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[PALMER, William]. Illustrated Life and Career of william palmer, of rugeley: containing details of his conduct as school-boy, medical-student, racing-man, and poisoner... London. Ward and Lock, 1856. 8vo. [3], 136pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and two leaves of Palmer's diary in facsimile. Original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Extremities rubbed and creased, ink staining to lower wrapper. Scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28306
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MORE, Henry. Enchiridion ethicum, Praecipua moralis philosophiae rudimenta Complectens, Illustrata ut plurimum Veterum Monumentis, & ad Probitatem Vitae perpetuo accommodata. Londini [i.e. London]. Typis & impensis J. Downing, 1711. Fourth edition. 8vo. xlii, [8], 318, 86pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, and a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. Contemporary panelled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Lightly rubbed. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, earlier bookplate of the Parochial Library of Flookborough, Lancaster, to verso of title-page, frontispiece a trifle shaved at head, small paper flaw to text of leaf O2 (without loss of sense). More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 16542
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[BENGAL REVENUE DEPARTMENT]. Directions for revenue officers in the north-western provinces of the bengal presidency, regarding the settlement and collection of the land revenue, and the other duties connected therewith. Promulgated under the authority of the honorable the lieutenant-governor. Agra, November 1, 1849. Calcutta. Printed by J. Thomas, at the Baptist Mission Press, [1850]. 8vo. 513pp, [1]. With two engraved folding plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-roan. marbled paper boards. Extremities worn, surface loss to boards, joints starting, worming and chipping to spine. Hinges exposed, extensive worming to gutters/endpapers, pencilled shelf-marks to head of detached title page, imprint date rubbed away, very occasional early manuscript notes to margins. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28119
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BATTEN, J[ohn] H[allet]. Official reports on the province of kumaon, with a medical report on the mahamurree in general, in 1849-50. Agra. Printed at the Secundra Orphan Press, 1851. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 467pp, [1]. With a hand-coloured engraved folding map. Contemporary blue cloth. Worn and marked. Multiple worm-tracks to extremities, continuing throughout text-block, upper hinge exposed, upper board held in place by cords only, pencilled shelf-marks to title page, significant portion of the map torn-away and now missing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28123
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HIPPISLEY, John Coxe. Substance of the speech of Sir john cox hippisley, Bart. on seconding the motion of The Right Honourable henry grattan, to refer the petition of the roman catholics of ireland to a committee of the House of Commons, On friday, the 18th of may, 1810. London. Printed for Faulder, and Booker et al., 1810. Second edition, corrected. 8 [i.e. 10], 93, [3], xxii, iii, [1], xxiii-lciv [i.e. xciv], [2],119pp, [1].

[Bound with:] [An untitled pamphlet beginning with the following text: '(From the Globe News-Paper.) 15 June, 1811...The following summary is chiefly confined to a correction of the statements, in some of the public prints, on the morning following the debate on Mr. Grattan's motion...'] [London]. [Printed by Keating, Brown, and Co.], [1811]. ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28224
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[ACTS - GEORGE III]. [Drop-head title:] An Act to continue several laws relating to the allowance upon the exportation of British-made gunpowder; to the giving further encouragement for the importation of naval stores from the British colonies in America; to the further encouraging the manufacture of British sail cloth, and to the duties payable on foreign sail cloth; to the granting a liberty to carry sugars of the growth, produce, or manufacture of any of His Majesty’s sugar colonies, directly into foreign parts, in ships built in Great Britain, and navigated according to law; to the free importation of cattle from Ireland; and to the regulating the fees of officers of the customs, and naval officers in America. London. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1772. Folio. [2], 1127-1131pp, [1]. Disbound. Scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24232
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[ACTS - George III]. [Drop-head title:] An Act to continue several laws therein mentioned relating to the allowing a drawback of the duties upon the exportation of copper bars imported; to the encouragement of the silk manufactures; and for taking off several duties on merchandize exported, and reducing other duties; to the premium upon masts, yards, and bowsprits, tar, pitch, and turpentine; to the encouraging the growth of coffee in His Majesty’s plantations in America; to the securing the duties upon foreign made sail cloth, and charging foreign made sails with a duty; and for enlarging the times limited for executing and performing several provisions, powers, and directions, in Acts of this session of Parliament. London. Printed by Mark Baskett, 1766. Folio. [2], 755-760pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24233
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[ACTS - GEORGE II]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for granting to His Majesty the sum of eight hundred thousand pounds out of the sinking fund; and for granting a sum remaining in the Exchequer, arisen by the surplus of the duties upon malt, mum, cyder, and perry, for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and forty five; and for the further appropriating the supplies granted in this session of Parliament; and for giving further time for the payment of duties omitted to be paid for the indentures or contracts of clerks and apprentices, and for the further enforcing the payment of the said duties. London. Printed by Thomas Baskett, 1745. Folio. [2], 551-567pp, [1]. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24235
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[ACTS - GEORGE I]. [Drop-head title:] An Act to continue several Acts therein mentioned for preventing frauds committed by bankrupts; for encouraging the silk manufactures of this kingdom; for preventing the clandestine running of goods; for making copper ore of the British plantations an enumerated commodity; and for explaining and amending a late Act for more effectual punishment of such, as shall wilfully burn or destroy ships. London. Printed by John Basket, 1725. Folio. [2], 485-487pp, [1]. Disbound. A trifle creased. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24237
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[ACTS - GEORGE III]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for raising a certain sum of money by loans or exchequer bills for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty three; and for further appropriating the supplies granted in this session of Parliament; and for allowing His Majesty’s subjects to import their goods and effects, being the produce of certain places ceded to France and Spain by the late treaty of peace, upon payment of the same duties as they would have been liable to, if such places had remained in His Majesty’s possession. London. Printed by Mark Baskett, 1763. Folio. [2], 383-398pp, [2]. With a final blank leaf. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24239
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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