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JEFFREY, Francis. Combinations of Workmen. Substance of the speech of francis jeffrey, Esq. upon introducing a toast, "Freedom of Labour - Bet let the Labourer recollect, that in exercising his own rights, he cannot be permitted to violate the rights of others." at the public dinner given at edinburgh to joseph hume, Esq. M. P. on friday the 18th of november 1825. Edinburgh. Printed for Archibald Constable and Company, 1825. First edition. 8vo. 23pp, [1]. Stitched, as issued. Lightly creased and spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25301

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LUKE, Harry, Sir. Cities and men: an autobiography. London. Geoffrey Bles, [1953]. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrappers. Lightly rubbed, some chipping and loss to price-clipped dustwrappers. Internally clean and crisp. Bookplates and inked ownership inscriptions of John Marstan Gamley to endpapers of Vols. I and II and half-title of Vol. III. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21978

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[CHUBB & SON]. Chubb's patent locks and safes [a catalogue].. London. [s.n.], October 1st, 1867 Large folio, dimensions 345 x 515mm. 9pp, [1]. Folded, with both horizontal and vertical creases, slight tearing to folds, spotting and manuscript docket title to lower wrapper. Original publisher's printed wrappers, with elaborate decoration to upper wrappers and copious engraved illustrations throughout. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 21467

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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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CHARLES I. [Charles R. Charles by the Grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith. To Our Lovits...]. Imprinted at Edinburgh. Robert Young, Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majestie, 1638. Quarto. [2], 30pp. Modern buff paper boards. Book-label of F. S. Ferguson to FEP, head of text-block shaved, with minute worm-track upper corner running throughout. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27122

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HOPKINSON, Samuel. Causes of the scarcity investigated: also an account of the most striking Variations in the Weather, From October, 1798, to September, 1800. To which is prefix'd, the price of wheat, every year, From 1600 to the present Aera. Stamford. Printed and sold by R. Newcomb, [1800]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 52pp. Modern brown paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. A trifle marked. Partial erasure of first line of p.37 in an early hand. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 26485

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[SHOWER, Bartholomew]. Cases in parliament Resolved and Adjudged, upon Petitions, and Writs of Error. London. Printed for A. and J. Churchill, 1698. First edition. Folio. [10], 224pp, [2]. Later panelled speckled calf, recently rebacked to style preserving spine panel and contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Very occasional early marginal annotations. Presentation copy, inscribed to recto of FFEP: 'Ex dono Auctoris Bartholomai / Showers militem Fran: Dwas(?)' More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 12766

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[COOPERS - London]. [Caption title:] Observations on the Case of the Working Coopers to the Distillers in and about the City of London. Humbly offered to the Consideration of the Honourable House of Commons. [London]. [s.n.], [1736?] Folio.. [1]ff. Single sheet. Docket title to verso. Disbound, with chipping at gutter and extremities, old folds, slightly browned to extremities. Ink and wax crayon numerals to head of sheet. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27286

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[SPOTTISWOODE & CO.]. [Caption title:] Messrs. spottiswoode & co.'s Annual Dinner at the old ship hotel, brighton, On saturday, july 6, 1867. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1867]. Dimensions 180 x 230 mm. Single leaf handbill. A trifle toned, three very short tears to margins. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21278

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[STOCKJOBBING]. [ACTS - GEORGE II]. [Caption title:] An Act to prevent the infamous Practice of Stock-jobbing. London. Printed by John Baskett, 1734. [2], 199-206pp. Text in black letter. ESTC N51344.

[Bound with:] [ACTS - GEORGE II]. [Caption title:] An Act to make perpetual an Act made in the Seventh Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, An Act to prevent the infamous Practice of Stock-jobbing. London. Printed by John Baskett, 1737. [2], 203-204pp. Text in black letter. ESTC N51471.

Folio. Handsomely bound in modern red ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27923

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[ACTS - CHARLES II]. [Caption title:] An Act for taking of Affidavits in the Country to be made use of in the Courts of Kings Bench, Common-pleas and Exchequer. [London]. [Printed by the assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker], [1677]. Folio. 211-214pp. Without general title page. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, worming to margins, foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24036

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[GUNPOWDER]. [GREAT BRITAIN. PARLIAMENT]. [Caption title:] A Bill for making more Effectual an Act passed in the Fifth Year of His Majesty's Reign, Intitled, An Act for preventing the Mischiefs which may happen, by keeping too great Quantities of Gunpowder in or near the Cities of London and Westminster, or the Suburbs thereof. [London]. [s.n.], [1725]. Folio. 3pp, [1]. Stab-stitch holes and remains of binding to gutter. Four old horizontal folds, docket title printed to verso of second leaf. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22492

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KNIGHT, Charles. Capital and labour; including the results of machinery. London. G.Cox, 1853. Second edition. 8vo. 250pp. Contemporary blind-stamped grey cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to title. Very light spotting to title and rear blank fly-leaves. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34653

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SPENCE, William. Britain independent of commerce; or, proofs, deduced from an investigation into the true causes of the wealth of nations, that our riches, prosperity, and power, are derived from resources inherent in ourselves, and would not be affected, even though our commerce were annihilated. London. Printed by W. Savage...for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807. First edition. 8vo. [2], 85pp, [3]. Modern buff paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Leaves a trifle browned, overall a clean and crisp copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26489

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[BRISTOL CITY CHARTER]. Bristol: an abstract of the city charter: containing the institutions of mayors, recorders, sheriffs, town clerks, and all other officers whatsoever: as also of a common council... Bristol. Printed and sold by I. N. Pearce, 1832. 8vo. 22pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Extremities dust-soiled, loss to spine, short closed tear to foot of upper cover. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21337

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RAUMER, Friedrich von. Briefe aus Frankfurt und Paris 1848-1849. Leipzig. F. A. Brockhaus, 1849. First edition. 12mo. xvi, 468pp. Bound by Leighton of London in contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting brown and black morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 31704

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[BRIDGEWATER]. [Borough of Bridgewater charters and oaths of public officals]. [s.i.]. [s.n., s.d., but c.1750?] Quarto. Manuscript on paper. 108pp, followed by 31 blank leaves. Eighteenth-century blind-ruled vellum. Slightly marked, a trifle rubbed to extremities, else a crisp copy with some spotting. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 19092

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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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O'MALLEY, L. S. S. Bengal district gazetteers. Saran. Calcutta. The Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, 1908. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 177pp, [1]. With a coloured lithographed folding map housed in rear pocket. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. Early inked ownership inscription of W. C. Macpherson to initial leaf. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32174

SMITH, Rev. Sydney. Ballot. London. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1839. Second edition. 8vo. 46pp, [2], [8] ads. Unbound. Some dust-soiling, occasional foxing. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 11029