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DENHOLM, James. The history of the city of glasgow and suburbs: compiled from authentic records and other respectable authorities.... Glasgow. Printed by and for R. Chapman, 1798. Second edition. 8vo. 11, [1], 272pp. With an engraved frontispiece, 10 further engraved plates, and a large folding map of Glasgow city centre. Nineteenth-century brown half-morocco, marbled boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Marbled endpapers. Rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities, spine sunned. Book-label of Eric Sloane to FEP. Occasional browning to leaves, light scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 36136
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WESLEY, John. A calm address to our american colonies. London. Printed by R. Hawes...And Sold at the Foundry, 1775. 23pp, [1]. ESTC T19839.

[Bound after:] [WILBERFORCE, William]. The debate on a motion for the abolition of the slave-trade, in the house of commons on monday and tuesday, april 18 and 19, 1791, reported in detail. London. Printed by James Phillips, 1792. Second edition. [4], 133pp, [3]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. ESTC N6876.

[And:] [WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH]. The sunday service of the ... More > £ 3,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35670
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MARTIN, Benjamin. Bibliotheca Technologica: or, a Philological Library of literary arts and sciences.. London. Printed for James Hodges, 1747. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 513pp, [23]. With an engraved frontispiece and terminal index. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, recently rebacked. Worn, with corners exposed, staining, and scoring to boards. Ink-stamp and inked ownership inscription of G. ? Mellersh to first blank fly-leaf. Leaves lightly browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 35384
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WOOD, John. Elements of perspective; containing the nature of light and colours, and the theory and practice of perspective, in regard to lines, surfaces, and solids, with its application to architecture. To which are added rules for painting in transparent water colours. London. G. Cawthorn, 1799. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xv, [1], 132pp. Without half-title. With 18 engraved folding plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, upper joint starting. Printer's waste pastedowns sprung (with some loss), early inked ownership inscription to title, title page working loose, plates browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 23343
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[PLEASING HISTORIAN]. The pleasing historian, and entertaining companion, through the english history: containing A Recital of the most remarkable Transactions and Anecdotes, illustrating the British Nation, Arranged in a Chronological Series, From the Reign of Alfred the Great to the present times. After the Manner of Dr. goldsmith. London. Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1787. 12mo. 216pp. Contemporary sheep-backed marbled paper boards. Rubbed and dulled, surface wear to spine. Contemporary ownership inscription to head of title page. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32029
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[BRITISH ARMY]. General regulations and orders relative to the Duties in the Field and in Cantonments, issued by His Royal Highness, frederick, duke of york and albany, Field Marshal, and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces, K. G. and K. B. &c. &c. London. Printed for the War Office, by T. Egerton, 1798. 8vo. 55pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's marbled wrappers, printed paper title label to upper wrapper. Lightly rubbed, sunned. Marginal loss to leaf C7. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 35627
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[BLAKE, William]. CUMBERLAND, George. Thoughts on outline, sculpture, and the system that guided the ancient artists in composing their figures and groupes: accompanied with free remarks on the pratice of the moderns, and liberal hints cordially intended for their advantage. To which are annexed twenty-four designs of clasical subjects invented on the principles recommended in the essay by george cumberland. London. Printed by W. Wilson...and sold by Messrs. Robinson, 1796. First edition. Quarto. [4], iii, [1], 48, [2], 49-52pp. With a leaf of publisher's advertisements. With 24 plates; one unsigned, 15 drawn and engraved by Cumberland, eight engraved by William Blake after designs by Cumberland. Uncut in original publisher's limp buff paper boards evidently formed from the reversed sheets of another (unidentified) publication, partially visible within Etruscan key pattern borders. Housed in modern blue paper solander. Extremities marked ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 23339
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ZIMMERMANN, M. [Johann Georg].. Solitude considered, in regard to its influence upon the mind and the heart.. London. Printed for C. Dilly, 1797. Seventh edition. [6], x, 420pp, viii. With an additional engraved title page and engraved frontispiece.

[Together with:] ZIMMERMANN, M. [Johann Georg]. Solitude considered. Part II. London. Printed by H. Baldwin & Son; for C. Dilly, [1800]. First edition. vi, 378pp, vii-xvii, [1]. With an engraved title page and engraved portrait frontispiece.

8vo. Uniformly bound in later calf-backed green paper boards, ruled in gilt and blind, and lettered ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 35385
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BANNATYNE, George. Ancient scottish poems. Published from the MS. of george bannatyne, mdlxviii.. Edinburgh. Printed by A. Murray and J. Cochran. For John Balfour., 1770. First edition. 8vo. xii, 330pp, [2]. With half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, with light surface wear to joints and edges, and some damp-staining to boards. Book-label of J. O. Edwards and early manuscript shelf-mark 'PP. c 34' to FEP. Leaves lightly browned, with occasional light spotting throughout, and heavier spotting and staining to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32733
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SUTHERLAND, Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, Duchess of. The additional case of elisabeth, Claiming the Title and Dignity of Countess of Sutherland, By her Guardians. Wherein the Facts and Arguments in support of her Claim are more fully stated, and the Errors in the Additional Cases exhibited for the other Claimants are detected. To be heard at the Bar of the House of Lords, upon the day of [blank] 177[blank]. [London]. [s.n.], [1770]. First edition. Quarto. [2], 21, [1], 70, 177pp, [1]; [2]. The terminal leaf contains a folio pedigree. Nineteenth century half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, brown cloth boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, carmine edges. Rubbed, spine sunned. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 35299
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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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[PRIESTLEY RIOTS]. The Report of the Trials of the rioters, at the assizes held at warwick, august 20, 1791, before the Right Hon. Mr. Baron Perryn, taken in short-hand by marsom & ramsey, by order of the committee of protestant dissenters in birmingham.. Birmingham. Printed by John Thompson, [1791]. First edition. 8vo. [6], 156pp. With a half-title. Modern red buckram, lettered in gilt to spine. Leaves lightly browned, terminal leaf lightly dust-stained. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34935
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POPE, Alexander. The dunciad, variorum. With the prolegomena of scriblerus.. London. Printed for A. Dod, 1729. First edition. Quarto. 16, [2], 6, 9-29, [3], 118pp, cxix-cxxiv, [2]. With an engraved title page and terminal index. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily worn, with lower joint cracked and upper joint split, significant loss to corners, slight losses to head and foot of spine. Armorial bookplate of Richard Bingham to FEP. Early inked inscriptions of Robert Eddowes to FFEP, dated 1748, and ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30339
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GAY, John. Poems on several occasions. London. Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1720. First edition. Quarto. Two volumes bound as one. [10], 268pp, [6], [271]-546pp. Pages 104, 242, 377, 378 misnumbered 102, 422, 363, 368 respectively. Title page in red and black. With a preliminary list of subscribers and errata slip, but without the three plates originally issued with this work. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Worn, with surface wear to boards, upper joint split, small losses to head ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33551