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FRANCIS, Sir Philip. Plan of a reform in the election of the House of Commons, adopted by the society of the friends of the people in 1795: with a new introduction, and other documents. Republished by sir philip francis, k. b.. London. Printed for Ridgways, 1817. 8vo. 30pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Bound by Kear & Richardson of Glasgow in near contemporary black morocco-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Extremities rubbed. Manuscript numeral to head of title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30610
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FORBES, William. A treatise of Church-lands & Tithes: In two Parts... Edinburgh. Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, 1705. First edition. 8vo. [16], 450, 1pp, [23]. The first page of the index is numbered 1. With a terminal supplementary index leaf. Contemporary blind-tooled sprinkled calf. Without lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, marked, and dulled. Contemporary ownership inscription of Jacobi Nasmyth to FEP, later struck-through, near contemporary ownership inscriptions to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33329
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FLEETWOOD, Bishop [William]. Chronicon Preciosum: or, an account of English Gold and Silver Money; The Price of Corn and other Commodities; and of Stipends, Salaries, Wages, Jointures, Portions, Day-labour, &c. in england, for Six hundred Years last past... London. Printed for T. Osbourne, 1745. Second edition. 8vo. [10], 147, [3], 30pp, [2]. With 12 engraved plates and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled mottled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, some loss to lettering-piece. Armorial bookplate of Porchester and paper shelf-labels to FEP, short marginal tear to foot of leaf B1, light dampstaining to gutter. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33171
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FIELDING, Henry. An enquiry Into the causes of the late Increase of Robbers, &c. with some proposals for Remedying this Growing Evil. In which The Present Reigning Vices are impartially exposed; and the Laws that relate to the Provision for the Poor, and to the Punishment of Felons are largely and freely examined. London. Printed for A. Millar, 1751. Second edition. 12mo. xxxii, 203pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to upper board, worm-hole to head of spine. Early inked initials to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 32977
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EVANS, W. H.. Spiritualism a philosophy of life. London. London Spiritualist Alliance, Limited, [s.d., c.1913] First edition. 8vo. [4], 76pp. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Very lightly rubbed. Endpapers browned, some spotting throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35195
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[EUMENES]. A plan for the government of bengal, And for the Protection Of the other British Settlements in the East Indies: In a Letter To the Right Honourable Lord North, First Lord of the Treasury, &c. To which is added, The Speech of an East India Proprietor, upon the Extraordinary Commission for regulating the Company's Affairs Abroad. London. Printed for J. Almon, 1772. First edition. 8vo. 42pp. Modern marbled wrappers. A trifle rubbed. Alternative manuscript pagination to upper corners. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26613
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ERSKINE, John. An institute of the law of scotland. In four books. In the Order of Sir George Mackenzie's Institutions of that Law. Edinburgh. Printed for Bell & Bradfute, 1793. Third edition. Folio. Two volumes bound as one. x, 813pp, [57]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, slight loss to head and foot of spine. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of James Ewing to recto of FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31157
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[EQUITABLE LIFE]. The Deed of Settlement of the Society for Equitable Assurances on Lives and Survivorships, As the same is inrolled in His Majesty's Court of King's Bench at Westminster, in the year 1765; with The Bye-laws and Orders. London. Printed by Taylor and Francis. 1854, [i.e. 1881]., 1881. 8vo. vi, 101, 98*-102*, 102**, 102dag, 102dagdag, 102s, 102ss, [2], 102-132, [1], 140-150. Complete despite a most erratic pagination. A handsome copy in contemporary calf, gilt, with longitudinal contrasting morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers and edges. Slightest of wear to extremities, two small ink-blots to upper board. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 10951
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[ENGLISH THEOPHRASTUS]. The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age. Being the Modern Characters of the Court, the Town, and the City. London. Printed for Bernard Lintott, 1708. Third edition. 8vo. [14], 384pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary panelled calf, calf lettering-piece. Extremities worn, upper joint split, lower joint starting, loss to head-cap. Endpapers browned, scattered spotting, early inked ownership inscription of George Leslie to REP. Armorial bookplate to FEP of Scottish advocate and philosopher, Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696-1782). More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28440