AUSTEN (Ralph).
Observations upon some part of Sr Francis Bacon's… 1658.
EXPERIMENTS WITH ENGLISH FRUIT
£1,500
BEVAN (G[eorge] J[ones])
Manual of Directions for Forming and Conducting a… 1819.
HOW TO RUN A SCHOOL ACCORDING TO THE MADRAS SYSTEM
£1,250
BOSWELL (James).
The Essence of the Douglas Cause, 1767.
"A CHEAP AND HURRIED PIRACY GOT OUT TO UNDERSELL THE GENUINE EDITION"
£1,250
BOYLE (Francis, Viscount Shannon).
Several Discourses and Characters address'd to the Ladies… 1689.
“THIRTY IS THE STALE YEAR OF A MAID, AND THE WORST AGE OF A WIFE…BECAUSE A WIFE AT THIRTY IS OLD ENOUGH TO BE UGLY AND YOUNG ENOUGH TO LIVE LONG”
£3,750
BURKE (Edmund).
Reflections on the Revolution in France, 1790.
£950
CAULFIELD (James).
Portraits, Memoirs, and Characters of Remarkable Persons, 1794.
£3,500
[CHILDHOOD OBESITY]
Mrs Everitt and her Son. The Gigantic Infant, 1780.
£1,250
[CHILDREN'S BIBLE].
The Holy Bible Abridged, 1778.
ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S MINIATURE BIBLE NOT IN ESTC
£1,800
COLLINS (Arthur).
The Life of the Great Statesman William Cecil,… 1732.
£1,500
COLLUTHUS OF LYCOPOLIS.
The Rape of Helen, 1731.
“THIS POEM MIGHT HAVE RECEIVED A GREAT ADVANTAGE FROM THE MASTERLY HAND OF MR. POPE” A VERSE TRANSLATION OF THE STORY OF THE ABDUCTION OF HELEN OF TROY FROM THE ORIGINAL BY COLLUTHUS – “ONE OF THE WORST POETS TO COME DOWN TO US”
£2,500
[ELECTIONEERING NOVEL].
Flagel: or a Ramble of Fancy through the… 1768.
"IF SHORT CHAPTERS, ABRUPT DIGRESSIONS, ZIGZAG WRITING, LOW PHRASES, AND A LOOSE INNUENDO POINTED OUT BY TWO OR THREE ASTERISKS, BE ALL THAT ARE REQUIRED TO CONSTITUTE A TRISTRAM SHANDY, FLAGEL MAY BE THAT MAN"
£2,500
ERASTUS (Thomas).
De occultis pharmacorum potestibus. Basle, Pietro Perna, 1574, 1574.
ON PHARMACOLOGY & THE OCCULT, ANNOTATED BY AN EARLY CAMBRIDGE PHYSICIAN
£4,500
[ERSKINE (Thomas)].
Reflections on Gaming Annuities, and Usurious Contracts, 1777.
ANNOTATED BY FRANCIS MASERES
£1,650
ESTLIN (John Prior)
The Nature and Causes of Atheism, 1797.
WITH AN EARLY QUOTATION FROM COLERIDGE
£2,500
EURIPIDES
The Nineteen Tragedies and Fragments of Euripides. Translated… 1782.
£2,000
[FRANCKE (Augustus Hermann).
Pietas Hallensis: or a publick Demonstration of the… 1705.
"SARAH HARTWELL / HER BOOK"
£950
[FRENCH CARICATURES].
A collection of 17 rare French caricatures on… 1805.
HOW THE FRENCH VIEW THE ENGLISH
£15,000
GERROND (John).
Poems on Several Occasions, Chiefly in the Scottish… 1802.
VERSE WRITTEN IN AMERICA
£250
[GIBBES (Phebe)].
Hartly House, Calcutta. In Three Volumes, 1789.
"THE GRAVE OF THOUSANDS": A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF ANGLO-INDIAN LIFE IN THE GUISE OF A NOVEL
£10,000
HOUGHTON (John).
Husbandry and Trade Improv'd:, 1727.
£400
[HOWARD (Frederick, fifth earl of Carlisle)].
Verses on the Death of Lord Nelson, 1806.
BY BYRON'S "PARALYTIC PULING" GUARDIAN - A PRESENTATION COPY TO LORD HOLLAND, WHO ATTEMPTED TO RECONCILE THE AUTHOR WITH HIS WAYWARD CHARGE
£1,250
LA SERRE (Jean Puget de).
The Secretary in Fashion:, 1658.
BOUGHT BY AN ITALIAN VISITOR IN LONDON IN 1661 AND ANNOTATED WITH ITALIAN EQUIVALENTS FOR MANY OF THE ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES
£2,800
LAUDER (William).
A Letter to the Reverend Mr. Douglas, 1751.
"TOO FRANTIC TO BE FRAUDULENT": LAUDER'S "APOLOGY" (DEMANDED BY JOHNSON) FOR ACCUSING MILTON OF PLAGIARISM
£2,200
LAVATER (John Caspar).
Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge… 1810.
£1,800
LEO AFRICANUS.
A Geographical Historie of Africa, 1600.
WILFRED THESIGER'S COPY: FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH.
£30,000
[MEDICAL AND COOKERY RECIPES].
Manuscript book containing culinary and medical recipes from… 1800.
MANUSCRIPT COOKERY AND MEDICAL RECIPES
£4,000
MILTON (John).
Paradise Lost, 1750.
£450
[MINIATURE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT].
Novum Iesu Christi Domini Nostri Testamentum, ex Regiis… 1628.
MINIATURE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT IN AN ENGLISH BINDING FOR THOMAS CLERKE
£3,800
MORTON (Charles).
An Essay towards the Probable Solution of this… 1703.
"PROBABLY THE MOST REMARKABLE THEORY THAT HAS BEEN ADVANCED TO ACCOUNT FOR MIGRATION"
£3,000
[MUSCOVY COMPANY].
Two unpublished reports to King James I, complaining… 1620.
CULMINATING WITH THE TRANSFER OF MANHATTAN TO THE ENGLAND
£12,000
[NEWTON (John)].
An Authentic Narrative of some Remarkable and Interesting… 1764.
THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION OF NEWTON'S REMARKABLE CONVERSION
£17,500
NICOLL (John).
The Advantage of Great Britain Consider'd in the… 1727.
"ENCOURAGING HIS MAJESTY'S PLANTATIONS IN AMERICA, AND OUR NAVIGATION, AND HANDY CRAFTS AT HOME"
£1,800
O'DONOGHUE (Ann Stewart Power, née Lambert).
The Common Sense of Riding. Riding for Ladies… 1887.
£250
[PAINE (Thomas)].
Buff; or, a Dissertation on Nakedness: A Parody… 1792.
"THE GRAND CHORUS OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN IS CHANGED INTO A CAZONETTA ON NAKEDNESS"
£5,000
[POPULAR SONGS].
The Odd Fellows Song-Book and Rum Casket of… 1804.
EARLIEST SURVIVING ISSUE OF THIS “ODD” SONGBOOK
£850
[PRISONS, IRELAND].
An Account of all the Gaols, Houses of… 1819.
"A WRETCHED DUNGEON"
£950
[PRISONS, SCOTLAND].
An Account of all the Gaols, Houses of… 1819.
"CRIMINALS UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH ARE ALLOWED A WARM DINNER"
£950
RANDALL (John).
The Semi-Virgilian Husbandry, Deduced from Various Experiments: or,… 1764.
WITH MANUSCRIPT ANNOTATIONS
£850
RAREY (J. S.).
The Art of Taming Horses, by J. S.… 1858.
£200
RICCOBONI (Marie Jeanne).
The History of Miss Jenny Salisbury;, 1764.
FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF MADAME RICCOBONI'S "LONGEST AND MOST AMBITIOUS NOVEL"
£2,850
ROBINSON (Robert).
The great sin and danger of oppression: Two… 1757.
TWO ANGRY DISSENTING SERMONS ON "WITHHOLDING CORN IN A TIME OF SCARCITY"
£950
SKIRVING (William).
The Husbandman's Assistant;, 1792.
RADICAL HUSBANDRY: UNFINISHED AS THE AUTHOR WAS TRANSPORTED TO AUSTRALIA
£2,500
