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[SOLICITORS]. [BOOTH, William]. The compleat sollicitor performing his duty: and teaching his clyent to run through and manage his own business, as well in His Majesties superiour courts at Westminster, as in the Mayor’s Court, Court of Hustings, and other inferiour courts, both in the city of London and elsewhere. London. Printed by Ja. Cotterel, 1672. Fourth edition, with many useful additions. 8vo. [24], 487pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep. extremities worn and marked, chipping to head of spine. Inked ownership inscription 'WIll. Dod 1773' to recto of FFEP, paper tab (with title in manuscript) tipped-in to foot of p.408 and protruding from text-block. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 16570
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STEELE, Sir Richard. The Christian Hero: an argument Proving that no principles but those of religion Are Sufficient to make a great man. London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1755. 12mo. [16], 78pp. Contemporary blind-tooled sheep. Extremities worn, boards detached, substantial loss to spine. Contemporary amorial bookplate of Arthur Young to FEP, Young's inked ownership inscription and recent inscription of G. Gibb (dated 1972) to recto of FFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 26306
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WILLIAMSON, Thomas. Agricultural mechanism; or, a display of the several properties, and powers, of the vehicles, implements, and Machinery, connected with husbandry... London. Printed for Black, Parry, and Kingsbury, 1810. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xiii, [1], 311pp, [1]. Without half-title. With 20 engraved plates. Bound for Richard Gregory in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints starting. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Richard Gregory to FEP, with his ownership inscription to p.1 and a single note in his hand to foot of p.195. With four loosely inserted printed invitations, addressed to Gregory, for the Society for ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20920
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WILLIAMS, William. Votes of the House of Commons; Perused and Signed to be Printed According to the Order of the House of Commons. London and Oxford. Printed by the Assigns of John Bill, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, 1680-81 Folio. [Numb. 0.] Jovis 210 Octobris 1680 - numb. 62. [sic] Lunae 280 Martii 1681. Issues lack chronological designation; dates are supplied by the text. Pagination and register non-consecutive. A number of speeches, reports, and addresses to the Commons are issued as parts of, or supplements to, the Votes; some were also issued separately. Contemporary blind-ruled calf, later rebacked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 11416
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SANDERSON, Robert. Logicae artis compendium. Oxoniae [i.e. Oxford]. Excudebant Johannes Lichfield & Jacobus Short, 1618. Second edition. 8vo. [8], 232, 124pp, [4]. With penultimate errata leaf; final leaf blank. Bound by Bellamy of Oxford in nineteenth century calf, tooled in gilt and blind. Rubbed, joints starting. Early ownership inscription of Robert Cranmer to head of title page. Binders ticket to recto of FFEP, inked gift inscription to verso: 'From J. Kidd / To his valued friend / the Revd. J. W. Burgon'. Kidd's ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 19106
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GODOLPHIN, John. Repertorium canonicum: or, an abridgment of the Ecclesiastical Laws of this realm, Consistent with the temporal... London. Printed by the Assigns of R. and E. Atkins, Esquires, for Christopher Wilkinson, 1687. Third edition, corrected. Quarto. [4], 88, [2], 652, [34], 20pp. With an initial imprimatur leaf. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, spine dulled, several very small worm-holes to lower board. Recent armorial bookplate of John Holden to recto of FFEP, small worm-track to latter half of text-block at foot, primarily marginal, touching text at times without loss of sense. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28445
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[PARLIAMENT]. A record of some worthie proceedings: in the honorable, wise, and faithfull house of commons in the Parliament holden in the yeare, 1611. Justitiae es suum cuique tribuere. [London]. [s.n.], Printed in the Yeare, 1641 Quarto. [6], 41pp, [1]. Later paper boards, typed paper title label to upper board. Rubbed, with loss of spine covering. Small marginal hole to title, with underlining, manuscript marginal glossing and cross-referencing to legal references throughout, slightly shaved. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 20472
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[PALMER, William]. Illustrated Life and Career of william palmer, of rugeley: containing details of his conduct as school-boy, medical-student, racing-man, and poisoner... London. Ward and Lock, 1856. 8vo. [3], 136pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and two leaves of Palmer's diary in facsimile. Original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Extremities rubbed and creased, ink staining to lower wrapper. Scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28306
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MORE, Henry. Enchiridion ethicum, Praecipua moralis philosophiae rudimenta Complectens, Illustrata ut plurimum Veterum Monumentis, & ad Probitatem Vitae perpetuo accommodata. Londini [i.e. London]. Typis & impensis J. Downing, 1711. Fourth edition. 8vo. xlii, [8], 318, 86pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, and a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. Contemporary panelled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Lightly rubbed. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, earlier bookplate of the Parochial Library of Flookborough, Lancaster, to verso of title-page, frontispiece a trifle shaved at head, small paper flaw to text of leaf O2 (without loss of sense). More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 16542
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[BENGAL REVENUE DEPARTMENT]. Directions for revenue officers in the north-western provinces of the bengal presidency, regarding the settlement and collection of the land revenue, and the other duties connected therewith. Promulgated under the authority of the honorable the lieutenant-governor. Agra, November 1, 1849. Calcutta. Printed by J. Thomas, at the Baptist Mission Press, [1850]. 8vo. 513pp, [1]. With two engraved folding plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-roan. marbled paper boards. Extremities worn, surface loss to boards, joints starting, worming and chipping to spine. Hinges exposed, extensive worming to gutters/endpapers, pencilled shelf-marks to head of detached title page, imprint date rubbed away, very occasional early manuscript notes to margins. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28119
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BATTEN, J[ohn] H[allet]. Official reports on the province of kumaon, with a medical report on the mahamurree in general, in 1849-50. Agra. Printed at the Secundra Orphan Press, 1851. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 467pp, [1]. With a hand-coloured engraved folding map. Contemporary blue cloth. Worn and marked. Multiple worm-tracks to extremities, continuing throughout text-block, upper hinge exposed, upper board held in place by cords only, pencilled shelf-marks to title page, significant portion of the map torn-away and now missing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28123
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[YOUNG, Gavin]. An inquiry into the expediency of applying the principles of Colonial Policy to the government of india; and of effecting an essential change in its Landed Tenures, And, consequently, in the character of its inhabitants. London. Printed for J. M. Richardson, 1822. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 382pp, [2]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary half-roan, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, corners bumped. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 21643
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HIPPISLEY, John Coxe. Substance of the speech of Sir john cox hippisley, Bart. on seconding the motion of The Right Honourable henry grattan, to refer the petition of the roman catholics of ireland to a committee of the House of Commons, On friday, the 18th of may, 1810. London. Printed for Faulder, and Booker et al., 1810. Second edition, corrected. 8 [i.e. 10], 93, [3], xxii, iii, [1], xxiii-lciv [i.e. xciv], [2],119pp, [1].

[Bound with:] [An untitled pamphlet beginning with the following text: '(From the Globe News-Paper.) 15 June, 1811...The following summary is chiefly confined to a correction of the statements, in some of the public prints, on the morning following the debate on Mr. Grattan's motion...'] [London]. [Printed by Keating, Brown, and Co.], [1811]. ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28224
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[ACTS - GEORGE III]. [Drop-head title:] An Act to continue several laws relating to the allowance upon the exportation of British-made gunpowder; to the giving further encouragement for the importation of naval stores from the British colonies in America; to the further encouraging the manufacture of British sail cloth, and to the duties payable on foreign sail cloth; to the granting a liberty to carry sugars of the growth, produce, or manufacture of any of His Majesty’s sugar colonies, directly into foreign parts, in ships built in Great Britain, and navigated according to law; to the free importation of cattle from Ireland; and to the regulating the fees of officers of the customs, and naval officers in America. London. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1772. Folio. [2], 1127-1131pp, [1]. Disbound. Scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24232
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[ACTS - George III]. [Drop-head title:] An Act to continue several laws therein mentioned relating to the allowing a drawback of the duties upon the exportation of copper bars imported; to the encouragement of the silk manufactures; and for taking off several duties on merchandize exported, and reducing other duties; to the premium upon masts, yards, and bowsprits, tar, pitch, and turpentine; to the encouraging the growth of coffee in His Majesty’s plantations in America; to the securing the duties upon foreign made sail cloth, and charging foreign made sails with a duty; and for enlarging the times limited for executing and performing several provisions, powers, and directions, in Acts of this session of Parliament. London. Printed by Mark Baskett, 1766. Folio. [2], 755-760pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24233