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PARKER, John. Notes on the law of arbitration in scotland. Edinburgh. John Anderson, Jun., 1830. Second edition. 8vo. xxxiv, 341pp, [1]. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's two-tone paper board, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. From the recently dispersed family estate (by descent) of George Cranstoun, Lord Corehouse (1770-1850), Scottish jurist, satirist and friend of Walter Scott and Lord Monboddo, with his armorial bookplate to FEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 28541
[PALMER, William]. Illustrated Life and Career of william palmer, of rugeley: containing details of his conduct as school-boy, medical-student, racing-man, and poisoner... London. Ward and Lock, 1856. 8vo. [3], 136pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and two leaves of Palmer's diary in facsimile. Original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Extremities rubbed and creased, ink staining to lower wrapper. Scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28306
NOY, William. The Compleat Lawyer; or, A Treatise concerning Tenures and Estates in Lands of Inheritance for Life, and other Hereditaments, and Chattels real and Personal. And how any of them may be conveyed in a Legal form by Fine, Recovery, Deed of Word, as the Case shall require. London. Printed for John Benson, 1661. 12mo. [2], 60, 63-124pp, [2]. Text continuous despite pagination. Contemporary blind-ruled calf, recently rebacked. Boards rubbed and marked. Without pastedowns, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, small worm-track to initial four gatherings - touching text at times without loss of sense. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 25197
[MUIRKIRK AND CAMBUSLANG ROAD ACTS]. [Three manuscript copies of previously published abstracts of acts relating to the maintenance of highways leading to and from the city of Glasgow]. [s.l.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Manuscript of paper. [14]pp.

[Bound with:] [ACTS - GEORGE III]. [Drop-head title:] An act for Amending an Act made in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Reign of His Present Majesty, for making and repairing the Road from the City of Glasgow, in the County off Lanerk, to Muirkirk, in the County of Ayr... [s.l.]. [s.n.], [1791]. 11pp, [1]. Docket title to verso of final leaf ... More >
£ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 24783
MOUNIER, M. [Jean Joseph]. Nouvelles observations sur les etats-generaux de france. Par M. Mounier, Secretaire des Etats de la Province de Dauphine. [s.l.]. [s.n.], 1789. First edition. 8vo. 282pp, [2]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf. Rubbed to extremities, cracking to joints, dart-holes to foot of spine, without lettering-piece. Dugald Stewart's copy, with his characteristic signature to FEP, largely obscured by the armorial bookplate of (George) 'Cranstoun of Corehouse'. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 26077
MORE, Henry. Enchiridion ethicum, Praecipua moralis philosophiae rudimenta Complectens, Illustrata ut plurimum Veterum Monumentis, & ad Probitatem Vitae perpetuo accommodata. Londini [i.e. London]. Typis & impensis J. Downing, 1711. Fourth edition. 8vo. xlii, [8], 318, 86pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, and a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. Contemporary panelled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Lightly rubbed. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, earlier bookplate of the Parochial Library of Flookborough, Lancaster, to verso of title-page, frontispiece a trifle shaved at head, small paper flaw to text of leaf O2 (without loss of sense). More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 16542
MONTANUS, Paulus. Pauli montani...tractatus novus, de jure tutelarum, et curationum, In quo Universa Tutelaris materia, cum ampliationibus (ut dicitur) limitationibus, quaestionibusq; huic cognatis, nove & plene tam Theorice quam Practice declaratur, & enucleatur.... Hagae-Comitis [i.e. The Hague]. Apud Henricum de Swaef, 1656. Quarto. [22], 585pp, [81]. Title in red and black. Contemporary limp vellum, title in manuscript to spine, vellum ties. Extremities marked and discoloured, some loss to ties. Pastedowns sprung, ink annotation to verso of FFEP, marginal loss to G1 (index), else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 16198
MILLET, A. F. Report on the settlement of the land revenue of the sultánpur district. Lucknow. Printed at the Oudh Government Press, 1873. First edition. 8vo. [2], 12, ii, iv, [4], 247, [3], 18, 12, xlvi, xvii pp, [1]. Contemporary green cloth. Extremities rubbed and wormed. Book-label of Allahabad-based advocate Pandit Sundar Lal to FEP, FFEP detached, ink-stamp of the Board of Revenue, Fort William, Calcutta to initial page of text, several leaves working-loose, worm-trails throughout, primarily marginal, though touching text at times without loss of sense. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30900
[MILES, William Augustus]. A letter to the duke of grafton, with notes. To which is annexed a complete exculpation of m. de la fayette from the charges indecently urged against him by Mr. burke, in the house of commons, On the 17th March, 1794. London. Printed for J. Owen, 1794. First edition. 8vo. [2], 95pp, [1]. Without half-title. Disbound. Ink library stamps of the Mercantile Library, Philadelphia to title page and p.53, lightly browned, occasional chipping to margins. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21406
MAYO, Robert. Political sketches of eight years in washington; in four parts, with annotations to each... Baltimore. Published by Fielding Lucas Jr. et al., 1839. First edition. 8vo. The first part, all published. viii, [1], vi-x, [1], 12-216pp. With a folding facsimile. Original publisher's brown cloth, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed and lightly marked, chipping and splitting to head and foot of spine. Later bookplates to FEP, stamps, both ink and blind, of the Macalester Library to FEP and recto and verso of title page, foxed throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed to recto of ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 19159
MATTHAEUS, Antonius. De judiciis disputationes septendecim... Trajecti ad Rhenum [i.e. Utrecht]. Typis Joannis a Waesberge, 1645. Editio Secunda [i.e. second edition]. 12mo. [16], 380pp. With an additional engraved title. Contemporary vellum with title in gilt to spine. Some minor spots of soiling but overall well preserved. Armorial bookplate of Los Angeles Law Library to FEP, tear to bottom edge of FFEP, loss to head of *4, ink annotation to margin of p.39, lightly foxed throughout. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 12254
[MAIDMENT, James]. The court of session garland. Edinburgh. Thomas G. Stevenson, 1839. First edition. 2, x, 154pp. With an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements.

[Bound with:] The court of session garland. Part Second. Edinburgh. Printed for Private Circulation, 1839. First edition. [4], 16pp.

[And:] Supplement to the court of session garland. Edinburgh. Thomas G. Stevenson, 1839. First edition. vii, [1], 36pp.

[And:] Appendix to the court of session garland. Edinburgh. Printed for Private Circulation, 1839. First edition/ 22pp.

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£ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 25539