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[WALPOLE, Robert]. The sentiments of a tory, In respect to a late Important Transaction, And in Regard to the Present Situation of Affairs. London. Printed for T. Cooper, 1741. First edition. 8vo. 63pp, [1]. Recent navy morocco, blue cloth boards, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, title-page light dust-soiled/creased, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 15117

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GRATTAN, Henry. The speeches of the right hon. henry grattan; to which is added his letter on the union, with a commentary on his career and character. Dublin. Published by James Duffy, 1853. Second edition. 8vo. xxxvi, [1], 38-468pp. Recent green cloth, lettered in gilt. Spine sunned. Lightly toned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22605

SHEIL, Richard Lalor. The speeches of the right honourable richard lalor sheil. Dublin. James Duffy, 1853. Second edition. 8vo. xliv, [1], 26-471pp, [1]. Largely unopened in recent green cloth, lettered in gilt. Spine sunned. Lightly toned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22606

KNAPP, Georg Friedrich. The state theory of money. London. Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1924. First edition in English. 8vo. xviii, 306pp. With half-title. Original publisher's green cloth, gilt. Rubbed, bumped, and sunned, split to head of spine. Browning to endpapers, lightly spotted. From the library, though not identified as such, of British barrister Patrick Neill, Baron Neill of Bladen (1926-2016). More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 16751

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[TRIAL] PHILLIPS, Mr. The truly eloquent speech of Mr. Phillips, at full length, in the Court of Common Pleas, Dublin, in the case of Guthrie, v. Sterne for Adultery. London. Printed by W. Glindon, [1815?]. 8vo. 16pp. Unbound, with remains of original stitching. Edges, first and final leaves dust-soiled, uncut, small tear to outer blank margin of two leaves and gutter of last, little spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19449

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SHANKS, Edward. The universal war and the universal state. London. The Dropmore Press, 1946. First edition. Quarto. Limited edition, number 76 of 550 copies. [8], 64pp, [4]. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, printed drab paper dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear, slight chipping to dustwrapper. Internally immaculate. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Charles Lindsay, with fond but futile hopes for his ultimate education, form Edward Shanks. 9.4.47'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21989

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BRANT, Sebastian. Titulorum omnium juris tam civilis, quam canonici expositiones, Sebastiano Brant. I.V. Doctore celeberrimo, Autore. His accessit Modus studendi in utroque iure per loannem Baptistam Caccialupum. Omnia ad vetustorum exemplarium sidem nune ultimum diligentissime repurgata: adiectis insuper ad singulos Titulos suis numeris. Lugduni [i.e. Leiden]. Apud Haeredes Gulielmi Rouillii, 1619. 8vo. 469pp, [36]. Contemporary vellum, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities rubbed and soiled. Ink inscriptions and annotations to recto of FFEP and title, slight loss to top of title with red and green ink marks to margins, all leaves toned and foxed, lower hinge cracked, loss to blank REP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12190

[STAFFORDSHIRE AUCTION]. To be sold by auction, By Mr. Shorthouse, At the plough in endon, in the County of Stafford, on Thursday the 20th Day of October. Leek. Hilliard...Printer, [s.d., 1794?] Dimensions 430 x 270mm. Single leaf broadside. Folded, with old creasing, some browning, tears and slight loss at folds. A single manuscript correction in ink: 'The Turnpike Road from Newcastle to Leek passes thro' the Village of Endon, and Lot (3 corrected to) 5 adjoins such Road'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 20595

[YORKSHIRE AUCTION]. To be Sold. In the following Lotts and Subject to such Conditions as will be Produced at the House of Joseph Lodge near the Church in Thornhill, on Monday the 9th of November 1778. between the Hours of four and six in the afternoon of the same day. [s.i., Dewsbury?]. [s.n., Mr Sykes?, 1778] Dimensions 165 x 160mm. Single leaf handbill. Fore- and gutter margin edges uncut. Creased, with some marginal tearing, marking and early manuscript notes to verso. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 21439

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[DORSET ELECTION]. To the freeholder,s of the county of dorset... Blandford. Shipp, Printer, [1831]. Dimensions 220 x 340 mm. Single leaf broadside. Central vertical and horizontal folds, a trifle creased. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 20725

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BURKE, Right Hon. Edmund. Two letters addressed to a member of the present Parliament, on the proposals for peace with the regicide directory of France. London. Printed for F. and C. Rivington, 1796. Fourth Edition. 8vo. [4], 188pp. With half-title. Uncut, stitched as issued. Light dust soiling to half-title and final page, occasional spots of foxing. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 11030

BURKE, Edmund. Two letters addressed to a member of the present parliament, on the proposals for peace with the regicide directory of france. London. Printed for F. and C. Rivington, 1796. Ninth edition. 8vo. [4], 155, 155*-161*, 156-188pp. With a half-title. Pages 155 and 156 cancelled, with a four leaf insert (p.156*-161*) after p.155 (here pinned in place.) Uncut and partially unopened, stitched, as issued. Short tears to margins of leaves D2 and P4, tears to gutters of Bb1-2 - touching text without loss, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 18983

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[LONDON TRADE]. Under Royal and Distinguished Patronage. The royal polytechnic cement registered...For Repairing Glass, China, Marble, Ivory, Bone, Mother of Pearl...Manufactured and Sold only by g. davies, at the cement counter... [London]. Geo. Chalfont, Steam Printer, [s.d., 1870s?] Dimensions 230 x 280 mm. Single leaf handbill, printed on one side only. Horizontal and vertical folds, lightly creased and spotted. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21289

RUSSELL, Bertrand. What is the Soul?. Girard, Kansas. Haldeman-Julius Publications, [1947]. 8vo. 32pp. Original publisher's printed orange paper wrappers. Light rubbing and creasing to extremities. Leaves toned and spotted, occasional pencil markings to margins. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16880

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FAWCETT, Millicent Garrett. Women's suffrage: a short history of a great movement. London. T. C. & E. C. Jack, [1912]. First edition. 8vo. 94pp, [2]. With a half-title and a final leaf of advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, decorated and lettered in black. Very slight rubbing to extremities. Some browning to endpapers, else internally clean and crisp, a fine copy. Two contemporary postcards depicting Fawcett and other members of the women's suffrage movement loosely inserted. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: ' To Irene Hancock with ... More > £ 3,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20194