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The Warbling Muses, or Treasure of Lyric Poetry:

WAKEFIELD (Benjamin).

The Warbling Muses, or Treasure of Lyric Poetry:, 1749.

Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind.

LAVATER (John Caspar).

Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge… 1810.

WITH FOUR ENGRAVINGS BY WILLIAM BLAKE

Husbandry and Trade Improv'd:

HOUGHTON (John).

Husbandry and Trade Improv'd:, 1727.

Observations upon some part of Sr Francis Bacon's Natural History as it concernes, Fruit-trees, Fruits, and Flowers:

AUSTEN (Ralph).

Observations upon some part of Sr Francis Bacon's… 1658.

EXPERIMENTS WITH ENGLISH FRUIT

Stet: Poems Selected and New

FREEMAN (Arthur)

Stet: Poems Selected and New, 2020.

Thoughts on the Present Scheme of Extensive Taxation.

Thoughts on the Present Scheme of Extensive Taxation, 1791.

TAXATION TO FUND WAR

The Trade and Navigation of Great-Britain considered:

The Trade and Navigation of Great-Britain considered:, 1730.

The Horse-Hoing Husbandry:

The Horse-Hoing Husbandry:, 1733.

REVOLUTIONARY AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES

Ye Bill of ye Fare.

Ye Bill of ye Fare, 1879.

AN ELABORATE ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPT MENU FOR A DINNER GIVEN IN HONOR OF COLONEL JOHN REEVE (1822-1897) ON NEW YEAR'S EVE 1879

Apologia Cardinalis Bellarmini pro iure principum

WIDDRINGTON (Roger) pseudonym of & [PRESTON (Thomas)].

Apologia Cardinalis Bellarmini pro iure principum, 1611.

An Account of Corsica,

BOSWELL (James).

An Account of Corsica, 1768.

A VERY FINE COPY

The Centaur Not Fabulous. In Six Letters to a Friend on the Life in Vogue.

YOUNG (Edward).

The Centaur Not Fabulous. In Six Letters to… 1783.

"N.B. NOT WORTH READING, EXCEPT THOSE VERY FEW PLACES I HAVE MARKED"

The Vision of Jane Cish which she saw being in a trance on the first of May 1780 being a copy from her own mouth...

[SPIRITUAL VISIONS]. & CISH (Jane)].

The Vision of Jane Cish which she saw… 1793.

THE EXTRAORDINARY MANUSCRIPT ACCOUNT OF THE YOUNG JANE CISH'S HALLUCINATORY VISIONS.

The duty of all to be ready for the future impending Events. A Sermon delivered June 16. 1756. At the second Parish in Lancaster. Occasioned by the General Muster and Inspection of Arms on that Day.

The duty of all to be ready for… 1756.

A WARNING OF WAR AND EARTHQUAKES IN MASSACHUSETTS

Farnace drama. Da rappresentarsi nel Regio Teatro di Hay-Market, per la Reale Accademia di Musica.

BONONCINI (Giovanni).

Farnace drama. Da rappresentarsi nel Regio Teatro di… 1723.

A FINE COPY IN RED MOROCCO

Della origine, progressi e stato del Museo d'anatomia fisiologica, e patologica umano-comparata dell'I. e R. Universita` di Pisa.

CIVININI (Filippo).

Della origine, progressi e stato del Museo d'anatomia… 1841.

Certain sermons or homilies appointed to be read in churches in the time of Queen Elizabeth of famous memory: and now thought fit to be reprinted by authority from the Kings most Excellent Majesty

CHURCH OF ENGLAND

Certain sermons or homilies appointed to be read…

FROM A CHAINED LIBRARY

A Treatise on the Culture of the Pine Apple.

SPEECHLY (William).

A Treatise on the Culture of the Pine… 1779.

A Geographical Historie of Africa,

A Geographical Historie of Africa, 1600.

WILFRED THESIGER'S COPY: FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH.

A Modest Enquiry into the Mystery of Iniquity,

MORE (Henry, D.D.).

A Modest Enquiry into the Mystery of Iniquity, 1664.

FINE COPY IN CONTEMPORARY BLACK MOROCCO

Letters Written During a Short Residence in Spain and Portugal.

SOUTHEY (Robert).

Letters Written During a Short Residence in Spain… 1799.

Eighteenth-century printed ship's log completed in manuscript with an account of a voyage to Venice.

Eighteenth-century printed ship's log completed in manuscript with… 1787.

A VOYAGE FROM FALMOUTH TO VENICE, HAMBURG AND ZANTE

A Discovery of the Impostures of Witches and Astrologers.

BRINLEY (John).

A Discovery of the Impostures of Witches and… 1680.

A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Higher and Middle Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity.

WILBERFORCE (William).

A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System… 1797.

A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE WILBERFORCE LIBRARY AT LAVINGTON

The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont and Mr. John Fletcher. Volume the First. [- Tenth.] Printed under the Inspection of Mr. Theobald.

Beaumont (Francis) & & FLETCHER (John).

The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont and Mr.… 1750.

Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy.

PALEY (William).

Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy, 1785.

An Historicall Discourse of the Uniformity of the Government of England. The First Part. From the first Times till the Reign of Edward the third. [- The Continuation of an Historicall Discourse of the Government of England, until the end of the Reign of Q

[BACON (Nathaniel), using notes left by John Selden].].

An Historicall Discourse of the Uniformity of the…

A KEY WHIG TEXT GIVEN BY ONE WESTMORLAND TORY TO ANOTHER

Hudibras. The First Part.

[BUTLER (Samuel)].

Hudibras. The First Part, 1663.

The Astrolabes of the World (2 vols.)

The Astrolabes of the World (2 vols.), 1932.

[Plans for Plymouth Docks. Drophead title on p. 1:] Notes on the First & Second Draughts. [- Notes on the Eighth Draught.]

PLYMOUTH DOCKS . & [DUMMER (Edmund)].

[Plans for Plymouth Docks. Drophead title on p.… 1698.

VERY RARE ILLUSTRATED PLANS FOR A NEW DOCK AT PLYMOUTH

A Collection of Original Poems and Translations.

A Collection of Original Poems and Translations, 1745.

The Gentle Shepherd,

Ramsay (Allan).

The Gentle Shepherd, 1788.

Tartarian Tales:

GUEULETTE (Thomas Simon).

Tartarian Tales:, 1759.

Gonzalva of Cordova;

FLORIAN (Jean Pierre Claris de).

Gonzalva of Cordova;, 1793.

Trait sur la nature et sur la culture de la vigne:

BIDET (Nicolas). & DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU (Henri-Louis).

Trait sur la nature et sur la culture… 1759.

Filigree lettering and ornamentation. A forgotten book art

BLUMENTHAL Walter Hart

Filigree lettering and ornamentation. A forgotten book art, 1957.

DEAN (John). A True and Genuine Narrative of the Whole Affair relating to the Ship Sussex, as sent to the Directors of the Honourable East India Company; from the Time she was deserted by the Officers, and greatest Part of the Crew, till she was unfortuna

DEAN (John). A True and Genuine Narrative of… 1740.

Letters on the West Indies.

[WILBERFORCE (William).] & WALKER (James).

Letters on the West Indies, 1818.

INSCRIBED TO WILLIAM WILBERFORCE FROM A FELLOW BERBICE COMMITTEE MEMBER

A sammelband volume of fifteen 17th-century funeral sermons.

FUNERAL SERMONS

A sammelband volume of fifteen 17th-century funeral sermons.

Stultifera Navis; The Modern Ship of Fools.

IRELAND (William Henry)

Stultifera Navis; The Modern Ship of Fools, 1807.

MODERN SHIP OF FOOLS

A Discourse of the Grounds and Reasons of the Christian Religion.

[COLLINS (Anthony)].

A Discourse of the Grounds and Reasons of… 1724.

A New Pocket Dictionary of the French and English Languages.

NUGENT (Thomas).

A New Pocket Dictionary of the French and… 1767.

A RARE FRENCH/ENGLISH DICTIONARY