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LADY WALLACE. The conduct of the king of prussia and general dumourier, investigated by lady wallace. London. Printed for J. Debrett, 1793. First edition. 8vo. [4], 156pp, [4]. With two terminal advertisement leaves. Uncut, partially unopened, stitched, as issued. Ink inscription to title-page, occasional spotting, dust-soiling, chipping to margins. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18215

[ARGYLL, John Campbell, Duke of]. The conduct Of his Grace The D-ke of Ar--le For the Four last Years review'd. Together with His grace's speech April 15th, 1740. Upon the State of the nation. London. Printed for C. Corbett, 1740. First edition. 8vo. 34pp. Uncut in modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece (with incorrect title) to upper board. Lightly rubbed, some loss to foot of dulled spine. Paper repairs to verso of title page and terminal leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33006

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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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[JACOB, Giles]. The Compleat Parish-Officer... [London] In the Savoy. Printed by Eliz. Nutt, and R. Gosling...for Bernard Lintot...and W. Mears, 1720. Second edition. 12mo. [4], 138pp, [10]. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep. Rubbed and marked, some scoring to boards, lower joint split. Pastedowns sprung, without fly-leaves, minute worm-track to foot of text-block, early inked ownership inscriptions of William Kinsey and Thomas Kinsey to FEP and head of title respectively. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17466

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BOYER, A[bel]. The compleat french-master, for ladies and gentlemen... London. Printed for Richard Sare, 1721. Eighth edition. 8vo. 412 [i.e. 416]pp. Contemporary panelled calf. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to lower board. without pastedowns/free-endpapers, head of text-block shaved with occasional loss to running-titles, loss/tearing to leaves O7-8, R1-2, and Cc4 with loss of text and sense. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33036

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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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HANWAY, Jonas. The Commemorative Sacrifice of our lord's supper considered as a preservative against superstitions fears and immoral practices... London. Printed for Dodsley et al., 1777. First edition. 12mo. iv, *v-xiii, [1], lxvii, [1], 344pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Recent gilt-tooled brown morocco. Very minor shelf-wear. Frontispiece and title page browned, occasional spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25150

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COLMAN, George. GARRICK, David. The Clandestine Marriage, a comedy... London. Printed for T. Becket et al., 1766. [8], 90pp, [6]. With a half-title and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. ESTC T30807.

[Bound with:] MERRY, Robert. Lorenzo, a tragedy... London. Printed for T. Cadell, 1791. iv, [3], 81pp, [7]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. ESTC T41248.

[And:] CUMBERLAND, Richard. The wheel of fortune: a comedy... London. Printed for C. Dilly, 1795. Second edition. 79pp, [1]. Without half-title. Apparently a re-impression ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25246

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[LITURGY - English]. The Church-of-England-Man's Companion: containing the Book of Common Prayer...and the Form or Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons; with Notes, Practical and Explanatory. Extracted from the Works of several learned and pious Divines, and other ingenious Commentators. Chester. Printed by J. Poole, 1780. Quarto. Unpaginated. *2, b-h2, A-3B4, 3C2-Yyy2. With A companion to the altar, and Tate and Brady's A new version of the Psalms, both with separate title pages, but continuous register. Without frontispiece and 10 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, all edges red. Rubbed, corners bumped. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19597

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[OECONOMY]. The Christian Oeconomy, Translated from the Original Greek of An Old Manuscript, Found in the Island of Patmos, Where St. John wrote his Book of the revelation. London. Printed for T. Waller, 1760. 8vo. 96pp. Contemporary straight-grain black morocco, tooled and lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Rubbed, old paper label label to head of spine. Marbled endpapers, later bookplate of Mary Flower to FEP, with her inked ownership inscription to foot of title page, scattered foxing. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 16596

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STEELE, Sir Richard. The Christian Hero: an argument Proving that no principles but those of religion Are Sufficient to make a great man. London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1755. 12mo. [16], 78pp. Contemporary blind-tooled sheep. Extremities worn, boards detached, substantial loss to spine. Contemporary amorial bookplate of Arthur Young to FEP, Young's inked ownership inscription and recent inscription of G. Gibb (dated 1972) to recto of FFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 26306

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PATTEN, Thomas. The Christian Apology. A sermon Preached before the University of Oxford... Oxford. Printed at the Theatre for S. Parker et al., 1755. Second edition. [2], 38pp. ESTC T30647.

[Bound with:] HEATHCOTE, Ralph. The use of reason asserted in matters of religion: or, natural religion the foundation of revealed... London. Printed for Thomas Oayne, 1756. Second edition corrected. 104pp. ESTC T176132.

[And:] [PATTEN, Thomas]. St. peter's christian apology as set forth In a sermon on I Pet. III. 15, 16 lately published at the Request of the Vice-Chancellor of the ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 17309

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WISHART, William. The certain and unchangeable Difference betwixt Moral Good and Evil. A sermon Preach'd before the societies for Reformation of Manners, at salters-hall; on Monday the 3rd of July, 1732. London. Printed for Eman. Matthews, 1732. First edition. 8vo. 36pp. Disbound. Foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21339

[PULTENEY, William Earl of Bath]. The case of the revival of the salt duty, fully stated and considered; with some remarks on the present state of affairs. In Answer to a late pamphlet.. London. Printed by H. Haines, 1732. First edition. 8vo. 65pp, [1]. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Light browning and slight scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33552

[WALPOLE, Horatio]. The case of the Hessian forces, in the pay of Great-Britain, impartially and freely examin'd; with some reflections on the present conjuncture of affairs... London. Printed for R. Francklin, 1731. First edition. 8vo. 36pp. Disbound. Slight loss to head of title, occasional light browning to margins. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14343

[CHESTERFIELD, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of]. [WALLER, Edmund]. The case of the hanover forces, In the pay of great-britain, Impartially and freely examined. With some Seasonable Reflexions on the Present Conjuncture of Affairs. London. Printed for T. Cooper, 1742. 8vo. 35pp, [1]. Modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Loss and later paper repairs to title page, with some loss to text. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22030

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NUGENT, Nicholas.. The Case of Nicholas Nugent, Esq. Late Lieutenant in the First Regiment of Foot Guards. With Copies of the Letters Which Passed Between Him and General Craig, Lord Barrington, and the Judge Advocate, on Mr Nugent's Application for a Court Martial.... London. Printed for J.Almon., 1776. Second Edition. 8vo. vii,[1], [5], 106pp. Finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in half calf, contrasting lettering piece, gilt titling, top edge gilt, with the fore and lower edges uncut. A fine copy but for slight wear to upper joint and extremities. Neat marginal paper repairs to final leaf. More > £ 225.00 Antiquates Ref. 10479

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CIBBER, C[olley]. The careless husband: a comedy. London [i.e. The Hague]. Printed for T. Johnson, 1721. 8vo. 100pp. Uncut. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's powder blue wrappers, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities rubbed, marked, and creased, loss to head and foot of spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31826

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AN OFFICER [BEVER, Samuel]. The cadet. A Military Treatise. London. Printed for W. Johnston, 1756. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 244pp. Preliminary leaves misbound. With an engraved folding plate. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints starting, some loss to head of dulled spine. Bookplate of Teston Library to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22807

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OULTON, [Walley Chamberlain]. The busy body: a collection of periodical essays, Moral, Whimsical, Comic, and Sentimental, by Mr. Oulton, author of several fugitive pieces. Dublin. Printed by William Porter et al., 1789. First Dublin edition. 12mo. [6], 322pp. Contemporary calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed and soiled, joints cracked, surface loss to spine. Foxed throughout, ink inscription to recto of FFEP, 'Wm. Pollock (?) 2 Augt. 1796'. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 12429