1776. Two original lithographs, 220x180 mm, contemporary hand colouring, some faint marginal foxing, displayed in gilt and wash-line mounts. London: Printed for T. Payne and Son... 1778. First Edition. London: Printed for R. Davis, in Piccadilly, and T. Caslon, opposite Stationers-Hall. 1765. Sm. 8vo, 55pp, prelims. and last gathering browned, brown paper wrappers. [London] : New Englishe Library. [1978]. First Edition London : Printed for J. Roberts, near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane 1739. 8vo, 32pp, disbound. London : Printed for W. Johnston, in Ludgate-Street. 1765. First Edition Edinburgh : Printed in the Year 1725. 8vo, 32 pp, top edge trimmed, others uncut, disbound. York : Printed for John Hildyard in Stonegate. 1745. Large paper. London : For J. Jackson & J. Jolliffe... 1745. 8vo, 32 pp, disbound, early signature of “James Stonehouse” on title. [Philadelphia - printed] London : Reprinted for J. Wright... 1798. 8vo, 25, [3] pp, disbound, sugar paper wrappers. London : Printed for J. Wilford in Stationer’s-Court, and sold at the Pamphlet-shops of London and Westminster. 1729 (Price 6d). 8vo, 36 pp, disbound. [London] : John Murray [1977]. First Edition. London : W.H. Dalton, Bookseller to the Queen, 28, Cockspur St. Charing Cross. 1857. 8vo, 72 pp, 2 plates, original green printed wrappers, dust-soiled. London : James Burns, Progressive Library... 1869. 8vo, 14, [2]pp, (ads), 2 plates, errata slip tipped in on p.3, orig. printed wrappers, fine. London : For J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, and A. Millar... 1756. 8vo, lxviii, 172 pp, 1f, 115 pp, 1f, 196 pp, cont. calf, gilt 2-fillet borders, mor. label, joints starting. Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd... and G. & W.B. Whittaker, London. 1823. First Edition Reference: Sabin 91692 London 1730 - 1839. Folio, a nonce collection of Acts of Parliament of which 7 concern Canada and 27 concern the United States. Together 34 items disbound. Bath : T. Boddely [for] J. Leake & G. Frederick... and M. Cooper... 1751. 8vo, [4], 24 pp, disbound. Long Crendon, Bucks : The Seven Acres Press 1926. Small 4to, 12ff, original parchment boards, uncut. The colophon reads “This book is printed and made by hand by Loyd Haberly at Long Crendon. Of 450 copies offered for sale, this is No. 170 .” Haberly usually undertook every aspect of production, from illustrating and papermaking to printing and binding.
4to, pp. [iv], 76, leaf C4 apparently a cancel, modern grey paper wrappers.
The author’s first published work is addressed to George Romney. It marks the beginning of a long, intimate and fruitful friendship between the two.
The author, a native of France, came to England to be gardener to Sir John Stapleton in Yorkshire. He soon moved south and farmed forty acres at Walham Green, close to where Earl’s Court now stands. Here he had a small vineyard, much admired by Peter Collinson who visited in 1765, and also cultivated grasses for cattle food, the subject of the present work, for which he was famous in his day. His brother was John Rocque, the cartographer.
Reference: ESTC T68828 Blanche Henrey 1276 & v.2 pp 609-11
A Pride of Bentleys
Large 4to, 224 pp, profusely illustrated throughout, mainly in colour, originlal cloth, dust wrapper, as new.
A pictorial survey of all the various models, specials, and custom coachwork of the vintage and derby Bentley, in glorious colour.
A Reply to a Pamphlet, entituled, Observations arising from the Declaration of War against Spain, &c. Wherein is shewn, The Absurdity and Wickedness of that Writer’s Considerations on the Management of the War....
Reference: Kress 4460
A Revisal of Shakespear’s Text, Wherein The Alterations introduced into it by the more modern Editors and Critics, are particularly considered.
8vo, xiv. [4], 573 pp, contemporary calf acid-stained in unusual diagonal stripes, expertly re-backed, morocco label, prize label of “The English Grammar School, 75 Grafton Street, Dublin” on front paste-down, a good sound copy.
Reference: ESTC T138280 Jaggard p.146
The text is concerned with a controversy over the election of the Lord Provost. It is signed at the end "I am, Sir, Yours Philo-edin."
Small 4to, viii, 29, [1] pp, 1f (ads.), first leaf dust-soiled, waterstain to lower margin throughout, disbound
Upon the outbreak of the '45 rebellion the author, a zealous whig, formed an association for the defense of the constitution and liberties of the kingdom, and by his efforts raised some £40,000 in aid of the government. He was rewarded shortly afterwards by being translated to Canterbury.
Reference: Sabin 30443 ESTC (1990) t115414
The Treaty of Utrecht was a unilateral treaty ending, without consulting her allies, Britain’s involvement in the War of Spanish Succession, popularly known as “Marlborough’s War”. It marks, however, Britain’s ascendancy to a leading European power.
A survey of Dorsetshire. Containing the antiquities and natural history of that county. ... And a copious genealogical account of three hundred of the principal families. With their Arms fully described and curiously engraved on six folio copper-plates. To which is prefixed a map of the county
A Time of Gifts. On foot to Constantinople: from the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube.
8vo, frontis., [viii], 291 pp, original cloth, dust wrapper, slight dust-stain to rear of wrapper, o/w a fine copy.
The first part of the author’s much lauded travel trilogy
A Treatise on Fire-arms.
Reference: Not in Riling
The author claims to have ‘improved’ upon the deciphering of cuneiform writing done by Sir Henry Rawlinson et al. and links his findings to the symbols of Freemasonry.
This is a mixed edition with Letters 3 and 4 in first edition with title-pages dated 1755.
8vo, xiii, [3], 363, [1] pp, original boards, uncut, sympathetically rebacked in paper, printed label on spine, sl. waterstain on some leaves. Inserted in the front are 4 pages of G.B.Whitaker’s adverts. dated “September 1823” and numbered 1-2 and 15-16.
The author was a long-time resident of Jamaica. The unsigned introduction to the present work, assesses him as a knowledgeable and impartial observer of the Jamaican scene who approves of abolition but is opposed to sudden emancipation, pointing out that though the planters have at times been unfairly accused, their advocates have been to prone to vindicate indiscriminately.
A list may be had on request.
This letter to Richard Mead on Mrs. Stephen’s patent medicine for curing the stone was first published as an appendix to the second edition of Hartley’s pamphlet “De Lithotriptico... Bath 1746”. This is the first separately published edition.
Alla Cantalena de Sancta Maria. [illus. with woodcuts by Loyd Haberly]
Reference: Ransom. p. 420 no.3.
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