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[AIX-LA-CHAPELLE TREATY]. Ministerial artifice detected, or, a full answer to a pamphlet lately published, Intitled, The Interests of the Empress Queen, the Kings of France and Spain, &c. betrayed in the Preliminary Articles at Aix-la-Chapelle.. London. Printed for A. Hill, 1749. Second edition. 8vo. 32pp. Modern grey paper boards, original gilt-tooled green morocco lettering-piece preserved and pasted to spine. Leaves lightly browned, occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34549
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B[RETON], [W[illiam]. Militia Discipline. The Words of Command, and directions for Exercising the Musket, Bayonet, and Carthridge: And the exercise for the Soldiers of the Militia Horse, Arm'd with Carbine, Pistols, and Sword... London. Printed by R. Harbin, and Sold by J. Morphew, 1717. Fourth ediiton. 8vo in 4s. [8], 67pp, [1]. Contemporary panelled calf, Later rebacked. Boards worn. Recent book-label of Peter Stewart Young to FEP, title browned, terminal leaf and rear endpapers dampstained. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30264
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AGAR, William. Military devotion: or, the Soldier's Duty to god, His prince and his country. Containing Fourteen sermons Preached at the Camps near Blandford and Dorchester, A. D. 1756 and 1757... London. Printed for the Author, And Sold by P. Brindley et al., [1758]. First edition. 8vo. [10], 291pp, [6], xxxii. Contemporary speckled calf, ruled in gilt. Extremities rubbed, without lettering-piece, joints split, upper board held by cords only, loss to head of spine. Contemporary and later bookplates/labels to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19533
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[ALMANACS]. COLEY, Henry. Merlinus Anglicus Junior: or the starry messenger, For the Year of our Redemption, 1704... London. Printed by Robert Everingham, for the Company of Stationers, 1704. [48]pp. Title page and calendar printed in red and black. ESTC T16929.

[Bound before:] COOKSON, William. Menologian or, an ephemeris of the Celestial Motions, For the Year of Our Lord MDCCIV... London. Printed by T. Ilive, 1704. [48]pp. First word of title transliterated from the Greek. Title page and calendar printed in red and black. ESTC T17001.

[And:] FISHER, John. Stella nova: Or, an almanack ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 25239
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[D'AULNOY, Marie-Catherine, Madame]. Memoirs of the Present State of the Court and Councils of spain. In Two Parts. With the true Reasons why this Vast Monarchy, which in the last Century made so considerable a Figure in the World, is in this so Feeble and Paralytick. Done into English by T. Brown. London. Printed for D. Brown et al., 1701. First edition in English. 8vo. [8], 192, 187pp, [5]. With two final advertisement leaves. Contemporary speckled calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, chipping to lettering-piece. Armorial bookplate of Mary Hamilton Nisbet Ferguson to FEP, leaves toned/spotted, marginal ink-stain to p.13. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 16710
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PEGGE, Samuel. Memoirs of the life of roger de weseham... London. Printed for J. Whiston and B. White, 1761. First edition. viii, 60pp. ESTC T98695.

[Bound with:] PEGGE, Samuel. The life of robert grosseteste... London. Printed by and for John Nicols, 1793. First edition. iv, 385pp, [1]. With two engraved plates. ESTC T97460.

Quarto. Uncut in contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Later bookplate of John Carter and recent bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP. Presentation copies, inked inscription in ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 20274
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OLDMIXON, John. Memoirs of the life of John Lord Somers... London. Printed for J. Roberts, 1716. First edition. 8vo. [4], 126pp, [2]. With half-title and terminal advertisement leaf. Without portrait frontispiece. Recent navy buckram, lettered in gilt. Slightest of marking to extremities, spine sunned. Recent endpapers, occasional light spots of soiling, overall internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 15044
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A LADY. Memoirs of the danby family: designed chiefly for the entertainment and improvement of young persons. London. Printed for E. Newbury, 1799. First edition. 12mo. xii, 258pp, [6]. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and three terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary tree-sheep. Rubbed, surface loss to upper board and spine, joints starting. Early book-label of Anne Crosse to FEP, near contemporary and later inked gift inscriptions to FFEP, small worm-track to gutter of initial gathering, slight marginal loss to upper corner of leaf F5. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 34350
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[D'AULNOY, Marie-Catherine, Madame]. Memoirs of the court of France, and city of Paris... London. Printed for Jacob Tonson...Richard Wellington, [1702]. 8vo. In two parts. [2], 152, 288pp, [16]. Pp.161-164 of part II are repeated; register and text are continuous. Contemporary panelled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, spine richly gilt. Rubbed, loss to head of spine, slight splitting to joints, lettering-piece a trifle chipped. Leaves browned, later armorial bookplate (1755) to FEP, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to recto of FFEP, contemporary armorial bookplate of Robert ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 19044
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BALL, Hannah. Memoirs of miss hannah ball. York. Printed for her sister, by Wilson, Spence, and Mawman, 1796. First edition. 12mo. 71pp, [1]. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Remnants of original publisher's powder blue wrappers at spine. Title page and terminal leaf chipped and stained. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31367
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[MIRABEAU, Honore-Gabriel de Riqueti, comte de]. Memoires du ministere du duc d'Aiguillon, pair de France, et son commandement en Bretagne; pour servir a l'histoire de la fin du regne de Louis XV et a celle du commencement du regne de Louis XVI. A Paris. Chez F. Buisson, 1792. Third edition. 8vo. [4], 392pp. With half-title. Early twentieth-century calf-backed glazed orange paper boards, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, sunned, library shelf-marks in correction fluid to spine. Bookplate of Bath Reference Library to FEP, with their occasional embossed stamps throughout, closed tear to C8 just clipping text. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 14462
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[DODSLEY, Robert]. Melpomene: or The regions of terror and pity. An ode. London. [s.n.], 1757. First edition. Quarto. 15pp, [1]. Modern tan cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked. Book-label of Nottingham Free Public Libraries to upper board. Loan label of Nottingham Free Public Libraries to FEP, typed booksellers description tipped-in to FFEP, ink-stamps of Nottingham Free Public Libraries to title page, p.3, and p.15, nineteenth-century inked ownership inscription and manuscript author attribution to title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29353
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VERTUE, George. Medals, Coins, Great-Seals, Impressions, From the Elaborate Works of Thomas Simon... [London]. Invented and Published by Geo: Vertue, 1753. First edition. Quarto. [4], 3, [1], iv, 68pp. With 38 engraved plates. Contemporary blind-tooled calf, later rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed. Hinges exposed, adhesive residue to FEP, scattered spotting. Inscribed 'James Vertue' to head of title page, later manuscript inscription to RFEP: 'Presentation copy, first impress'. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27537
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[WARD, Ned]. Mars Stript of his armour or, the army display'd in all its true colours. . London. Printed and sold by J. Woodward and B. Bragge, 1709. First edition. 8vo. [12], 107, [1]. Contemporary sheep, later naively rebacked. Worn, with cracking to lower board and losses to corners. Upper hinge exposed. Modern bookseller's ticket of James Miles of Leeds to FEP. Near contemporary ownership inscriptions and manuscript notes of Thomas Taylor to REPs. Leaves browned, with occasional damp staining to text. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22680
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LUCAN, Marcus Annaeus. Marci annaei lucani pharsalia, sive de bello civili, libri x. Glasguae [i.e. Glasgow]. In Aedibus Roberti Urie, 1751. 8vo. [4], 308pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, slight splitting to upper joint. Later bookplate and shelf-labels of W. E. Hope Vere, Craigie Hall, and book-label of J. L. Weir to FEP (obscuring contemporary armorial bookplate and inked ownership inscription). More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 18548
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LUCAN, [Marcus Annaeus]. ROWE, Nicholas. Lucan's pharsalia. Translated into english Verse. By nicholas rowe, Esq; Servant to His Majesty. Dublin. Printed by James Carson, for Joseph Leathley, 1719. 8vo. [6], x-xvii-lv, [9], 208, 281-469, [1], 72pp. Text complete despite erratic pagination. With a list of subscriber's. Contemporary blind-stamped calf, recently rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Boards rubbed and marked. Occasional spotting, early inked ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'Peter Wybrandt / pr. 8/2 bought of Mr. / Farquer Feb. 23. 1726.', printed note to verso regarding the trial of the ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 20471