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[DE LASNE D'AIGUEBELLES, Chevalier De]. Sentimental and practical theology From the french of Le Chevalier De *******. London. Printed for J. Wilkie, 1777. First edition. 8vo. viii, viii, 235pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, with surface wear to boards, joints starting. Endpapers browned and stained, light spotting to blank fly-leaves and title, text clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33544

MALLET DU PAN, [Jacques]. Letter to a minister of state on the connection between the political system of the French Republic, and the system of its revolution.. London. Printed for T.N. Longman, [1797]. First edition. 8vo. 56pp. Modern brown paper boards, red morocco lettering-piece. Title page a trifle browned, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33559

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[NEW ENGLAND]. HUNTER, Joseph. Collections concerning the early history of the founders of new plymouth, the first colonists of new england. London. John Russell Smith, 1849. First edition. [2], 70pp.

[Bound after:] HUNTER, Joseph. Agincourt. A contribution towards an authentic list of the commanders of the english host in king henry' the fifth's expedition to france, in the third year of his reign. London. John Russell Smith, 1850. First edition. [2], 56pp.

[Bound before:] HUNTER, Joseph. Milton. A sheaf of gleanings after his biographers and annotators... London. John Russell Smith, 1850. First edition. ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33628

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[MAGIC]. WALKER, A[lbert]. Splendid amusement! Startling feats of legerdemain! Mr. a. walker, Respectfully announces to the Ladies and Gentlemen of this place that he will entertain them at [blank] on [blank] Evening [blank] 1855 With a variety of novel, original and startling Feats of Natural magic! All of the most unexceptional character, together with the extremely Laughable Performance of punch and judy consisting of Ten Beautiful Mechanical Figures! Introducing laughable incidents & comical adventures &c., of mr. punch! To conclude with the celebrated nose amputation! Large noses preferred!... Hartford [Connecticut]. Calhoun Steam Printing Co., [1855]. Dimensions 200 x 460 mm. Single leaf broadside. With blank spaces left for insertion of location, time, and day of performance. A trifle creased, several small holes. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33661

RACK, E[dmund]. Poems on several subjects. London. Printed for Richardson and Urquhart...and T. Letchworth, 1775. First edition. 12mo. vii, [1], 121pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, some surface loss to lower boards, joints starting, loss to head and foot of dulled spine. Marbled endpapers, initial gathering dampstained, occasional short tears to margins, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33719

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VIETTE, M. de. Dumourier unmasked: or, an account of the life and adventures of the hero of jemapper. London. Printed for the author; and sold by J. Owen et al., 1793. First edition. 8vo. [2], 106pp. Modern brown paper boards, contrasting green calf lettering-piece to spine. Text-block lightly dampstained at head, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33756

[BURN, John Henry]. The Mother's Book of Songs. London. Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co., [s.d., c. 1900] 8vo. xv, [1], 216pp. With a frontispiece and a further 26 illustrations in the text by Charles Robinson. Original publisher's pictorial gilt-stamped green cloth. With original publisher's buff pictorial dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, dustwrapper rubbed, marked, creased, and discoloured, some edge wear. Scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33776

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[GORDON, Thomas]. An inquiry into the powers of ecclesiastics, on the principles of scripture and reason. London. Printed for J. Murray, 1776. First edition. 8vo. 270pp. Uncut in modern calf-backed marbled paper boards. Marginal tear to leaf B3, small hole to margin of leaf I3, naive marginal paper repair to leaf K2, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33781

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SHAKESPEARE, William. Oxberry's Edition. Macbeth, A tragedy; By William Shakspeare. With prefatory remarks. The only edition existing which is faithfully marked with the stage business, and stage directions, as it is performed at the Theatres Royal. By W. Oxberry, Comedian. London. Published for the proprietors, by W. Simpkin et al., 1821. First edition. 8vo. [2], iii, [3], 74pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Without terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements found in some copies. Uncut. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed buff wrappers, later inserted into limp drab cards covers, oversewn. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33784

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[DOWLING, Francis]. Fights for the championship; and celebrated prize battles; or accounts of all the prize battles for the championship from the days of figg and broughton to the present time... London. Published at "Bell's Life" Office, 1855. First edition. 8vo. iv, 432pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, marked, spine sunned, corners bumped. Early inked ownership inscription of Charles W. A. Oakeley to FEP, single manuscript correction to text, annotations concerning the 1858 fight between Tom Sayers and Tom Paddock to verso of terminal leaf and RFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33820

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COTTON, Charles. The genuine works of Charles Cotton, Esq; containing I. Scarrönnides, or Virgil Travestie. II. Lucian Burlesqued, or the Scoffer Scoft. III. The Wonders of the Peake. IV. The Planters Manual. . London. Printed for R. Bonwicke, Tim. Goodwin, et al., 1715. First edition. 8vo. [4],14,17-384pp. Each work has its own title page. With 10 engraved plates, including one fold-out illustration. Unpressed in contemporary blind-stamped sprinkled calf, contrasting gilt-tooled red leather lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed and marked, with slight wear to joints, loss to head of spine, upper joint starting. Inked shelf mark and armorial bookplate of William Hanbury of Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire to FEP. Light browning to FEP, otherwise internally ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33830

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[KING, Peter]. The history of the Apostles Creed: with critical observations on its several articles. London. Printed by W. B. for Jonathan Robinson at the Golden Lion, and John Wyat at the Rose, 1711. Third edition. 8vo. [16], 415pp, [1]. Handsomely bound in nineteenth-century olive green calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting dark green morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers and edges. Very lightly rubbed and marked, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33831

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D'ARCHENHOLZ, M. . A picture of England: containing a description of the laws, customs, and manners of England...Translated from the French. Dublin. P. Byrne, 1791. Second edition. 8vo. [4], iv, 275pp, [1]. Without half-title. Contemporary calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Worn, upper joint starting, small loss to foot of spine.Upper hinge exposed. Browning and occasional light spotting throughout. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33836

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BICHENO, J[ames] E[benezer]. Observations on the philosophy of criminal jurisprudence, being An Investigation of the Principles necessary to be kept in view during the revision of the penal code, with remarks on penitentiary prisons. London. Printed for R. Hunter, 1819. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], ii, 254, xxxi pp, [1]. Handsomely bound by J. Carss of Glasgow (ticket to FEP) in contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33844

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COLLINS, William. The poetical works of william collins. London. William Pickering, 1830. 8vo. [2], lxxii, [2], 150pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled vellum, intricate floral motif to upper board with red calf inlays, T.E.G. A trifle discoloured. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33858

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[GREY, Zachary]. Presbyterian prejudice display'd. Or; an answer to Mr. benjamin bennet's memorial of the Reformation...By a Hearty Well-wisher to the Established church. London. Printed for T. Warner, 1722. First edition. 8vo. 95pp, [1]. Stitched as issued, uncut. A little marked to edges, some dog-earing to extremities. Title browned, light scattered spotting. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of title; accompanying inscription to foot adding the author's name. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33878

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[DUNTON, John]. Athenian Sport: or, Two Thousand Paradoxes merrily argued, To Amuse and Divert the Age: as A Paradox in praise of a Paradox. . London. Printed for B. Bragg, 1707. First edition. 8vo. xxxii, 544pp. With half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf. Rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities, staining and scoring to boards. Armorial bookplate of John Seale to FEP. Leaves lightly browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33916

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SHELDON, J[ohn]. The certainty of death, and the brevity of life: sermon on Occasion of the Death of Mrs. jane fenner, november 22, 1783 - aged 32, Preached at Canterbury December 7, And published by Request.. Canterbury. Printed and sold by T. Smith, [s.d., c.1783] First edition. 8vo. 35pp. Disbound. Title page and initial gathering detached, leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33921

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[BIBLE - English]. The holy bible containing the old and new testaments: translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, By His Majesty's Special Command.. Cambridge. Printed by J. Smith, printer to the University, 1825. 8vo. Unpaginated. Contemporary black morocco, ruled in gilt and blind, and lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Rubbed, with wear to extremities, and light scoring to boards. Later book-label of Lowther Castle library to FEP. Leaves lightly browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33924

TENNYSON, Alfred. Ode on the death of the duke of wellington. London. Edward Moxon, 1852. First edition. 8vo. 16pp. With a half-title. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, some chipping/tearing to spine and upper wrapper. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to half- title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34031