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[JESUS CHRIST]. The history of our blessed lord, in easy verse, for young children. London. James Burns, 1843. First edition. 8vo. [4], 49pp, [1]. With 13 hand-coloured engraved plates. Original publisher’s printed buff paper boards, later rebacked. Boards rubbed and marked. Upper board and initial gathering held by single cord only. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: ‘From the Author’. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25880

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[COVENTRY, Henry]. Philemon to hydaspes; relating a conversation with Hortensius, upon the Subject of False Religion... London. Printed for M. Steen, 1737. Second edition. 94pp, [2]. With a final errata leaf. ESTC T94842.

[Bound with:] [COVENTRY, Henry]. Philemon to hydaspes; relating A Second Conversation with Hortensius, upon the Subject of False Religion... London. Printed for M. Steen, 1740. Second edition. [2], 105pp, [1]. ESTC T94841.

[And:] [COVENTRY, Henry]. Philemon to hydaspes; relating A Third Conversation with Hortensius, upon the Subject of False Religion... London. Printed for M. Steen, 1739. ... More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 19333

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[PSALMODY]. DRUMMOND, George Hay. Select portions of the new version of psalms... London. Printed for W. Miller, 1790. First edition. 12mo. [4], 129pp, [1]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled navy straight-grain morocco, A.E.G. Heavily rubbed. Marbled endpapers, bookplate of the Bath Reference Library to FEP, with their occasional blind-stamps throughout, gutter of initial gathering and head of final gathering damp-stained. Inked inscription to verso of FFEP: 'Edward William Auriol Drummond Hay / March 13. 1791. / The Gift of his Uncle G. ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 15397

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RYVES, Thomas. The poore vicars plea. Declaring, that a competencie of meanes id due to them out of the Tithes of their severall Parishes, notwithstanding the Impropriations. London. Printed by John Bill, 1620. First edition. Quarto. [8], 152pp. The first leaf is blank except for signature-mark 'A' in a woodcut. Recent red half-morocco, red cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 15091

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RANDOLPH, Rev. Francis. Sermons, preached at laurel-chapel, bath, during the season of advent 1799. [Bath]. Printed for F. and C. Rivington...and R. Cruttwell, 1800. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-viii, [1], 238pp. Without half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Early inked ownership inscription of M. G. Meredyth to head of title, scattered foxing. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20128

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[RICHER, Edmond]. Apologia pro joanne gersonio Pro suprema Ecclesiae & Concilii generalis Auctoritate: atque independdentia Regiae Potestatis ab alio quam a solo Deo... Lugduni Batavourm [i.e. Leiden]. Apud Paulum Moriaen, [1676] First edition. Quarto. [28], 338pp, [2]. With a single full-page copper-plate engraving, depicting Gerson as a pilgrim (p.304). Later blind-ruled sprinkled calf. Lightly rubbed. Early authorial identification in manuscript ('Edm. Richerium') to title page, which is shaved to foot with loss to imprint, scattered spotting. Early book-label of Simon Patrick, later book-label (and withdrawn stamp) of the Cathedral Library, Ely, and recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 16018

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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

[PRAYER]. A form of prayer To be used In all Churches and Chapels...For obtaining Pardon of Our Sins, and for averting those heavy Judgements, which Our manifold Provocations have most justly deserved; and imploring His Blessing and Assistance on the Arms of His Majesty by Sea and Land, and for restoring and perpetuating peace, safety and prosperity to himself, and to his kingdoms. London. Printed by Mark Baskett, 1762. First edition. Quarto. [2], 5-27pp, [1]. Complete despite pagination. Original publisher's buff wrappers. Lightly creased, a trifle dusty. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 19573

PRESCOT, Kenrick. Saint paul at athens. Cambridge. Printed by J. Archdeacon, 1770. First edition. 8vo. [4], 112pp. With a half-title. Contemporary speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Inked ownership inscription of C. Preston (dated 1812), later armorial bookplate of John Norcliffe Preston, and recent bookplate of Kenneth Monkman of Shandy Hall to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19695

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GREGORY, John. The works of The Reverend and Learned Mr. John Gregory... London. Printed for Richard Royston, 1671. Quarto. In two parts. [24], 166, [26], 255, [3], 257-330pp. Contemporary blind-ruled speckled calf, marbled edges. Extremities worn, lower joint split, upper board held by cords only. Hinges exposed, upper pastedown sprung, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27598

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ADDISON, Joseph. The evidences of the christian religion: with Additional Discourses... Glasgow. Printed by R. Urie and Company, For A. Stalker, 1745. Fourth edition. 12mo. xii, [2], 286pp. Recent gilt-ruled calf-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Very minor shelf-wear. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27456

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L'ESTRANGE, Hamon. The alliance of Divine Offices, Exhibiting all the liturgies of the Church of England Since the reformation... London. Printed for Ch. Brome, 1699. Fourth edition. Folio. [16], 264, 275-313, [1], 325-348, 337-339, [1], 44pp. Text is continuous, despite pagination. Partially misbound. Contemporary panelled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and marked, joints split, loss to head and foot of spine. Hinges exposed, remnants of excised bookplate to FEP, later inked shelf-marks and ownership inscription to front endpapers, FFEP working loose, very small burn-holes to text leaves S3-T1 (without loss of sense), ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27521

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[PATRICK], Symon. The book of psalms paraphras'd; with Arguments to each Psalm. London. Printed by J. H. for L. Meredith, 1691. Second edition. 8vo. In two parts. [24], 716pp, [4]. With and engraved portrait frontispiece and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. 'The book of Psalms paraphras’d...Part II' has a separate dated title page; register and pagination are continuous.Contemporary speckled calf, later rebacked, later contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, worm-track to foot of lower joint. Recent book-label of Peter A. Croft to recto of FFEP, early inked ownership inscription ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27511

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PATRICK, Symon. A paraphrase upon the books of ecclesiastes and the song of solomon... London. Printed for Rich. Royston, 1685. First edition. 8vo. [8], xxiii, [1], 380, [2], xiv, 215pp, [5]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. 'The Song of Solomon paraphrased' has separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous. Contemporary speckled calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, lower joint split, loss to head and foot of spine. Later inked ownership inscriptions to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27513

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PATRICK, Symon. A sermon preached on Saint mark's Day MDCLXXXVI. In the parish church of St. Paul's Covent Garden. London. Printed by J[ohn] M[acock] for R. Royston, 1686. First edition. Quarto. [4], 48pp. With a preliminary imprimatur leaf. Later sheep-backed marbled paper boards. Extremities worn, surface loss to boards, upper joint split, chipping to spine. Hinges exposed, early manuscript title to verso of imprimatur leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27520

[DEFOE, Daniel]. A Short View of The Present State of the Protestant Religion in britain, as It is now profest in the Episcopal Church in England, the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, and the Dissenters in Both. Edinburgh. [s.n.], 1707. First edition. 8vo. 48pp. Recent black morocco-backed marbled boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 27118

[TILLOTSON, John]. A form of prayers, Used by His Late Majesty, K. William III. When he Received the Holy Sacrament. London. Printed for J. Barnes, 1704. First edition. 12mo. xx, [4], 69pp, [3]. With a half-title and three final pages of publisher's advertisements. Handsome contemporary sombre binding, blind-tooled black morocco, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 20564

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PRIESTLEY, Joseph. An inquiry into the knowledge of the antient hebrews, concerning a future state. London. Printed for J. Johnson...by D. Levi.., 1801. First edition. 8vo. viii, [3]-67pp, [9]. With an 8pp terminal 'catalogue of books, written by Dr. Priestley, and printed for J. Johnson', and numerous blanks bound in at front and rear. A crisp copy in nineteenth-century limp half-calf, marbled boards, gilt. A trifle rubbed, marking to corners, else fine. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 24079

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[WOLLASTON, William]. The religion of nature delineated... London. Printed for John and Paul Knapton, 1738. Sixth edition. Quarto. xv, [1], 5-219pp, [13]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, calf lettering-piece. Rubbed, marked, and scored. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27335

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BOSSUET, [Jacques-Benigne]. Discours sur l'histoire universelle. Paris. De l'Imprimerie et de la Fonderie Stereotypes de Pierre Didot L'Aine, et de Firmin Didot, 1803. Edition stereotype. 12mo. In two volumes. [4], 257, [1]; [4], 283pp, [5]. Later gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting. Inked ownership inscriptions of J. T. Coleridge to title of Vol. I and half-title of Vol. II. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27341