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[ACTS - GEORGE III]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for continuing certain laws therein mentioned relating to British sail cloth, and to the duties payable on foreign sail cloth, and to the allowance upon the exportation of British made gunpowder, and for giving further encouragement for the importation of naval stores from the British colonies in America. London. Printed by Mark Baskett, 1764. Folio. [2], 235-236pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24240
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[ACTS - GEORGE III]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for continuing so much of an Act made in the third year of His present Majesty’s reign, intituled, An Act to continue and amend two Acts made in the twenty-first and twenty-eighth years of His late Majesty’s reign, for encouraging the making of indico in the British plantations in America; and for extending the provisions of an Act of the thirtieth year of His late Majesty’s reign, with respect to bringing prize goods into this kingdom, to Spanish prize goods taken since the late declaration of war with Spain, as relates to encouraging the making of indico in the British plantations in America; and for explaining so much of an Act made in the fifth year of His present Majesty’s reign, as relates to the regulating the fees of the officers of the customs in America; and for extending the same to the naval officers there. London. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1770. Folio. [2], 691-694pp. Disbound. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24243
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DAVIES, David. The problem of the twentieth century: A Study in International Relationships. [London]. Ernest Benn Limited, [1930]. First edition. 8vo. xvii, [1], 795pp, [1]. With a frontispiece and one further plate. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt. Without dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed and sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To my colleague Jellicoe - with the sincere regard and high esteem of the author - 25th Sept. 1930.' More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27906
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KEYNES, John Maynard. A tract on monetary reform. London. Macmillan and Co., 1923. First edition. 8vo. [2], viii, 209pp, [3]. With a half-title and initial and final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Without dustwrapper. Rubbed, spine sunned. Recent bookplate of the Library of Mistakes to FEP, early inked ownership inscription of Percy George to recto of FFEP, leaves toned. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27859
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[JACOB, Giles]. The Compleat Parish-Officer... [London] In the Savoy. Printed by Eliz. Nutt, and R. Gosling...for Bernard Lintot...and W. Mears, 1720. Second edition. 12mo. [4], 138pp, [10]. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep. Rubbed and marked, some scoring to boards, lower joint split. Pastedowns sprung, without fly-leaves, minute worm-track to foot of text-block, early inked ownership inscriptions of William Kinsey and Thomas Kinsey to FEP and head of title respectively. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17466
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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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PUFENDORF, [Samuel, Freiherr von]. S. puffendorfii de officio hominis et civis juxta legem naturalem libri duo. Londini [i.e. London]. Typis M. J. Impensis Jacobi Knapton, 1708. Editio septima, [i.e. seventh edition]. 8vo. [24], 162 [i.e.164]pp, [4]. With two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary panelled calf. Extremities worn, surface loss to spine, upper board detached, lower joint starting. Later inked ownership inscription of 'P King E. D. B. A.' to FEP, recent ink-stamp of Ben Damph Forest Library to recto of FFEP, near contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of Benjamin Andrews of Magdalen, Oxford (one dated 1712) to ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27523
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SELKIRK, [Thomas Douglas], Earl of. Observations on the present state of the highlands of scotland, with a view of the causes and probable consequences of emigration. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1805. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 223, [1], lvi pp. With a half-title and a tipped-in errata slip. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split, chipping to lettering-piece. Shelf-label of Newbattle Abbey Library to FEP, scattered foxing. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Earl of Ancram / with the author's compliments'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22057
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KERR, Andrew William. History of banking in Scotland. London. Adam and Charles Black, 1902. Second edition. 8vo. xiv, 348, 6pp. With a half-title and three final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed and marked. Inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP: 'W. R. Stall, Manager, Union Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh'. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27643
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RUSSELL, Bertrand. An outline of philosophy. London. George Allen & Unwin, [1927]. First edition. 8vo. vi, 317pp, [3]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt. Minor shelf-wear, spine a trifle sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Prize plate of the London School of Economics to FEP - awarded by then Director, British economist and liberal politician William Beveridge (1879-1963) to Robert Brown Fraser (1904-1985), the first Director-General of the Independent Television Authority. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25451
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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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[PUBLIC GENERAL ACTS]. Anno xxxi. Reginae Elizabethae. At a Session of Parliament holden at Westminster the fourth day of Februarie... Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker. 1589. Folio. [104]pp. Signatures: A-C6 D-E4 2A-2C6 2D2 2E6. In this edition, line 7 of the title has 'Ladie' and C1v line 6 from bottom ends 'sayd first'. Quires 2A-2D are in two settings; 2C4v last line begins (1) "led to be" or (2) "to bee" and line 1 has 'townes' - this is the latter. Title within woodcut border. Early blind-stamped vellum over later boards. Extremities ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 24727