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[TREATY OF SEVILLE]. The treaty of Peace, Union, Friendship, and Mutual Defence, Between the crowns of Great-Britain, France, and Spain, Concluded at Seville on the 9th of November, N. S. 1729. London. Printed by S. Buckley, 1729. First edition. Quarto. 16pp. Uncut in recent brown cloth, earlier black calf lettering-piece. A clean and crisp copy. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25437

[GREEN, George Smith]. The nice lady: a comedy. London. Printed by J. Medley, 1762. First edition. 8vo. vi, [4], 107pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled green half-calf, marbled boards. Heavily rubbed, upper joint split, loss to head and foot of spine. Later manuscript notes regarding authorship to FEP and title page, foxed. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25390

[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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HANWAY, Jonas. The Seaman's Christian Friend; Containing Moral and Religious Advice to Seamen. London. Sold by Dodley et al., 1779. 8vo. [6], liv, [6], 292pp. With an engraved frontispiece and an engraved title page. Recent blind-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Slight loss to lower corner of leaf C4, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25151

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GIBSON, Francis. Streanshall abbey: or, the danish invasion. A play in five acts: As first performed at The theatre in whitby, Dec. 2d. 1799. Whitby. Printed by Thomas Webster, 1800. First edition. 101pp, [7]. With a half-title and a list of subscribers. ESTC T67192.

[Bound with:] GIBSON, Francis. Memoirs of the bastile: Translated from the French registers, Records, and other authentic Documents, found in the archives of the castle At the Time of it surrender, on the 14th of July, 1789; and published under the Sanction of the national assembly of france. Interspersed with Anecdotes of the ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24664

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[ROYAL NAVY OFFICERS]. An alphabetical list of the Commission Officers of his majesty's fleet: with the dates of their First Commissions. [London]. [s.n.], [1798]. 8vo. 176pp. Later black morocco-backed navy cloth, tooled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, lower board stained. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24439

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O'BEIRNE, T[homas] L[ewis]. A sermon preached before his excellency the lord lieutenant, and both houses of parliament, on Tuesday the 16th January, 1798, being the day appointed by his excellency for a general thanksgiving to almighty god, for the many signal and important victories which his divine providence hath vouchsafed to his majesty's fleets in the course of the present war. Dublin. Printed for William Watson and Son, 1798. First edition. 8vo. 38pp. Recent marbled paper wrappers. Bookplate of Ron Clive Fiske to verso of upper wrapper. Occasional manuscript corrections to text - seemingly in the hand of the author. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'For His Grace The Lord Primate / From the Author'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24432

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DOUGLAS, James. Myographiae comparatae specimen: or, a comparative description of all the muscles in a man and in a quadruped. Shewing their discoverer, origin, progress, insertion, use, and difference. To which is added, an account of the muscles peculiar to a woman. With an etymological table, and several useful index's. London. Printed by W. B. for G. Strachan, 1707. First edition. 12mo. xxxvi, 216, 16pp. Distinguished from other edition of the same year by 'G. Strachan' not 'George Strahan' in the imprint. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Early inked initials to FEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24245

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CICERO, Marcus Tullius. Marci tullii ciceronis epistolarum ad familiares libri XVI... Cantabrigiae [i.e. Cambridge]. Impensis Gul. Thurlbourn, [1749]. 8vo. In two volumes. [10], 582, [2]; [4], 570pp, [12]. Later vellum, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting brown and green calf lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24057

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[LIGHT HORSE VOLUNTEERS]. General regulations and instructions for the Light-horse Volunteers of London & Westminster. [London]. Printed for the Corps, by Bunney, thompson, and Co., 1797. Second edition, with alterations and additions. 24mo. vii, [1], 232, [5], 238-264, [8], 277-281pp, [1]. With six leaves (partially misbound), blank but comprehended in the pagination. Contemporary gilt-ruled dark green calf, A.E.G. Rubbed, marked, and bumped. Marbled endpapers, very occasional inked corrections to text. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23156

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BLAIR, Hugh. Lectures on rhetoric and belles letters. London. Printed for W. Strahan, 1785. Second edition. 8vo. In three volumes. viii, 456; [4], 480; [4], 384pp, [26]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting morocco lettering-pieces. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23033

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FERGUSON, James. Tables and tracts, relative to Several Arts and Sciences. London. Printed for W. Strahan et al., 1771. Second edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 334pp, [2]. With a half-title, three engraved folding plates, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf. Housed in modern tan cloth clamshell case. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Recent book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22405

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SEWEL, Willem. A Compendious guide to the Low-Dutch Language... Amsterdam. Janssoons van Waesberge, 1725. Second edition, . 12mo. 168, 288pp, [72]. Parallel English and Dutch text. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, a trifle marked, some loss to lettering-piece. Modern book-label of Broughton Baptist Library and later bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to sprung FEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22096

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[YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION]. A report of the proceedings of the committee of association, Appointed at the adjourned General Meeting of the County of York, held on the 28th Day of March, 1780...with an appendix, containing the circular letter Of November 1, 1782, 7c... York. Printed by A. Ward, in Coney-street, 1783. 12mo in 6s. 55pp, [1]. ESTC T1125.

[With:] The second report of the proceedings of the committee of association, presented to the general meeting of the county of york, Held on the 1st Day of January, 1784... York. Printed by A. Ward, in Coney-street, 1784. 12mo in 6s. 25pp, [3]. With terminal blank (conjugate with title). ESTC T47369.

Two volumes. Uncut and stitched, as issued. ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 21678

HUTCHINS, [John]. The history of the town and county of Poole; compiled from Hutchin's history of the county of Dorset... [Poole]. Printed for Joseph Moore, 1788. First separate edition. 8vo. [2], 86pp, [2]. With a final errata leaf. Without half-title. Contemporary marbled wrappers. Extremities rubbed and creased. Later bookplate of the Dorset Collection to FEP, small hole running through centre of latter half of text-block. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 21163

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WILLS, Thomas. Remarks on polygamy, &c. In answer to The Rev. Mr. M-D-N's thelypthora. London. Printed and Sold by T. Hughes and F. Walsh, 1781. First edition. 8vo. [2], viii, 165pp, [2]. Nineteenth century calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 21117

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[ALMANACS]. The Gentleman's Diary, or the Mathematical Repository; An almanack For the Year of our Lord 1798... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers; and sold by Robert Horsfield, and George Greenhill, 1798. [Fifty-seventh edition]. 48pp. Title and calendar in red and black. ESTC N30928.

[Bound with:] [HUTTON, Charles]. The Ladies' Diary: or Woman's Almanack, For the Year of our Lord 1798... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, And sold by Robert Horsfield and G. Greenhill. Ninety-fifth edition. 48pp. Title and calendar in red and black. ESTC N3194.

[And:] MOORE, Francis. Vox stellarum: or, a loyal almanack For the ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20904

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HAYLEY, William. The triumphs of temper; a poem. In six cantos. London. Printed for J. Dodsley, 1781. First edition. Quarto. xii, 164pp. With a half-title. Later two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Recent bookplates of 'E.M.L. and Helen M. Scurr to FEP, half-title washed (faint manuscript annotations to foot), blind-stamps of the University of Bridgeport Library to title page and leaf M1, scattered spotting. Early inked ownership inscriptions of George Glennie and James Beattie to title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20385

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[SUICIDE]. A dissertation, or discourse, on suicide; Grounded on the immoveable Foundation of scriptural, rather than of philosophical principles. Wherein also occur, Several incidental weighty considerations, suggested by the critical state of our own times: Which therefore (it is humbly hoped) may be of some practical Use to the present Generation. Northampton. Printed by Thomas Dicey and Co. for the Author, 1785. First edition. 12mo. 36pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. Damp-stained. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19770

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