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[ACTS - WILLIAM III]. Anno Regni Gulielmi III. Regis Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae & Hiberniae, Septimo & Octavo. At the Parliament begun at Westminster the Two and twentieth Day of November, Anno Dom. 1695... London. Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1695. Foilio. [2], 343-346pp. Disbound. A crisp copy. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21272

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[ACTS - WILLIAM IV]. An act for Inclosing Lands in the Parish of Hardwick, in the County of Cambridge. [Royal Assent, March 18th, 1836]. [London]. [s.n.], [1836]. First edition. Folio. 42pp, [2]. Docket title to verso of final leaf. Stitched, as issued. A trifle browned and dusty, foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 24033

[ACTS - WILLIAM IV]. An Act to render valid certain Marriages solemnized in the Church of Saint Clement, Oxford. [17th August 1836]. [London]. [Printed by George Eyre], [1836]. [985]-986pp. Single leaf, printed on both sides. Disbound, a trifle creased. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24037

[ADAIR, Robert, Sir]. A whig's apology for his consistency; in a letter from a member of parliament to his friend in the borough of ****. London. Printed for J. Debrett, 1795. First edition. 8vo. [4], 72, 161-192, 73-160, 193-198pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. Several gatherings misbound. Uncut, stitched, as issued. Contemporary inked annotation to title-page, inked inscription to head of p.1, gathering 'G' (p.41-48) detached, lightly spotted/dust-soiled, some creasing. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 19001

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ADDINGTON, William. An abridgment of penal statutes... London. Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, 1775. First edition. Oblong 8vo. viii, 558pp, [38]. Contemporary reverse calf, tooled in black, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to upper board at top corner, spine dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to title, occasional creasing. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27134

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[ADDISON, Joseph]. The free-holder, or Political Essays. London. Printed for D. Midwinter...and J. Tonson, 1716. First edition. 12mo. [12], 311pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf, black calf lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints starting, loss to lettering-piece, wear to head of spine. Early inked ownership inscription to head of half-title, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31006

A FREEHOLDER OF THE COUNTY OF ROSS. A short address to the gentlemen of the northern counties, on the prohibition of distillation from grain. Edinburgh. Printed for Bell & Bradfute, 1810. First edition. 8vo. [4], 27, [1], 13pp, [1]. With a half-title.

[Bound with:] A view of the state of parties in the united states of america; being an attempt to account for the present ascendancy of the french, or democratic party, in that country; in two letters to a friend. By a gentleman who has recently visited the united states. Edinburgh. Printed by James Ballantyne and Co. for ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28565

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A FRIEND OF HIS COUNTRY. The patriot's review of mr. jeffery’s pamphlet “respecting the conduct of the prince of wales,” and of All the Pamphlets which have been published in Reply to it... London. Printed for and sold by J. Blacklock…by Messrs. Gray and Sons, 1806. Third edition. 8vo. 62pp. With an engraved hand-coloured frontispiece. Without final leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Disbound. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 17504

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[AIX-LA-CHAPELLE TREATY]. Ministerial artifice detected, or, a full answer to a pamphlet lately published, Intitled, The Interests of the Empress Queen, the Kings of France and Spain, &c. betrayed in the Preliminary Articles at Aix-la-Chapelle.. London. Printed for A. Hill, 1749. Second edition. 8vo. 32pp. Modern grey paper boards, original gilt-tooled green morocco lettering-piece preserved and pasted to spine. Leaves lightly browned, occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34549

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[ALCOHOL]. [Drop-head title:] Reasons humbly offered By the Maltsters of Surrey and Middlesex... [London]. [s.n.], [1730?] Dimensions 200 x 300 mm. Single leaf. Docket title to verso. Stab-stitch holes to gutter margin. Old horizontal folds. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23666

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ALEXANDER, William. Abridgement of the acts of sederunt of the lords of council and session, from the institution of the college of justice in may 1532 to the present time... Edinburgh. Adam & Charles Black, 1838. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 544pp. Unopened in original publisher's dark green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. 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. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of half-title: 'The Honble. Lord Corehouse from ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28526

ALISON, Archibald. Essays on the nature and principles of taste. Edinburgh. Printed by the heirs of D. Willison, for Archibald Constable and Company, 1825. Sixth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [5], xxix, [1], 376; [3], p.vi, 447pp, [1]. Without half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting brown and green calf lettering-pieces. Extremities rubbed. Foxed. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 26072

ALISON, Archibald. Essays on the nature and principles of taste. Edinburgh. Printed for Bell and Bradfute et al., 1811. Second edition. 8vo. xxix, [1], 376pp, [4]; 447pp. Title page and index of volume ii misbound to rear of volume i. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, brown morocco lettering-pieces, marbled boards. Rubbed and marked, with surface wear to boards and joints, chipping to lettering-pieces, corners bumped. Leaves lightly browned, scattered spotting, particularly to endpapers. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34323

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[ALNWICK ELECTION]. Board of health election. To the ratepayers of alnwick... Alnwick. Printed by M. Smith, [s.d., c.1882] Dimensions 290 x 440 mm. Single leaf broadside. Lightly creased, very short tear to one edge, central horizontal fold. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21433

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[AMHURST, Nicholas]. Observations on the conduct of great-britain, with regard to the negociations and other transactions abroad. . London. Printed and Sold by J. Roberts, 1729. 8vo. 61pp, [1]. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Light browning and slight scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 33554

[AMHURST, Nicholas]. Observations on the conduct of Great-Britain, with Regard to the Negociations and other Transactions Abroad. London. Printed: And Sold by J. Roberts, 1729. First edition. 8vo. 61pp. p.[24-25] and [24-27] set out as four tables cataloguing 'Ships taken from his Majesty's Subjects by the Spaniards in the West-Indies, since the Hanov. Treaty, Sep. 3. 1725'. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Title page lightly browned, else a clean and crisp copy. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 33814

[AN EMINENT LAWYER]. A complete report of the trial of dr e. w. pritchard, for the alleged poisoning of his wife and mother-in-law. Edinburgh. William Kay, 1865. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 135pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of E. W. Pritchard. Original publisher's printed paper wrappers. Slightly rubbed and marked. Spotting to edges, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33396

A NOTTINGHAMSHIRE MAGISTRATE [i.e. DICKINSON, William]. A letter to his grace The Duke of Portland, lord lieutenant of the county of nottingham, &c. &c. &c. Newark. Printed and sold by D. Holt, 1798. First edition. 8vo. 16pp. Recent half-calf, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed, library shelf- labels to upper board. Ink-stamps and manuscript shelf-marks of Nottingham Public Libraries to verso of title page, terminal leaf reinforced at gutter. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title: 'With the Author's compliments'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33890

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[ARBUTHNOT, John]. An invitation to peace: or, toby's Preliminaries to nestor ironsides, Set forth in a dialogue Between toby and his Kinsman. London. Printed and Sold by Mr. Lawrence, [1713]. First edition. 8vo. 23pp, [1]. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, inked numeral to upper corner of title page, else clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21614

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ARCHBOLD, John Frederick. The law relative to Commitments & Convictions by justices of the peace; with forms. To which are added lord lansdowne's acts. London. W. Benning, 1828. First edition. 12mo. xxxi, [1], 421pp, [1]. With a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23843