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[MISCELLANIES]. A compleat collection of all the verses, essays, letters and advertisements, which have been occasioned by the publication of three volumes of miscellanies, by Pope and Company...containing some animadversions upon that Extraordinary Performance.. London. Printed for A. Moore, 1728. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 52pp. With an engraved frontispiece depicting Pope atop his Miscellanies. Disbound. Rubbed and marked, joints starting. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33877

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[GRIMSTON, William Luckyn]. The lawyer's fortune: or, love in a hollow tree. A comedy. London. Printed and sold by E. Hill., 1736. Revised edition. 8vo. 78pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece. Later brown paper wrappers. Very lightly rubbed. Old paper repair to verso and slight chipping to margins of frontispiece. Slight loss to final blank. endpapers browned, very light scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33874

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MAC NALLY, Leonard. Retaliation, a farce, in two acts. London. Printed for F. Blyth, and S. Bladon, 1782. First edition. 8vo. 47pp, [1]. With half-title. Uncut in later buff paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, some chipping to spine, lower joint split. Very occasional light scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33875

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[ROYAL NAVY]. A review Of the Late Engagement at sea, being A Collection of Private Letters, never before printed, (one of them from Sir Cloudesly Shovell.) containing, The Truest and most Authentick Accounts: With some Remarks on the Conduct of our Admirals, particularly Sir G. R.. London. Printed, and Sold by John Nutt, 1704. First edition. Quarto. [4], 23pp, [1]. Disbound. Title page lightly dampstained, text-block shaved at foot, with some loss of text and sense. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33812

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MACLEOD, Kenneth. [An A.L.S. in the hand of minister of Gigha, Kenneth Macleod]. [Argyll]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Dimensions 110 x 180 mm. Manuscript on headed paper (The Manse, Isle of Gigha, Argyll). Horizontal and vertical folds, some spotting. A later typed translation of the letter is included (although the veracity is disputed): 'This is an exceedingly handsome book and I am very much obliged to the dear gentleman who has loaned it to me. But Och! Och! The back of my hand to some of the days ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22108

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[ROSS, William]. [Drop-head title:] Extract of a letter from a Gentleman at Fort St. George, dated 10th October, 1776. [London]. [s.n.], [1777?]. First edition. Quarto. 31pp, [1]. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Initial two leaves torn in two, though complete. Scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32617

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POPE, Mr. [Alexander]. One thousand seven hundred and thirty eight. A dialogue Something like horace. London. Printed for T. Cooper, [1738]. [4], 10pp, [2]. A reimpression of the impression with '(Price One Shilling.)' on the title page; sig. D under 'her'. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. ESTC T5720, Foxon P933

[Bound with:] POPE, Mr. [Alexander]. One thousand seven hundred and thirty eight. Dialogue II. London. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1738. First Edition, second state, with 'Fools' corrected to 'Tools' on the ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30338

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[BANK OF ENGLAND]. A copy of the charter Of the corporation of the Governor and Company of the bank of england. [London]. [s.n.], 1758. Folio. 21pp, [1]. A variant, issued without half-title or terminal 10pp of company bye-laws. Contemporary navy wrappers. Extremities worn and marked. Central vertical fold. Very occasional early manuscript annotations. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32900

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[COMMON COUNCIL]. Forbes Mayor. Commun' Concil' tent' in Camera Guilhald' Civitat' London' Die Jovie, 24 Die Martii, Anno Domini 1725. It is this Day Ordered by this Court: That the Clause relating to Servants, in a late Act of Parliament passed in the Sixth Year of Queen Anne... London. Printed by George James, Printer to the Honourable City of London, [1726]. Dimensions 308 x 390 mm. Single leaf broadside. Somewhat marked, with some creasing and tearing to extremities, especially at horizontal folds. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31788

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THOMPSON, W[illiam]. A copy of Thompson's Justification, founded on the Solid Principles of Truth and Public Virtue. In a letter to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, and Court of Common Council of the City of London... London. Written by W. Thompson and printed upon Credit, 1761. First edition. 8vo. 28pp. Disbound. Occasional spots of foxing and some light dust-soiling, one instance of ink annotation to text. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 12557

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[BROADSIDE BALLADS]. Three maids a-milking would go. Newcastle. Williamson, Printer, [s.d., c. 1845] Dimensions 180 x 250 mm. Single leaf broadside. In two columns, with woodcut illustrations at head of each. Numbered at foot '29'. A trifle creased. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33717

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[BRITISH INDIAN ARMY]. [Photographs of British Indian Army officers]. [Lucknow]. [G. W. Lawrie & Co.], [s.d., c. 1903] Four photographs, two tipped-in to contemporary card folders. Clean and crisp. More > £ 120.00 Antiquates Ref. 30958

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STONHOUSE, James, Sir. Friendly advice to a patient; Calculated more particularly for the Use of the Sick, belonging to Infirmaries, as well the Outpatients, as those within the House; though the greatest Part of it is suitable and of equal Service to every sick person. London. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, 1815. Twentieth edition. 12mo. xi, [1], 36pp. Early drab paper boards. Rubbed, marked, and sunned. Several leaves loosening. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 19769

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CALVERT, Walter. Sir henry irving and miss ellen terry. A record of over twenty years at the Lyceum Theatre. London. Henry J. Drane, 1897. First edition. 8vo. [8], 48, [1], 10-16, 8, [1], 18-48pp. Partially misbound. With 76 illustrations in the text. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23266

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[RICHMOND, Legh]. The Negro among the Rocks; being the second part of the history of the negro servant: Containing an Account of his manner of Life, after he became Christian. London. Printed and sold by J. Evans & Son, [s.d., c. 1810] 8vo. 8pp. Disbound. Fore-edge shaved, title lightly stained, a trifle dust-soiled. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33019

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MANNING, Thomas. [Caption title:] XVI. New Method of computing Logarithms. By Thomas Manning, Esq. Communicated by the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, K. B. P. R. S. Read June 5, 1806. [London]. [Printed by W. Bulmer], [1806]. First edition. Quarto. 327-342pp. Stapled into later blue power blue powder wrappers, booksellers ticket of Henry Sotheran to upper wrapper. Extremities a trifle creased a browned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24821

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WESTMACOTT, Charles. Points of misery; or fables for mankind: Prose and Verse. London. Sherwood, Jones and Co. , 1823. First edition. 8vo. [2], vi, [2], 97pp. With a half-title and 20 designs by Robert Cruikshank, including an engraved frontispiece, eight engraved plates, and several further in-text illustrations. Original publisher's grey paper boards, with original paper lettering-piece to upper board, later naively rebacked in cloth. Rubbed and marked, with small losses to head and foot of spine, surface wear to lettering-piece. Armorial bookplate of Lieut. General Robert Meade ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 17607

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[RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY]. The History of Jenny Hickling; a living character. [London]. Printed by Tilling and Hughes, [s.d., c. 1820] 12pp. With an engraved, naively hand-coloured, vignette to title.

[Bound with:] [Caption title:] The better gift. A tract intended to accompany a charitable donation. London. Printed by G. Brimmer, [s.d., c. 1820]. 8pp.

[And:] [Caption title:] The fulfilment of prophecy in the destruction of Jerusalem, considered as an eminent proof of the truth of Christianity. London. Printed by G. Brimmer, [n.d.]. 12pp.

12mo. Contemporary calf-backed ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 11278

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PERCY, Thomas. Letters from thomas percy, d.d. afterwards bishop of dromore, john callander of craigforth, Esq. david herd, and others, to george paton. Edinburgh. Printed for John Stevenson, 1830. First edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 210pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's red cloth, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed and marked. Endpapers foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21659

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JONSON, Ben. Underwoods. Cambridge. Printed at the University Press, 1905. Quarto. Limited edition of 250 copies printed on hand-made paper. [4], 164pp, [2]. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's vellum-backed powder blue paper boards, paper lettering-piece to upper board. Heavily rubbed, marked, and dulled, title in manuscript to spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32421