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[ACTS - QUEEN ANNE]. Articles of union, Agreed on the Two and twentieth Day of July, in the Fifth Year of the Reign of Her most Excellent Majesty Queen anne, by the Commissioners Nominated on the Behalf of the Kingdom of England, in Pursuance of an Act made in England, and the Commissioners Nominated on the Behalf of the Kingdom of Scotland, under Her Majesties Great Seal of Scotland, Pursuant to an Act made in Scotland. The act (made in the Parliament of Scotland) Intituled, Act Ratifying and Approving the Treaty of Union of the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England... London. Printed by Charles Bill, 1706. First edition. Folio. 15, [3], 17-68pp. 'The minutes of the proceedings of the Lords Commissioners for the union' has a separate title page. Handsomely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in speckled half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Some trimming at foot to latter half of text block with occasional loss of text and sense. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31373
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[MILL, John Stuart]. A constitutional view of the india question. London. William Penny, 1858. First edition. 10pp.

[Bound with:] [MILL, John Stuart]. Practical observations on the first two of the proposed resolutions on the government of india. London. William Penny, 1858. First edition. 10pp.

[And:] [MILL, John Stuart]. A president in council the best government for india. London. William Penny, 1858. First edition. 8pp.

[And:] [MILL, John Stuart]. Observations on the proposed council of india. London. William Penny, 1858. First edition. ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 33594
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[JAMES II]. The Severall Debates Of the House of Commons Pro et Contra. Relating to the Establishment of the Militia, Disbanding the New-Raised Forces And Raising a Supply for his Majestie beginning the Ninth Day of November 1685. And Ending The Twentieth of the same Month, Being the Day of the Prorogac[i]on of the Parliament. [s.l.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1700] Quarto. Manuscript on paper watermarked 'A. J.' under a large royal seal and 'GLC'. Paginated by hand [2], 70pp. Red ruled borders to title page, calligraphic headings throughout. Disbound, marbled paper strip to spine. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19576
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[TURNOR, Thomas]. The case of the bankers And their creditors, Stated and Examined. Wherein the Property of the Subject in this, and the like Cases, is soberly asserted, by the Common and Statute Laws of England, His Majesties most gracious Declarations; By innumberable, great and Important Records of this Kingdom, from the time of the Norman Conquest to our own Times; By the Civil Law, History, Polity, Morality, and common Reason: and all Objections undeniably Refuted... London. [s.n.], 1675. 8vo. [10], 147pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep. Worn, with upper board detached, some loss to spine and exposure to corners, pastedowns sprung. Early armorial bookplate of Corbet Corbet and later label of Richard Corbet of Adderley (1803/4-1872) to pastedown of upper board, later bookplate of the Institute of Bankers in Scotland to blank fly-leaf. Presentation copy, inscribed 'This For my honour'd Friend Sr Humphrey Briggis Baronet. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27603
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MACKENZIE, George. The laws and customes of scotland, In Matters criminal. Wherein is to be seen how the Civil Law, and the Laws and Customs of other Nations do agree with, and supply ours. Edinburgh. Printed by Thomas Brown, 1678. First edition. Quarto. [16], 272, 271-581pp, [1]. With initial order-to-print leaf. Title in red and black. Recent red morocco-backed red pebbled cloth boards, tooled and lettered in gilt, all edges red. Lightly rubbed and marked. Book-label of Lord Aitchison to FEP, scattered spotting, occasional early manuscript notes. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28158
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[FRASER, Malcolm]. Western australia. General information respecting the present condition of the forests and timber trade of the southern part of the colony... Perth. By Authority: Richard Pether, 1882. First edition. Quarto. In two parts. [27, [1]; [8]; 30pp. With two maps (one folding), two unnumbered lithographed plates, and 20 numbered lithographed plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped dark green pebble-grain cloth, contrasting printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked. Hinges partially exposed. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34427
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SETON, John. Dialectica Joannis setoni cantabrigiensis, annotationibus Petri Carteri, ut clarissimis ita breuissimis explicata. Huic accessit, obartium ingenuarum inter se cognationem, Guilielmi Buclaei Arithmetica. Londini [i.e. London]. Apud Thomam Marsh, 1577. 8vo. [318]pp. With a linen-backed folding table. Handsomely bound in later gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, small paper repairs to text of initial five gatherings - with some slight loss of sense, very occasional contemporary faded inked annotations and underlining, paper repair to lower corner of terminal leaf, some spotting/browning. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 17265
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[VOTING REGISTER]. The register of freeholders. In pursuance of An act passed in the Twenty-eight Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third, intituled An Act for the better securing the Rights of Persons qualified to vote at County Elections. London. Printed by Charles Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1788. Folio. [540]pp. ’An Act for the better securing the rights of persons qualified to vote at county elections’ has a caption title on 6L2r with a general title page on 6L1r. Contemporary speckled sheep, cloth ties. Heavily worn and marked, boards held by cords only. Later armorial bookplate of Marmion Edward Ferrers (bap. 1813, d. 1884) to FEP, margins trimmed close, with occasional loss to running-titles ... More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27036
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VERELST, Harry. A view of the rise, progress, and present state of the english government in bengal: including a reply to the misrepresentations of Mr. bolts, and other writers. London. Printed for J. Nourse et el., 1772. First edition. Quarto. [12], 148, [4], 253pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-ruled marbled calf, later expertly recased preserving contemporary red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Very small work-track to foot of latter half of text-block, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'From the Author'. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 28099
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[DUNNING, John]. A defence of the united company of Merchants of England, Trading to the east-indies, and their servants, (Particularly Those at bengal) Against the Complaints of the dutch east-india company: being a memorial from the English Company to His Majesty on that Subject. London. Printed for J. Brotherton...and Sold by R. and J. Dodsley...and T. Waller, 1762. First edition. Quarto. [4], 71pp, [1]. With an engraved plan and a tipped-in errata slip. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, without backstrip. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32613
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[SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT]. Acts made in the first parliament of our most high and dread soveraign charles, by the grace of god King of Great Britane, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. Holden by Himself, present in person, with his Three Estates, at Edinburgh, upon the 28 day of June, 1633. Edinburgh. Printed by Evan Tyler, 1633 [between 1640 and 1651] 66pp, [10]. ESTC S122278, Wing S1168A.

[Bound with:] The acts made in the second parliament of our most high and dread sovereign charles...Acts past and done in this present Session of Parliament, the eleventh of June 1640. Edinburgh. Printed by Robert Young and Evan Tyler, 1641. 160pp, [20]. ESTC R33336, Wing S1168D.

[And:] The acts done and past in the first session of the third ... More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33467
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LAUDERDALE, [James Maitland], Earl of. Thoughts on finance, suggested by the measures of the present session. London. Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, 1797. First edition. [4], 55pp, [1]. With a half-title. ESTC T174622.

[Bound after:] [GENERAL CONVENTION OF THE ROYAL BURGHS OF SCOTLAND]. An illustration of the principles of the bill proposed to be submitted to the consideration of Parliament, for correcting the abuses and supplying the defects in the internal government of the royal boroughs... Edinburgh. Printed by Neill and Company, 1787. First edition. [4], 54, 31pp, [1]. Appendix ... More > £ 1,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 25165
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BILSON, Thomas. The true difference betweene christian subjection and unchristian rebellion; wherein the princes lawfull power to commaund for trueth, and indeprivable right to beare the sword are defended against the Popes censures and the Jesuites sophismes uttered in their Apologie and defence of english catholikes... At Oxford. Printed by Joseph Barnes Printer to the Universitie, 1585. First edition. 8vo. [24], 820pp, [10]. Recently neatly recased, with seventeenth-century calf boards-covering and spine laid down. Slightly rubbed with some darkening to spine. A little marginal creasing at front and end, old worm-track to blank fly-leaves and margin of title, not touching text. More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 28247
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[TRADE UNIONISM]. HYNDMAN, H. M. The chicago riots and the class war in the united states. (A Reprint from "Time."). London. Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co., 1886. First offprint edition. [2], 16pp

[Bound with:] [Caption title:] To-day. No. 26.----february, 1886. [33]-64pp.

[And:] "The Times" and Mr. Parnell: the press and the patriot. A lecture, Being a Criticism of the pRess and a Defence of the Patriot, Delivered in the Unitarian Christian Church, Aberdeen, 7th May, 1887. First edition. Aberdeen. George Middleton, [1887]. 12pp. Ink-stamp of the Aberdeen Branch of the Socialist League to head of ... More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 29372
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HOBBES, Thomas. Leviathan, sive De Materia, Forma, & Potestate civitatis ecclesiasticae et civilis. Amstelodami [i.e. Amsterdam]. Apud Joannem Blaeu, 1670. First separate Latin edition. Quarto. [4], 365pp, [15]. Later full vellum, contrasting red calf lettering-piece, all edges red. Extremities discoloured and lightly rubbed. Later paper repair to verso of front blank fly-leaf, early manuscript note to recto: 'Leviathan / Thomae Hobbesii / Malmesburiensis / Theomachi / pernicies juvenium, morum corruptela, / ingenioisima subtillissima omnis / religionis eversio diabolica. / Diaboli stercus. / Parve nec invideo, per me, liber, ibis in ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27383
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[DONNELLAN, John]. A defence and Substance of the Trial of john donnellan, Esq; who was convicted for the murder of Sir theodosius boughton...Founded on the case solemnly attested by the Sufferer after his Conviction, and published at the Request of his Solicitors, Messr. inge and webb. London. Printed for John Bell, 1781. First edition. Folio. iv, [1], 28-72, xii, [4], [1], 6-25pp. Partially misbound. With a tipped-in errata slip. Nineteenth century calf-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Extensive contemporary manuscript notes to margins, title page and terminal leaf (G1) laid-down, occasional short tears touching text (without loss of sense), majority of leaves later repaired/reinforced at gutter with paper (at times obscuring manuscript notes), spotted. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 28228
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[SAYERS, James]. [A collection of 31 etchings].. [London]. [C. Bretherton], [1782-84] 31 etchings on thick laid paper, each sheet 170 x 245 mm, bound together in early powder blue limp paper boards. Extremities rubbed, marked, and damp-stained, faint inked inscription to upper board. Etchings damp-stained, all with contemporary marginal inked inscriptions identifying the subject. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30552