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SPRANGER, Mr, [John]. A proposal or plan for An Act of Parliament for the better Paving, Cleansing and Lighting the Streets, Lanes, Courts, Alleys, and other open Passages, and for removing of Nusances, as well within the several Parishes of the City and Liberty of Westminster... London. [s.n.], 1756. Second edition. 8vo. [16], 20pp. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Fore-edge shaved with occasional slight loss to text (without loss of sense), single early manuscript correction. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34192
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[COBB, James]. The strangers at home; a Comic Opera, In Three Acts: As performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.. London. Printed for Harrison & Co., 1786. Second edition. 80pp. With an engraved title page. ESTC T55507.

[Bound with:] [MURPHY, Arthur]. The way to keep him: a comedy. Performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane. London. Printed for T. Cadell, 1787. vi, 121pp, [2]. ESTC T45419.

[And:] The first floor; a farce. In two acts. As it is now acting At the Theatre Royal in drury lane. London. Printed for C. Dilly, 1787. 54pp. ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34342
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[CORBETT, Thomas]. An Account of the expedition of the British fleet to sicily, In the Years 1718, 1719 and 1720. Under the Command of Sir george byng, Bart. (Afterwards Viscount torrington). London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson , 1739. Third edition. 8vo. [8], 216pp. Pages 210, 211, 214, 215 misnumbered 310, 311, 314, 315 respectively. With a large folding list of the Spanish fleet to rear. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, later rebacked. Rubbed and marked, with surface loss to spine, edges and corners, boards chipped. Inked ownership inscription of Robert Melvill dated 1762 to verso of first blank fly-leaf. Book-label of Charles Benson to FEP. Browning to leaves, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34453
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CHURCHILL, C[harles]. The author. A poem. By C. Churchill.. London. Printed for W. Flexney et al., 1763. First edition. [4], 19pp, [1]. With half-title.

[Bound with:] [CHURCHILL, Charles]. The times. A poem. London. Printed for the author; and Sold by J. Coote, 1764. First edition. 33pp, [1]. Manuscript inscription of the author's name above imprint to title.

Quarto. Contemporary? half calf, marbled boards, tooled and lettered in gilt to spine. Heavily rubbed, with surface wear to spine and extremities, small losses to head and ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34792
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[GILPIN, William]. An essay upon prints: containing remarks upon the Principles of picturesque Beauty; the Different Kinds of Prints; and the Characters of the most noted Masters: illustrated by Criticisms upon particular Pieces: to which are added, Some Cautions that may be useful in collecting Prints. London. Printed by G. Scott, For J. Robson, 1768. Second edition. xii, [4], 246pp, [10]. Terminal index leaf bound after preliminaries. ESTC T94039.

[Bound with:] WEBB, Daniel. An inquiry into the beauties of painting; and into the merits of the most celebrated painters, Ancient and Modern. London. Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1761. Second edition. xvi, 200pp. ESTC T130322.

8vo. Contemporary half-calf, marbled paper boards. Heavily rubbed, marked, corners exposed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34797
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[HARDY, Thomas]. The proceedings in cases of high treason, under a special commission of oyer and terminer, which was first opened at hicks’s hall, oct. 2, 1794, and afterwards continued at the sessions house, in the old bailey. Taken in short hand, by william ramsey.. London. Printed for James Ridgeway and H.D. Symonds, 1794. Second edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 811pp, [1]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. 20th century tan cloth, with gilt-tooled red paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed, with a little wear to extremities. Title browned and stained, with some damp staining to corners, some light foxing and browning, fore-edges of last 3 quires singed and chipped with some loss of text. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35066
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[THE MARINE SOCIETY]. A sermon preached before the President, Vice-Presidents, and Governors, of the marine society, at St. andrew's church, holborn, on occasion of their anniversary meeting, on thursday 10th february 1774.. London. Printed for J. Dodsley, 1777. The third edition. [4], 36pp.

[Bound with:] GLASSE, Samuel. A sermon preached before the president, vice-presidents, and governors, of the Marine Society...Including The General Account of Receipts and Disbursements to the present Time: with the State of the Subscription; and a List of the Governors. London. Printed for Dodsley, 1778. First edition. [4], 62pp. ESTC T136163.

[And:] KAYE, Richard. A sermon preached before the president, vice-presidents, and governors, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35146
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A MEMBER OF THE CONVENTION. [Drop-head title:] Considerations upon The intended Navigable Communication between the Friths [sic] of Forth and Clyde. In a Letter to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Preses [sic]of the General Convention of the Royal Boroughs of Scotland, from a Member of the Convention. [Edinburgh]. [s.n.], [1767]. First edition. Quarto. 21pp, [1]. Stitched into modern marbled wrappers. Scattered spotting. Early, shaved, inscription to head of initial leaf: 'From (?)R. Algermont for the R. Honble Welbore Ellis'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35295
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MILTON, John. DUNSTER, Charles. Paradise regained, a poem, in four books...A new edition, with notes of various authors, By Charles Dunster, M.A.. London. Printed for T. Cadell, Jun, and W. Davies, (successors to Mr. Cadell), 1795. First Dunster Edition. Quarto. [4], iv, [4], 280pp. With large folding map of the Mediterranean and Middle East as frontispiece. Uncut in recent half calf over marbled boards, contrasting title label, gilt. Very slight rubbing to spine, else a fine copy. A little marginal worming to preliminaries. With attractive contemporary bookplate of S. Harward's Circulating Library, Colonnade Buildings, Cheltenham to FEP, inscribed 'Presented to me by the Editor, C.D.' More > £ 275.00 Antiquates Ref. 11352
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MACBRIDE, David. A Methodical Introduction to the theory and practice of physic. London. Printed for W. Strahan et al., 1772. First edition. Quarto. [4], iii, [13], 660pp. With half-title. Recent calf-backed marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Very minor wear to extremities. Small marginal worm-trail throughout a majority of the text-block - in no instance touching text, occasional browning and spotting. More > £ 275.00 Antiquates Ref. 12394
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[MORRIS, Thomas]. Moral reflections on the works of the creation. York. Printed by A. Ward; and Sold by W. Nicoll et al., 1778. First edition. 8vo. viii, 174pp, [2].Recent tan cloth, red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, spine sunned, splitting to joints. Recent bookplate of 'Antony Charles Thomas' to FEP, closed tear to text of H8 - without loss of sense, ink inscription of 'Thomas Barker' to verso of terminal errata leaf, foxed. More > £ 275.00 Antiquates Ref. 14880
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OULTON, [Walley Chamberlain]. The busy body: a collection of periodical essays, Moral, Whimsical, Comic, and Sentimental, by Mr. Oulton, author of several fugitive pieces. Dublin. Printed by William Porter et al., 1789. First Dublin edition. 12mo. [6], 322pp. Contemporary calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed and soiled, joints cracked, surface loss to spine. Foxed throughout, ink inscription to recto of FFEP, 'Wm. Pollock (?) 2 Augt. 1796'. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 12429
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[WILTSHIRE ELECTION]. The poll for the Freeholders of Wiltshire, for electing a knight of the shire, In the Room of Edward Popham, Esq; Taken at Wilton, On the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st of August, 1772. Henry Penruddocke Wyndham, Esq; High-Sheriff. Candidates, Ambrose Goddard, Esq; Henry Herbert, Esq. Salisbury. Printed for, and Sold by E. Easton, 1772. First edition. [2], 110pp. With a half-title.

[Bound with;] An alphabetical list, of the names of the persons Who polled for knights of the shire for the county of Wilts, on the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st of August, 1772. Salisbury, Printed and Sold by E. Easton, [1772]. 52pp, [2] ads.

Quarto. Handsomely bound by C. W. Rose in recent half morocco, marbled boards, gilt, T.E.G., decorated ... More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 12982
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JACOB, G[iles]. Lex constitutionis: or, the gentleman's law being... In the Savoy [i.e. London]. Printed by Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling...for B. Lintot, 1719. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 360pp, [12]. Without initial blank leaf. Contemporary blind-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, splitting to joints, slight loss to head of spine. Loss to front blank fly-leaf, else internally clean and crisp. From the library of the Earls of Lovelace, formerly the Barons King of Ockham, with their armorial bookplate to FEP, and the recent ink-stamp of the Ben Damph Forest library to ... More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 14478