ANSWER TO MR. PITT'S SPEECH, of ... May 7, 1793, against a Reform o
1793. AN ANSWER TO MR. PITT'S SPEECH, of ... May 7, 1793, against a Reform of Parliament.... London: For J. Ridgeway, 1793. 60 p. Lacks half title. Removed. Very good. Item #11793
Travel/Topography
DECLARATION and Vindication of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons
1660. A DECLARATION and Vindication of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common-Councell Assembled. [London:] By James Flesher, 1660. 4to. [2], 26 p. Text partly in black letter. Modern cloth. Bottom margin of title torn with loss of part of date. Wing D559. Item #12891
DIFFERENCE Between Mr. E---- and the Protestant Dissenting Minist
1702. THE DIFFERENCE Between Mr. E---- and the Protestant Dissenting Ministers of D---- truly Represented. [Dublin? 1702?] 4to. 13 p. Caption title. Trimmed closely on a few leaves, but without loss. Contemporary notation on first leaf "Ex lib: Ni: Knight...." On Thomas Emlyn's theological dispute in Dublin. ESTC T301337 attributes..... Item #10302
INTERCEPTED LETTERS. Letters Intercepted on Board the Admiral Aplin,
1804. INTERCEPTED LETTERS. Letters Intercepted on Board the Admiral Aplin, Captured by the French; and Inserted by the French Government in the Moniteur.... London: By A. Wilson, 1804. iv, 107 p. Removed. Very good. Item #11790
LETTER TO THE AUTHOR of the Vindication of the Ecclesiastical
1688. A LETTER TO THE AUTHOR of the Vindication of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, Concerning the Legality of that Court. [Oxford, 1688]. 4to. 8 p. Caption title. Removed. Wing L1727. Item #7956
MEMORIAL Presented to the King of Great-Britain, by M. Wesselofski
1720. A MEMORIAL Presented to the King of Great-Britain, by M. Wesselofski the Czar's Resident at London, on the 14th of December, 1719.... [London]: By Sam. Buckley, 1720. 51 p. Removed. Title dust-soiled, else very good. Signature of William Mead, Waver Bridge, 1798, on blank leaf at end. On relations..... Item #11366
OLD AND MODERN WHIG Truly Represented. Being a Second Part of his
1702. THE OLD AND MODERN WHIG Truly Represented. Being a Second Part of his Picture. And a Real Vindication of His Excellency the earl of Rochester, His Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Ireland .... London: Printed in the Year 1702. 4to. [2], 69 [i.e., 65] p. Removed. Has been attributed to..... Item #10305
SHORT ACCOUNT of a Late Short Administration
1807. A SHORT ACCOUNT of a Late Short Administration. London: For James Ridgway, 1807. 14 p. Removed. Fine. First edition. Attributed to Francis Horner. Kress B.5255, recording the second edition. Item #11786
SOME PAPERS Given in by the Commissioners of the Parliament of Scotlan
1646. SOME PAPERS Given in by the Commissioners of the Parliament of Scotland, to the ... Parliament of England ... Concerning the Disposing of His Majesties Person. Edinburgh: By Evan Tyler, 1646. 4to. [2], 30 p. Modern cloth. Text a bit browned. Wing S1344A. Item #12889
WHOLE PROCEEDINGS AND RESOLUTIONS of the Freeholders of the County
1800. THE WHOLE PROCEEDINGS AND RESOLUTIONS of the Freeholders of the County of Middlesex, at a Meeting ... at Hackney ... Oct. 29, 1800 ... Alarming High Price of Provisions ... The Prospect of Famine.... London: By W. Hughes, Smithfield, for J. S. Jordan, 1800. [2], 22 p. Removed. A...... Item #11800
Journey in Brazil
1868. AGASSIZ, LOUIS, and ELIZABETH AGASSIZ. A Journey in Brazil. Boston, 1868. xix, 540 p. Illus. Plates. Cloth. Front inner hinge loose. A later printing. Item #8479
Ismailia. A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the S
1874. BAKER, SAMUEL W. A Ismailia. A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade. Organized by Ismail, Khedive of Egypt. London: MacMillan and Co., 1874. 2 vols. viii, 448 p. + 55 p. publisher's cat.; viii, 588 p. 2 maps, numerous plates. Publisher's..... Item #14068
Short Account of that Part of Africa, Inhabited by the Negroes
1762. [BENEZET, ANTHONY]. A Short Account of that Part of Africa, Inhabited by the Negroes. With Respect to the Fertility of the Country; the good Disposition of many of the Natives, and the manner by which the Slave Trade is carried on ... in order to show the Iniquity of..... Item #8725
Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island, and Memo
1768. BOSWELL, JAMES. An Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island, and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly, London, 1768. xxi, [3], 382 p. plus final blank 2A8. Leaves E2 and Z3 cancellanda, as usual. Large folding map..... Item #14539
Bristol. The City Charters. Containing the Original Institution of May
1736. BRISTOL (ENG.). Bristol. The City Charters. Containing the Original Institution of Mayors, Recorders, Sheriffs, Town-Clerks ... and the Ancient Laws and Customs of the City.... [Bristol]: Felix Farley, J. Wilson, P. Brown..., 1736. 4to. 297, [13] p. Contemporary lightly diced calf, very skillfully rebacked in period style. Plate and..... Item #6547
Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq. into
1790. BRUCE, JAMES. An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq. into Abyssinia, to Discover the Source of the Nile. Abridged . . . by Samuel Shaw. New York: For Berry and Rogers, 1790. 12mo. 380, 4 p. Engraved folding map, "Africa," by T. Jefferys. Contemporary sheep, neatly..... Item #14171
Letter from ... to a Member of the National Assembly
1791. BURKE, EDMUND. A Letter from ... to a Member of the National Assembly; in Answer to some Objections to his Book on French Affairs.... London: J. Dodsley, 1791. [4], 74 p. Removed. Fine. Second edition. Todd 54e. Item #6356
Substance of the Speech of ... in the Debate on the Army Estimates
1790. BURKE, EDMUND. Substance of the Speech of ... in the Debate on the Army Estimates, in the House of Commons.... London: J. Debrett, 1790. [2], 36, [2] p. Removed. Ads misbound. Second edition. Todd 52b. Item #6355
Two Letters Addressed to a Member of the Present Parliament, on the
1797. BURKE, EDMUND. Two Letters Addressed to a Member of the Present Parliament, on the Proposals for Peace with the Regicide Directory of France. Philadelphia: For William Cobbett, and J. Ormrod, by Bioren and Madan, 1797. 64, 22 p. Stitched, as issued. Piece torn from upper blank margin of title..... Item #9140
First Footsteps in East Africa; or, An Exploration of Harar
1856. BURTON, RICHARD F. First Footsteps in East Africa; or, An Exploration of Harar. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1856. xxxviii, [2], 648 p. + 24-p. publishers cat. 4 color plates and 2 maps. Bound without the suppressed fourth appendix, as usual. Publisher's red cloth. Neat early restoration of..... Item #14044
Naval History of Great Britain, including the History and Lives of the
1813. CAMPBELL, JOHN. Naval History of Great Britain, including the History and Lives of the British Admirals. London: For John Stockdale, 1813. 8 vols. 8 ports., 11 maps and charts. Modern cloth over contemporary boards, modern calf spines. Rather heavy offsetting from the plates, most noticeable on each titlepage, else..... Item #13077
New and Accurate Map of Quebec and its Boundaries
1781. (CANADA--MAP). A New and Accurate Map of Quebec and its Boundaries; from a Late Survey. [London, 1781]. 34 x 40 cm. Uncolored. Part of one blank margin cut away where bound, fold marks, else very good. From the southern part of Labrador to the tip of Long Island. Phillips..... Item #866
History of Wales. Comprehending the Lives and Succession of the
1697. (WALES). Caradoc, of Llancarvan. The History of Wales. Comprehending the Lives and Succession of the Princes of Wales, from Cadwalader the Last King, to Lhewelyn the Last Prince, of British Blood.... London: By M. Clark, for the author, and R. Clavell, 1697. [40], xxiii, [1], 398, [18] p. Contemporary..... Item #10626
Kort Verhaal ... op Zijn Reys met Francois Drake Overgekomen
1706. (DRAKE, FRANCIS). Carder, Peter. Kort Verhaal ... op Zijn Reys met Francois Drake Overgekomen .... Leyden: Pieter vander Aa, 1706. Fol. 8 cols. Illus. Folding map. Modern boards. Some browning, else fine. Carder's account of his wreck in the Straits of Magellan while a member of Sir Francis Drake's..... Item #7896
His Majesties Letter and Declaration to the Sheriffes and City of Lond
1642. CHARLES I. His Majesties Letter and Declaration to the Sheriffes and City of London. January 17. 1642. Oxford: By Leonard Lichfield, January 18, 1642. 4to. [2], 6 p. Modern cloth. Wing C2385B? Item #12890