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WRIGHTSON, Thomas. On the punishment of death. London. John Hearne, 1837. Third edition. 8vo. xxiv, 113pp, [1]. Original publisher’s green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26388
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POUND, Ezra. Patria mia and the treatise on harmony. London. Peter Owen, [1962]. First U.K. edition. 8vo. 95pp, [1]. Original publisher's dark green cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed, dustwrapper a trifle sunned. Endpapers browned. From the library, though not identified as such, of English Movement poet and literary critic Donald Davie (1922-1995). More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 26322
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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
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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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HOLMES, [William]. Plan of proceeding: octavo. First part. Holmes' tract on bodies corporate generally, those in Exeter specially, which includes the novel county-rates, Exeter, 1799. Second part. Holmes' epitome of political history ancient and modern, commented on, In hope of affording some Information to the Middle and Lower Classes of Mankind, countenancing Virtue and discouraging Vice. Third part. Holmes on the police of Exeter specially, ancient and modern, as an accompaniment to Izaacke’s Memorials of the City. Exeter. T. Brice, [1795]. First edition. Part one only, all published. [2], 4, [2], 48pp. ESTC T42425.

[Bound with:] [HOLMES, William]. [Drop-head title: To the Electors of Representatives to serve in Parliament for the City and County of Exeter]. [Exeter]. [T. Brice], [1802]. 13pp, [3]. Not in ESTC.

[And:] [HOLMES, William]. [Drop-head title: New pavements, &c. Third address. [Exeter]. [T. Brice], [1795]. [1], 22-28pp.

[And:] [HOLMES, William]. [Drop-head title: Addressed to ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 16613
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WILKINSON, Joshua L. Political facts, collected in a tour, in the months of August, September, and October, 1793, along the frontiers of france; with relfexions on the same. London. Printed for James Ridgway, 1793. First edition. viii, 133pp, [1].

[Bound after:] KNOX, Vicesimus. A narrative of transactions relative to a sermon, preached in the Parish Church of Brighton, August 18, 1793... London. Printed for C. Dilly, 1793. Second edition. [2], xlii, 140pp.

8vo. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Scattered spotting. From the library of successful merchant of Scottish origin and later M.P. for Lancaster, Woodstock ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30909
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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
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KENNETT, Basil. BALZAC, Jean-Louis Guez. . Politics In Select discourses of Monsieur balzac. Which he call'd his aristippus, or Wise Scholar. Done into English by Basil Kennett, Fellow of C.C.C. Oxford; now Chaplain in a British Factory abroad. To which are added, An Advertisement of the Translation; and an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author. London. Printed by J. Humfreys, for J. Philips, 1709. First edition. 8vo. xlviii, 172pp. Contemporary panelled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, spine richly gilt. Rubbed, a trifle marked, splitting to joints with, but with boards remaining firmly attached. The Macclesfield Library copy, with bookplate of 'South Library', Shirburn Castle, to FEP, and the usual blind-stamps to first three leaves, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to recto of FFEP. Text-block unpressed, with some browning. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 16021
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WILLICH, Charles M.. Popular tables arranged in a new form, giving information at sight for ascertaining, according to the carlisle table of mortality, the value of lifehold, leasehold, and church property, renewal fines, &c. the public funds, Annual Average Price and Interest on Consuls from 1731 to 1851... London. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1853. Third edition. xviii, [2], 165pp, [3].

[Bound with;] WILLICH, Charles M. Supplement to willich's popular tables. The new succession and legacy duty tables... London. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854. [16]pp. With original publisher's green paper wrappers bound-in.

8vo. Original publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Slightest of rubbing to extremities. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inscribed to recto of FFEP; 'To The Very ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 14826
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[LANCASTER COUNTY]. Proceedings of the court of annual general session, for the County Palatine of Lancaster, Holden on the Twenty-fifth Day of June, 1829, with the reports of committees, the physician to the county lunatic asylum, the keepers of lancaster castle, and of the several houses of correction, and the papers and communications presented to the court... Preston. Printed by Addison, [1829]. 8vo. 202pp, [12]. With a folding table. Original publisher's marbled wrappers. Lightly rubbed, some surface loss to spine. Short tear to centre of folding table, small worm-track to head of text-block, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33105
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[LANCASTER COUNTY]. Proceedings of the court of annual general session for the County Palatine of Lancaster: holden on the twenty-seventh day of June, 1839, with the reports of committees, the physician to the county lunatic asylum, the keepers of lancaster castle, and of the several houses of correction, and the memorials, papers, and communications, presented to the court... Preston. Printed by Addisons, 1839. 8vo. 195pp, [21]. With a folding table. Original publisher's limp burgundy cloth, stamped in blind, supralibros of the County of Lancaster. Lightly rubbed, marked, dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33106