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COCKBURN, John. Bourignianism Detected: or the Delusions and Errors of antonia bourignon, and her Growing Sect. Which may also Serve for a Discovery of all other Enthusiastical Impostures. Narrative I. London. Printed for C. Brome et al., 1698. First edition. [4], 76pp. ESTC R17688, Wing C4804.

[Bound with:] COCKBURN, John. Bourignianism Detected: or the Delusions and Errors of antonia bourignon, and her Growing Sect. Which may also Serve for a Discovery of all other Enthusiastical Impostures. Narrative II. London. Printed for W. Keblewhite et al., 1698. First edition. [2], 61pp, [1]. ESTC R224538, Wing C4804A.

[And:] COCKBURN, John. A letter from John Cockburn, D. D. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25493

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SANDERSON, Robert. Twelve sermons, preached 1. Ad Clerum. III. 2. Ad Magistratum. III. 3. Ad Populum. VI. London. Printed by Aug. Math[ewes] for Robert Dawlman, and are to be sold by Robert Allet [i.e. Allot], 1632. [8], 151, 162-514, 513-564pp. Complete despite erratic pagination. 'Three sermons, ad magistratum', 'Three sermons, ad populum', and 'Three sermons, preached at Pauls London' each have separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. ESTC S116625, STC 21706.

[Bound with:] SANDERSON, Robert. Two sermons: the former, concerning the right use of Christian Liberty, preached At St. Pauls Crosse London. May 6. The later, concerning the ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25518

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[TOD, James]. [A letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Tod to T. Hyde Villiers, 23 March 1832]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1832]. First edition?. Quarto. 20pp. Modern black cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32616

[AN EMINENT LAWYER]. A complete report of the trial of dr e. w. pritchard, for the alleged poisoning of his wife and mother-in-law. Edinburgh. William Kay, 1865. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 135pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of E. W. Pritchard. Original publisher's printed paper wrappers. Slightly rubbed and marked. Spotting to edges, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33396

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OWEN, James G.. Faire Lyonesse A Guide to the isles of scilly. [Bideford]. [Coles & Owen], [1897]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 16, [4], 17-32, [4], 33-48, [4], 49-64 [2], 65-97pp, [1]. With a large folding map of the Scilly Isles, 14 photographs, and numerous engraved illustrations by S. Thomas in the text. Unpaginated advertisement leaves bound sporadically in the text. Original publisher's green printed paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, significant loss to head and foot of spine. Slight spotting to title and index. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33456

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[MARSHALL, John]. [Manuscript copy of the will of John Marshall of Southwark, London]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1820s?] Quarto. Manuscript on paper. 28pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary blind-tooled navy straight-grain morocco, lettered in gilt to upper board, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 24584

[MATCHAM, George]. [Account of a journey in North West-Provinces]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1850] Small Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [36]pp, excluding blanks. Two pencil sketches of a passenger in a horse and carriage and a guide respectively. Contemporary limp black cloth. Extremities rubbed. Several leaves torn out. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 29313

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[JUVENILE TALES]. The juvenile protectress. With kate of rosemount. To which is added the casket, and other tales. London. Printed and published by W. S. Johnson, [s.d., c. 1850] 12mo. 84pp, [24]. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamped dark green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Heavily rubbed and marked, shaken, loss to head and foot of dulled spine, corners exposed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33026

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[GALLATIN, Abraham Albert]. Report of the secretary of the treasury, on the subject of public roads and canals; made in pursuance of a resolution of senate of march 2, 1807.. Philadelphia. Printed by William Duane, 1808. Second edition. 8vo. 123pp, [1]. Recent gilt-tooled half-half, marbled paper boards, contrasting dark green morocco lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. Slight browning to title, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26487

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[IONA CLUB]. Collectanea de rebus albanicis. Edited by the iona club. With the transactions of the club. Edinburgh. Printed for the Iona Club, 1839. First edition. 8vo. Four parts in one volume. xiii, [1], viii, viii, v, [7], 362, [2], 16, [4], [17]-52, [16], 79-80pp. With three original annual subscription tickets, made out to David Laing, and the original mauve wrappers from each of the four issues (the first three with Laing's signature to upper wrapper) bound in at end. Later gilt-tooled turquoise half- morocco, marbled boards and endpapers, T.E.G., others untrimmed. ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33287

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[PORTER, Thomas]. Definitions Alphabetically digested as drawn from the most celebrated Authors. [Scotland]. [c. 1736-41] 12mo. Manuscript on paper. 180pp. Two bifolia of manuscript notes loosely inserted. Contemporary sheep. Extremities marked and worn, loss to foot of spine, corners exposed. Hinges exposed, pastedowns sprung, loss to lower corner of terminal leaf, one leaf torn away. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 19504

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[ARGYLL POLICE]. [Drop-head title:] Testimonials in favour of alexander mitchell. To the Police Committee of the County of Argyll. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., 1857?] Single blue paper bifolium. Numerous old horizontal and vertical folds. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33332

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[TOLLS]. Exemptions from Tolls as fixed By the General Road Act for scotland dated 15th october 1831. Beith. Printed by A. Gibson, [s.d., c. 1833] 8vo. 8pp. Unopened, folded as issued. Slight spotting, else fine. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33305

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[ARGYLLSHIRE HIGHWAYS]. [Drop-head title:] An act for Making and maintaining Highways, Roads, Bridges, and Quays, and for regulating Ferries in the Shire of Argyll; and for altering and repairing certain Military and other Roads, Bridges, and Quays in the said Shire, and in the Parish of Arrochar, and Shire of Dumbarton. [London]. [D. Caldwell], [1816]. Folio. 27pp, [1]. Docket-title to verso of terminal leaf. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. Three old horizontal folds. Very small hole to text leaf G1, without loss of sense, loss and chipping to terminal leaf. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33333

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CRAWFORD, [John Lindsay, Earl of]. Information for the Earl of Crawfurd and the Earl Marischall; against the Earl of Sutherland. Edinburgh. Printed by James Watson, 1706. First edition. Quarto. 32pp. Stitched, as issued. Lightly dampstained, scattered spotting, marginal chipping. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33331

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ARBUTHNOT, Archibald. The life, adventures, And Many and Great Vicissitudes of Fortune of simon, Lord lovat, The Head of the Family of frasers. From His Birth at Beaufort, near Inverness, in the Highlands of Scotland, in 1668, to the Time of his being taken by Capt. Millar, after three Days Search, in a hollow Tree, on the Coasts of Knoidart and Arisaig. London. Printed and Sold (for the Author) by R. Walker, 1746. First edition. 12mo. 280pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf-backed, vellum-tipped, marbled paper boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Rubbed, some surface loss to upper board, a trifle marked. Loss to upper corner of leaf H2, touching text with slight loss of sense, loss to lower margin of leaf T3, dampstained. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27484

[FENTON, Elijah]. Poems on Several Occasions. London. Printed for Bernard Lintot, 1717. First edition. 8vo. [8], 224pp, [8]. With an engraved frontispiece depicting a scene of angels and four terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf. Lightly rubbed and marked, with cracking to upper joint. Armorial bookplate of Lord Sandys to FEP. Staining to endpapers, with title page browned, and light spotting to text. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33424

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FORBES, William. A treatise of Church-lands & Tithes: In two Parts... Edinburgh. Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, 1705. First edition. 8vo. [16], 450, 1pp, [23]. The first page of the index is numbered 1. With a terminal supplementary index leaf. Contemporary blind-tooled sprinkled calf. Without lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, marked, and dulled. Contemporary ownership inscription of Jacobi Nasmyth to FEP, later struck-through, near contemporary ownership inscriptions to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33329

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[MEEK, Thomas?]. The pleasures of charity, a poem; in two parts. Intended as a sequel to the pleasures of hope. Edinburgh. Printed for P. Cairns, 1809. First edition. 12mo. 96pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, upper joint split, lower joint starting. Early armorial bookplate of Arthur Brooke Faulkner and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, ink library stamps to recto of FFEP and head of title page. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33322

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FERGUSSON, R[obert]. Poems on various subjects, by r. fergusson. With a life of the author, and glossary. St Andrew's [Dundee]. Printed by F. Ray, for R. Tullis, Bookseller, Cupar Fife, 1800. 12mo. [4], vii, [1], 244pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and an additional engraved title page. Contemporary sheep, contrasting red calf letting-piece. Extremities worn and marked, loss to dulled spine. Later pencilled ownership inscription and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33318