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NOY, William. The Compleat Lawyer; or, A Treatise concerning Tenures and Estates in Lands of Inheritance for Life, and other Hereditaments, and Chattels real and Personal. And how any of them may be conveyed in a Legal form by Fine, Recovery, Deed of Word, as the Case shall require. London. Printed for John Benson, 1661. 12mo. [2], 60, 63-124pp, [2]. Text continuous despite pagination. Contemporary blind-ruled calf, recently rebacked. Boards rubbed and marked. Without pastedowns, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, small worm-track to initial four gatherings - touching text at times without loss of sense. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 25197
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DRAYTON, Michael. England's Heroical Epistles, written In Imitation of the Stile and Manner of Ovid's Epistles: with annotations of The Chronicle History. London. Printed for S. Smethwick, [c.1695]. 8vo. [8], 225pp, [1]. Without frontispiece. Recent calf-backed decorated paper boards, gilt. Very minor wear to extremities. Ink inscriptions to title, browning to all leaves, occasional spots of dust-soiling and light marginal damp-staining, loss of characters 'h' and 'i' of 'white' on p.199. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 13209
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[LOCKE, John - Misattributions]. A Common-place Book to the holy bible: or, the Scriptures Sufficiency Practicall Demonstrated. Wherein Whatsoever is contain'd in Scripture, Respecting Doctrine, Worship, or Manners, is reduced to its Proper Head: Weighty Cases Resolved, Truths Confirmed, difficult Texts Illustrated, and Explained by others more plain. London. Printed by Edw. Jones, for Awnsham and John Churchill, 1697. Third edition. Quarto. [16], 310, [10]. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Contemporary blind-panelled speckled calf, neatly rebacked and recornered in brown morocco, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Binding a trifle rubbed and a little marked, new endpapers. Small rust hole to G3, without loss of sense, else a crisp and clean copy. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 12749
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[HALLYWELL, Henry]. RUST, George. The remains of that Reverend and learned Prelate Dr. George Rust, Late Lord Bishop of Dromore, in the Kingdom of Ireland. Collected and Published By Henry Hallywell. London. Printed by M. Flesher, for Walter Kettilby, 1686. First edition. Quarto. [16], 64, 73-80pp. Text continuous despite pagination. Recent blind-ruled calf. Lightly rubbed and sunned. Leaves toned, minute marginal wormtrack. Book-label of John Stephens to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 21086
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[LETI, Gregorio]. Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa; or the history of the cardinals of the Roman Church, From the time of their first Creation, to the Election of the Present pope Clement the Ninth, wit a full Account of his conclave. London. Printed for J[ohn] S[tarkey] and are to be sold by Dorman Newman, 1670. First edition in English. Folio. [8], 330pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary sprinkled calf, ruled in gilt and blind, contrasting dark green morocco.lettering-piece. Rubbed, later naive repair to top corner of upper board. Armorial bookplate of Gaddesden Library to FEP, title page mounted at gutter to leaf A2, occasional spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25927
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PATRICK, Symon. A paraphrase upon the books of ecclesiastes and the song of solomon... London. Printed for Rich. Royston, 1685. First edition. 8vo. [8], xxiii, [1], 380, [2], xiv, 215pp, [5]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. 'The Song of Solomon paraphrased' has separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous. Contemporary speckled calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, lower joint split, loss to head and foot of spine. Later inked ownership inscriptions to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27513
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HOMES, Nath. The new world, or the new reformed church... London. Printed by T[homas]. P[aine]. and M[atthew]. S[immons]. for William Adderton, 1641. First edition. Quarto. [4], 79pp, [1]. Later half-calf, brown cloth boards, recently rebacked, all edges red. Boards worn and marked, corners exposed. Marbled endpapers, marginal chipping to title page, damp-staining to fore-edge. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24304
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COTTON, Charles . The wonders of the peake. London. Printed for Charles Brome, 1699. Fourth edition. 8vo. [4], 86pp. Later panelled sprinkled calf, expertly rebacked to style, contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and scored. Spotting to endpapers, early ink ownership inscription to head of title. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26420
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SANDERSON, Robert. De Juramento. Seven lectures concerning the obligation Of Promissory oathes. Read publickly in the Divinity School at oxford. London. Printed by E. C. for Humphrey Moseley, Octavian Pulleyn, and Andrew Crook, 1655. First edition in English. 16mo. [6], 272 [i.e. 274]pp, [12]. Without initial blank leaf. Title in red and black. Later half-calf, marbled boards, recently rebacked preserving black calf lettering-piece. Boards rubbed. Armorial bookplate of The Law Society to FEP, with their occasional ink-stamps throughout, title page laid down, paper repair to initial leaf of text with some loss of text and sense, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25509
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[SAINT GERMAIN, Christopher]. Two dialogues in english Between A Doctour of Divinity, and A Student in the Laws of england, of The Ground of the said Laws, And of Concscience. London. Printed by John Streater, Eliz. Flesher, and Henry Twyford, 1673. Newly Revised and Re-printed. 8vo. [2], 366pp, [8]. Contemporary blind-tooled calf, title in manuscript to head of spine and fore-edge. Rubbed and marked, joints starting. Early manuscript notes and ownership inscriptions to front endpapers and title page, small marginal hole to leaf N4, without RFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25204
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CARTWRIGHT, Christopher. Certamen Religiosum: or, a conference between The late King of England, and the late Lord Marquesse of Worcester, concerning Religion. Together with a vindication of the protestant cause... London. Printed for W. Lee...and R. Royston, 1651. First edition. Quarto. [14], 366, 84pp. With an engraved frontispiece. With an additional title-page, dated 1652, bound-in. Late nineteenth-century half-calf, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed. Armorial bookplate of 'Richard Harington' to FEP, ink ownership inscription and annotations to FFEP, very small holes to title-page - just clipping text, slight marginal loss to Oo, paper flaws to text of p.300-301 - without loss of sense, ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 15283
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FALKNER, William. Libertas Ecclesiastica, or, a discourse, Vindicating the lawfulness of those things, which are chiefly excepted against in the Church of England, especially in its liturgy and worship. And manifesting their agreeableness with the Doctrine and practice both of Ancient and Modern Churches. London. Printed by J[ohn] M[acock] for Walter Kettilby, 1674. First edition. 8vo. [16], 552pp. With an initial imprimatur leaf. Handsomely bound in contemporary panelled calf, richly tooled in gilt, gilt supra libros of The Society of Writers to the Signet to both boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G.. Lightly rubbed, slight loss to foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, printed shelf-label to verso of FFEP, very small hole to text ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 16389
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[ENGLISH THEATRE]. Timoleon: or, The Revolution. A Tragi-Comedy. London. Printed by W. Onley, for John Sturton, 1697. First edition. Quarto. [8], 80pp. Later half-vellum, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Extremities lightly rubbed and discoloured. Leaves browned/foxed, later inked annotation to title-page. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19290
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CHAUNCY, Isaac. The Divine Institution of Congregational Churches, Ministry and Ordinances, [As has bin Professed by those of that Persuasion] Asserted and Proved from the word of god. London. Printed for Nathanael Hiller.., 1697. Sole edition. 12mo. xii, 142pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf. Worn, with loss to spine, splitting to joints (but with boards holding firmly), some marking to boards, damp-staining, some browning and occasional marginal worming to text-block. Early ink inscription ('John Stacy his book') to FFEP, further pencilled inscription to FEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 15245
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MILBOURNE, Luke [translator]. The Christian Pattern paraphras'd: or, The book of The Imitation of Christ, Commonly ascrib'd to Thomas A Kempis, made English by Luke Milbourne, A Presbyter of the Church of England. London. Printed for Abel Roper...and Roger Clavel, 1697. Second edition. 8vo. xvi, 328pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Without initial blank leaf. Contemporary panelled calf, recently expertly rebacked to style. Boards rubbed. Endpapers browned and spotted, early inked shelf-mark to FEP, very occasional chipping/loss to margins, overall internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19359
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[PATRICK], Symon. The book of psalms paraphras'd; with Arguments to each Psalm. London. Printed by J. H. for L. Meredith, 1691. Second edition. 8vo. In two parts. [24], 716pp, [4]. With and engraved portrait frontispiece and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. 'The book of Psalms paraphras’d...Part II' has a separate dated title page; register and pagination are continuous.Contemporary speckled calf, later rebacked, later contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, worm-track to foot of lower joint. Recent book-label of Peter A. Croft to recto of FFEP, early inked ownership inscription ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27511
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CARTER, Matt[hew]. Honor rediviuus of An analysis of Honor and Armory. London. Printed by E. Coates, 1655. First edition. 8vo. [10], 88; 84, 87-89, [1], 87-171pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved title page, seven further engraved plates, and numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep. Extremities worn, worm-tracks/holes to upper board and split lower joint, loss to foot of spine, corners bumped. Hinges exposed, armorial bookplate of William Wollascott to FEP, loss to upper corners of leaves a3 and a4, later ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27543