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[BURNET], Gilbert. An exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles of the church of england. London. Printed for Ri. Chiswell, 1705. Third edition, corrected. Quarto. [6], xxiv, 396pp. Bound by Fair, Stationer & Binder, Bishop Auckland in later half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate of Revd. L. Yarker to FEP, with his inked ownership inscription to head of title, light damp-staining to initial three gatherings, short closed tears to lower margins of leaves I2 and P1, very occasional light spotting/dust-soiling. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 18736
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[ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH]. The history and statutes of the royal infirmary of edinburgh. Edinburgh. Printed by Balfour and Smellie, 1778. Quarto. 94pp. With two engraved folding plates depicting the facade of the infirmary, and a plan of the interior respectively. Nineteenth-century green buckram, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, some marking, spine separating, with some loss. Recent ownership inscription and private library shelf-label of Robert Croall to front-endpapers, small hole to title-page - not touching text, occasional dust-soiling, spotting to plates. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 18935
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[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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[LYTTELTON, George Lyttelton, Baron]. Dialogues of the dead. London. Printed for W. Sandby, 1760. Second edition. 8vo. xii, 320pp. Without errata leaf. Contemporary gilt-tooled red straight- grain morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Inked prize inscription of Nelson House school, dated 1811, to recto of blank fly-leaf, some light damp-staining to initial gathering, very occasional chipping to margins. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19447
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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
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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
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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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[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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[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
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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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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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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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[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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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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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