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[EYRE, Francis]. A short essay on the christian religion, descriptive of the advantages which have accrued to society by the establishment of it, as contrasted with the manners and customs of mankind before that happy period... London. Printed by J. P. Coghlan, 1795. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 140pp. With a half-title. Uncut, stitched as issued in original publisher's blue wrappers. Title in manuscript to upper cover, wrappers creased, substantial loss to spine panel. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19006
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EVANS, John. Juvenile pieces: designed for the youth of both sexes. London. Printed by C. Whittingham, 1794. Second edition. 8vo. [8], 143pp, [1]. With and engraved frontispiece and a final page of publisher's advertisements. A variant of the second edition with the date in the imprint. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Extremities marked and rubbed, joints split. Frontispiece browned More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 21133
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[EUMENES]. A plan for the government of bengal, And for the Protection Of the other British Settlements in the East Indies: In a Letter To the Right Honourable Lord North, First Lord of the Treasury, &c. To which is added, The Speech of an East India Proprietor, upon the Extraordinary Commission for regulating the Company's Affairs Abroad. London. Printed for J. Almon, 1772. First edition. 8vo. 42pp. Modern marbled wrappers. A trifle rubbed. Alternative manuscript pagination to upper corners. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26613
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ERSKINE, Ralph. Glad Tidings in sad Times: or, The City of god, in the Times of Trouble and Confusion, water'd with the River of Consolation. A sermon on psalm xlvi. 4... Edinburgh. Printed by Alexander Alison for David Duncan, 1739. First edition. 62pp, [2]. With a terminal advertisement leaf. ESTC T162752.

[Bound with:] ERSKINE, Ralph. The River of Life, Proceeding out of the Throne of god And of the lamb. A sermon preached immediately before the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper at Dumfermline, July 6th 1735. Edinburgh. Printed by Tho. Lumisden and Jo. Robertson, for James Beugo, 1736. First edition. 40pp. Not in ESTC???

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ERSKINE, John. An institute of the law of scotland. In four books. In the Order of Sir George Mackenzie's Institutions of that Law. Edinburgh. Printed for Bell & Bradfute, 1793. Third edition. Folio. Two volumes bound as one. x, 813pp, [57]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, slight loss to head and foot of spine. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of James Ewing to recto of FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31157
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[ENGLISH THEOPHRASTUS]. The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age. Being the Modern Characters of the Court, the Town, and the City. London. Printed for Bernard Lintott, 1708. Third edition. 8vo. [14], 384pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary panelled calf, calf lettering-piece. Extremities worn, upper joint split, lower joint starting, loss to head-cap. Endpapers browned, scattered spotting, early inked ownership inscription of George Leslie to REP. Armorial bookplate to FEP of Scottish advocate and philosopher, Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696-1782). More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28440
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[EDUCATION]. An essay upon education; shewing how latin, greek, and other languages may be Learn'd more easily, quickly and perfectly, than they commonly are. London. Printed for Tho. Baker, 1711. First edition. 23pp, [1]. ESTC T65383. ESTC records copies at five locations in the British Isles (BL, Cambridge, Hull, NLS, and Oxford), and a further five in North America (Columbia, Folger, McGill, Newberry, and Yale).

[Bound after:] [YALDEN, Thomas]. Aesop at court. Or, State Fables. Vol. I. London. Printed and Sold by J. Nut, 1702. 43pp, [1]. With a half-title. All published. ESTC T61833.

[And:] [Aesop in ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 23332
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[DU PERRAY, Brossays]. Historical remarks and anecdotes on the castle of the bastille. Translated from the french published in 1774.. London. Printed for T. Cadell, and N. Conant, 1780. First edition. 8vo. [6], 29, [1]. With a large folding engraved map as frontispiece. Modern blind-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed to extremities. Armorial bookplate of Alan Waterworth to FEP. Numerous later naive paper repairs to verso of folding map. Light browning to initial leaves, some staining to plate and title. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 35207
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[DUNNING, John]. A defence of the united company of Merchants of England, Trading to the east-indies, and their servants, (Particularly Those at bengal) Against the Complaints of the dutch east-india company: being a memorial from the English Company to His Majesty on that Subject. London. Printed for J. Brotherton...and Sold by R. and J. Dodsley...and T. Waller, 1762. First edition. Quarto. [4], 71pp, [1]. With an engraved plan and a tipped-in errata slip. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, without backstrip. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32613
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DUCK, Stephen. Poems on several occasions. Viz. To a gentleman who requested a copy of verses from the author. On poverty...On the marriage of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. And on several other subjects.. London. Printed for W. Bickerton, 1737. The second edition. 8vo. xxxix, [1], 312pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Contemporary blind-panelled calf, rebacked, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, with surface loss to lower board. Spotting and browning to endpapers and blank fly-leaves, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33516
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[DRYDEN, John]. JUVENAL. PERSIUS. The satyrs of Decimus Junius Juvenalis: and of Aulus Persius Flaccus. Translated into English verse By Mr. Dryden, And several Eminent Hands... London. Printed for J. Tonson, 1735. Sixth edition. 8vo. cxi, [1], 296pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 23 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, lightly marked, some loss to head of spine. Scattered spotting. Armorial bookplate of Admiral Duff (dated 1858) to FEP, inked gift inscription to head of title page: 'Archd. Duff from (?)C. Dyne'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28431
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DRINKWATER, John. A history of the late siege of gibraltar. With a description and account of that garrison, from the earliest perids.. London. Printed by T. Spilsbury and Son...And sold by J. Johnson, 1790. Fourth edition. Quarto. xxiv, 356pp. With ten folding engraved charts and views, three of which with old repairs to verso. Contemporary tree calf, gilt, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, elaborate gilt decoration within spine compartments with central domed bell. Worn, with upper joint split (holding well on the cords), lower joint cracking, loss at head of spine, bumping to corners, with loss, some scuffing. Some spotting, two manuscript corrections ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 20462