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PALEY, William. Caution recommended in the Use and Application of Scripture Language. A sermon preached july 15, 1777, in the cathedral church of carlisle, at the visitation of the right reverend edmund, lord bishop of carlisle. Cambridge. Printed by J. Archdeacon, 1777. First edition. Quarto. [4], 8pp. Disbound. Lightly creased and spotted. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21294

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PALMER, Charles. A perswasive to Parochial Communion. In two parts... London. Printed by W. Sayes, and sold by R. Clavel et al., 1706. Second edition, corrected. 12mo. [14], 92, [12], 48pp. Without half-title. Each part has separate title page, pagination and register. The second, entitled 'A disswasive from imprecations and cursing...', does not bear an edition statement; its imprint reads 'printed by W. Sayes, and sold by R. Clavel, and W. Haws'. Contemporary blind-ruled calf. Rubbed, marked, and scored, spine worn and wormed. Without pastedowns/free-endpapers, worm-tracks to head of text-block throughout (touching ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 17533

[PANTOMIME]. For the Benefit of Mr. Bradbury. On friday, January 25, 1799, will be performed, (Not acted these Two Years) the favourite comedy of The Way to get Married...To which will be added, an entire original pantomime, with new scenery, Dresses, and Decorations, called harlequin sailor: Or, The flight from africa... [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1799]. Dimensions 160 x 230 mm. Single leaf handbill, printed on one side only. A trifle browned, manuscript price '£88-8-6' to verso (presumably the evening's box office take?) More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25369

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PARDIES, Ignace Gaston. Short, but yet Plain elements of geometry and plain trigonometry. Shewing How by a Brief and Easie Method, most of what is Necessary and Useful in Euclide, Archimedes, Apollonius and other Excellent Geometricians, both Ancient and Modern, may be Understood. London. Printed by J. Matthews, for R. Knaplock, 1702. Second edition. 8vo. [10], 134pp, [8]. Contemporary blind-ruled speckled calf. Lightly rubbed, slight surface loss to lower board. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 16539

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PARKER, [George]. Parker's ephemeris For the Year of Our lord 1760. Being the Bissextile of Leap-Year. London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1760. Seventy-first impression. [56]pp. Title page and calendar printed in red and black. ESTC T29527.

[Bound with:] Parker's ephemeris For the Year of Our lord 1759. Being the Third after Bissextile or Leap-Year. London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1759. Seventieth impression. [56]pp. Title page and calendar printed in red and black. ESTC T29526.

[And:] Parker's ephemeris For the Year of Our lord 1758. Being the Second ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26533

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[PARLIAMENTARY PETITIONS]. [Drop-head title:] Observations on the Duty upon soap. [London]. [s.n.], [1730]. Dimensions 200 x 300 mm. [2]pp. Single sheet, printed on both sides. Woodcut head- piece and decorative initial. Docket-title to verso. Old central horizontal fold. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33200

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[PARLIAMENTARY REFORM]. More reasons for a reform in parliament Contained in Letters to the Following Persons, viz. To the president of the Society for the Relief and Discharge of Persons imprisoned for Small Debts.... London. Printed for James Ridgway, 1793. First edition. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. Disbound, with title detached. Leaves browned, light spotting and staining. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34964

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PARSONS, John Weddell. Essays on education, or principles of intellectual improvement consistent with the frame and nature of man. London. Printed by J. Smeeton...sold by T. Cadell, 1794. First edition. 8vo. viii, 222pp. Recent calf-backed, vellum-tipped, marbled paper boards. A trifle rubbed. Inked ownership inscription of Chas. Levermore to head of browned title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 23758

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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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PATERSON, Daniel. A new and accurate description of all the direct and principal cross roads in England and Wales... London. Printed for T. N. Longman, 1796. Eleventh edition. 8vo. xxxv, [1], 390 columns, [1], 391-406pp. With an engraved folding map bound as frontispiece. Contemporary green morocco backed marbled boards. Heavily rubbed, splitting to upper joint, loss to head of spine. Wax spots to FEP, lightly foxed throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 13226

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PATRICK, Symon. Jesus and the Resurrection Justified by witnesses in Heaven and in Earth... London. Printed by J. Heptinstall for the Assigns of Luke Meredith, 1703. Second edition. 8vo. In two parts. [8], 327, [1]; [32], 311pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 27514

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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

PAXTON, Nicholas. The report of the state of the Offices of the Deficient Masters of the High Court of chancery, made to The Right Honourable the Lord Viscount townshend, One of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State. London. Printed by Sam. Buckley, 1725. First edition. [2], 19, [3], 21-31, [3], 33-43, [3], 45-54pp. ESTC N13007.

[Bound with:] Additional, or Post-Accompts Of several of the Masters in Chancery: which Have been brought into the Registers-Office of the Court, since the printing of their former accompts. London. Printed by S. Buckley, [1725]. 16pp. Originally issued as a part of The accompts of the several Masters of the High Court of Chancery; of ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28288

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PEDDIE, James. The revolution the work of god, and a cause of joy: two sermons delivered in bristo-street meeting-house, november 5th. 1788. Edinburgh. Printed for W. Laing, 1779. First edition. 8vo. 72pp. Recently naively rebacked in cream paper. Manuscript shelf-mark and ink deaccession stamp of New College Edinburgh to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32365

PEGGE, Samuel. Memoirs of the life of roger de weseham... London. Printed for J. Whiston and B. White, 1761. First edition. viii, 60pp. ESTC T98695.

[Bound with:] PEGGE, Samuel. The life of robert grosseteste... London. Printed by and for John Nicols, 1793. First edition. iv, 385pp, [1]. With two engraved plates. ESTC T97460.

Quarto. Uncut in contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Later bookplate of John Carter and recent bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP. Presentation copies, inked inscription in ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 20274

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PENDLEBURY, Mr. Henry. Sacrificium Missaticum, musterium iniquitatis: or, a treatise concerning the Sacrifice of the Mass. (Never before printed)... London. Printed for W. Griffin, 1768. First edition. 8vo. xlviii, [2], 180, ii pp, [2]. With a list of subscribers and a terminal errata leaf. Uncut. With original publisher's powder-blue upper wrapper only. Housed in modern custom grey cloth clamshell case. Soiled and frayed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31924

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PERRIN, John. Entertaining and instructive exercises, with the rules of the french syntax. London. Printed for B. Law, 1797. Eighth edition. 12mo. xii, 384pp. Contemporary sheep. Heavily rubbed, spine and joints cracked. Book-label of 'Henry Birkbeck' to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 16195

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PETTINGAL, John. The latin inscription, on the copper table, Discovered in the Year 1732, near heraclea, in the Bay of tarentum, in magna graecia, And published, by mazochius, at Naples, in the year 1758. More particularly Considered and Illustrated. London. [s.n.], [1760]. First edition. Quarto. 9pp, [1]. With an engraved folding plate. The plate is common to this work and Philip Carteret Webb's An account of a copper table (1760). Uncut and unopened in original publisher's marbled paper wrappers. Rubbed, backstrip perished. Loss to lower corner of FFEP and upper corner of title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25620

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[PHILIPS, Ambrose]. The free-Thinker: or, essays on ignorance, superstition, bigotry, enthusiasm, craft, &c...Design'd To restore the Deluded Part of Mankind to the Use of Reason and Common Sense. In three volumes.. London. Printed for J. Brindley, 1733. The second edition, with compleat indexes. 8vo. In three volumes. viii, 269pp, [8]; [2], 238pp, [6]; [3],260pp, [8]. Title pages to each volume in red and black. With an engraved frontispiece to vol. I, preliminary leaf of publisher's advertisements to vol. III, terminal index to each volume, and additional terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to vol. III. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf. Lightly rubbed and marked, surface loss to upper joint and lower board ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33035

[PHILIPS, John]. Cyder. A poem. In two books.. London. Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1708. First edition. 8vo. [2], 89pp, [1]. Without half-title. With an engraved pastoral frontispiece. Later blind-ruled red half-morocco, marbled boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with slight surface loss to edges, some scoring to boards. Illustrated bookplate of Alan Morris to FEP. Light browning and spotting to initial leaves; heavier spotting to rear blank fly-leaves. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28861