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Acts of Parliament. Volume containing 32 (of 33) Acts for the session of 1662, comprising: 1. An Act for preventing the Mischiefs and Dangers that...

America. Collection of Acts of Parliament relating to America, mostly 18th century, including: 1. An Act to amend so much of an Act made in the la...

Apothecaries. Four bills and broadsides, 1724, comprising: 1. A Bill for the better Viewing, Searching and Examining of all Drugs, Medicines, Wate...

[Book-collecting]. Book-auction catalogues, 19th & 20th century, comprising: 1. Catalogue of the Fine, Extensive and Valuable Library of the Rt. H...

[Book-collecting]. Library and auction catalogues, 19th and 20th century, comprising: 1. Bibliotheca Chethamensis: sive Bibliocae publicae Mancuni...

[Book-collecting]. Manuscript library catalogue, c.1775-95, 34 leaves + blanks (Britannia watermark with crowned 'GR' royal monogram countermark),...

[Bristol]. The Exercises performed at a Visitation of the Grammar-School of Bristoll on Thursday the 7th of April, MDCCXXXVII. To which are added,...

* Commonwealth of England. Thursday the 17th July, 1651. Resolved by the Parliament, that the fair usually held and kept yearly at James's, within...

Burke (Edmund). [Sammelband of tracts and pamphlets], comprising: 1. Reflections on the Revolution in France, 2nd edition, 4th impression, London:...

Burns (Robert, 1759-1796). 'Burns' Bible. Bible used by the Poet Burns during his last illness at Brow-Well' [so captioned on box], a highly defec...

[Charles II & William III]. Six printed broadsides, 1683-1700: 1. Reasons Humbly offer'd to the Honourable the Commons of England in Parliament As...

[Charles II, King of England]. All the Letters, Memorials, and Considerations, Concerning the offered Alliance of the Kings of England and France,...

* Restoration of Charles II. Wednesday May 9. 1660. Resolved upon the Question by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That all and ever...

Clarendon (Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of). The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England begun in the year 1641, 3 volumes, 1st edition, Oxfor...

Colomboni (Angelo-Maria). Prattica Gnomonica, o vero Tauole, con le quali ciascuno ageuolmente puo? far da se? gli horologi da sole orizontali, ve...

Commonwealth of England. Five Acts of Parliament, 1649-57, 1. An Act for Discovering, Convicting and Repressing of Popish Recusants. At the Parlia...

Commonwealth of England. Four Declarations and Acts of Parliament, 1649-57: A Declaration of the Parliament of England, of their just Resentment o...

Cordelois. Leçons d'Armes ... Du duel et de l'assaut. Théorie complète sur l'art de l'escrime, 2nd edition, Paris: Librairie Militaire de J. Dumai...

Coustard de Massi (Anne Pierre). The History of Duelling. In two parts. Containing the Origin, Progress, Revolutions, and Present State of Duellin...

Dickens (Charles). The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, with Illustrations by Phiz, 1 volume bound in 3, 1st edition, early issue, Chapma...

Dyke (Jeremiah). The Righteous Mans Tower. Or, the Way to be Safe in a Case of Danger, 1st edition, 2nd issue, London: by E. G. for J. Rothwell, 1...

* [Commonwealth of England]. Reasons for the Continuance of the Process of Arrest, for the good of the Common-wealth, [10 June, 1659], single shee...

[English Civil War]. Three Broadsides issuing Parliament Orders, 1647, each a single sheet broadside, the first with 2 orders removing excise duti...

[English Civil War]. Historical Memoires of the Life and Death of that Wise and Valiant Prince Rupert ... Containing a Brief but Impartial Account...

[English Civil War]. The Bloody Treatie: or Proceedings between the King and Prince Rupert. As also, between Pr. Rupert and Capt. Pickering. Who h...

Finé (Oronce). Opere di Orontio Fineo del delfinato: diuise in cinque parti; Arimetica, Geometria, Cosmografis, & Oriuoli (Arimetica part only), 1...

[Franco-Dutch War]. An Exact Relation of the several Engagements and Actions of His Majesties Fleet under the Command of His Highnesse Prince Rupe...

Gaskarth (John). A Sermon Preached before the Right Reverend Father in God, John, Lord Bishop of Bristol, at His Primary Visitation in Bristol, Oc...

Attributed to Thomas Gaspey, or Thomas Skinner Surr. Richmond; or, Scenes in the Life of a Bow Street Officer, drawn up from his private memoranda...

Gibbon (Edward). The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 6 volumes, 3rd edition (volume 1), 1st edition (volumes 2-6), London: W....

Giovio (Paolo). Gli elogi vite brevemente scritte d'huomini illustri di guerra, antichi et moderni, Venice: Francesco Bindoni, 1559, title with wo...

Gray (John). A Treatise of Gunnery, 1st edition, London: William Innys, 1731, diagrams throughout text, engraved folding plate, advertisement leaf...

Gregory the Great (Saint, 540-604). Moralia, omni eruditione sacrarum scripturarum refertissima: cum gemina tabula quarum una alphabetica serie ma...

Heylyn (Peter). The Historie of that most Famous Saint and Souldier of Christ Jesus; St. George of Cappadocia, 1st edition, London: printed for He...

[Hobbes, Thomas]. The History of the Civil Wars of England. From the Year 1640, to 1660. By T. H., [London: no printer], 1679, initial blank possi...

Holcot (Robert). In Proverbia Salomonis Roberti Holcoti, seu Thome Gualesii ... explanationes locupletissime, plurimum historie et fabulamenti ad ...

Hooper (Jacob). An Impartial History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, 1st edition, London: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in ...

James II (King of England). A Proclamation for Dissolving Parliament, printed by Charles Bill, Henry Hills and Thomas Newcomb, 2 July 1687, single...

Jonson (Ben). The Works. Which were formerly printed in two volumes, are now reprinted in one. To which is added a Comedy, called the New Inn. Wit...

Lanteri (Giacomo). Duo libri del modo di fare le fortificationi di terra intorno alle città ed alle castella per fortificarle, Venice: Francesco M...

Latham (Ebenezer). Preparation for Death, and Fitness for Heaven. A Sermon Preached at Uttoxeter, May 26, 1745. On Occasion of the Death of the Re...

London Water-Supply. Four bills and broadsides, 1720-5, comprising: 1. A Bill for Incorporating several Undertakers, for the better Accommodating ...

Lucretius Carus (Titus). De rerum natura libri VI, Florence: Filippo Giunta, 1512, [8], 125, [13], ff., italic letter, frequent marginal pencil li...

[Manley, Delarivier]. Secret Memoirs and Manners of Several Persons of Quality, of Both Sexes. From the New Atalantis, an Island in the Mediterran...

Marine Insurance; South Sea Bubble. Six broadsides, [1720], comprising: 1. Reasons humbly offer'd by the Insurers of Ships and Merchandize, at Sea...

Metalsmithing & Currency. Three broadsides, 1720-7, comprising: 1. The Case of the Working Goldsmiths, in Relation to a Bill now depending in the ...

Pamphlets. A collection of 17 pamphlets, 18th & 19th century, including: 1. Southcott (Joanna) , The Trial of Joanna Southcott, During Seven Days,...

[Poetry]. Sammelband of poetry pamphlets, 18th century, comprising: 1. [Pratt, Samuel]. The Shadows of Shakespeare: a Monody, occasioned by the De...

Prescott (William H.). Works, 13 volumes, mixed editions, 1845-74, engraved frontispiece to each volume, bookplate of Westwick House, Wiltshire, t...

Quin (Frederic Hervey Foster, 1799-1879). Pharmacopoeia Homoeopathica, 1st edition, London: S. Highley, 1834, xx 165 pp., interleaved throughout, ...

Racine (Jean). Theatre de Jean Racine orné de cinquante-sept estampes d'apres les dessins de MM. Prud'hon, Gerard, Girodet, Chaudet, Serangeli et ...

[Restoration Binding]. The Fire of the Altar: or, Certain Directions how to Raise the Soul into Holy Flames, before, at, and after the Receiving o...

Roland (George). A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of the Art of Fencing ... and Continued by Easy and Progressive Lessons, from the Simplest ...

Roland (George). A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of the Art of Fencing ... and Continued by Easy and Progressive Lessons, from the Simplest ...

Roscoe (William, 1753-1831). Catalogue of the very select and valuable library of William Roscoe, Esq. which will be sold by auction....on Monday ...

Ruggiero (Pietro). La militare architettura, overo fortificatione moderna, cavata dall'esperienza et da varie maniere piu pratticabili ... et un t...

[Schmidt, Johann Andreas]. [Leib-beschirmende und Feinden trotz-bietende Fecht-Kunst, oder, Leicht und getreue Anweisung auf Stoss und Hieb zierli...

[Sermons]. Group of sermons and tracts, 17th-19th century, comprising: 1. Mary's Choice, or the Choice of the truly Godly Person opened, and justi...

South Sea Bubble; Fisheries. Four broadsides, c.1720, comprising: 1. Proposals for Establishing the British Fishery, commonly call'd Robin's Fishe...

Boyle (Robert). New Experiments Physico-Mechanical, touching the Spring of the Air, and its Effects, (Made, for the most part, in a New Pneumatica...