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FAIRMAN, William. The stocks examined and compared: or, a guide to purchasers in the public funds... London. Printed by H. L. Galabin, 1796. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 120pp. Modern marbled wrappers. Slight marginal loss to leaf B1, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30726

SEYER, Samuel. Principles of christianity. Bristol. Printed by J. Rudhall, 1796. First edition. 8vo. 79pp, [1]. Contemporary sheep, tooled in gilt and blind, later rebacked preserving contemporary backstrip. Rubbed, scored, surface loss to boards. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription to FEP: 'Bartlet Goodrich / 4. Sep. 1803'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30912

[CANNING, George]. Poetry of the anti-jacobin. London. Printed for J. Wright...by W. Bulwer and Co., 1800. Second edition. 8vo. [6], 240pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled green straight-grain morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Richard Arkwright to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28352

THICKNESSE, Philip. A letter to her majesty the queen of great britain. London. Printed for the author, and sold by S. Fores, 1791. First edition. Quarto. [2], 13pp, [1]. Disbound. Eight loose leaves, stab-stitch holes to gutter. Title page soiled at foot, occasional short tears to margins. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 25907

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[LONDON BAKERS]. [Drop-head title:] The case of the Master, Wardens and Commonalty of the Company of Bakers in and about the City of London, in Relation to the Penalties and Several Clauses in the late Act of Parliament, for Regulating the Price and Assize of Bread. [London?]. [s.n.], [1711]. Dimensions 210 x 320 mm. 2pp. Single sheet, printed on both sides. Docket title to verso. Three old horizontal folds, chipping to margins. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27285

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AN OFFICER [THURLOW, Edward Thurlow, Baron]. A refutation of the letter to an Honble. Brigadier-General, Commander of His Majesty's Forces in Canada. London. Printed for R. Stevens, 1760. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 52pp. With a half-title. Modern buff paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Initial three gatherings dampstained. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26611

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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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A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF TRURO SCHOOL [POLWHELE, Richard]. The Fate of Lewellyn; or, the druid's sacrifice. A legendary tale. To which is added, The genius of carnbre', a poem. Bath. Printed by R. Crutwell, for the Author, 1777. First edition. Quarto. [6], 5-55pp, [1]. Modern green wrappers. Book-label of J. O. Edwards to verso of upper wrapper. Small marginal worm-track running throughout, blank lower margin of leaf F1 shaved, ink-stamps of Merton House to terminal leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30003

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AN OFFICER [BEVER, Samuel]. The cadet. A Military Treatise. London. Printed for W. Johnston, 1756. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 244pp. Preliminary leaves misbound. With an engraved folding plate. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints starting, some loss to head of dulled spine. Bookplate of Teston Library to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22807

HANBURY WILLIAMS, Sir Charles. The odes of Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, Knight of Bath. London. Printed for S. Vandenbergh, 1775. First edition. 8vo. [4], 132pp, [2]. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled endpapers. Rubbed, wear to head and foot of spine, upper joint split. Armorial bookplate of George William Leeds and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30574

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[ACTS - GEORGE I]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for Repairing the Road from Market Harborough to Loughborough in the County of Leicester. London. Printed for John Baskett, 1726. Folio. [2], 183-196pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. A trifle browned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31017

[ACTS - GEORGE I]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for Repairing and Widening the Road from Sherbrook-Hill near Buxton and Chappel in the Frith, in the County of Derby, to Manchester in the County of Lancaster. London. Printed by John Baskett, 1724. Folio. [2], 263-282pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31016

[ACTS - GEORGE II]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for continuing and making more effectual an Act passed in the Fifth Year of the Reign of HIs late Majesty King Georg the First, For repairing the Roads from the Top of Stoken-church Hill to Enslow-bridge, and the Road from Wheatley-bridge, throught the City of Oxon, by Begbrook to New Woodstock in the County of Oxon (except the Mile-way on each Side of the said City) and for repairing the Road from the Crown Alehouse, to the Turnpike on Stoken-church Hill aforesaid. London. Printed by John Baskett, 1740. Folio. [2], 339-360pp. Disbound. Stab-stitich holes to gutter. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31015

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[TREATY OF SEVILLE]. The treaty of Peace, Union, Friendship, and Mutual Defence, Between the crowns of Great-Britain, France, and Spain, Concluded at Seville on the 9th of November, N. S. 1729. London. Printed by S. Buckley, 1729. First edition. Quarto. 16pp. Modern brown buckram, dark green calf lettering-piece. Minor shelf-wear. Leaves lightly browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25438

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[ADDISON, Joseph]. The free-holder, or Political Essays. London. Printed for D. Midwinter...and J. Tonson, 1716. First edition. 12mo. [12], 311pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf, black calf lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints starting, loss to lettering-piece, wear to head of spine. Early inked ownership inscription to head of half-title, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31006

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HEYLYN, P[eter]. A help to english history, containing A Succession of all the Kings of England, the English, Saxons, and the Britains, the Kings and Princes of Wales, the Kings and Lords of Man, and the Isle of Wight... London. Printed by Benj. Motte, for John Walthoe, 1709. 12mo. [8], 633pp, [3]. Contemporary panelled calf, later rebacked and recornered, contrrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Boards rubbed and marked. Paper repair to head of title page, short tear to leaf L12 (without loss), leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30384

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[ROYAL KALENDAR]. The Royal Kalendar; or Complete and Correct Annual Register for England, Scotland, Ireland, and America, for the Year 1794. London. Printed for J. Debrett et al., [1794]. 12mo. iv, 60, 285pp. Contemporary sheep, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Extremities worn and marked, loss to head and foot of cracked spine. Numerous leaves protruding from text-block, text heavily faded at times. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30971

[ROYAL KALENDAR]. The Royal Kalendar; or Complete and Correct Annual Register for England, Scotland, Ireland, and America, for the Year 1799. London. Printed for J. Debrett et al., [1799]. 12mo. iv, 60, 321pp. Contemporary sheep, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Extremities worn and marked, loss to head and foot of cracked spine, joints split. Several leaves protruding from text-block. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30972

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BANDURI, Anselmo. D. Anselmi Bandurii...Bibliotheca nummaria, sive auctorum qui de re nummaria scripserunt... Hamburgi [i.e. Hamburg]. Apud C. Liebezeit et T.C. Felginer, 1719. First edition. Quarto. [8], 248pp. Contemporary vellum, contrasting gilt-tooled morocco lettering-piece. Foot of spine with large (and rather unsightly) split, some marking, text significantly browned and spotted, with some old damp-staining to preliminaries, soiling to signatures K-L. Various later shelf-marks in manuscript (variously pencil and ink) to endpapers. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 24060

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OLDYS, William. The british librarian: Exhibiting a compendious review of abstract Of our most Scarce, Useful, and Valuable books in all sciences, as well in manuscript as in print... London. Printed for T. Osborne, 1738. First edition. 8vo. [2], vii, [5], 402pp. With a later engraved portrait of the author bound in. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, recently rebacked, preserving contemporary backstrip. Heavily rubbed. Scattered spotting. Edmund Blunden's copy with his pencilled inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 27641