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[AMHURST, Nicholas]. Protestant popery: or, the convocation. A poem. . London. Printed for E. Curll, 1718. First edition. 8vo. [14], 5-74pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the Lord Bishop of Bangor. Modern blue paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed. Leaves browned, spotting throughout, with heavy spotting to title. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34148

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AN ADEPT [i.e. JOHNSTONE, Charles]. Chrysal; or the Adventures of a Guinea... London. Printed for T. Becket, 1760. First edition. 12mo. In two volumes. xxvi, [12], 234; [12], 275pp, [1]. Bound by Riviere in later gilt-tooled mottled calf, recently rebacked preserving spine panels and contrasting dark green morocco lettering-pieces, A.E.G. Housed in modern brown cloth slipcase. Rubbed, chipping to spines. Armorial bookplate of J. Leveson Douglas Stewart and later bookplate of American industrialist and bibliophile Alfred Edward Newton (1864-1940) to FEPs. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 29123

ANDERSON, R. Poems on various subjects. Carlisle. Printed by J. MItchell, for the author, 1798. First edition. 8vo. xii, 227pp, [1]. Contemporary half-calf, marbled paper boards, tooled in gilt and blind. Rubbed, upper joint split, lower joint starting.Bookplate of Thomas Bell and ticket of bookseller H. Gray of Manchester to FEP, very occasional spotting. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 29969

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[ANDREWS, John]. A review of the characters of the principal nations of europe. London. Printed for T. Cadell, 1770. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], 293, [1]; [2], 262pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf, brown morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed, a trifle marked, chipping to head of spine of Vol. II. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25979

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AN ENGLISH MERCHANT RESIDING AT LEGHORN. Seasonable Reflections On the late convention, Concluded The 3d of May last, between the Courts of Vienna and Turin, for Partitioning between them the Territories belonging to the Republic of Genoa; especially shewing the injurious Consequence to the British Trade, should Savona and Final be annexed, in Virtue of any future General Peace, to the Dominions of the House of Savoy, In a letter from an English merchant residing at Leghorn, to his Correspondent at London. London. Printed for M. Cooper, [1747]. First edition. 8vo. 47pp, [1]. Modern buff paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Small paper flaw to imprint. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26635

[ANGLO-FRENCH WAR]. The voice of the people: A Collection of Addresses to His Majesty, and Instructions to Members of Parliament by their Constituents, upon the Unsuccessful Management of the present War both at Land and Sea; And the Establishment of a national militia... London. Printed for J. Payne, 1756. First edition. 8vo. [2], xiii, [1], 56pp. Modern buff paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Title page browned. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26625

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AN IMPARTIAL HAND [i.e. HENDERSON, Andrew]. The history of the Rebellion, 1745 and 1746. Containing, A full Account of its Rise, Progress and Extinction... London. Reprinted from the Edinburgh Edition, and Sold by R. Griffiths, 1748. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 126pp. Recent marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces to spine and upper board. Lightly rubbed. Paper repair to gutter of title page, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 22033

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[AN INDEPENDENT MAN]. A letter from an independent man to his friend in the country, upon a late pamphlet, intitled, Observations on the papers relative to the Rupture with spain.. London. Printed for J. Cooke, 1762. First edition. [2], 21pp, [1]. Modern grey paper boards, with gilt-tooled red morocco back-strip preserved to spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35120

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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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AN OFFICER [THURLOW, Edward Thurlow, Baron]. A refutation of the letter to an Honble. Brigadier-General, Commander of His Majesty's Forces in Canada. London. Printed for R. Stevens, 1760. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 52pp. With a half-title. Modern buff paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Initial three gatherings dampstained. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26611

AN OFFICER [THURLOW, Edward Thurlow, Baron]. A refutation of the letter to an Honble. Brigadier-General, Commander of His Majesty's Forces in Canada. London. Printed for R. Stevens, 1760. Third edition. 8vo. 40pp. Modern buff paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. A clean and crisp copy. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26624

A NOTTINGHAMSHIRE MAGISTRATE [i.e. DICKINSON, William]. A letter to his grace The Duke of Portland, lord lieutenant of the county of nottingham, &c. &c. &c. Newark. Printed and sold by D. Holt, 1798. First edition. 8vo. 16pp. Recent half-calf, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed, library shelf- labels to upper board. Ink-stamps and manuscript shelf-marks of Nottingham Public Libraries to verso of title page, terminal leaf reinforced at gutter. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title: 'With the Author's compliments'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33890

[ANSTEY, Christopher]. The new bath guide: or, memoirs of the b-n-r-d family. In a series of poetical epistles. London. Printed by C. Whittingham, 1800. New edition. 8vo. viii, 155pp, [5]. With five engraved plates. Contemporary speckled calf. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14865

[ANSTEY, Christopher]. The new bath guide: or, Memoirs of the B-r-d Family. In a series of political epistles. Cambridge. Printed for J. Dodsley, 1768. Sixth edition. 8vo. [4], iv, 173pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Without half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled vellum, contrasting red Morocco lettering-piece. Extremities marked and discoloured. Armorial bookplate of J. G. Spurgeon to recto of FFEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26174

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[ANSTEY, Christopher]. An election ball, in poetical letters from mr. inkle, at bath, to his wife at glocester: with a poetical address to john miller, esq. at Batheaston Villa. . Bath. Printed for the author, by S. Hazard, 1776. Second edition. Quarto. 64pp. With a satirical engraving. Uncut in later blue wrappers, preserved in a modern folding-box. Worn, with some tearing at gutter and chipping to edges. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30001

[ANSTEY, Christopher]. The priest dissected: a poem. Bath. Printed by S. Hazard, 1774. First edition. Quarto. [iii], 37pp, [3]. Without half-title. Disbound. Scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31760

[ANSTEY, Christopher]. The priest dissected: a poem. Bath. Printed by S. Hazard, [1774]. First edition. Quarto. [iii], 37pp, [3]. Without half-title. Disbound. Text-block shave at head and foot with loss to title and imprint, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 31761

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ARBUTHNOT, Archibald. The life, adventures, And Many and Great Vicissitudes of Fortune of simon, Lord lovat, The Head of the Family of frasers. From His Birth at Beaufort, near Inverness, in the Highlands of Scotland, in 1668, to the Time of his being taken by Capt. Millar, after three Days Search, in a hollow Tree, on the Coasts of Knoidart and Arisaig. London. Printed and Sold (for the Author) by R. Walker, 1746. First edition. 12mo. 280pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf-backed, vellum-tipped, marbled paper boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Rubbed, some surface loss to upper board, a trifle marked. Loss to upper corner of leaf H2, touching text with slight loss of sense, loss to lower margin of leaf T3, dampstained. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27484

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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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[ARGYLL HIGHWAYS]. [Drop-head title:] An act for Explaining, amending, and continuing, an Act, made in the Fifteenth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, An Act for repairing the Highways and Bridges in the Shire of Argyll. [s.l.]. [s.n.], [1800]. Folio. 14pp, [2]. Docket title to verso of final leaf. Stitched, as issued. Old horizontal folds, chipping and spotting to final leaf. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25542