNER, John Bird. Apostolical preaching considered, in an examination of st. paul's epistles.. London. J. Hatchard and Son, 1826. Fifth edition. 8vo. v, [3], 334pp, [4]. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting brown morocco lettering piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, with some discolouration to head of boards. Armorial bookplate of General A. M. K. Hamilton to FEP. Slight browning to endpapers and edges of front blank fly-leaves and title, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33451
[SCOTTISH COINAGE]. A short account of scotish money and coins, with tables of their value at different periods, and the price of commodities, &c. Together with tables of the revenues of the archbishoprics, bishoprics, abbeys, nunnerys, &c. at the reformation. Very necessary for understanding scotish history. Edinburgh. Printed for D. Webster, 1817. First edition. 16pp.

[Bound with:] A critical enquiry into the legality of proceedings consequent of the late gold act. Reflections on the said act; explanations respecting debasement; and casual remarks on the nature, par value, and apportionment of our gold and silver coinage. London. Printed for W. Owen, 1774. First edition. [2], 50pp. ESTC T87685. ESTC records copies at just seven locations (Boston, BL, Cambridge, Columbia, Harvard, ... More >
£ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31022
DERHAM, William. Astro-theology Or a Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from a survey of the heavens. . London. Printed for W. Innys, 1715. First edition. 8vo. lviii, [6], 240pp, [16]. With three large folding engraved copper plates at rear depicting astrological diagrams. Contemporary blind-stamped panelled sprinkled calf, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, with some splitting to lower joint. Armorial bookplate of Lord Sandys to FEP. Staining and spotting to endpapers, light spotting throughout. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33223
FORSYTH, William. A treatise on the culture and management of fruit-trees; in which a new method of pruning and training is fully described. To which is added, a new and improved edition of "observations on the diseases, defects, and injuries, in all kinds of fruit and forest trees:" With an account of a particular method of cure, published by order of government. London. Printed for T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1803. Third Edition, with Additions. 8vo. xxx, 523pp, [1]. With thirteen engraved plates. Finely bound in contemporary marbled calf, gilt, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Very slightest of wear to extremities, else a fine copy. Partially erased ink inscription to FEP, neat tear to gutter margin of RFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 11173
WOODLEY, Rev. George. A view of the present state of the scilly islands: exhibiting their Vast Importance to the British Empire.. London. F. C. and J. Rivington, 1822. First edition. 8vo. [1], xviii, [1], 344pp. With half-title and large folding map of the Scilly isles. Uncut in original boards, recently rebacked with a new spine label. Quite worn and marked, with significant bumping to edges and corners. Heavy spotting and a little staining to title and preface, then lighter spotting across remainder of text. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33401
NORTH, I. W.. A week in the isles of scilly. Penzance. E. Rowe and Son, 1850. First edition. 8vo. [1], viii, [1], 199pp. With an engraved frontispiece and three further illustrated plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked, small chip to head of spine. Armorial bookplate of Darrell, Trewornan, Cornwall and later ticket of Bridger of Penzance to FEP, bookplate of Charles Woolf to FFEP. Spotting to verso of engraved frontispiece. Inked inscription of Dorothy Dudley to ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33394
STEVENSON, Alan. Biographical Sketch of the late Robert Stevenson. Edinburgh. W. Blackwood and Sons, 1861. First illustrated edition. Quarto. 32pp. With two finely engraved plates; a portrait frontispiece of the subject, and a fine dramatic view of the Bell Rock Lighthouse, originally drawn by Miss Stevenson. Original publisher's gilt-tooled and titled buckram. Spine a trifle faded, light shelf-wear and few indents to lower board, else a fine copy. Presentation copy, inscribed 'Tolbooth Chuch Library, From Mesr. Stevenson' to head of title, and in a ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31291
[BRICKLEY]. Brickley's new primer. Adorned with beautiful cuts. Being A Present for my dear Child. London. Printed for T. Hughes, Broadway, Blackfriars, and T. Coldwell, 50, Capel-S. Dublin. [s.d., c. 1825?] 32mo?. [2], 3-15pp, [1]. With three crude woodcut illustrations (of a cat, a sheep, and a goose), pagination includes printed wrappers which were evidently designed as such. Sewn within original publisher buff paper wrappers, with a further crude woodcut captioned 'The Market Girl' to lower wrapper. A trifle dusty, upper wrapper (in effect the title leaf) shaved at foot. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24639
EDITOR OF THE INVERNESS HERALD. Britain's danger, and safety. By the editor of the inverness herald. Being an inquiry into the difficulties of the country, and developing means for their removal. With remarks on the highland cotter system, and suggestions for its improvement. By j. mackenzie, m.d. Also, an outline of the dutch home colonies, furnished by j. ross, Esq. of Berbice, Inverness. Edinburgh and London. Published by Messrs. Blackwood and Sons, 1842. First edition. 16mo. 69pp, [1]. Modern brown paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. With a contemporary A.L.S. in the hand of a Mr. Adderley presenting the book to an anonymous female recipient. Early inked ownership inscription to head of title page. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33370
WEBSTER, Alexander. Burns and the kirk... Aberdeen. A. Martin, 1889. Second edition. [4], 145pp, [1].

[Bound with:] BROOKE, Stopford A. Theology & miracle. Two sermons preached in bedford chapel, bloomsbury, On Sunday Mornings, in July, 1880. London. British & Foreign Unitarian Association, 1891. 23pp, [1].

[And:] BROOKE, Stopford A. What think ye of Christ? A sermon... London. [Woodfall & Kinder], [1884]. 16pp.

[And:] SALADIN [i.e. ROSS, William Stewart]. Concerning the Devil. London. W. Stewart & Co., [s.d., ... More >
£ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 33328
CARMICHAEL, Alexander. Carmina gadelica: hymns and incantations with illustrative notes on words, rites, and customs, dying and obsolete: orally collected in the highlands and islands of scotland and translated into english. Edinburgh. Printed for the Author by T. and A. Constable, 1900. First edition. Quarto. One of 300 copies. In two volumes. [2], xxxii, 339, [1]; [2], xi, [1], 350pp, [2]. With half-titles and a portrait frontispiece to Vol. I. Original publisher's cream paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, printed cream dustwrappers. A trifle rubbed, dustwrappers worn, marked, and discoloured. Internally immaculate. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33256