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[RIGBY, Richard]. Authentic memoirs, and a sketch of the real character, of the late right honorable richard rigby. London. Printed for J. Debrett, 1788. First edition. 8vo. [6], 24pp. Without half-title. Recent yellow wrappers. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 11996

[DEFOE, Daniel]. A True Relation of the apparition of one Mrs. veal, The next Day after her Death, to one Mrs. bargrave, at canterbury, The 8th of September, 1705. Which apparition recommends the Perusal of drelincourt's Book of Consolations against the Fears of Death. London. Printed for B. Bragg, 1707. Third edition. 8vo. [4], 12pp. Disbound. Some short marginal tears, scattered spotting. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 19759

COLQUHOUN, P[atrick]. A treatise on the police of the metropolis; containing a detail of the various crimes and misdemeanors By which Public and Private Property and Security are, at present, injured and endangered: and suggesting remedies for their prevention. London. Printed by H. Baldwin and Son, 1800. Sixth edition. 8vo. [16], xvi, 655pp, [31]. Uncut in original publisher's blue paper boards, recently rebacked in tan cloth with recent printed paper lettering-piece. Boards a trifle rubbed and soiled. Internally clean and crisp. Faint ink inscription of 'Nelson' to upper board, by repute from the Matcham family library, Newhouse, Wiltshire - Lord Nelson's sister Catherine having married George Matcham. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12397

REIDE, Thomas. A treatise on the duty of infantry officers, and the present system of british military discipline... Dublin. Printed for P. Byrne, 1796. 12mo. viii,196pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Extremities worn, surface loss to spine and boards, corners bumped. Hinges exposed, early ownership inscription of Captain Leeson to FEP, worm-track running through head of text-block (not touching text). More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 29025

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NEVILLE, L.. A treatise on the discipline of light cavalry. London. Printed for T. Egerton, 1796. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 64pp. With 11 engraved folding plates depicting cavalry manoeuvres. Uncut in contemporary marbled boards, recently rebacked in cloth, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Boards heavily rubbed and a trifle marked. Hinges reinforced with cloth strips, contemporary inked ownership inscription to FEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 650.00 Antiquates Ref. 18800

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SMALL, James. A treatise on ploughs and wheel carriages. Edinburgh. Printed for the Author, and sold by W. Creech and C. Elliot, 1784. First edition. 8vo. [6], 255pp, [1]. With four engraved plates (three folding). Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, recently rebacked to style, with recent paper lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked. Some marking to title, and occasional light spotting to text; front free endpaper no longer present. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32888

GRAY, John. A treatise on gunnery. London. Printed for William Innys, 1731. First edition. 8vo. [4], xliii, [1], 94pp, [2]. With an engraved folding plate and a final leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf, contrasting red Morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, lightly marked, upper joint starting, chipping to head of spine. Early ink-stamp of FORSS* (presumably the Sutherlands of Forss?) to head of title page. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 26134

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CHAPMAN, George. A treatise on education, with A sketch of the Author's Method. London. Printed for T. Cadell, 1784. Third edition. 12mo. iv, [2], 258 ,23pp, [1]. Later calf-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso of front blank fly-leaf: 'From the Author'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 23760

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H[UTCHINSON], J[ohn] . A treatise of power essential and mechanical. Wherein the original, and that part of religion which now is natural, is stated. . London. Printed by W. Bowyer, 1732. First edition. 8vo. [2], 315pp, [7]. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, contrasting brown morocco-lettering piece. Rubbed and mark, with cracking to joints and small splits to head and foot of spine. Marbled endpapers. Inked ownership inscription of Anthony Murray to head of title. A touch of browning to endpapers, but otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33245

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FORBES, William. A treatise of Church-lands & Tithes: In two Parts... Edinburgh. Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, 1705. First edition. 8vo. [16], 450, 1pp, [23]. The first page of the index is numbered 1. With a terminal supplementary index leaf. Contemporary blind-tooled sprinkled calf. Without lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, marked, and dulled. Contemporary ownership inscription of Jacobi Nasmyth to FEP, later struck-through, near contemporary ownership inscriptions to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33329

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[WYNDHAM, Henry Penruddocke]. A tour through monmouthshire and wales, Made in the Months of June, and July, 1774. And in the Months of June, July, and August, 1777. Salisbury. Printed and sold by E. Easton, 1781. Second edition. Quarto. [4], xii, 214pp, [2]. With 16 engraved plates and a terminal leaf of errata. Contemporary speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Recent armorial bookplate of Leonard Harrison Matthews to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24110

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[DUNTON, John]. Athenian Sport: or, Two Thousand Paradoxes merrily argued, To Amuse and Divert the Age: as A Paradox in praise of a Paradox. . London. Printed for B. Bragg, 1707. First edition. 8vo. xxxii, 544pp. With half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf. Rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities, staining and scoring to boards. Armorial bookplate of John Seale to FEP. Leaves lightly browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33916

A MEMBER OF THE ATHENIAN SOCIETY [i.e. DUNTON, John]. Athenian Sport: or, Two Thousand Paradoxes merrily argued, To Amuse and Divert the Age... London. Printed for B. Bragg, 1707. First edition. 8vo. xxxii, 544pp. With a half-title. Contemporary blind-tooled calf, brown morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, marked. Recent bookplate of American bibliophile and lawyer Robert S. Pirie (1934-2015) to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28849

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GREY, Richard . A system of English ecclesiastical law...For the use of young students in the universities, who are designed for Holy Orders. . [London]. Printed by E. and R. Nutt, 1732. The Second Edition. 8vo. [16], 448pp, [84]. Contemporary blind-decorated panelled sprinkled calf, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. A crisp copy, slightly rubbed and marked. Some staining to endpapers and slight spotting to text. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33227

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COKER, [John], [GERARD, Thomas]. A survey of dorsetshire. Containing the antiquities and natural history of that county. With A Particular Description of all the Places of Notes, and Antient Seats... London. Printed for J. Wilcox...and S. Palmer and J. Huggonson, 1732. Folio. [4], 128pp, [20]. With an engraved folding map and six engraved plates. Contemporary speckled calf, recently rebacked and recornered, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Boards rubbed and marked. Contemporary inked annotation to recto of FFEP, armorial blind-stamp of Thomas Homer-Saunders beneath, offsetting to title page, small hole to head of leaf Nn2 - touching index running-title, lightly foxed and browned. More > £ 650.00 Antiquates Ref. 18780

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RUTTY, John. A spiritual diary, and soliloquies. London. Printed and sold by James Phillips, 1796. Second edition. 8vo. xix, [1], 421pp, [3]. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Contemporary tree-calf, black morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Rubbed, slight splitting to upper joint. Book-label of Henry Birkbeck, Jun. to FEP, very small marginal hole to lower corner of leaf X2, foxed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 16946

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[JACOBIN CLUB]. A speech, delivered at the jacobin club, supposed in the candlerigs of glasgow. [Glasgow?]. [s.n.], [1793?]. First edition. 8vo. 7pp, [1]. Stitched into modern marbled wrappers, printed paper lettering- piece to upper wrapper. A clean and crisp copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33306

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[GEORGE II]. [A signed document relating to the installation of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick within the Order of the Garter]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1760]. Folio. Manuscript on paper. Recent calf-backed brown cloth boards. Two sheets, tipped-in onto two leaves; preceded by leaves bearing typed details and contemporary engraved portraits of George II and Prince Ferdinand, and followed by an engraved portrait of Thomas Holles (with a typed note below), another of Henry Bilson Legge, two of Lord North, and one of Stephen Martin Leake. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 27472

[PULTENEY, William Earl of Bath]. A short view of the state of affairs, with relation to great britain, for four years past; with some remarks on the treaty lately published and a pamphlet intitled, Observations upon it.. London. Printed for R. Francklin, 1730. First edition. 8vo. 36pp. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Light browning and slight scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33557

[PULTENEY, William, Earl of Bath]. A short view of the State of affairs, With Relation to great britain, for Four Years past; with some remarks on The Treaty lately Published and a Pamphlet intitled, observations upon it. London. Printed for R. Francklin, 1730. First edition. 8vo. 36pp. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Title and final page dust-soiled, small worm-trail to lower margins. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21619