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[PRIOR, Matthew]. Poems on Several Occasions. London. Printed [by John Watts] for J. Tonson, and J. Barber, 1725. In two volumes. [26], 231, [5]; 259pp, [5]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. ESTC T75636.

[Uniformly bound with:] [PRIOR, Matthew]. Poems on Several Occasions...Volume III. London. [s.n.], 1727. Second edition. [8], xii, [2], 48, 47-70, 73-129, [1]; [8], 54pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. ESTC T75647.

12mo. Contemporary gilt tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Heavily rubbed, joints starting, chipping to spines, loss to ... More >
£ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27331
[PRIOR, Matthew]. Poems on several occasions. London. Printed for Jacob Tonson...and John Barber, 1718. First subscriber's edition. Folio. Large paper copy. [42], 506pp, [6]. Printed on fine paper with the Strasbourg Arms watermark of a fleur-de-lys surmounting a shield. With a list of subscribers, an engraved frontispiece, and numerous engraved vignettes/initials. Contemporary panelled calf, recently rebacked and recornered, preserving contemporary red calf lettering-piece. Boards worn. Recent book-label of Peter Scupham to FEP, offsetting to title page, damp-staining to foot of text-block. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27449
[PRIOR, Matthew]. Poems on Several Occasions. London. Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1713. 12mo. [28], 248pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary panelled calf. Rubbed, spine sunned. Recent book-label of David Stather to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription of 'Will. Morrice' to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28490
[PRIOR, Matthew]. Poems on Several Occasions. London. Printed for J. Tonson, 1721. 12mo. In two volumes. [26], 267, [5]; 238pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Inked ownership inscription to verso of frontispiece: E. Lib. Ph: Hunt / Trin: Coll: / Cantab. 1798.', worm-track to foot of intial gathering of Vol. I, foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32261
[PSALMODY]. DRUMMOND, George Hay. Select portions of the new version of psalms... London. Printed for W. Miller, 1790. First edition. 12mo. [4], 129pp, [1]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled navy straight-grain morocco, A.E.G. Heavily rubbed. Marbled endpapers, bookplate of the Bath Reference Library to FEP, with their occasional blind-stamps throughout, gutter of initial gathering and head of final gathering damp-stained. Inked inscription to verso of FFEP: 'Edward William Auriol Drummond Hay / March 13. 1791. / The Gift of his Uncle G. ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 15397
[PSALTER. English], STERNHOLD, Thomas. HOPKINS, John.. The Whole Book of Psalms, Collected Into English Metre, By Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and Others; Conferred with the Hebrew... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1787. 8vo. [128]pp. [Bound with:] [PSALTER] BRADY, N. TATE, N.. A New Version of the Psalms of David, Fitted to the Tunes Used in Churches. London. Printed by J. March and Son for the Company of Stationers, 1792. 237pp. Finely bound in deep navy blue morocco, gilt ruling to spine and boards, winged cherubim device to spine compartments. A.E.G. Marbled endpapers. Slight touching up to spine, else ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 10222
[QUAKERISM]. A journal of the life, travels, and gospel labours, of that faithful servant and minister of christ, job scott. New York printed: London reprinted. James Phillips & Son, 1798. New edition. 12mo. [2], xiii, [1], 293pp, [3]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split, some surface loss to spine, corners bumped. Pencil trials and worm tracks to endpapers, scattered foxing. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26260
[QUEEN ANNE]. [Drop-head title:] By the Queen, a proclamation, For the Careful Custody and well Ordering of the New River brought from Chadwell and Amwell to the North Part of the City of London. London. Printed by Charles Bill, 1703. Dimensions 350 x 460 mm. Single leaf broadside. Black letter, engraved royal arms at head, and a large historiated initial. Several old horizontal and vertical folds, later naive paper repairs to verso, slight loss to upper left-hand corner. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33205
RABELAIS, François. The work of Francis Rabelais... London. Printed for T. Evans, 1784. 12mo. In four volumes. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Recent brown cloth, lettered and stamped in gilt. Minor shelf-wear. Near contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of William Johnston to head of all titles, later inked ownership inscription of P. Carson to front blank fly-leaf of Vol. I. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 23313
RACK, E[dmund]. Poems on several subjects. London. Printed for Richardson and Urquhart...and T. Letchworth, 1775. First edition. 12mo. vii, [1], 121pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, some surface loss to lower boards, joints starting, loss to head and foot of dulled spine. Marbled endpapers, initial gathering dampstained, occasional short tears to margins, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33719