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Photo of "The careless husband: a comedy"
CIBBER, C[olley]. The careless husband: a comedy. London [i.e. The Hague]. Printed for T. Johnson, 1721. 8vo. 100pp. Uncut. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's powder blue wrappers, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities rubbed, marked, and creased, loss to head and foot of spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31826
Photo of "Socrates, a dramatic poem."
BUSHE, Amyas. Socrates, a dramatic poem.. London. Printed for the author and sold by R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1758. First edition. Quarto. vii, [1], 98pp, [2]. With terminal blank (O2). Contemporary plain speckled calf, later morocco lettering-piece, gilt. A little rubbed, some cracking to joints at foot, some marking/surface loss to boards, but nevertheless a firmly bound volume, generously margined on good quality paper. With recent book-label to FEP, early inked price (‘5-5’) to head of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30579
Photo of "The history of The life ..."
D'OYLY, Mrs. Catherine. The history of The life and death of our blessed saviour. Southampton. Printed and sold by T. Baker, 1794. First edition. 8vo. vi, 15pp, 8-554, 553-711pp. Uncut in original publisher's buff paper boards, later rebacked in tan cloth. Rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. Early inked ownership inscription of 'Miss S. Newenham' to upper board - a Miss S. Newingham appears in the list of subscribers. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25229
Photo of "Lessons of a governess to ..."
[GENLIS, Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de]. Lessons of a governess to her pupils: or, Journal of the Method adopted by Madame de Sillery-Brulart (formerly Countess de Genlis) in the Education of the Children of M. d'Orleans, First Prince of the Blood-Royal. Published by herself. London. Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1792. First edition in English. In three volumes. xxxvi, 364; xii, 333, [1]; [2], 308pp. Contemporary gilt- tooled mottled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29066
Photo of "Anti-diabo-lady. Respectfully dedicated to all ..."
[COMBE, William]. Anti-diabo-lady. Respectfully dedicated to all the women in her majesty's dominions, in general; and to the best of them in particular, Calculated to expose the Malevolence of the Author of diabo-lady. London. Printed for the Author, and to be had of C. Parker...Mr. Bew, 1777. First edition. Quarto. [2], iv, 17pp, [1]. Late dark green half-morocco, red paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed. Title lightly browned, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29062
Photo of "The farmer's boy; a rural ..."
BLOOMFIELD, Robert. The farmer's boy; a rural poem. London. Printed for Vernor and Hood, 1800. First edition. [2], xvi, 102pp.

[Bound with:] BLOOMFIELD, Robert. Rural tales, ballads, and songs. London. Printed for Vernor and Hood, 1802. First edition. [2], xi, [1], 105pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece.

Quarto. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, later renacked and recornered. Heavily rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, later printed booksellers description and shelf-label to FEP, recent bookplate of Edwin Waterhouse to verso of ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24109
Photo of "An enquiry concerning political justice, ..."
GODWIN, William. An enquiry concerning political justice, and its influence on general virtue and happiness. London. Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson, Pater-noster Row, 1793. 8vo. In two volumes. xiii, [23], 411, [1]; [22], 424pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree calf. Heavily worn, with chipping and loss to spines, corners, boards detached. Title leaf of Vol. I. detached, and certainly, like that that of Vol. II, originally a cancel. Some staining to text, with the early ink inscription of Walter Young to head of the first page of contents of both volumes. Preserved ... More > £ 3,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26138
Photo of "Formulare anglicanum: or, a collection ..."
[MADOX, Thomas]. Formulare anglicanum: or, a collection of antient Charters and Instruments of divers kinds, Taken from the original Placed under several Heads, and Deduced (in a Series according to the Order of Time) from the Norman Conquest, to the End of the Reign of King Henry the VIII. London. Printed for Jacob Tonson...and R. Knaplock, 1702. First edition. Folio. [12], xxxiv, 209, 212-441pp, [11]. Title printed in red and black. With two engraved folding plates. Contemporary panelled calf, calf lettering-piece, recently recornered and rebacked preserving the majority of the original backstrip. Heavily rubbed. Leaves browned and spotted, small hole to leaf C2 with some loss of text and sense, loss to upper corner of leaf Fff2, short marginal tear to leaf Ggg2, very occasional ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31746
Photo of "Sermons on several subjects"
STEPHENS, William. Sermons on several subjects. Oxford. Printed at the Theatre, 1737. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [56], 430, [2]; [8], 455pp, [1]. With a 45 page list of subscribers to Vol. I. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to lower board to Vol. I, without lettering-pieces. Minute worm-track to foot of Vol. I text-block, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31745
Photo of "An address to the public, ..."
[SCHOOLMASTERS]. An address to the public, in behalf of the association among protestant schoolmasters in the North of England, For the support of their Aged Brethren, Widows, and Orphans: In which the Necessity and Utility of that charitable Institution are briefly illustrated... Newcastle. Printed by M. Angus, 1788. Second edition. 8vo. 45pp, [1]. Modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Title page browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30625
Photo of "Memoirs of miss hannah ball"
BALL, Hannah. Memoirs of miss hannah ball. York. Printed for her sister, by Wilson, Spence, and Mawman, 1796. First edition. 12mo. 71pp, [1]. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Remnants of original publisher's powder blue wrappers at spine. Title page and terminal leaf chipped and stained. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31367
Photo of "The two cousins, a moral ..."
[PINCHARD, Elizabeth]. The two cousins, a moral story, for the use of young persons. In which is exemplified the necessity of moderation and justice to the attainment of happiness. By the Author of The Blind Child and dramatic dialogues. London. Printed for E. Newbery, 1794. First edition. 12mo. vii, [1], 144, 4pp. With half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary speckled sheep, gilt. Rubbed, joints split, spine worm. Early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, leaves C6-8 detached, small holes to gutters, later pinned in. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31317
Photo of "Decii Junii Juvenalis et A. ..."
JUVENAL. PERSIUS. Decii Junii Juvenalis et A. Persi Flacci Satyrae. Londini [i.e. London]. Typis J. Brindley, 1744. 12mo. 116pp. With an engraved title page. Contemporary vellum. Extremities lightly rubbed and discoloured. Later inked shelf-mark and armorial bookplate of Edward Gregory to FEP, scattered spotting, occasional pencilled annotations. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 31698
Photo of "An estimate of the manners ..."
[BROWN, John]. An estimate of the manners and principles of the times. London. Printed for L. Davis, and C. Reymers...Printers to the Royal Society, 1758. Seventh edition. 8vo. In two volumes. 221, [3]; 265pp, [5]. Titles in red and black. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to Vol. I and two terminal leaves of advertisements to Vol. II. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Extremities rubbed, corners bumped. Early inked ownership inscriptions to both FEPs and title pages, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 31554
Photo of "The poetry of the world"
[TOPHAM, Edward]. The poetry of the world. London. Printed for J. Bell, 1788. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. vii, [5], 164; [6], 143pp, [3]. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, small worm-tracks to lower joint. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30573
Photo of "Saint anne's hill. A poem"
[CUNNINGHAM, Peter]. Saint anne's hill. A poem. London. Printed [by S. Gosnell] for the author; sold by J. Debrett...and R. Wetton, 1800. First edition. 25, [1], 26-34pp, [1]. With a makeshift frontispiece (almost detached, and not recorded in other copies) consisting of a printed title and an engraving of Fox's villa after Reynolds. ESTC locates copies at just three British libraries (BL, Edinburgh and Oxford), and elsewhere just a single copy, at Harvard. ESTC T47027.

[Bound with:] ADAIR, R[obert]. Sketch of the character of the late duke of devonshire. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23005