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[PITT, William]. The speech of the Right Hon. William Pitt, chancellor of the exchequer, on Friday, the 17th day of February 1792, on proposing the application of an additional sum for the reduction of the public debt, and the repeal of certain duties on malt, on female servants, on carts and waggons, on houses, and on candles.. London. Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, 1792. First edition. 8vo. 47pp, [1]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Inked inscription 'Ld. Auckland' to head of title. Light browning and slight scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33555
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DOUGLAS, Robert. The peerage of scotland, containing An historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom, from their origin to the present generation. Edinburgh. Printed by R. Fleming, 1764. First edition. Folio. xi, [23], 718pp. With a list of subscribers and ten engraved plates depicting the crests of each Scottish Clan or noble family. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, with surface wear to joints, and chip to foot of spine. Armorial bookplate of Sir James Gordon, Baronet, of Letterfoury to FEP. Loss to pagination numerals of terminal leaf. Occasional light scattered spotting ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33510
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MONTEITH, Robert. The history of the troubles of great britain: Containing a particular Account of the Most remarkable passages in scotland, From the Year 1633 to 1650.. London. Printed for G. Strahan, 1735. First edition in English. Folio. iv, [4], 557pp. Contemporary calf. Heavily worn, without lettering-piece, splitting to joints, loss to foot of spine. Armorial bookplate of Sir James Gordon, Baronet, of Letterfoury to FEP. Scattered staining and spotting throughout, particularly to FEP and title. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33511
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FRISWELL, J. Hain. Life portraits of william shakespeare. London. Sampson Low, Son, & Marston, 1864. First edition. Quarto. [1], xii, 128pp. With a photographic frontispiece and seven further tipped-in albumen photographs of people and places linked to Shakespeare's life and work. Original publisher's gilt-decorated green cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, with slight bumping to head and foot of spine. Some spotting throughout. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33402
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KEENE, H. G. A handbook for visitors to agra and its neighbourhood. Calcutta. Thacker, Spink and Co., 1888. Fifth edition. 8vo?. vi, [6], 163pp, [1], 30pp, [2]. With a half-title, five maps (three folding), and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Ink-stamp of Bombay-based booksellers A. J. Combridge & Co. to verso of FFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30884
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[FAIRFAX, Sir Thomas]. An ordinance of the lords and commons Assembled in Parliament, For the Raising of Monies to be imployed towards the maintenance of Forces within this Kingdom, under the Command of Sir Thomas Fairfax Kt. And for the speedy transporting of and paying the Forces for the carrying on the Warre of Ireland... London. Printed for John Wright, 1647. Quarto. [2], 34pp. In this edition, line eight of title reads 'Forces within this Kingdom, under'. Bound by Mudie in nineteenth century gilt-tooled light brown calf, supralibros of Fairfax of Cameron to upper board, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, armorial bookplate of Fairfax of Cameron to FEP. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 28134
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GODWIN, Francis. A catalogue of the Bishops of England, since the first planting of Christian religion in this Island, Together with a briefe History of their lives and memorable actions, so neere as can be gathered out of antiquity. Whereunto if prefixed a discourse concerning the first conversion of our Britaine unto Christian Religion. London. Printed [by Eliot's Court Press] for Thomas Adams, 1615. Quarto. [12], 701, 698-699pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-tooled calf. Heavily rubbed, joints split, without lettering- piece, corners bumped. Without fly- leaves, later inked ownership inscription of Sir H. Tempest and recent ink-stamp of Maynard Smith and Outram Library to FEP, early ownership inscription of E. Walker to title page, occasional early manuscript annotations, occasion marginal loss/dampstaining, text-block shaved at head, with loss to running-title and pagination numerals. More > £ 850.00 Antiquates Ref. 27661
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HARMER, Anthony [i.e. WHARTON, Henry]. A specimen Of some errors and defects in the History of the Reformation of the Church of england; Wrote by gilbert burnet, d.d. now Lord Bishop of Sarum. London. Printed for Randall Taylor, 1693. First edition. 8vo. viii, 199pp, [1]. With a terminal page of errata. Contemporary blind-tooled speckled calf, recently rebacked and recornered, preserving contemporary backstrip and contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed. Small marginal burn-hole to leaf K2, scattered spotting. Early manuscript annotation to p.146 signed 'Tho. Petrburg', later manuscript note concerning provenance to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 28448
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[FONTENELLE, Bernard Le Bovier de]. A plurality of Worlds. Written in French by the Author of the Dialogues of the Dead. Translated into English by Mr. glanvill. London. Printed, for R. Bently, 1695. Second edition. 12mo. [12], 152pp. Without initial two blank leaves. Contemporary blind-tooled mottled calf. Lightly rubbed and marked, some loss to head of spine. Without pastedowns, later armorial bookplate of John Jones of Llanarth Court, Monmouthshire to verso of upper board, small worm-track to foot of text-block, touching text in places. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 26436
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[DENNIS, Isaac]. A narrative Of the Cruelties & Abuses Acted by isaac dennis keeper, HIs Wife and Servants, In the Prison of Newgate, In the City of bristol: Upon the People of the Lord in Scorn called Quakers, who were there Committed for the Exercise of their Consciences towards God. With an Account of the Eminent Judgments of God upon Him, and his End. Published for a Warning to others, by some of those People who were Sufferers under him. [London]. [s.n.], [1683]. First edition. Quarto. 27pp, [1]. Later gilt-ruled sprinkled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Title page shaved at foot, without loss, leaf A4 shaved at foot with loss of catchword, scattered spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28263