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[HILL, Thomas]. The Cause of Truth defended; being a plain statement of the facts connected with the Two Trials of the Rev. T. Hill, methodist preacher, for defamation of the character of Miss Bell, of North-Shields, containing a correct report of the trial at York, And other Matter relative thereto, illustrated by fac-similes of Three different Hand-Writings of Mr Hill.. London. Simpkin and Marshall, 1827. First edition. 8vo. viii, 155pp, [1]. With six folding plates containing facsimiles of manuscript letters. Uncut in contemporary two-tone paper boards, rebacked, contrasting modern gilt-tooled burgundy morocco lettering-piece to spine. Lightly worn, with chipping to foot of spine, and bumping to corners. Some light damp-staining to gutters, scuffing to endpapers, and occasional spotting, but largely clean. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 35067

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[LONDON TRADE]. The Cheapest Carpet Warehouse in london, Is Established at 161, strand, (Removed from Bedford House, Covent Garden.) E. richardson has now to offer to the public 2000 yds. of the best Brussels Carpetting Of the Newest & most Fashionable Patterns, in every Colour, at the low Price of 6s. yer yd... [London]. Wood, Printer, [s.d., c.1820] Dimensions 230 x 280 mm. Single leaf handbill, printed on one side only. Horizontal folds, lightly creased, one edge soiled. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20723

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[TRADE UNIONISM]. HYNDMAN, H. M. The chicago riots and the class war in the united states. (A Reprint from "Time."). London. Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co., 1886. First offprint edition. [2], 16pp

[Bound with:] [Caption title:] To-day. No. 26.----february, 1886. [33]-64pp.

[And:] "The Times" and Mr. Parnell: the press and the patriot. A lecture, Being a Criticism of the pRess and a Defence of the Patriot, Delivered in the Unitarian Christian Church, Aberdeen, 7th May, 1887. First edition. Aberdeen. George Middleton, [1887]. 12pp. Ink-stamp of the Aberdeen Branch of the Socialist League to head of ... More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 29372

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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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NOY, William. The Compleat Lawyer; or, A Treatise concerning Tenures and Estates in Lands of Inheritance for Life, and other Hereditaments, and Chattels real and Personal. And how any of them may be conveyed in a Legal form by Fine, Recovery, Deed of Word, as the Case shall require. London. Printed for John Benson, 1661. 12mo. [2], 60, 63-124pp, [2]. Text continuous despite pagination. Contemporary blind-ruled calf, recently rebacked. Boards rubbed and marked. Without pastedowns, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, small worm-track to initial four gatherings - touching text at times without loss of sense. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 25197

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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

[MAIDMENT, James]. The court of session garland. Edinburgh. Thomas G. Stevenson, 1839. First edition. 2, x, 154pp. With an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements.

[Bound with:] The court of session garland. Part Second. Edinburgh. Printed for Private Circulation, 1839. First edition. [4], 16pp.

[And:] Supplement to the court of session garland. Edinburgh. Thomas G. Stevenson, 1839. First edition. vii, [1], 36pp.

[And:] Appendix to the court of session garland. Edinburgh. Printed for Private Circulation, 1839. First edition/ 22pp.

8vo. ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 25539

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[EQUITABLE LIFE]. The Deed of Settlement of the Society for Equitable Assurances on Lives and Survivorships, As the same is inrolled in His Majesty's Court of King's Bench at Westminster, in the year 1765; with The Bye-laws and Orders. London. Printed by Taylor and Francis. 1854, [i.e. 1881]., 1881. 8vo. vi, 101, 98*-102*, 102**, 102dag, 102dagdag, 102s, 102ss, [2], 102-132, [1], 140-150. Complete despite a most erratic pagination. A handsome copy in contemporary calf, gilt, with longitudinal contrasting morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers and edges. Slightest of wear to extremities, two small ink-blots to upper board. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 10951

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CLEGG, James [editor]. The Directory of Second-hand Booksellers and List of Public Libraries, British and Foreign. Rochdale. Printed and published by James Clegg, 1888. Second edition. Quarto. [3], viii, 112, 51pp. With a terminal catalogue of advertisements. Original publisher's red roan-backed green cloth boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, spine worn, with loss at head and foot. Very occasional light marginal spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19474

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CHAUNCY, Isaac. The Divine Institution of Congregational Churches, Ministry and Ordinances, [As has bin Professed by those of that Persuasion] Asserted and Proved from the word of god. London. Printed for Nathanael Hiller.., 1697. Sole edition. 12mo. xii, 142pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf. Worn, with loss to spine, splitting to joints (but with boards holding firmly), some marking to boards, damp-staining, some browning and occasional marginal worming to text-block. Early ink inscription ('John Stacy his book') to FFEP, further pencilled inscription to FEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 15245

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[ENGLISH THEOPHRASTUS]. The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age. Being the Modern Characters of the Court, the Town, and the City. London. Printed for Bernard Lintott, 1708. Third edition. 8vo. [14], 384pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary panelled calf, calf lettering-piece. Extremities worn, upper joint split, lower joint starting, loss to head-cap. Endpapers browned, scattered spotting, early inked ownership inscription of George Leslie to REP. Armorial bookplate to FEP of Scottish advocate and philosopher, Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696-1782). More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28440

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[PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS]. The evidence taken before the select committees of the houses of lords and commons, appointed in the sessions of 1824 and 1825, to inquire into the state of ireland. London. John Murray, 1825. First edition. 8vo. [8], 580pp, [4]. With a half-title and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Modern brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32975

LAIRD, William. The export coal trade of liverpool: a letter to thomas littledale, esq., Chairman of the Liverpool Dock Trust. Liverpool. Printed by Baines and Herbert, 1850. First edition. 8vo. [4], 59pp. With a folding lithographed frontispiece, a further five lithographed plates (four folding), and a large folding lithographed map. Original publisher's pictorial orange paper boards. Heavily rubbed, joints split, head and foot of spine worn, corners exposed. Contemporary inked ownership inscription and recent ink-stamp to recto of FFEP, short tear to folding map, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 31741

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THE ORIGINAL EDITOR [i.e. WADE, John]. The extraordinary Black Book: an exposition of the united church of england and ireland; civil list and crown revenues; incomes, privileges, and power, of the aristocracy... London. Published by Effingham Wilson, 1831. 8vo. xx, 576pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary blind-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Kilberry to FEP, frontispiece foxed, offsetting to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33009

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YOUNG, Arthur. The farmer's calendar: containing the business necessary to be performed on various kinds of farms during every month of the year. London. Printed for Richard Phillips, 1805. Sixth edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 638pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 29273

[SWIFT, Jonathan]. The first ode of the second book of horace paraphras'd: and Address'd to Richard St--le, Esq. London. Printed for A. Dodd, 1714. First edition, second issue. Quarto. 11pp, [1]. Recent calf. Extremities rubbed. Leaves browned and spotted. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27127

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[ADDISON, Joseph]. The free-holder, or Political Essays. London. Printed for D. Midwinter...and J. Tonson, 1716. First edition. 12mo. [12], 311pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf, black calf lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints starting, loss to lettering-piece, wear to head of spine. Early inked ownership inscription to head of half-title, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31006

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PASTORINI, Sig. [i.e. WALMESLEY, Charles]. The general history of the christian church, from her birth to her final triumphant state in heaven, chiefly deduced from the apocalypse of st. john the apostle. [London?]. [s.n.], 1771. 8vo. [2], xxvi [i.e.xxiv], 589pp, [1]. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, paper-shelf label to foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27855

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THADANI, R. V. [compiler]. The historic state trial of the ali brothers and five others. [Karachi]. [Published by R. V. Thadani], 1921. First edition. 8vo. [16], xx, 463, [3], 198pp. With a photographic frontispiece and a further eight photographic plates.Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in black. Heavily rubbed, numerous worm-tracks to boards - running throughout text-block - spine sunned. Hinges exposed, scattered spotting. Inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'With compliments from the Central Khilafat Committee of Bombay. M. Saldan. Lahore 21 1/22'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32230

BUXTON, Charles. The ideas of the day on policy. London. John Murray, 1866. First edition. 8vo. vi, 111pp, [1]. With half-title. Original publisher's blind-ruled navy cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, corners bumped. Upper hinge exposed, armorial bookplate of 'Henry Birkbeck' to FEP, hole to FFEP, ink ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, neat repair to lower corner of D1, lightly foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16181