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[CHRISTIANITY]. Plain truth confirmed, and the Righteousness of faith opened; Being an Answer to the Objections of J. M. sent to the Author. London. [s.n.], 1764. First edition. 8vo. 14pp. Disbound. Title page very nearly detached. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21402

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BURKE, Edmund. Nouvelles reflexions sur la revolution de france Par Mr. edmund burke, traduites de l'anglois, et contenues dans deux lettres, l'une adressee a un membre de l'Assembles nationale, et l'autre, a Mgr. l'Archeveque d'Aix. A Paris. [s.n.], 1791. 8vo. xxiv, 93pp, [1]. Disbound. With a half-title. Very occasional chipping to margins, ink-stamps of the Mercantile Library, Philadelphia to head of title page and p.73. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21252

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[HILL, Richard, Sir]. Five letters to the Reverend Mr. Fletcher, Relative to his Vindication of the minutes of the Reverend Mr. John Wesley. Intended chiefly for the comfort or mourning backsligers, and such as may have been distressed and perplexed by reading Mr. Wesley's Minutes, or the Vindication of them. London. Printed for E. and C. Dilly...and sold by J. Eddowes, 1772. Second edition, revised and much enlarged. 8vo. 52pp. Disbound. A trifle spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21344

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[WARD, John]. De Ordine, Sive De venusta & eleganti tum vocabulorum, tum membrorum sententiæ collocatione. His quædam adjiciuntur de vitiis ordinis: Item De variis modis, quibus, pro verborum numero, ordo sententiae transponi potest. Londini [i.e. London]. Apud R. Robinson, 1712. First edition. 8vo. v, [1], 7-39pp, [1]. Disbound. Foxed, damp-staining to title page, leaves shaved at foot with occasional loss of catch-word. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21340

A CIVIL MAGISTRATE [L'ESTRANGE, Hamon]. A Legacy to the World: or, essays to promote Practical Christianity. London. Printed by J. and W. Oliver for the Author, 1762. First edition. 8vo. ix, [2], 12-72pp. Disbound. Occasional dust-soiling to margins. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21449

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LORD BISHOP OF CHICHESTER, John. A charge delivered to the clergy of the diocese of chichester, at the primary visitation of the diocese, in the year 1798. London. Printed for J. Robson, 1799. First edition. Quarto. [4], 7-47pp, [1]. Without half-title. Disbound. A clean and crisp copy. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21336

[EYRE, Francis]. A short essay on the christian religion, descriptive of the advantages which have accrued to society by the establishment of it, as contrasted with the manners and customs of mankind before that happy period... London. Printed by J. P. Coghlan, 1795. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 140pp. With a half-title. Uncut, stitched as issued in original publisher's blue wrappers. Title in manuscript to upper cover, wrappers creased, substantial loss to spine panel. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19006

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[HAYES, Charles]. A Critical Examination of the holy gospels according to St. Matthew and St. Luke, With Regard to the history of the Birth and Infancy of our Lord Jesus Christ. London. Printed for T. Woodward, 1738. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 144pp. With a half-title. Later half-calf, brown buckram boards, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Library withdrawal stamp to FEP, a trifle spotted and dust-soiled. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 21347

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[ALBERONI, Giulio]. e. Exhibiting A General View of the Politics and Interests of the several Courts of Europe. Extracted from different Memoirs, Letters, and other Papers of his eminence. To which is prefixed A Short Account of the cardinal's life. Translated from the Italian. London. Printed for J. Nourse, 1753. First edition in English. 8vo. xxxii, 343pp, [1]. Contemporary speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Lightly rubbed, slight loss to head of spine. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription to title-page; 'Ex Dono Ja Goodlast Campbele Jany. 18, 1754', else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 14620

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MALLET, D[avid]. Elvira: a tragedy. Acted at the theatre royal in drury-lane. London. Printed for A. Millar, 1763. First edition. 8vo. [8], 69pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Extremities worn, surface loss to head of upper board and spine, slight splitting to joints. Marbled endpapers, inked annotation to title page, lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 11393

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AGAR, William. Military devotion: or, the Soldier's Duty to god, His prince and his country. Containing Fourteen sermons Preached at the Camps near Blandford and Dorchester, A. D. 1756 and 1757... London. Printed for the Author, And Sold by P. Brindley et al., [1758]. First edition. 8vo. [10], 291pp, [6], xxxii. Contemporary speckled calf, ruled in gilt. Extremities rubbed, without lettering-piece, joints split, upper board held by cords only, loss to head of spine. Contemporary and later bookplates/labels to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19533

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[COMMITTEE FOR MANAGING THE PROTESTANT OATH BILL, FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE ANCIENT CHURCH OF SCOTLAND]. An authentic statement of the proceedings of the members of the ancient church of scotland, residing in london. Respecting the mode of administering oaths. London. Printed for T. Becket, [1784]. First edition. 8vo. 23pp, [1]. Disbound. Spotted and a trifle stained. Later manuscript date to foot of p.23. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21445

[MILES, William Augustus]. A letter to the duke of grafton, with notes. To which is annexed a complete exculpation of m. de la fayette from the charges indecently urged against him by Mr. burke, in the house of commons, On the 17th March, 1794. London. Printed for J. Owen, 1794. First edition. 8vo. [4], 95pp, [1]. With a half-title. Disbound. First two leaves detached, some spotting, single inked highlight to text. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21407

[MILES, William Augustus]. A letter to the duke of grafton, with notes. To which is annexed a complete exculpation of m. de la fayette from the charges indecently urged against him by Mr. burke, in the house of commons, On the 17th March, 1794. London. Printed for J. Owen, 1794. First edition. 8vo. [2], 95pp, [1]. Without half-title. Disbound. Ink library stamps of the Mercantile Library, Philadelphia to title page and p.53, lightly browned, occasional chipping to margins. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21406

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[GLOVER, Phillips]. A discourse concerning Virtue and Religion: Occasion'd by some Late Writings. London. Printed for John Noon, 1732. First edition. 8vo. 35pp, [1]. With a final page of publisher's advertisements. Disbound. A clean and crisp copy. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21308

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DAVIDSON, John. Testaments: No. I. The testament of a vivisector. London. Grant Richards, 1901. First edition. 27pp, [1]. With a half-title.

[Bound with:] DAVIDSON, John. Testaments. No. II. The testament of a man forbid. London. Grant Richards, 1901. First edition. 29pp, [1]. With a half-title.

[And:] DAVIDSON, John. Testaments. No. III. The testament of an empire-builder. London. Grant Richards, 1902. First edition. 81pp, [1]. With a half-title and an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements.

Quarto. Contemporary black half-morocco, cloth boards, gilt. ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21591

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HICKES, George. The Moral Shechinah: Or a Discourse of Gods Glory. In a sermon Preached at the last yorkshire-feast in Bow-Church, London. June 11. 1682. London. Printed by J. Wallis, for Walter Kettilby, 1682. First edition. Quarto. [8], 32pp. With an initial blank leaf. Disbound. Text-block separated into three parts, recent book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to verso of initial blank leaf, stab-stitch holes to gutters. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21586

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[POETICAL EXTRACTS]. Twenty Six Choice Poetical Extracts selected from Celebrated Authors, and Printed from copper plates Engraved Expressly for the Work, Each embellished with a Beautiful Vignette, Illustrative of the Subject. London. Published by Robert Miller [s.d., c.1820] First edition. 12mo. Engraved title page, 27 engraved leaves printed on rectos only, 12pp of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Extremities worn, some surface loss to boards, worm-hole to upper joint. Hinges exposed, contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, small worm-trail running through lower margins, horizontal tears to two leaves (touching text), foxed and dust-soiled. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21577

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PITT, [William]. The beauties of pitt, consisting of selections from his speeches. London. Printed by T. Davison, for Thomas Tegg et al., [s.d., between 1824 and 1846] 12mo. [4], 188pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary black half-calf, marbled boards, gilt. Lightly rubbed. Inked ownership inscription to FEP, frontispiece foxed, offsetting to title page, occasional spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21575

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BOSSUET, [Jacques-Benigne]. Discours sur l'histoire universelle. A Paris. De l'Imprimerie et de la Fonderie Stereotypes de Pierre Didot L'Aine, 1803. Edition stereotype. 12mo. In three volumes. [6], 257, [1]; [2], 283, [1]; [3], 6-298pp, [2]. Without half-titles. Contemporary red half-morocco, marbled boards, tooled and lettered in gilt. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscriptions of Mary Virginia to head of all titles, foxed. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21567