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[GREAT BRITAIN. PARLIAMENT]. [Drop-head title:] A bill for the effectual Preventing the Importation of Foreign Thrown Silk, which shall be coarser than those known by the Names of Third Bolognia, and Second Orsoy, and all Trams into this Kingdom, from Italy, Naples, and Sicily, for the better Employing the Poor, and Preserving the Silk-Throwing Trade in this Kingdom. [London]. [s.n.], [1727]. First edition. Folio. 3pp, [1]. Docket title printed to verso. Disbound. Old folds. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22495

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[GREAT BRITAIN. PARLIAMENT]. [Drop-head title:] An act to prevent several Frauds and Abuses in the Dying Trade. [London]. [s.n.], [1727]. First edition. Folio. 3pp, [1]. Docket title printed to verso of final leaf. Disbound. Old folds. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22496

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[THOMPSON, Edward]. The soldier. A poem. Inscribed to the Honourable general conway. London. Printed for J. Almon, 1764. First edition. Quarto. [2], 21pp, [1]. With half-title. Later grey paper wrappers. Endpapers and edges browned, very light occasional scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22794

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L'ESTRANGE, Hamon. A Friendly and Charitable legacy to the world... Bury. Printed and Sold by W. Green et al., 1767. Second edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 90pp, [2]. With a final leaf of advertisements (not recorded by ESTC). Contemporary sheep, spine richly gilt, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn, joints split, loss to head of spine. Hinges exposed, inked ownership signature to FFEP of Anna Maria Ewen Junr. (1786-1857) whose mother (according to neat pencilled notes on front endpapers), was the granddaughter of the author. With an acrostic poem ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23175

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[SYKES, Arthur Ashley]. The reasonableness of mending and executing the laws against papists. Humbly offered to The Consideration of all that have a Regard for the Dignity of our sovereign, and the Liberty of great britain. London. Printed for J. and P. Knapton, 1746. First edition. 8vo. 40pp. Recent calf-backed brown cloth boards. Very minor shelf-wear. Internally clean and crisp, stab-stitch holes to gutters. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23714

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FOSTER, Sir Michael. A report of some proceedings on the commission for the trial of the rebels in the year 1746, in the county of Surry; and of other crown cases: to which are added discourses upon a few branches of the crown law. Dublin. James Moore, 1791. Second edition, corrected. 8vo. xxxi, [1], 412pp, [20]. Recent half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Very minor shelf-wear. Leaves foxed and browned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23719

WHITCHURCH, James Wadham. An essay upon education. London. Printed for T. Becket, and P. A. De Hondt, 1772. First edition. 8vo. [4], 220pp. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, recently expertly rebacked preserving earlier red morocco lettering-piece. Boards heavily rubbed. Prize-plate of Swansea Training College to verso of FFEP, occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23772

ROBERTSON, William. The history of the reign of the emperor charles V... Dublin. Printed for W. and W. Smith et al., 1769. First Dublin edition. 8vo. In three volumes. xvi, 394, [12]; [4], 479, [1]; [4], 456pp, [38]. With half-titles. Contemporary speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed, corners bumped, loss to lettering-piece of Vol. I. Occasional spotting. Armorial bookplates to FEPs of Thomas Grame of Duchray (d. 1773), Lieutenant-Colonel of the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foot or 'Black Watch', a veteran of the French and Indian War, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23789

CUMBERLAND, Richard. Calvary; or the death of christ. A poem, in eight books. London. Printed by Luke Hansard, 1800. New edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], 171, [1]; [2], 169pp, [3]. With an engraved frontispiece to both volumes, a further seven engraved plates, and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements to Vol. II. Contemporary gilt-ruled straight-grain navy morocco, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, recent book-labels of John Sparrow to verso of both FFEPs, foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23862

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NEWCOME, William. Observations on our lord's conduct as a divine instructor: and on the excellence of his moral character. London. Printed for G. Robinson, 1782. First edition. Quarto. [6], xviii, 474pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23897

ROBERTS, Dr. [William Hayward]. Poems. London. Printed for J. Wilkie, 1774. First edition. 8vo. 7, [1], 163pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, joints starting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23961

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ROBERTS, Dr. [William Hayward]. Judah restored: a poem. In six books. London. Printed for J. Wilkie, 1774. 8vo. In two volumes. xxii, [2], 113, [1]; [4], 151pp, [1]. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed, slight splitting to joints. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23963

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[D'URFEY, Thomas]. A Pill to purge State-Melancholy: or, a collection of Excellent New Ballads. London. [s.n.], 1715. 8vo. xii, 164pp. In this edition there are two lines of errata at the foot of p.xii; a concurrent edition omits these lines. Contemporary panelled sheep, recently rebacked and recornered. Recent armorial bookplate to FEP, leaves toned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24103

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[NELSON, Admiral Horatio]. The British Navy Triumphant! Being copies of the London Gazettes extraordinary; containing the accounts of the glorious victories obtained...over the French fleet, by Admiral Lord Howe...1794; the Spanish fleet, by Admiral Sir J. Jervis...1797; the Dutch fleet, by Admiral A. Duncan...1797; and again over the French fleet, by R. Adm. Sir H. Nelson...1798. Oxford. [s.n.], 1798. First edition. 8vo. 28pp. With a half-title. Stitched in later powder blue wrappers. Bookplate of R. C. Fixke of Morningthorpe Manor to verso of upper wrapper, leaves a trifle browned, overall a clean and crisp copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24148

[VAUMORIÈRE, Pierre d'Ortigue de]. The art of pleasing in Conversation: In French and English. Written by the famous Cardinal Richelieu. London. Printed by J. Darby, for A Bettesworth...and F. Clay, 1722. 12mo. [4], 35 [i.e. 355]pp, [1]. Parallel French and English text. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf. Heavily rubbed, upper joint split, loss to head and foot of spine. Hinges exposed, scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24187

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[CASTLEMAINE, Richard Tylney, Viscount]. [Drop-head title:] The case of the Right Honourable Richard Lord Viscount Castlemain; against Thomas Juson, rector of Wansted in Essex, William Hatton and John Brooks his servants, and Richard Spencer, labourer, touching a breach of privilege. [London?]. [s.n.], [1729]. Dimensions 200 x 310 mm. Single sheet. Docket title to verso. Old horizontal folds, stab-stitch holes and remnants of binding to one margin. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24225

[GOMELDON, Elizabeth]. [Drop-head title:] The case of Elizabeth Gomeldon, Widow. [London]. [s.n.], [1720]. Folio. 2pp. Docket title to verso. Stab-stitch holes to gutter margin, lightly toned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24226

[THOMOND, Henry O’Brien, Earl of]. [Drop-head title:] A bill for confirming several grants in fee-farm, made by Henry Earl of Thomond, by virtue of or since the passing of an Act of the first session of this present Parliament, [intituled, An Act to enable the Earl of Thomond to make leases for three lives, with covenants for renewal for ever, and grants in fee-farm, of the lands and hereditaments in Ireland, comprized in his marriage-settlement] and for giving some ease and relief to the purchasers, under the said former Act, in the particulars herein mentioned. [London]. [s.n.], [1713]. Folio. 4pp. With a docket title. Disbound. Three old horizontal folds. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24230

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BOND, W.. A sermon, preached in the church of saint peter, dorchester, at the primary visitation of folliott, lord bishop of bristol, On Saturday, June 9, 1798. Salisbury. Printed by J. Easton, 1799. First edition. Quarto. [4]11pp, [1]. Stitched into later buff card wrappers. Rubbed, chipped, and marked. Book-label of the Dorset collection to verso of upper panel, leaves toned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24329

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[SHROPSHIRE AUCTION]. Shropshire. To be Sold by Auction...The fee simple and inheritance of and in all that capital Messuage, Tenement, and Farm, called, or commonly known by, the Name of Bayston... [s.l.]. [s.n.], [1800]. Dimensions 190 x 300 mm. Single leaf handbill. Printed on one side only, edges uncut. Three early horizontal folds. Heavily creased, single small hole (not touching text). More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24351