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PUSEY, Rev. E[dward] B[ouverie]. Our pharisaism: a sermon preached at st. paul's, knightsbridge, on ash-wednesday, 1868. Oxford. Sold by James Parker & Co., 1868. First edition. 8vo. [2], 21pp, [1]. Partially unopened. Stitched, as issued. Stitching perished, Title page and three terminal leaves detached. Title page browned and dust-soiled, scattered spotting, occasional marginal loss. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'From the Author'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30276

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STILLINGFLEET, Edward. Origines sacræ, or a Rational Account of the Grounds of Christian Faith, as to the truth and Divine Authority of the scriptures, And the matters therein contained. London. Printed by R[obert] W[hite] for Henry Mortlock, 1675. Fourth edition corrected and amended. Quarto. [36], 504, 509-619pp, [1]. Title in red and black. With a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Rubbed, a trifle marked, head-cap worn, joints split, upper board held by cords only, corners bumped. Marbled endpapers, slight stain to title page, small marginal burn-hole to leaf D1, short marginal tear to leaf O2, ink-stain to lower corner of Q3, slight loss ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28948

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VERTOT, René Aubert de, abbé. Origine de la grandeur de la cour de rome: et de la nomination aux eveche's et aux abbaïes de france. A la Haye [i.e. The Hague]. Chez Jean Neaulme, 1737. First edition. [4], 244pp, [2]. With two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Title in red and black.

[Bound with:] Recueil de plusieurs pieces, contenant les secrets les plus cachées des jesuites. Cologne. Chez Charles Marteau, 1733. First edition. [16], 160pp. Unpaginated preliminaries partially misbound.

12mo and 8vo. Later calf-backed speckled paper boards, morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Later recased. Extremities worn, upper joint split, loss to spine caps. Early ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28444

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OPTATUS, Saint. Optati afri milevitani episcopi De Schismate Donatistarum contra parmenianum Donatistam Libri Septem... Londini [i.e. London]. Typis Joh. Legat, 1631. First edition. 8vo. [16], 271, 276-364pp. With errata to verso of title page. Contemporary blind-ruled speckled calf, title in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and a trifle marked, minute worm-holes to lower joint and foot of spine. Without free-endpapers, rear pastedown sprung, early inscriptions to title page of Sa. Byfield, (?) J. Rougier, and 'Grego: Fitz Gerald for J. Bro:', head of text-block trimmed, occasional spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19364

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TOD, Lieut.-Colonel James. On the religious establishments of méwar. London. Printed by J. L. Cox, 1829. First edition. Quarto. 57pp, [1]. Uncut and unopened in later light blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32615

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BLAKE, William. MILTON, John. On the Morning of Christ's Nativity. Milton's hymn with illustration with William Blake and a note by Geoffrey Keynes. Cambridge. At the University Press, 1923. Limited edition, no. 6 of 150. Quarto. 32pp, [2]. Six full-page monochrome reproductions of Blake's drawings included within the pagination. Original vellum-backed buckram, lettered in gilt to spine, with both the original glassine underwrapper and the printed dustwrapper. Decorated endpapers. The book itself is fine but for the slightest shelfwear. The glassine wrapper with a short tear to upper board; the dustwrapper a little chipped at head of both boards, and slightly ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24641

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SHEPPARD, John. On dreams, in their mental and moral aspects, as affording auxiliary arguments for the existence of spirit, for a "separate state," and for a particular providence. In Two Essays. London. Jackson and Walford, 1847. First edition. 12mo. xxiv, 179pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed with some marking to boards. A trifle spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 19728

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NECKER, Jacques. [WOLLSTONECRAFT, Mary]. . Of the importance of religious opinions. Translated from the French of Mr. Necker. London. Printed for J. Johnson, 1788. First edition. 8vo. [8], xx, 458pp, [2]. With preliminary note by the translator, and terminal note by the author. Contemporary polished calf, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Rubbed and marked, chipping to head and foot of spine, splitting to joints. Some marking to bottom edge. Small marginal hole to Ee5, bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP and early ink inscription of 'Dr. White, York' to head of title. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 14615

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[LITRUGY - Spanish]. Oficio divino: devocionario que contiene. El Oficio del Domíngo las vísperas, y las oraciones para los santos de españa y américa, etc. París. Librería A. Aimond, [1895]. 12mo. [4], 180pp. Contemporary tessellated mother-of-pearl, two metal clasps incorporating a cruciform design. Housed in custom dark green cloth clamshell case. Green cloth joints starting. Leaves lightly browned, modern book-label of Robin de Beaumont to verso of FFEP. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31138

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FOSTER, James. Offices of devotion, suited to the principal branches of natural religion. London. [s.n.], 1773. First edition. 12mo. [4], 122pp. Nineteenth century half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Paper slip naively pasted to head of title page to obscure early ownership inscription, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33723

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[LYTTELTON, George Lyttelton, Baron]. Observations on the conversion and apostleship of St. paul. In a letter to Gilbert West, Esq. London. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1747. 8vo. [4], 110pp. With a half-title. Disbound, all edges red. Very occasional light spotting, stab-stitch holes to gutter. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21305

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NEWCOME, William. Observations on our lord's conduct as a divine instructor: and on the excellence of his moral character. London. Printed for G. Robinson, 1782. First edition. Quarto. [6], xviii, 474pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23897

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SANDER, Nicholas. Nicolai sanderi angli doct. theol. De origine ac progressv Schismatis Anglicani, Libri Tres: quibus historia continetur maxime ecclesiastica, Annorum circiter 60. lectu dignissima; Aucti prius per edovardum rishtonum... Coloniae Agrippinae [i.e. Cologne]. Sumptibus Petri Henningi, 1610. 8vo. [16], 456, [24], 182pp, [2]. Contemporary vellum, lacking ties, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities marked and discoloured, a trifle rubbed. Upper board and initial gathering detached from text-block, booklabels of Gulielmi O'Brien and Milltown Park Library to FEP, ink initial to head of title-page, loss to lower corner of leaf T1, very occasional marginal chipping, foxed. More > £ 650.00 Antiquates Ref. 15490

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NEMESIUS OF EMESA. Nemesii philosophi & episcopi De natura hominis liber unus, denuo recognitus, & manuscriptorum codicum collatione in integrum restitutus, annotationibusque insuper illustratus. Oxonii [i.e. Oxford]. Theatro Sheldoniano, 1671. 8vo. [16], 345, [5], 42 [i.e. 50]pp. Parallel Latin and Greek text. First eight words of title transliterated from the Greek. Contemporary blind-tooled calf. Heavily rubbed, without lettering-piece. Printer's waste pastedowns sprung, slight marginal loss to leaf Aa3. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31921

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H[UTCHINSON], J[ohn]. Moses's principia. Part II. Of the Circulation of the Heavens...In Confirmation of the Natural History of the Bible. . London. Printed by J. Bettenham, 1727. First edition. 8vo. [6[, xlix, [1], 546pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, lettered in gilt to spine. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked, slight cracking to joints and surface of spine. Slight spotting to endpapers, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33441

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[MORRIS, Thomas]. Moral reflections on the works of the creation. York. Printed by A. Ward; and Sold by W. Nicoll et al., 1778. First edition. 8vo. viii, 174pp, [2].Recent tan cloth, red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, spine sunned, splitting to joints. Recent bookplate of 'Antony Charles Thomas' to FEP, closed tear to text of H8 - without loss of sense, ink inscription of 'Thomas Barker' to verso of terminal errata leaf, foxed. More > £ 275.00 Antiquates Ref. 14880

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DUGDALE, Sir William. Monasticon anglicanum, or, the history Of the Ancient Abbies, and other Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedrals and Collegiate Churches, in england and wales. With divers French, Irish, and Scotch Monasteries Formerly relating to england. Collected, and Published in Latin, by Sir William Dugdale, Knt. late Garter King of Arms. In Three Volums. And now Epitomized in English, Page by Page. London. Printed, for Sam. Keble at the Turks-Head, in Fleet-street.., 1693. First English edition. Folio. [12], 331pp, [13]. With 15 copper-engraved plates. Contemporary panelled calf, recently rebacked to style (and upper corner of lower board consolidated), with earlier lettering-piece laid down. A little wear to extremities, browning to endpapers and occasional spotting to plates. Likely from the Evelyn sale, with the twentieth century JE book label marking it as such to front pastedown, alongside two press-marks in two different early ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32687

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HALL, Robert. Modern infidelity considered with respect to its influence on society: in a sermon, preached at the baptist meeting, cambridge. London. Printed by C. Whittingham, 1802. Fifth edition. 8vo. 84pp. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Rubbed and a trifle marked, spine chipped. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of title page, worm-track to upper corner running from upper wrapper throughout text-block. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription and manuscript note to verso of upper wrapper. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32366

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A LOVER OF MODERATION. Moderation a Vertue: or, a vindication of the Principles and Practices of the Moderate Divines and Laity of the Church of England... London. Printed for Jonathan Robinson, 1683. First ediiton. Quarto. [8], 80pp. Disbound. Title very nearly detached, lightly dust-soiled, small hole to margin of leaf I2. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 17496

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[ROMAN CATHOLIC LITURGY - Missal]. Missale romanum ex decreto sacrosancti concilii tridentini restitutum ss. pii v. pontificis maximi... Mechliniae [i.s. Mechelen]. H. Dessain, 1896. Large 8vo. xli, 502, 60, 24pp, [2]. With a half tile. Printed in red and black. Elaborately bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, device of seated christ proffering book with Greek letters alpha and omega within ornate border to both boards, A.E.G., with eight divisional red moire cloth tabs (one partially perished), gilt dentelles, decorated endpapers. Slightest of rubbing to extremities. Internally immaculate. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28784