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DOUGLAS, James. Myographiae comparatae specimen: or, a comparative description of all the muscles in a man and in a quadruped. Shewing their discoverer, origin, progress, insertion, use, and difference. To which is added, an account of the muscles peculiar to a woman. With an etymological table, and several useful index's. London. Printed by W. B. for G. Strachan, 1707. First edition. 12mo. xxxvi, 216, 16pp. Distinguished from other edition of the same year by 'G. Strachan' not 'George Strahan' in the imprint. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Early inked initials to FEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24245
LE SAGE, [Alain René]. The bachelor of salamanca. Or, memoirs of Don Cherubim de la Ronda. In three parts. Dublin. Printed by George Faulkner, 1737. 12mo. Volume one of two only; the second volume (comprising part III), was not published until 1740. [8], 259pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, one further engraved plate, and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, marked, and bumped, joints split, loss to head of spine and lettering-piece. Hinges exposed, armorial bookplate of literary patron and antiquary Paul Panton ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25110
[FREDERICK II, King of Prussia]. A letter upon education. Translated from the French of a royal author. London. Printed for J. Nourse, 1777. First edition in English. 8vo. 130pp. Later blind-ruled half-calf, buff paper boards, lettered in gilt, armorial blind-stamps to both boards. Rubbed and marked, joints split, some loss to head of spine, paper library shelf-label to foot. Bookplate of the Swansea Training College to FEP, manuscript shelf-marks to FFEP, occasional spotting. More > £ 850.00 Antiquates Ref. 23759
KNOX, Vicesimus. Liberal education: or, a practical treatise on the methods of acquiring useful and polite learning. London. Printed for Charles Dilly, 1782. Fourth edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xxiii, [1], 486pp, [2]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Without half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, recently rebacked, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, all edges green. Board lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, Bookplate of the Swansea Training College reference library to FEP. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 23768
[NEW CHILDREN'S FRIEND]. The new children's friend: or, pleasing incitements to wisdom and virtue; conveyed through the medium of anecdote, tale, and adventure, calculated to entertain, fortify, and improve the juvenile mind. Translated chiefly from the german. London. Printed by J. Swan and Co....for Vernor and Hood...and Darton and Harvey, 1800. Fourth edition. 12mo. viii, 171pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's green vellum-backed marbled boards. Extremities rubbed, lettering-piece worn, some loss to foot of spine, corners bumped. Frontispiece naively hand-coloured, leaves B3-4 inverted, occasional spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 25603
[HUNTING]. [A BARBARIAN]. Hunting Vindicated from Cruelty, In a letter to The Monthly Reviewers. Spitzbergen. Printed for the benefit, if any, of the Whippers-in, 1782. First edition. 8vo. 30pp. Later buff wrappers. Housed in custom red cloth folder with green morocco lettering-piece, armorial bookplate of Gloucester to front flap. A trifle creased, scattered foxing, early ink date to text of first page of text. Armorial bookplate to verso of upper wrapper of Charles Francis George Richard Schwerdt (1862-1939), who's extensive collection of books, manuscripts, prints and drawings relating to hunting, hawking and shooting, ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 22072
GARDINER, William. Tables of logarithms for All Numbers from 1 to 102100, and For the Sines and Tangents to every ten seconds of each degree in the Quadrant; as also, for the Sines of the first 72 minutes to every single second: with Other useful and necessary tables. London. Printed for the Author...by G. Smith, 1742. First edition. Quarto. [6],14,[74];[152]pp. With a list of subscribers and an errata slip. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, gilt supralibros of the La Rochefoucauld family to both boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Rubbed and a trifle marked. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP, ink-stamp of the Château de La Roche-Guyon to title page, inked inscription of the author to final page of preface. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 18632
GAY, [John]. The beggar's opera...With the ouverture in score, The Songs, and the basses, Engrav' on copper plates. (The ouverture and basses Compos'd by Dr. pepusch). London. Printed for Jacob and Richard Tonson, 1761. Quarto. [8], 56pp. With 46 plates of engraved musical notation and six later leaves with hand-ruled staves (else blank) bound to rear. Contemporary calf, recently rebacked, contemporary red morocco lettering-piece to upper board ('BEGGARS OPERA/I. FAWCETT 1765'). Extremities worn and marked, some surface loss to edges and bumped corners. Foxed. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19332
HAYLEY, William. The triumphs of temper; a poem. In six cantos. London. Printed for J. Dodsley, 1781. First edition. Quarto. xii, 164pp. With a half-title. Later two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Recent bookplates of 'E.M.L. and Helen M. Scurr to FEP, half-title washed (faint manuscript annotations to foot), blind-stamps of the University of Bridgeport Library to title page and leaf M1, scattered spotting. Early inked ownership inscriptions of George Glennie and James Beattie to title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20385
[LITERARY MEMOIRS OF GERMANY]. Literary memoirs of germany and the north, Being a Choice Collection of essays on the following interesting subjects, viz. Alchemy, Algebra & Analysis, Anatomy, Animal Oeconomy...Done from the latin and high-dutch, By a society of gentlemen. London. Printed for J. Warcus...and J. Ross, 1759. Second edition. Quarto. Two volumes bound as one. [2], viii, 460; 136pp. With an engraved frontispiece, and a further 12 engraved plates (10 folding). Early sheep-backed paper boards. Extremities heavily worn. Very occasional chipping to margins. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of James Wallis to title page, dedication page, verso of first plate (alongside later inscription of Stephen Cummins), head of first leaf of text, and above caption title ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 19198
HARRIS, James. Philological inquiries in three parts. London. Printed for C. Nourse, 1781. First edition. 8vo. Without half-title. [30], 571pp, [37]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and two further engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed, marked, and bumped. Early armorial bookplate and recent bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, inked ownership inscription of Alex. Fraser Tytler to head of title. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 20320
HINCHLIFFE, John. Sermons. London. Printed for R. Faulder, 1796. First edition. 8vo. [5], viii-xiv, 202pp. Without half-title. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain green morocco, A.E.G. Rubbed, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. Contemporary inked inscription to front blank fly-leaf of Charlotte Hinchliffe, the author's daughter. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20919
[JACOBITE]. Copy of a letter from a French Lady at Paris. Giving a particular Account of the Manner in which Prince Edward was arrested. London. Printed for W. Webb, 1749. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. Uncut in later gilt-ruled straight-grain red morocco. Rubbed, spine sunned. Margins dust-soiled, scattered foxing. Armorial bookplate to FEP of the Earls of Orford, a title (created on three separate occasions) held by such luminaries as Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745) and Horatio Walpole (1723-1809), Whig politician and godfather of Horatio Nelson. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 23718
HAWKESWORTH, John. The adventurer. Dublin. Printed by J. Moore, 1788. New edition. 12mo. In four volumes. With an engraved frontispiece and engraved title to each volume. Handsomely bound in contemporary Trinity College, Dublin calf prize binding. gilt supralibros to all boards, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed, some shipping to spines, small wormtracks to joints. Prize plates to all FEPs, inscribed to Ricardo Mauleverer (dated 1799), likely the sometime prebendary of Killenellick, County Limerick. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 23325