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[STURLA THÓRDARSON]. JOHNSTON, Rev. James. The Norwegian account of haco's expedition against Scotland; A.D. MCCLXIII. now first published, in the original Islandic, from the Flateyan and Frisian mss. with a literal English version and notes. By the Rev. James Johnstone. [Copenhagen]. Printed for the Author, 1782. First English edition. 8vo. Fine and large paper issue. xv, [1], 143pp, [17]. With a half-title. Parallel Icelandic and English text. Finely bound in nineteenth-century burgundy straight-grain half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, black paper boards. Lightly rubbed, corners a little bumped, occasional spotting and marking to text, else fine. Early ink ownership inscription to head of title. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 32664
[GREEN, George Smith]. The nice lady: a comedy. London. Printed by J. Medley, 1762. First edition. 8vo. vi, [4], 107pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled green half-calf, marbled boards. Heavily rubbed, upper joint split, loss to head and foot of spine. Later manuscript notes regarding authorship to FEP and title page, foxed. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25390
[LORD'S SUPPER]. The new Week's Preparation for a Worthy receiving of the Lord's Supper, As Appointed and Practised By the church of england; part the Second: Consisting of meditations, prayers and hymns. London. Printed for Edward Wicksteed, 1759. 8vo. [2], 156pp. Contemporary calf. Heavily worn, with surface loss to boards, splitting to joints, and loss to foot of spine. Inked ownership inscription 'Fran = Gwyn' to head of title. Endpapers lightly browned, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33471
HEALDE, Thomas. The new pharmacopoeia of the royal college of physicians of london. London. Printed by J. W. Galabin, for T. Longman, 1788. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 343pp. Original publisher's blue paper boards, rebacked in contemporary brown calf. Heavily rubbed and marked, with surface wear to edges, toned. Without free endpapers, initial advertisement leaf and final printed leaf used as pastedowns. Spotting throughout, particularly to endpapers. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34322
[JAMAICA]. The new Jamaica Almanack, and register, Calculated to the Meridian of the Island for the Year of our Lord 1794. Being the Second after Bissextile or Leap Year. [Second Edition - Carefully Corrected]. Saint Jago de la Vega. Printed by David Dickson, for Thomas Stevenson, Stationer, Kingston, [1794]. 12mo in 6s. 146pp, [14]. With two hand-coloured engraved leaves of plates depicting 'Signals for distinguishing the Several Packets on the Falmouth Station' bound in before title. Variously interleaved at front, with numerous blanks at end inserted, some of which removed. Contemporary, perhaps original gilt-tooled wallet-format calf over card boards, the fold-over flap missing, but with an open fore-edge to upper board with marbled paper-lined pocket. Rubbed and ... More > £ 6,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30515
[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
LEDIARD, Thomas. The naval history of england, In all its branches; from the norman conquest In the Year 1066. to the Conclusion of 1734... London. Printed for John Wilcox...and Oliver Payne, 1735. First edition. Folio. Two volumes bound as one. iv, [24], xii, 394, [2], 395-933pp, [1]. Printed in double columns. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf. Without lettering-piece. Rubbed, boards held by cords only, wear to head of spine. Light damp-staining to head of text-block, loss to lower corners of leaves 5S2 and 10G2, ink stains to p.159, very ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 15611
[REYNARD THE FOX]. The Most Delectable history of Reynard the Fox. Newly Corrected and Purged, from all grossness in Phrase and Matter. Augmented and Enlarged with sundry Excellent Morals and Expositions upon every several Chapter. To which may now be added a Second Part of the said History: As also the Shifts of Reynardine the Son of Reynard the fox, Together with his Life and Death, &c. London. Printed by T. Ilive, for Edward Brewster, [1701?]. Quarto. [160]pp. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. ESTC T60836.

[Bound with:] The Most Pleasant and Delightful history of reynard the fox. The second part... London. Printed by A. M. and R. R. for Edward Brewster, 1681. [112]pp. ESTC R218371, Wing M2912.

[And:] The shifts of reynardine The son of Reynard the Fox, Or a Pleasant history of his life and death... London. Printed by ... More >
£ 3,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33150
[MACKENZIE, Henry]. The mirror. A periodical paper, published at edinburgh in the years 1779 and 1780. London. Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell...and W. Creech at Edinburgh, 1794. Tenth edition. 12mo. In three volumes. xv, [1], 271, [1]; vii, [1], 319, [1]; xv, [1], 271pp, [1]. Bound and sold by John Murdoch of Glasgow. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled mottled/tree-calf, Contrasting green morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, binders tickets to FEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28507
[TOLAND, John]. The memorial of the State of England, In Vindication of the queen, the church, and the Administration: design'd To rectify the mutual Mistakes of Protestants, And to unite their Affections in Defence of our Religion and Liberty. London. Printed and sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster, 1705. First edition. Quarto. [2], 104pp. Modern green cloth-backed combed marbled paper boards, the fore- and lower edges uncut. Labels of the General Theological Seminary Library to pastedowns, paper repair to verso of title page at lower corner. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34162
[MIRTIL]. The Loves of Mirtil, Son of Adonis; A Pastoral. London. [s.n.], 1770. First edition. 8vo. [2], iv, [4], 139pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece and title, and five further engraved plates. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, gilt. Extremities rubbed. Ink inscription to recto of FFEP; 'Mary Kelly, Easter 1957', some spotting to plates. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 13930