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[SALDERN, Friedrich Christoph von]. Elements of tacticks, and introduction to military evolutions for the infantry: by A celebrated Prussian General. London. Printed for the author, 1787. First edition in English. 8vo. xvi, 334pp, [4]. With. a half-tile, 18 engraved folding plates, a leaf of errata, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, marbled paper boards, black calf lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Plate margins a trifle browned and dusty. Recently dispersed from the Cottlesloe Military Library 'probably the most extensive private collection of early printed books focused on military matters', with the bookplate of Thomas ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 22980
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[FREDERICK II]. Secret Instructions, by frederick the second, king of prussia: being Secret Orders given by that Monarch to the Officers of his Army, and particularly to those of the Cavalry, for the Regulation of their Conduct in War. Translated from the original german, into French, by the prince de ligne, and now first translated into english. London. Printed for E. and T. Williams, 1798. First edition. 8vo. [8], 195pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled tree calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 22981
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[RICOUART D'HÉROUVILLE DE CLAYE, Antoine de]. Field marshal Count Saxe's Plan For New-Modelling The French Army, Reviving its Discipline, and improving its Exercise... London. Printed for T. Osborn, 1753. First edition in English. 12mo. [2], 197pp, [1]. With an engraved folding plane and three folding letterpress tables. Without publisher's advertisement leaf. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf. Extremities worn, upper joint split, surface loss to lower board. Armorial bookplate to FEP of Scottish advocate and philosopher, Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696-1782). More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 22982
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[LITURGY - English]. The book of Common-Prayer, and administration of the Sacraments; And other Parts of Divine Service For the Use of the Church of Scotland... Edinburgh. Printed by James Watson, 1712. 8vo. [30], 308, [2], 309-429pp, [1]. Title page in red and black. Leaf B1 is a cancellans with 'nople asure' in line eight of text corrected to 'no pleasure'. Some copies have both states of B1, the present copy does not. Handsomely bound in later richly gilt-tooled dark green morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Elaborate brocade endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Maitland Dundrennan to FEP, internally clean ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 23533
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[YOUNG, Edward]. The complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on life, death, & immortality. Night the first. Humbly inscrib'd To the Right Honourable arthur onslow, Esq; Speaker of the House of commons. London. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1742. Second edition. 30pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. ESTC T165387.

[Bound with:] [YOUNG, Edward]. Night the second. On time, death, friendship. Humbly inscrib'd To the Right Honourable The Earl of wilmington. London. Printed for R. Dodsley...and T. Cooper, 1742. First edition. 44pp. With a half-title. ESTC T43089.

[And:] [YOUNG, Edward]. Night the third. Narcissa. Humbly Inscrib'd to her Grace The Dutchess of P------. London. ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 25250
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[POETRY]. The poet and the muse. London. Printed and Sold by R. Amy, 1737. First edition. Folio. [2], 16pp, [2]. With a half-title ( bearing the imprint 'Dublin: printed, and re-printed in London, and sold by R. Amey...') and a final leaf of publishers advertisements. Uncut, later stab-stitched. A trifle browned and dusty. Later inked ownership inscription to half-title, contemporary manuscript inscription to recto of final leaf: 'Mr. Alex. Williamson / Merkle Mains Parish of Preston / near Haddington / I. The ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 25309
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LAIRESSE, Gerard de. The art of painting, in all its branches, Methodically demonstrated by Discourses and Plates, and exemplified by remarks on the paintings Of the best Masters: And their Perfections and Oversights laid open. London. Printed for S. Vandenbergh, 1778. Second edition in English. Quarto. [20], 504pp. Title in red and black. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 69 engraved plates (numbered 1-71, several folding). Modern gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards. Minor shelf-wear, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, verso of six initial leaves (including frontispiece and title page) and terminal leaf neatly strengthened to verso, one plate with repaired closed tears, some dampstaining, mostly to plates, scattered spotting, offsetting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 26443
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[ROYAL NAVY - Treaties]. Extracts, from the several treaties subsisting between great britain and other Kingdoms and States, of such Articles and Clauses, as relate to the Duty and Conduct of the Commanders of His majesty's ships of war. London. [s.n.], 1758. Third edition. Quarto. [6], xxxii, 292pp. With two fine naval vignettes, to first and final leaves. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, with some marking, bumping to corners, loss to head and foot of spine, cracking to lower joint. Captain Thomas Peyton's copy, with his inscription (dated 1790) to head of blank fly-leaf at front; ink offsetting evidencing the removal of the FFEP (showing the mirror ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27732
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[STOCKJOBBING]. [ACTS - GEORGE II]. [Caption title:] An Act to prevent the infamous Practice of Stock-jobbing. London. Printed by John Baskett, 1734. [2], 199-206pp. Text in black letter. ESTC N51344.

[Bound with:] [ACTS - GEORGE II]. [Caption title:] An Act to make perpetual an Act made in the Seventh Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, An Act to prevent the infamous Practice of Stock-jobbing. London. Printed by John Baskett, 1737. [2], 203-204pp. Text in black letter. ESTC N51471.

Folio. Handsomely bound in modern red ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27923
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[ENGLISH THEOPHRASTUS]. The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age. Being the Modern Characters of the Court, the Town, and the City. London. Printed for Bernard Lintott, 1708. Third edition. 8vo. [14], 384pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary panelled calf, calf lettering-piece. Extremities worn, upper joint split, lower joint starting, loss to head-cap. Endpapers browned, scattered spotting, early inked ownership inscription of George Leslie to REP. Armorial bookplate to FEP of Scottish advocate and philosopher, Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696-1782). More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28440
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MILLAR, John. Observations concerning the distinction of ranks in society... London. Printed for J. Murray, 1773. Second edition, greatly enlarged. 8vo. [4], xxii, 312pp. With a half-title. Contemporary calf-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn, joints split. Occasional marginal ink-spotting. From the recently dispersed family estate (by descent) of George Cranstoun, Lord Corehouse (1770-1850), Scottish jurist, satirist and friend of Walter Scott and Lord Monboddo, with his armorial bookplate to FEP. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28504
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BURKE, Edmund. Reflections on the revolution in france, and on the proceedings in certain societies in london relative to that event. In a letter intended to have been sent to a gentleman in paris. London. Printed for J. Dodsley, 1793. Twelfth edition. 8vo. iv, 364pp. Interleaved throughout. Modern brown half-morocco, marbled paper boards, contrasting calf lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting. Occasional near contemporary annotations by W. W. White (dated 24 April 1797) to blanks – perhaps William White (d. 1823), of Bedford Square, barrister-at-law? More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28739
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[BREWER, George]. The life of rolla: a peruvian tale... London. Printed [by S. Gosnell] for E. Newbery, 1800. First edition. 12mo. xii, 132pp. With a half-title and an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled paper boards. Rubbed, corners exposed, remnants of printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Early inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'David Allen the gift of his dear Mamma.' More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28888
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[COMBE, William]. Anti-diabo-lady. Respectfully dedicated to all the women in her majesty's dominions, in general; and to the best of them in particular, Calculated to expose the Malevolence of the Author of diabo-lady. London. Printed for the Author, and to be had of C. Parker...Mr. Bew, 1777. First edition. Quarto. [2], iv, 17pp, [1]. Late dark green half-morocco, red paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed. Title lightly browned, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29062
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[GENLIS, Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de]. Lessons of a governess to her pupils: or, Journal of the Method adopted by Madame de Sillery-Brulart (formerly Countess de Genlis) in the Education of the Children of M. d'Orleans, First Prince of the Blood-Royal. Published by herself. London. Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1792. First edition in English. In three volumes. xxxvi, 364; xii, 333, [1]; [2], 308pp. Contemporary gilt- tooled mottled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29066