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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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RHODES, E[benezer]. Peak Scenery, or excursions in derbyshire: made chiefly for the purpose of Picturesque Observation... London. Printed for the author, and published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818-24 First edition. Quarto. In four volumes. List of subscriber's to part IV. With half-titles and 29 engraved plates by W. B. & Geo. Cooke, from drawings by F. L. Chantrey. Extra-illustrated throughout with 72 engravings, lithographs, aquatints, pencil sketches, and watercolours (mainly mounted on interleaves), predominantly extracted from contemporary publications. Later red half-calf, red cloth boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, marked, ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23806
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PEGGE, Samuel. Memoirs of the life of roger de weseham... London. Printed for J. Whiston and B. White, 1761. First edition. viii, 60pp. ESTC T98695.

[Bound with:] PEGGE, Samuel. The life of robert grosseteste... London. Printed by and for John Nicols, 1793. First edition. iv, 385pp, [1]. With two engraved plates. ESTC T97460.

Quarto. Uncut in contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Later bookplate of John Carter and recent bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP. Presentation copies, inked inscription in ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 20274
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'POLIZIANO', Angelo Ambrogini. Angeli politiani et aliorum virorum Illustrium, episolarum Libri XII... Hanoviae [i.e. Hannover. Apud Heredes Guiliemlmi Antonii, 1612. 12mo. [12], 610pp. Contemporary (?English) blind-ruled calf, initials 'F. T.' stamped to both boards. Rubbed, worm-hole to lower compartment of spine, corners bumped. Hinges exposed, front pastedown sprung, without rear example, early book-label of Simon Patrick, later book-label of the Cathedral Library, Ely (and withdrawal overstamp) to verso of upper board, no fewer than four manuscript shelf-marks, ink withdrawal stamp, and recent bookplate of R. J. ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 27524
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[COVENTRY, Henry]. Philemon to hydaspes; relating a conversation with Hortensius, upon the Subject of False Religion... London. Printed for M. Steen, 1737. Second edition. 94pp, [2]. With a final errata leaf. ESTC T94842.

[Bound with:] [COVENTRY, Henry]. Philemon to hydaspes; relating A Second Conversation with Hortensius, upon the Subject of False Religion... London. Printed for M. Steen, 1740. Second edition. [2], 105pp, [1]. ESTC T94841.

[And:] [COVENTRY, Henry]. Philemon to hydaspes; relating A Third Conversation with Hortensius, upon the Subject of False Religion... London. Printed for M. Steen, 1739. ... More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 19333
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[PSALMODY]. DRUMMOND, George Hay. Select portions of the new version of psalms... London. Printed for W. Miller, 1790. First edition. 12mo. [4], 129pp, [1]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled navy straight-grain morocco, A.E.G. Heavily rubbed. Marbled endpapers, bookplate of the Bath Reference Library to FEP, with their occasional blind-stamps throughout, gutter of initial gathering and head of final gathering damp-stained. Inked inscription to verso of FFEP: 'Edward William Auriol Drummond Hay / March 13. 1791. / The Gift of his Uncle G. ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 15397
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POPE, Alexander. Letters of Mr. Pope, and Several Eminent Persons, From the Year 1705, to 1711. London. Printed and sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster, 1735. First edition. 8vo. Two volumes in one, as issued. [12], 4, 3-14, 11-159, [1], 163-208, 194, [2], 117-164pp. Without fly-leaf title 'Letters to the Honourable Robert Digby', often excised as those letters that follow are in actuality 'letters to several ladies'. Uncut in recent half-calf, tan cloth boards, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, gilt, T.E.G. Minor wear to extremities. Marbled endpapers, very mild damp-staining to text of gatherings Z-Dd, ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 13692
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[POETICAL ABRIDGEMENT], [KING, William]. A Poetical Abridgement, Both in Latin and English, Of the Reverend Mr. Tutor Bentham's Letter to A Young Gentleman of oxford. To which are added Some Remarks on the Letter to a Fellow of a College. London. Printed for W. Owen, 1749. First edition. 8vo. 61pp, [1]. Parallel English and Latin text. Without half-title. Later marbled wrappers. Extremities worn, loss to spine and corners, title in manuscript to head of upper wrapper. Later inked ownership inscription to head of title page, foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 14719
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[PRESTONGRANGE, William Grant, Lord]. The Occasional Writer: Being an answer to the Second Manifesto of the Pretender's Eldest Son: Which bears Date at the Palace of Holy-Rood-House, the 10th Day of October, 1745. Containing reflections, Political and Historical, upon the last Revolution, and the Progress of the Present Rebellion in Scotland. London. Printed for M. Cooper, 1746. Second edition, corrected. 8vo. vii, [1], 52pp. Uncut in contemporary red straight-grain morocco, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed. Lightly thumbed. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 23712
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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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[ORTHOEPY]. A vocabulary of such words in the english language as are of dubious or unsettled accentuation... London. Printed for F. and C. Rivington, G. and T. Wilkie, L. B. Seeley, and Goadby Lerpiniere, and Langdon, 1797. First edition. 8vo. [2], iii, [184]pp. Later half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind, black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, bookplates of Francis Pierrepont Barnard and Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, Barnard's inked ownership inscription to verso of FFEP, inscription of G. Selby to recto of front blank fly-leaf, scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20311
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ROBERTSON, William. The history of the reign of the emperor charles V... Dublin. Printed for W. and W. Smith et al., 1769. First Dublin edition. 8vo. In three volumes. xvi, 394, [12]; [4], 479, [1]; [4], 456pp, [38]. With half-titles. Contemporary speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed, corners bumped, loss to lettering-piece of Vol. I. Occasional spotting. Armorial bookplates to FEPs of Thomas Grame of Duchray (d. 1773), Lieutenant-Colonel of the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foot or 'Black Watch', a veteran of the French and Indian War, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23789
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[RICHER, Edmond]. Apologia pro joanne gersonio Pro suprema Ecclesiae & Concilii generalis Auctoritate: atque independdentia Regiae Potestatis ab alio quam a solo Deo... Lugduni Batavourm [i.e. Leiden]. Apud Paulum Moriaen, [1676] First edition. Quarto. [28], 338pp, [2]. With a single full-page copper-plate engraving, depicting Gerson as a pilgrim (p.304). Later blind-ruled sprinkled calf. Lightly rubbed. Early authorial identification in manuscript ('Edm. Richerium') to title page, which is shaved to foot with loss to imprint, scattered spotting. Early book-label of Simon Patrick, later book-label (and withdrawn stamp) of the Cathedral Library, Ely, and recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 16018