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BURNET, Gilbert. The conclusion of Bishop burnett's History of His own life and times. London. [s.n.], 1734. First edition. 8vo. [2], 46pp. With a woodcut head- and tail-piece. Sewn, as issued. Title page browned, initial leaf of text lightly dust-soiled, very occasional spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34131

[ARGYLL, John Campbell, Duke of]. The conduct Of his Grace The D-ke of Ar--le For the Four last Years review'd. Together with His grace's speech April 15th, 1740. Upon the State of the nation. London. Printed for C. Corbett, 1740. First edition. 8vo. 34pp. Uncut in modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece (with incorrect title) to upper board. Lightly rubbed, some loss to foot of dulled spine. Paper repairs to verso of title page and terminal leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33006

LADY WALLACE. The conduct of the king of prussia and general dumourier, investigated by lady wallace. London. Printed for J. Debrett, 1793. First edition. 8vo. [4], 156pp, [4]. With two terminal advertisement leaves. Uncut, partially unopened, stitched, as issued. Ink inscription to title-page, occasional spotting, dust-soiling, chipping to margins. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18215

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[LEVER,Charles]. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer. London. William Curry, Jun. And Company., 1845. 8vo. xv, 343pp. Complete with engraved frontispiece, extra engraved title and all illustrations. Handsomely bound in contemporary tan straight-grain morocco, elaborate gilt decoration to spine with contrasting red morocco lettering piece and gilt titling. Marbled end papers and edging. Some rubbing to extremities and as often, illustrations heavily oxidized. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 10201

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FRANCIS, Benjamin. The conflagration: a poem on the last day, in four parts. Bristol. Printed by William Pine, 1786. Second edition. 8vo. 47pp, [1]. Disbound. Fore-edge a trifle shaved, slight loss to head of leaf C7, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32984

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SEWARD, T[homas]. The conformity between Popery and Paganism. Illustrated in several Instances, and supported by Variety of Quotations from the Latin and Greek Classicks. Being A Sequel to Two Treatises on this Subject; the One by the Learned Henry Mower in his Exposition of the Apocalyps, and the other by the Learned Dr. Middleton in his Letter from Rome. London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper, 1746. First edition. 8vo. 79pp, [1]. Contemporary calf-backed marbled paper boards. Heavily worn, without backstrip. Ink stain to FFEP, ink inscription of 'William March 1765' to recto of detached front fly-leaf, paper repair to gutter margin of title page, dust-soiling and scattered spotting throughout. From the library of Church of England clergyman and religious controversialist Joseph Mendham (1769-1856). More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 12280

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STEELE, Richard. The Conscious Lovers. A comedy... London. Printed for J. Tonson, 1723. 8vo. [16], 86pp, [2]. Later mottled half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed. Manuscript initials 'A. A.' to title page. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31766

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DREXEL, Jeremias. DUNSTER, Samuel. . The considerations of drexelius upon eternity. Made English from the Latin. London. Printed by J. Rawlins, and J. Pickard, for D. Brown.., 1710. First edition. 8vo. [16], 231pp, [1]. With a portrait frontispiece and nine further engraved plates. Contemporary panelled calf, contrasting morocco lettering piece, neatly recornered, and rebacked with the original spine laid down. Modern bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP. Light wear, occasional marking to the (very generous) margins. Presentation copy, inscribed 'Ex dono authoris' to head of title. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 14612

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[CONVENTION OF EL PARDO]. The Convention between the Crowns of Great Britain and Spain, concluded at the Pardo on the 14th of January 1739, N.S... London. Printed by Samuel Buckley, 1739. First edition. Quarto. 28pp. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece to spine. Leaves a trifle dusty. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28289

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MACKAY, John. The convention of royal burghs of Scotland, From its Origin down to the Completion of the Treaty of Union between England and Scotland in 1707. Edinburgh. Co-operative Printing Company Limited, 1884. First edition. 8vo. viii, 88pp. Original publisher's blue cloth, ruled in black, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Endpapers browned, ink-stamps of Newbattle Abbey College to FEP, FFEP, and verso of title page. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23300

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[WALPOLE, Horatio]. The convention vindicated from the misrepresentations of the enemies of our peace. London. Sold by J. Roberts, 1739. First edition. 8vo. 3-29pp, [1]. Without half-title. Disbound. Title-page separated from text-block. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14344

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TISDALL, W. St. Clair. The Conversion of Armenia to the Christian faith. [London]. The Religious Tract Society, 1897. First edition. 8vo. 256pp. With an engraved map in the text. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked. Bookplate of Bangor Independent College Library to FEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 23939

BATESON, Charles. The convict ships 1787-1868. Glasgow. Brown, Son & Ferguson, [1959]. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 355pp. With a photographic frontispiece and 19 further photographic plates. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, with original publisher's pictorial dust-wrapper. A trifle rubbed, dust-wrapper price-clipped, chipped and worn at edges. Light spotting to edges, a touch of staining to front endpapers. With a loosely inserted autographed telegram letter from the author to Captain G. E. Parkes. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34526

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DODS, Mistress Margaret. The cook and housewife's manual... Edinburgh. Oliver & Boyd, 1856. Tenth edition. 12mo. 688pp. Original publisher's green cloth, tamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Hinges exposed, leaves browned, contemporary ownership inscription to verso of half-title, manuscript lines from the Cowper's poems to RFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29731

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HAWKER, R. S., Rev.. The Cornish ballads and other poems. Oxford and London. James Parker and Co., 1869. First edition. 8vo. viii, 214, [2], 3pp, [1]. With two final leaves of publishers advertisements. Handsomely bound by Riviere and Son in contemporary gilt-tooled polished marbled burgundy calf, red morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Slightly rubbed, some surface loss to lower corner of lower board. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25051

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[APPLEGATH, Augustus]. The corporal and soldier; being the first of two dialogues between a corporal and a private soldier. Written by a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Army. London. Printed by A. Applegath and E. Cowper, [s.d., c. 1820] 8pp.

[Together with:] The soldier's friend; being the second dialogue between a corporal and a private soldier. Written by a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Army. London. Printed by A. Applegath and E. Cowper, [s.d., c. 1820]. 8pp.

[And:]The true and interesting story of a drummer, giving particular account of what happened in a town in scotland where he was quartered, and Particularly interesting to the Army ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27083

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JERSEY, George Bussey Villiers, Earl of. The correspondence between the earl and countess of jersey, and the rev. dr. randolph, upon the subject of some letters belonging to h. r. h. the princess of wales, of late so much the topic of public conversation. London. Richard White, 1796. First edition. 8vo. [2], 37pp, [1]. Uncut, stitched, as issued. Some creasing, lightly spotted, loss to foot of final leaf - not touching text. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 18967

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[ALMANACS]. The court and city register. For the Year 1764... London. Printed for John Rivington et al., [1764]. [8], 256pp. ESTC N27781.

[Bound with, presumably as issued:] RIDER, Cardinus. Rider's British Merlin: For the Year of our Lord God 1764... London. Printed by H. Woodfall, 1764. [60]pp. Title page and initial gathering in red and black. Calendar interleaves with blanks. ESTC T143857.

12mo. Attractively bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco wallet style binding, fastened with metal clasp, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece lettered ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 33841

BLEWITT, Reginald James. The court of chancery: A Satirical Poem. London. Printed and published by J. Kay, 1827. First edition. 8vo. [4], ii, [4], 106pp. Uncut in modern grey paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32457

[MAIDMENT, James]. The court of session garland. Edinburgh. Thomas G. Stevenson, 1839. First edition. 2, x, 154pp. With an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements.

[Bound with:] The court of session garland. Part Second. Edinburgh. Printed for Private Circulation, 1839. First edition. [4], 16pp.

[And:] Supplement to the court of session garland. Edinburgh. Thomas G. Stevenson, 1839. First edition. vii, [1], 36pp.

[And:] Appendix to the court of session garland. Edinburgh. Printed for Private Circulation, 1839. First edition/ 22pp.

8vo. ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 25539