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Some Assistance offered to Parents with respect to the Religious Education of their Children,

DAWSON (Benjamin).

Some Assistance offered to Parents with respect to… 1759.

"IT THEREFORE HIGHLY CONCERNS PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND WELL THE NATURAL PROPENSITIES AND LEADING DESIRES OF THEIR CHILDREN"

Proposals for Raising a Colledge [sic] of Industry of all Useful Trades and Husbandry.

BELLERS (John).

Proposals for Raising a Colledge [sic] of Industry… 1696.

"A VERITABLE PHENOMENON IN THE HISTORY OF POLITICAL ECONOMY" - KARL MARX

Alaric at Rome

ARNOLD (Matthew). & [WISE (Thomas James)].

Alaric at Rome, 1893.

"A FEW COPIES FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY"

Belinda, or The Fair Fugitive. A Novel.

Belinda, or The Fair Fugitive. A Novel, 1789.

"I HAVE LAUGHED 'TILL I AM WEARY...HOW I ENJOY THE FELLOW'S MORTIFICATION, AND ADORE THE GIRL'S SPIRIT"

Engraved portrait of Josephine Grassini printed on silk.

Engraved portrait of Josephine Grassini printed on silk, 1803.

PRINTED ON SILK AND DECORATED WITH SEQUINS

The Daneid, an Epic Poem, in four Books. Written on board his Majesty’s ship La Desirée.

MORRIS (Thomas Linwell).

The Daneid, an Epic Poem, in four Books.… 1803.

WRITTEN AT SEA AND SOLD BY THE AUTHOR'S WIDOW

Thoughts on Poor-Houses,

WANSEY (Henry).

Thoughts on Poor-Houses, 1801.

"THE SICK HAVE FRESH MEAT AND BROTH"

Juvenile Essays, In Verse, With Notes, Critical and Explanatory.

DWARRIS (Sir Fortunatus William Lilley)

Juvenile Essays, In Verse, With Notes, Critical and… 1805.

A RARE COLLECTION OF LITERARY WORKS, SELF-PUBLISHED BY A FUTURE LAWYER, COLONIAL ADMINISTRATOR, AND SLAVE-OWNER

An Elegy on a Family-Tomb.

[BRUNDISH (John Jelliland)].

An Elegy on a Family-Tomb, 1782.

PRESENTATION COPY OF A RARE POEM ON DEATH AND GRIEVING

Tracts, chiefly relating to the antiquities and laws of England.

BLACKSTONE (William).

Tracts, chiefly relating to the antiquities and laws… 1771.

A FINE COPY OF BLACKSTONE’S SHORTER LEGAL WRITINGS

The Fable of the Bees: or, private vices, public benefits. The second edition, enlarged with many additions. As also An Essay on Charity and Charity-Schools. And a Search into the Nature of Society.

MANDEVILLE (Bernard).

The Fable of the Bees: or, private vices,… 1723.

A Visit to a Witch!

[ADDISON (Joseph)].

A Visit to a Witch!, 1820.

"OLD MOLL HAD OFTEN BEEN BROUGHT BEFORE HIM FOR MAKING CHILDREN SPIT PINS, AND GIVING MAIDS THE NIGHT-MARE"

Skeleton of the great Elk,

MÜLLER (William James) artist and ?lithographer.

Skeleton of the great Elk, 1825.

The History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic.

FERGUSON (Adam).

The History of the Progress and Termination of… 1805.

(King James Version). The Holy Bible. Contemporary red morocco, panelled in gilt. Cambridge: John Archdeacon, 1768.

(King James Version). The Holy Bible. Contemporary red… 1768.

The Monk: A Romance.

LEWIS (Matthew Gregory).

The Monk: A Romance, 1807.

A charming English-language edition published in Paris.

Essays, Letters from Abroad, Translations and Fragments.

SHELLEY (Percy Bysshe). & SHELLEY (Mary) editor.

Essays, Letters from Abroad, Translations and Fragments, 1840.

"I PROMISED DR C. A SET OF SHELLEYS WORKS": A PRESENTATION COPY FROM MARY SHELLEY

Child-Birth or, the Happy Deliverie of Women.

GUILLEMEAU (Jacques).

Child-Birth or, the Happy Deliverie of Women, 1612.

THE SECOND ENGLISH MIDWIFERY MANUAL

Chaucer's Romaunt of the Rose, Troilus and Creseide and the Minor Poems. With Life of the Poet by Sir Harris Nicolas.

CHAUCER (Geoffrey).

Chaucer's Romaunt of the Rose, Troilus and Creseide… 1846.

The Cruise:

The Cruise:, 1812.

WRITTEN AT SEA AND WITH AN ACCOUT OF AN ESCAPED AFRICAN SLAVE

Model of the Prison and Holy Office of the Inquisition in Portugal.

YOUNG (W[illiam]).

Model of the Prison and Holy Office of… 1829.

TORTURE ILLUSTRATED

The Description of Bath. A Poem.

CHANDLER (Mary).

The Description of Bath. A Poem, 1736.

"HERE LIES A TRUE MAID, DEFORMED AND OLD" STARK VERSE BY A DISABLED WOMAN

A New View of Society; or, Essays on the Formation of the Human Character Preparatory to the Development of a Plan for Gradually Ameliorating the Condition of Mankind.

A New View of Society; or, Essays on… 1818.

Collection de Cent-Cinquante Gravures représentant et format une suite non-interrompue des Voyages et Aventures surprenantes de Robinson Crusoé.

[DEFOE (Daniel)]. & DUMOULIN (Francois Aime Louis).

Collection de Cent-Cinquante Gravures représentant et format une… 1818.

A PROTO GRAPHIC NOVEL? ROBINSON CRUSOE TOLD THROUGH 150 ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS BASED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE WEST INDIES

Ladies Dress, as it soon will be.

[GILLRAY (James)].

Ladies Dress, as it soon will be, 1796.

"I HAVE SEEN LADIES IN A STATE OF UNDRESS"

The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality.

YOUNG (Edward).

The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, &… 1742.

A UNIQUE COPY IN DODSLEY’S ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS

The Quaker's Meeting.

[QUAKERISM]. After, & HEEMSKERCK (Egbert van).

The Quaker's Meeting, 1723.

"IT IS CURIOUS THAT IMPRESSIONS OF THIS ENGRAVING ARE EXCESSIVELY RARE IN ENGLAND”

A collection of books, prints and broadsides related to the quack doctor, sex therapist and showman, James Graham (1745-1794).

GRAHAM (James).

A collection of books, prints and broadsides related… 1780.

ELECTRICITY, SEX THERAPY AND VEGETARIANISM: THE CURIOUS LIFE AND CAREER OF JAMES GRAHAM.

Register of Children Bound or Assigned by the Overseers and Guardians of the Poor [for the Village of Ashcombe, Devon].

[POOR APPRENTICES].

Register of Children Bound or Assigned by the… 1802.

PARISH RECORD OF POOR CHILD APPRENTICES IN RURAL DEVON

An Essay on the Treatment of Consumptions.

CHARLES (Richard).

An Essay on the Treatment of Consumptions, 1787.

"WHERE IT FAILED I NEVER KNEW MEDICINE SUCCEED”: CURING TUBERCULOSIS WITH MILK AND VEGETABLES

The Works of the Reverend and Learned Divine, Thomas Jackson, D.D. Sometime President of Corpus Christi College in Oxon; Such as were, and such as Never before were Printed. In Three Volumes. With the Author's Life, and a Large and Useful Table to the Who

JACKSON (Thomas, Dean of Peterborough), 1578-1640.

The Works of the Reverend and Learned Divine,… 1673.

BOUND BY MEARNE FOR CHARLES II

An Essay on Manufacturing Milk into Butter and Cheese;

An Essay on Manufacturing Milk into Butter and… 1794.

HOW TO MAKE GOOD CHEESE AND BUTTER IN SCOTLAND

Apocalypsis Apocalypseos; or the Revelation of St John the Divine unveiled.

Apocalypsis Apocalypseos; or the Revelation of St John… 1680.

FROM THE PAROCHIAL LIBRARY OF TRINITY CHURCH, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND

Ring The Alarum Bell.

[FRENCH REVOLUTION].

Ring The Alarum Bell, 1803.

"FIRE, CARNAGE AND UNIVERSAL DEVASTATION": A SENSATIONAL ANTI-REVOLUTIONARY PERIODICAL

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of… 1802.

The Return of Peace. A Poem.

The Return of Peace. A Poem, 1802.

"MY LOSS OF FORTUNE, PARTNER, CHILD - MY ALL!"

Poems on Several Occasions, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect.

GERROND (John).

Poems on Several Occasions, Chiefly in the Scottish… 1802.

VERSE WRITTEN IN AMERICA

The Nineteen Tragedies and Fragments of Euripides. Translated by Michael Woodhull, Esq.

The Nineteen Tragedies and Fragments of Euripides. Translated… 1782.

Pietas Hallensis: or a publick Demonstration of the Foot-Steps of a Divine Being yet in the World: in an Historical Narrative of the Orphan-house, and other charitable Institutions, at Glaucha near Hall in Saxony.

[FRANCKE (Augustus Hermann).

Pietas Hallensis: or a publick Demonstration of the… 1705.

"SARAH HARTWELL / HER BOOK"

Her Book of Sermons Anno Dom 1705.

WATTS (Rev. Thomas), & MILLERD (Rachel) compiler and scribe.

Her Book of Sermons Anno Dom 1705, 1705.

UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT SERMONS BY A TRAGIC CLERGYMAN. COMPILED INTO A HANDSOME VOLUME BY A RACHEL MILLERD

The Advantage of Great Britain Consider'd in the Tobacco Trade.

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"

De occultis pharmacorum potestibus.
Basle, Pietro Perna, 1574

ERASTUS (Thomas).

De occultis pharmacorum potestibus. Basle, Pietro Perna, 1574, 1574.

ON PHARMACOLOGY & THE OCCULT, ANNOTATED BY AN EARLY PHYSICIAN