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MALLET, D[avid]. Elvira: a tragedy. Acted at the theatre royal in drury-lane. London. Printed for A. Millar, 1763. First edition. 8vo. [8], 69pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Extremities worn, surface loss to head of upper board and spine, slight splitting to joints. Marbled endpapers, inked annotation to title page, lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 11393

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AGAR, William. Military devotion: or, the Soldier's Duty to god, His prince and his country. Containing Fourteen sermons Preached at the Camps near Blandford and Dorchester, A. D. 1756 and 1757... London. Printed for the Author, And Sold by P. Brindley et al., [1758]. First edition. 8vo. [10], 291pp, [6], xxxii. Contemporary speckled calf, ruled in gilt. Extremities rubbed, without lettering-piece, joints split, upper board held by cords only, loss to head of spine. Contemporary and later bookplates/labels to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19533

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[COMMITTEE FOR MANAGING THE PROTESTANT OATH BILL, FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE ANCIENT CHURCH OF SCOTLAND]. An authentic statement of the proceedings of the members of the ancient church of scotland, residing in london. Respecting the mode of administering oaths. London. Printed for T. Becket, [1784]. First edition. 8vo. 23pp, [1]. Disbound. Spotted and a trifle stained. Later manuscript date to foot of p.23. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21445

[MILES, William Augustus]. A letter to the duke of grafton, with notes. To which is annexed a complete exculpation of m. de la fayette from the charges indecently urged against him by Mr. burke, in the house of commons, On the 17th March, 1794. London. Printed for J. Owen, 1794. First edition. 8vo. [4], 95pp, [1]. With a half-title. Disbound. First two leaves detached, some spotting, single inked highlight to text. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21407

[MILES, William Augustus]. A letter to the duke of grafton, with notes. To which is annexed a complete exculpation of m. de la fayette from the charges indecently urged against him by Mr. burke, in the house of commons, On the 17th March, 1794. London. Printed for J. Owen, 1794. First edition. 8vo. [2], 95pp, [1]. Without half-title. Disbound. Ink library stamps of the Mercantile Library, Philadelphia to title page and p.53, lightly browned, occasional chipping to margins. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21406

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[GLOVER, Phillips]. A discourse concerning Virtue and Religion: Occasion'd by some Late Writings. London. Printed for John Noon, 1732. First edition. 8vo. 35pp, [1]. With a final page of publisher's advertisements. Disbound. A clean and crisp copy. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21308

[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

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[ARBUTHNOT, John]. An invitation to peace: or, toby's Preliminaries to nestor ironsides, Set forth in a dialogue Between toby and his Kinsman. London. Printed and Sold by Mr. Lawrence, [1713]. First edition. 8vo. 23pp, [1]. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, inked numeral to upper corner of title page, else clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21614

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[WAGSTAFFE, William]. A comment upon the history of Tom Thumb. London. Printed for J. Morphew, 1711. First edition. 8vo. 24pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21616

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CHUBB, Thomas. A discourse concerning reason, With regard to Religion and Divine Revelation. Wherein is shewn, That Reason either is, or else that it ought to be, a sufficient Guide in Matters of Religion... London. Printed for T. Cox, 1731. First edition. 8vo. 83pp, [5]. With five final pages of publisher's advertisements. Disbound, all edges red. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, title page soiled, later paper shelf-label to head. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21306

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[LYTTELTON, George Lyttelton, Baron]. Observations on the conversion and apostleship of St. paul. In a letter to Gilbert West, Esq. London. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1747. 8vo. [4], 110pp. With a half-title. Disbound, all edges red. Very occasional light spotting, stab-stitch holes to gutter. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21305

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SYKES, Arthur Ashley. An enquiry when The Resurrection of the Body, or Flesh, was first inserted into the public creeds. London. Printed for A. Millar, 1757. First edition. 8vo. [12], 52pp. With a half-title. Disbound, all edges red. Ink-spotting to title page, inked shelf-mark to head, occasional light spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21307

[HOADLY, Benjamin]. A letter from the Lord Bishop of Winchester, to clement chevallier, Esq. Occasioned by Fournier's new Attack, since the legal Condemnation of his Note over the Bishop's Name for 8,800l... London. Printed, and sold by J. Payne, 1757. First edition. 8vo. [2], xiii, [1], 128pp. Disbound, all edges red. A clean and crisp copy. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21309

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[SKELTON, Philip]. Some proposals for the revival of christianity. Dublin Printed: London Re-printed, for T. Cooper. 1736. 8vo. 31pp, [1]. Disbound. Light spotting to title, minute worm-hole to fore-edge, else clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21304

MORGAN, Thomas. Letters to the Rev. Dr. priestley, of Leeds, in defence of An appeal to The Common Sense of plain and common Christians, in Behalf of the Old Christianity of the Gospel, and In Defence of the Author... Leeds. Printed by G. Wright, 1772. First edition. 8vo. 28pp. Disbound. Lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21396

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[DENTON, Thomas]. Immortality: or, the consolation of human life. A monody. London. Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1754. First edition. Quarto. 20pp, [4]. With a half-title and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Disbound Inked numeral to head of dust-soiled half-title, else clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21301

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[HAWKINS, William]. The thimble. An heroi-comical poem. In four cantos. Dedicated to Miss Anna Maria Woodford. Canto the First and Second. London. Printed for J. Roberts, 1743. First edition. Folio. 16pp. Disbound. Title page lightly creased and dust-soiled, some loss to gutter margin, inked author attribution above imprint. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21259

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[HANBURY WILLIAMS, Charles, Sir]. A dialogue between G--s E---e and B--b D---n. London. Sold by T. Taylor, 1741. Folio. 8pp. Disbound. A trifle creased. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21292

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BURKE, Edmund. Lettres d'edmond burke, A un Membre de la Chambre des Communes de Parlement d'Angleterre, sur les negociations de paix: ouvertes avec le directoire. A Paris. Pougin et al., [1796]. First edition in French. 8vo. [4], 212pp. With a half-title. Disbound. Ink-stamps of the Mercantile Library, Philadelphia to head of title page and p.103, very occasional slight chipping margins. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21254

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[HILL, Rowland]. Friendly remarks Occasioned by the spirit and doctrines Contained in The Rev. Mr. Fletcher's Vindication, And more particularly in his Second Check to antinomianism. To which is added, a postscript. Occasioned by his Third Check. London. Printed for E. and C. Dilly, 1772. First edition. 8vo. 71pp, [1]. Disbound. Lightly spotted. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21345