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PETTINGAL, John. The latin inscription, on the copper table, Discovered in the Year 1732, near heraclea, in the Bay of tarentum, in magna graecia, And published, by mazochius, at Naples, in the year 1758. More particularly Considered and Illustrated. London. [s.n.], [1760]. First edition. Quarto. 9pp, [1]. With an engraved folding plate. The plate is common to this work and Philip Carteret Webb's An account of a copper table (1760). Uncut and unopened in original publisher's marbled paper wrappers. Rubbed, backstrip perished. Loss to lower corner of FFEP and upper corner of title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25620

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[PARLIAMENTARY REFORM]. More reasons for a reform in parliament Contained in Letters to the Following Persons, viz. To the president of the Society for the Relief and Discharge of Persons imprisoned for Small Debts.... London. Printed for James Ridgway, 1793. First edition. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. Disbound, with title detached. Leaves browned, light spotting and staining. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34964

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KINGSFORD, William. A vindication of the baptists, from the criminality of a charge exhibited against them.. Canterbury. Printed by J. Grove, 1789. Third edition. 8vo. 16pp. Disbound. Leaves browned, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34408

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KINGSFORD, [W]illiam. Three letters to the Rev. Mr. Wesley, containing remarks on a piece lately published with his approbation. . Canterbury. Printed for the author, by J. Grove, 1789. First edition. 8vo. [2], 70pp. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Rubbed, with loss to spine and browning to wrappers. Shelf-label pasted to upper wrapper. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to title. Leaves browned, particularly to edges. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34410

[PHILIPS, John]. Cyder. A poem. In two books.. London. Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1708. First edition. 8vo. [2], 89pp, [1]. Without half-title. With an engraved pastoral frontispiece. Later blind-ruled red half-morocco, marbled boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with slight surface loss to edges, some scoring to boards. Illustrated bookplate of Alan Morris to FEP. Light browning and spotting to initial leaves; heavier spotting to rear blank fly-leaves. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28861

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VOLTAIRE. Romances, tales, and smaller pieces. London. Printed for P. Dodsley, 1794. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], 340; [2], 341pp, [1]. Contemporary sheep boards, recently rebacked. Boards rubbed. Armorial bookplates of J. T. Abbott, Abbeville, Darlington to FEPs, early ownership inscriptions of Wilson Beckett, Heighington and later gift inscriptions to front blank fly- leaves. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34601

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AIKIN, J[ohn]. AIKEN, A[nna]. L[aetitia].. Miscellaneous pieces, in prose. London. Printed for J. Johnson, 1775. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 219pp, [1]. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Armorial bookplate of Lavington House to FEP, later shelf-label of Wilberforce Library, Backsettown to recto of FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27019

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[AIKIN, John]. Essays on song-writing: with a collection of such english songs as are most eminent for poetical merit. Warrington. Printed by William Eyres, for Joseph Johnson, 1774. Second edition, with additions and corrections.. 8vo. xix, [1], 286pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Armorial bookplate of Lavington House to FEP, later shelf-label of Wilberforce Library, Backsettown to recto of FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27020

[COBB, James]. The strangers at home; a Comic Opera, In Three Acts: As performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.. London. Printed for Harrison & Co., 1786. Second edition. 80pp. With an engraved title page. ESTC T55507.

[Bound with:] [MURPHY, Arthur]. The way to keep him: a comedy. Performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane. London. Printed for T. Cadell, 1787. vi, 121pp, [2]. ESTC T45419.

[And:] The first floor; a farce. In two acts. As it is now acting At the Theatre Royal in drury lane. London. Printed for C. Dilly, 1787. 54pp. ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34342

CLOWES, J.[ohn]. Letters to a member of parliament on the character and writings of baron swedenborg. [Manchester]. Printed for Messrs. Clarke, 1799. First edition. 8vo. xv , [1], 355, [1]pp. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards. Worn, with heavy surface wear, splitting to lower joint, small loss to head of spine. Ink-staining to FEP. Repairs to gutter margin of pp.49-56, spotting and browning to leaves. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 18076

ARMSTRONG, John. Miscellanies. London. Printed for T. Cadell, 1770. First edition. 8vo. v, [1], 216pp; iv, 279pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and marked, small loss to head of each spine. Manuscript shelf-marks to both FEPs. Armorial bookplate of James Street to FEP of vol. I, with his inked ownership inscription of to head of p.5, vol.Il. Endpapers browned, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34144

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[AMHURST, Nicholas]. Protestant popery: or, the convocation. A poem. . London. Printed for E. Curll, 1718. First edition. 8vo. [14], 5-74pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the Lord Bishop of Bangor. Modern blue paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed. Leaves browned, spotting throughout, with heavy spotting to title. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34148

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[WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION]. An enquiry into the State of Affairs on the Continent; and What Encouragement we Have from that to expect Happy Events from continuing the present dangerous expensive war.. London. Printed for H. Carpenter, 1747. First edition. 8vo. [2], 34pp. Stitched, as issued. Uncut, with chipping to edges, spotting to title, leaves lightly browned. Manuscript transcription of title to verso of terminal leaf. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34528

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GERAGHTY, James. The Present State of Ireland, and the only means of preserving her to the empire, considered in a letter to the Marquis Cornwallis.. London. Printed for John Stockdale, 1799. First edition. 8vo. [2], 84pp. With an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements. Modern paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, with a touch of chipping to edges. Light spotting.
More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34937

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[LINEN TRADE]. Reflections and considerations occasioned by the petition presented to the Honourable House of Commons, for taking off the drawback on Foreign linens, &c.. London. Printed for T. Cooper, 1738. First edition. 8vo. 28pp. With half-title. Disbound. Text-block detached, in two pieces. Leaves browned, light scattered spotting, some damp-staining to half-title and p.28. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34551

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BURNET, Gilbert. The conclusion of Bishop burnett's History of His own life and times. London. [s.n.], 1734. First edition. 8vo. [2], 46pp. With a woodcut head- and tail-piece. Sewn, as issued. Title page browned, initial leaf of text lightly dust-soiled, very occasional spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34131

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[SHENSTONE, William]. The judgment of hercules, a poem. London. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1741. Second edition. 8vo. 35pp, [1]. Without half-title or terminal advertisement leaf. Stitched in modern marbled paper wrappers, lightly rubbed. Assorted manuscript annotations throughout, with some obstruction to text on p.11; inscription to foot of terminal leaf reads 'A Contempt of Strong Allurements'. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34149

[JOHNSON, Samuel]. The life of mr. richard savage, son of the earl rivers. The fourth edition. To which are added, the lives of sir francis drake, and admiral blake. All written by the author of the rambler.. London. Printed for F. Newbery, 1769. Fourth edition. 8vo. [2], ii, 298, [2]pp. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary sheep, ruled in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, with wear to edges and staining to boards, joints split, corners worn and bumped. Loss to lower right corner of RFEP. Leaves lightly browned, endpapers stained, with an old pencil sketch to FFEP.
More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34860

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[SWIFT, Jonathan]. Good Queen anne vindicated, and The Ingratitude, Insolence, &c. of her whig ministry and the allies Detected and Exposed, in the Beginning and Conducting of the war... London. Printed and sold by W. Owen, 1748. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 72pp. With a half-title. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Latter half of text-block separated into individual gatherings. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Hesketh Yarburgh to head of half-title. Lightly dust-soiled, some chipping to head of initial five leaves, occasional spotting/creasing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20765

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FERGUSON, James. Tables and tracts, relative to Several Arts and Sciences. London. Printed for W. Strahan et al., 1771. Second edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 334pp, [2]. With a half-title, three engraved folding plates, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf. Housed in modern tan cloth clamshell case. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Recent book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22405