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BENTHAM, Edward. A sermon Preached in the Parish-Church of Christ-Church, London...To which is annexed, An Account of The Society for promoting Christian knowledge. London. Printed by J. and W. Oliver...and Sold by John Rivington, 1772. First edition. Quarto. 145 [i.e. 153]pp, [3]. Stitched, as issued. Fore-edge damp-stained, corners creased with some occasional loss. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 20976

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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

[BROWN, William]. A short account of sarah brown, Who Died the 25th of 2d Month, 1821, aged nearly nineteen years. York. Printed for Alexander and Son: sold also by Harvey and Darton et al., 1821. First edition. 16mo. 35pp, [1]. With a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's printed buff paper boards. Rubbed and marked, loss to spine. Pencil trials to front endpapers, inked ownership inscription of Sarah Steevens to recto of FFEP. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 31350

[BROWN, William]. A short account of sarah brown, Who Died the 25th of 2d Month, 1821, aged nearly nineteen years.. York. Printed for W. Alexander and Son et al., 1821. First edition. 8vo. 35pp, [1]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. In original publisher's printed paper boards. Rubbed and lightly marked, with losses to head and foot of spine. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34387

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[SCOTTISH COINAGE]. A short account of scotish money and coins, with tables of their value at different periods, and the price of commodities, &c. Together with tables of the revenues of the archbishoprics, bishoprics, abbeys, nunnerys, &c. at the reformation. Very necessary for understanding scotish history. Edinburgh. Printed for D. Webster, 1817. First edition. 16pp.

[Bound with:] A critical enquiry into the legality of proceedings consequent of the late gold act. Reflections on the said act; explanations respecting debasement; and casual remarks on the nature, par value, and apportionment of our gold and silver coinage. London. Printed for W. Owen, 1774. First edition. [2], 50pp. ESTC T87685. ESTC records copies at just seven locations (Boston, BL, Cambridge, Columbia, Harvard, ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31022

[ARCHERY]. A Short Account of the Archery Meeting and Ball held in Thirsk in September 1844. [Thirsk]. [s.n.], [1844]. 8vo. Manuscript on paper. [16]pp. Stitched. Housed in modern navy moire cloth folder bound by John Gardener of Borough Green, Kent. Single old central vertical fold. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 33592

A FREEHOLDER OF THE COUNTY OF ROSS. A short address to the gentlemen of the northern counties, on the prohibition of distillation from grain. Edinburgh. Printed for Bell & Bradfute, 1810. First edition. 8vo. [4], 27, [1], 13pp, [1]. With a half-title.

[Bound with:] A view of the state of parties in the united states of america; being an attempt to account for the present ascendancy of the french, or democratic party, in that country; in two letters to a friend. By a gentleman who has recently visited the united states. Edinburgh. Printed by James Ballantyne and Co. for ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28565

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CLARK, Hugh. WORMULL, Thomas. A short and easy introduction to heraldry... London. Printed for G. Kearsley, 1779. Fourth edition. 8vo. [4], 106pp. With 24 engraved plates. Without the final leaf of advertisements. Later brown cloth, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked. Occasional spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 26387

[L'ESTRANGE, Roger]. A Short answer to a whole litter of libels.. London. Printed by J. B. for Hen. Brome, 1680. First edition. Quarto. [2], 17pp, [1] . Modern green cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Very lightly marked. Leaves browned, spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34092

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SMART, William. A short discourse (After sermon) Recommending the Service and Prayers of the Church; Delivered in a Meeting-House in Edinburgh, September 28th. 1712... Edinburgh. Printed by James Watson, 1712. First edition. Quarto. 12pp. Bound by Maclehose of Glasgow, nineteenth century calf-backed marbled board, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed. Book-label of J. R. P. Forrest to FEP, head of text-block shaved (with loss to running-title at times), loss to title page (not touching text), paper repairs to verso of title and fore-edge of the majority of leaves. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28591

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BELL, Thomas. A short essay on Military First Principles. London. Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, 1770. First edition. 8vo. [4], xii, 223pp, [1]. Sumptuously bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, a trifle marked, ink-stain to upper board. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplates of John Arthur Brooke and Ian Paton to FEP and FFEP respectively. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 15222

[EYRE, Francis]. A short essay on the christian religion, descriptive of the advantages which have accrued to society by the establishment of it, as contrasted with the manners and customs of mankind before that happy period... London. Printed by J. P. Coghlan, 1795. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 140pp. With a half-title. Uncut, stitched as issued in original publisher's blue wrappers. Title in manuscript to upper cover, wrappers creased, substantial loss to spine panel. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19006

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KELLY, Francis M. SCHWABE, Randolph. A short history of costume & armour: chiefly in England Vol. I. 1066-1485 [Vol. II. 1485-1800]. London. B. T. Batsford, Ltd., 1931. First edition. Large 8vo. In two volumes. xii, 82, [2], 30pp; x, 86, [2], 30pp. With terminal publisher's advertisement catalogues to both volumes. Profusely iIllustrated with colour and black and white photographs and sketches. Original publisher's cloth, lettered in gilt and blind, pictorial dustwrappers. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrappers rubbed, sunned, and price-clipped. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions to FFEPs, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22258

CALLCOTT, Maria. A short history of spain. London. John Murray, 1828. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xii, 501pp, [1]; viii, 626pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting brown and black morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with splitting to joints. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34128

HORSETZKY, A. von, General. A short history of the chief campaigns in europe since 1792. London. John Murray, 1909. First edition in English. 8vo. xiii, [1], 501pp, [3]. With six maps, 24 sketches in the text, and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped red cloth, lettered in gilt. LIghtly rubbed, spine sunned. Later armorial bookplate of the Baron's Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP, foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 22254

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LYNN, Surgeon-Major. A short history of wesleyan methodism on the armagh circuit, compiled from valuable and authentic manuscripts, never before published. Belfast. Allen, Son, & Allen, 1885. Second edition. 8vo. 68pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities worn and heavily marked. Upper hinge exposed, foxed, occasional brief inked annotations. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To Colonel Stanley with the kindest regards of the Author'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21962

WADE, George. A short inquiry into the doctrine of the trinity, As it is laid down in H. Scripture. Wherein the Errors of Dr. Clarke, Relating to that Subject, are Examin'd, and Confuted. London. Printed by H. P. for G. Strahan, 1722. First edition. [16], 90pp, [2]. ESTC T96536.

[Bound with:] NOTTINGHAM, [Daniel Finch], Earl of. The answer of the Earl of Nottingham to Mr. Whiston's Letter to Him, Concerning the Eternity of the Son of God, and Of the Holy Ghost. London. Printed for Edward Valentine, 1721. First edition. [2], vi, 163pp, [1]. ESTC N2034

[And:] ALTHAM, R. A charge Deliver'd to the clergy of the Arch-Deaconry of ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 27786

SCOTT, Major John. A short review of the transactions in bengal during the last ten years. London. Printed for J. Debrett, 1782. First edition. 8vo. [2], 120pp. Without half-title. Modern brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Short closed tear to creased title page, single early manuscript correction to text, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32633

COLLINS, Robert. A short sketch of the life and writings of the late joseph clarke...containing minute results of his private practice, extending over a series of forty-four years, including three thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight births. London. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849. First edition. 8vo. 88pp. Original publisher's cloth-backed plain paper boards. Without cloth spine panel, some marking. Without FFEP, foxed. Presentation copy, inscribed to head of title; 'With the author's compt. / To Dr. W. Fasque'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 13898

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PALAIRET, John. A short treatise upon arts and sciences, in French and English, by question and answer. London. Printed for F. Wingrave, 1801. Eleventh edition. 12mo. [5], 124 [i.e. 248pp]. Parallel French and English texts with duplicate pagination. Contemporary tooled calf. Rubbed with three small holes to spine, somewhat soiled. Contemporary ink inscription to FEP, later pencil inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 11827