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[SOUTHEY, Robert]. Bishop hatto: a legend of the mouse-tower on the rhine. London. Hamilton & Adams, [1861]. First edition. Quarto. [10] leaves. Illustrated throughout. Original publisher's limp blind-stamped red cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities a trifle rubbed and marked. Later bookplate to FEP, light damp-staining to head of all leaves at gutter, else clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 16040

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BURKE, Edmund. Lettres d'edmond burke, A un Membre de la Chambre des Communes de Parlement d'Angleterre, sur les negociations de paix: ouvertes avec le directoire. A Paris. Pougin et al., [1796]. First edition in French. 8vo. [4], 212pp. With a half-title. Disbound. Ink-stamps of the Mercantile Library, Philadelphia to head of title page and p.103, very occasional slight chipping margins. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21254

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[HILL, Rowland]. Friendly remarks Occasioned by the spirit and doctrines Contained in The Rev. Mr. Fletcher's Vindication, And more particularly in his Second Check to antinomianism. To which is added, a postscript. Occasioned by his Third Check. London. Printed for E. and C. Dilly, 1772. First edition. 8vo. 71pp, [1]. Disbound. Lightly spotted. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21345

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WISHART, William. The certain and unchangeable Difference betwixt Moral Good and Evil. A sermon Preach'd before the societies for Reformation of Manners, at salters-hall; on Monday the 3rd of July, 1732. London. Printed for Eman. Matthews, 1732. First edition. 8vo. 36pp. Disbound. Foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21339

BENSON, George. Two letters to a friend. The first Concerning the End and Design of Prayer, &c...The second The Doctrine of Predestination Review'd, &c... London. Printed for Richard Ford, 1737. Second edition, corrected and enlarged. 8vo. [4], 90pp, [2]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Disbound. Stab-stich holes to gutter, short closed tear to head of title page, else a clean and crisp copy. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21343

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SMALBROKE, Richard. The Pretended Authority of the Clementine Constitutions confuted, by Their Inconsistency with the Inspired Writings of the Old and New Testament. In Answer to Mr. Whiston. London. Printed for Timothy Childe, 1714. First edition. 8vo. [2], xxx, 75pp, [5]. The last 5pp contain an advertisement and, 'a table of inconsistencies with Holy Scripture, in the Clementine constitutions.' Disbound. Lightly spotted. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21448

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BENSON, Joseph. A vindication of the people called methodists, in answer to a "Report from the Clergy of a District in the "diocese of lincoln." In a letter to thomas thompson, Esq. Banker, in Hull. London. Printed by G. Story, 1800. First edition. 8vo. 42pp, Stitched, as issued. A trifle spotted, stitching partially perished. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21328

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HILL, Richard. Logica Wesleiensis: or, the Farrago Double Distilled. With an heroic poem in praise of Mr john wesley. London. Printed for E. and C. Dilly et al., 1773. First edition. 8vo. 63pp, [1]. With an advertisement slip pasted on the verso of p.63. Disbound. Title page working loose, light damp-staining to lower corner, very occasional chipping/small holes to margins. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21253

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TAYLOR, John. The lord's supper Explained upon Scripture Principles, And adapted to the Use of common Christians. London. Printed by J. Waugh and W. Fenner, 1756. First edition. 8vo. 71pp, [1]. With a final page of publisher's advertisements. Uncut, stitched, as issued, in original publisher's drab wrappers. Extremities soiled, chipping to wrapper edges and spine. Occasional spotting to margins. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21256

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PALEY, William. Caution recommended in the Use and Application of Scripture Language. A sermon preached july 15, 1777, in the cathedral church of carlisle, at the visitation of the right reverend edmund, lord bishop of carlisle. Cambridge. Printed by J. Archdeacon, 1777. First edition. Quarto. [4], 8pp. Disbound. Lightly creased and spotted. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21294

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STANHOPE, Charles Stanhope, Earl. Observation on Mr. Pitt's plan, for the reduction of the national debt. London. Printed by J. Davis, for P. Elmsly, 1786. First edition. Quarto. 39pp, [25]. Disbound. Very occasional slight shipping to margins. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 18248

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FOURMARIER, P[aul]. Experiences sur la formation de certains conglomerats origine des poudingues auriferes du transvaal. Liege. Imprimerie H. Vaillant-Carmanne, 1903. First edition. 8vo. 7pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed green wrappers. Loss, short tears, and some marking to extremities. A trifle dusty internally. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of of upper cover. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21334

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[BRISTOL CITY CHARTER]. Bristol: an abstract of the city charter: containing the institutions of mayors, recorders, sheriffs, town clerks, and all other officers whatsoever: as also of a common council... Bristol. Printed and sold by I. N. Pearce, 1832. 8vo. 22pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Extremities dust-soiled, loss to spine, short closed tear to foot of upper cover. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21337

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LATHAM, Captain William.. [Information & Instructions for Commanding Generals in others]. [Southsea camp, near Portsmouth]. [s.n.], [1803]. Quarto. Manuscript on paper. 26pp, with inserted leaf titled 'The Military Roads from Plymouth to London, forming a junction at Exeter and at Salisbury' and notes to terminal blank. Stitched within thick paper wrappers, titled in manuscript to upper wrap. Upper wrap partially dampstained. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 12450

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ISHIGURO, Kazuo. An Artist of the Floating World. London. Faber and Faber, 1986. First edition, second issue. 8vo. 206pp. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Very light damp-staining to head of dustwrapper, else clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21461

JOHNS, W.E.. Fighting planes and aces. London. John Hamilton, [1932]. First edition. Quarto. 90pp, [6]. With frontispiece and 30 plates. Original publisher's blue cloth, title stamped in black to spine and upper board (i.e. the second issue binding, without the stamped image of plane to upper board), with the fabulously evocative rare Howard Leigh dustwrapper displaying the original 5s price. An almost fine copy, but for the slightest of fading at head and foot of spine, in a ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 21501

DICK, Philip K.. Nick and the Glimmung. London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1988. Uncorrected proof copy. 8vo. [2], 141pp, [1]. Original publisher's powder blue wrappers, pictorial dustwrapper. Very slight shelf wear. A fine copy. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21484

TOMLINSON, H. M.. Old junk. London. Andrew Melrose Ltd., 1918. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 227pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in yellow, pictorial dustwrapper. Rubbed and a trifle marked, dustwrapper lightly soiled, some chipping and short tears to edges. Lightly browned. Bookplate of American bibliophile Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr. (1910-2001), director of the Pierpont Morgan Library between 1948-1969, to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21509

WILLIAMS, G. Valentine. With our army in flanders. London. Edward Arnold, 1916. Second impression. 8vo. xi, [1], 34, 8pp. With a frontispiece, a further 15 plates, a a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, spins sunned. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21511

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GREEN, Emanuel. The preparations in Somerset against the Spanish Armada. A.D. 1558-1588. London. Harrison and Sons, 1888. First edition. Quarto. [2], v, 137pp, [1]. With an illustrated folding frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed. Endpapers foxed. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21517