[ROBINSON (Nicholas)]

A Treatise on the Virtues and Efficacy of a Crust of Bread, Eat early in a Morning Fasting: to which are added, some particular remarks concerning great Cures accomplished by the Saliva, or Fasting-Spittle, as well when externally applied, as when internally given, in the Scurvy, Gravel, Stone, Rheumatism, and divers other diseases, arising from obstructions. By A Physician.

London: Printed for A. and C. Corbett; and sold by J. Crouse, in Norwich, 1763. Fourth Edition, [4], 75, [1]pp., half-title, a little spotting of the text, disbound. Blake, pp.385; This edition not in Wellcome.

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Book number: 38447

Keywords: COOKERY MEDICINE GASTRONOMY FOOD BREAD SCURVY

[GOWER (Richard Hall)]

A Treatise of the Theory and Practice of Seamanship; containing general rules for manoeuvring vessels, with a moveable figure of a ship, so planned that the sails, rudder, and hull may be made to perform the manoeuvres according to rule laid down...

London: Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, 1793. First edition, 8vo, xii, 100pp., folding engraved plate to rear (slightly creased), lacking the volvelle used for illustrating wind direction and the setting of sails that would have been tipped into the front pastedown (as usual), later rather amateurish half calf, patterned boards with label lettered in gilt on upper cover.

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Book number: 41254

Keywords: NAVAL SEAMANSHIP SAILING MARITIME HISTORY

[MOORE (Edward)]

The Trial of Selim the Persian, for Divers High Crimes and Misdemeanours.

London: Printed for M. Cooper. 1748. First Edition, 4to, [iv],20pp., with half-title, upper blank margin of B2 torn away, small single worm pinhole running throughout, recent marbled boards, uncut. Edward Moore (1712–1757), playwright and writer. Moore's anonymous panegyric verse in defence of Lord George Lyttleton (Selim), clearly an attempt to secure his patronage. Foxon, M433.

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Book number: 27546

Keywords: POETRY ENGLISH LITERATURE ANTIQUARIAN

[DWIGHT (Timothy)]

The Triumph of Infidelity: A Poem. Supposed to be Written by Timothy Dwight, D. D. of Greenfield in Connecticut, in 1788.

London: Printed for J. Mathews, 1791. 27, [1 blank]pp., some occasional spotting, disbound.

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Book number: 30697

Keywords: POETRY ANTIQUARIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE AMERICANA PAMPHLETS

[COURT (Pieter de la)]

The True Interest and Political Maxims of the Republick of Holland and West-Friesland. In Three Parts. The First Treating of Liberty in General. Of Manufactures. Fisheries. Traffick Navigation...... Part 11. and 111. Of a Free Navigation, and clearing the Seas.... Of the natural Strength and Fortifications of Holland. And Of its Interest in all Respects as to the Government of a Single Person. Written by John de Witt, and other Great Men in Holland.

London: Printed in the Year, 1702. First English edition, 8vo (200 x 120 mm), lvi, 492, [4] pp., engraved portrait frontispiece of De Witt, with the half-title on the recto, light damp-staining on lower margins of the first 8 leaves, with the 2 blank leaves at end, contemporary panelled calf, some light cracking to upper joint, spine gilt in compartments, lightly chipped at head and tail of spine, red morocco label, a very good copy. This work is a translation of Court's "Aanwissing der heilsams politike Gronden en Maximen van de Republike van Holland", of 1699, which is in turn is an unauthorised revision and enlargement of his "Interest van Holland." of 1662. This translation wrongly attributes the work to Johan de Witt. The work had been circulated in manuscript and was published, without de la Court's permission, by de Witt "without doubt one of the greatest, if not the greatest statesman of his age"- Palgrave. Provenance: From the library of the Earls of Macclesfield with the libraries neat blind-stamp, and the South Library bookplate (1860). Einaudi, 1370; Goldsmith, 3864; Kress, 2344

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Book number: 30662

Keywords: ECONOMICS HOLLAND NAVIGATION POLITICS

[McDOWALL (Andrew, Lord Bankton)]

Two Orders of the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, made the fifth of August last, requiring the Lords of the Session in Scotland to lay before their Lordships, at the beginning of this Session of Parliament, Matters relating to Heretable Jurisdictions and Heretable Sheriff-ships, in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland. Together with the Returns made by the said Lords of Session, Parsuant to the said Two Orders.

Edinburgh: Printed by Robert Freebairn, 1747. First Edition, title soiled, 23, [1] pp., disbound.

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Book number: 32789

Keywords: Politics Economics Pamphlets Scotland

[HARDWICKE (Philip Yorke, Earl of)]

Two Speeches of a Late Lord Chancellor. Printed from an Authentic Copy.

London: Printed for J. Almon, 1770. First edition, [2], 5-64pp., disbound.

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Book number: 33147

Keywords: POLITICS Military PAMPHLETS

[WOMOCK (Laurence)]

Two treatises the first, proving both by history & record that the bishops are a fundamental and cssential [sic] part of our English Parliament: the second, that they may be judges in capital cases. [With:] Answer to the gentleman's letter to his friend: shewing that bishops may be judges in causes capital.

London: Printed by Tho. Braddyll for Robert Clavell, 1680. First edition, folio (310 x 190 mm), 2 parts in one, [2], 14; [2], 21, [1]pp., small hole in final leaf touching one word, later plain buff wrappers. "An answer to the gentleman's letter to his friend: shewing that bishops may be judges in causes capital" has a separate dated title page, pagination and register. It was apparently not published separately. Wing, W3355 & W3333.

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Book number: 38163

Keywords: CHURCH OF ENGLAND THEOLOGY

[MORE (Hannah)]

The Two Shoemakers. In Six Parts.

London: Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41, and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : And J. Hatchard, No. 190, Piccadilly ; Bath : By S. Hazard : And by all Booksellers, newsmen, and hawkers, in town and country, [c. 1810.] 12mo, 84pp., woodcut to title page, disbound. A Cheap Repository Tract.

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Book number: 40046

Keywords: CHAPBOOKS CHEAP REPOSITORY TRACT RELIGIOUS TRACT EDUCATION HAWKERS NEWSMEN JUVENILE POETRY

[MORE (Hannah)]

The Two Soldiers.

London: Sold by J. Evans & Son (printer to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts); J. Hatchard; J. Binns, [c. 1805.] 8vo (175 x 115 mm), 16pp., woodcut vignette to title, disbound. A Cheap Repository Tract.

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Book number: 40072

Keywords: CHAPBOOKS CHEAP REPOSITORY TRACT RELIGIOUS TRACT EDUCATION HAWKERS NEWSMEN JUVENILE CHILDREN'S BOOKS

[HERON (John)]

[Two works bound in one.] An Account of the Donations to the Parish of Newark upon Trent, in the County of Nottingham. By a Parishioner. London: Printed for the Use of the Parishioners, 1748. First edition, vii, [1], 80pp. [Bound with:] Churchwardens. An Address to the Parishioners of Newark upon Trent.

[London? s.n. 1748.] First edition, drop-head title, 15, [1]pp., dated and signed in letterpress at end: John Heron, 13th. March 1748. 2 Works bound in one, 4to, contemporary panelled calf, with red morocco inlay lettered in gilt "Mr. Bryan Cumberland", rubbed, a rather crude repair to upper joint. The second work appears to be particularly rare with ESTC locating a single copy at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.

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Book number: 40301

Keywords: Nottinghamshire Newark British Topography Church History

[JUN (J. C.)]

The United States and Canada, as seen by two brothers in 1858 and 1861.

London: Edward Stanford, 1862. First edition, 8vo, [4], 137, [1]pp., folding map to rear (tears to folds), orig. publishers brown cloth, damage to upper spine and lower joint.

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Book number: 39664

Keywords: AMERICANA

[POLLEN (John) Editor]

Universal Catalogue of Books on Art. South Kensington Museum.

Burt Franklin, New York. (Reprint of the 1870-77 Edition) 1968. 3 Vols., large 8vo, 1030; 1158; 655pp. orig. cloth (vol. 2 shows very slight signs of water staining). Covers painting, sculpture, architecture, mosaics, enamels, archaeology, coins, anatomy, and photography; also includes books on history, criticism, and instruction in the practice of art.

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Book number: 16258

Keywords: ART

[SADA¯NANDA YOGI¯NDRA]

The Vedanta-sara translated by Dr. J. R. Ballantyne, Principal Sanskrit College, Benares, with an Introduction, Notes, and an Examination of its contents.

Madras: Printed at the S. P. C. K. Press, Vepery; The Christian Literature Society for India: London and Madras, 1898. First edition, 8vo (207 x 135 mm), iv, 136pp., 7pp. of "Publications for Indian Readers.", included in the collation, original cloth-backed printed boards somewhat stained, text clean throughout, a good copy. "The Vedanta, the highest conclusion of Indian thought, is based on a mistaken and pessimistic view of life; on a formulated dogma unsupported by any evidence and untaught in the hymns of Rig-Veda: the whole an elaborate and subtle process of false reasoning." Rev. T. E. Slater, Studies in the Upanishads, p.47.

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Book number: 35800

Keywords: Hindoostanee LANGUAGES

[VAUBAN (Sebastien le Prestere de)]

Veritable Maniere de bien Fortifier de Mr. de Vauban. Où l'on voit de quelle methode on se sert aujourd'hui en France, pour la fortification des places. Le tout mis en ordre Par M. l'Abbé Du Fay Et le Chevalier de Cambray. Nouvelle édition corrigée & augmentée de la moitié.

Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier, 1702. New revised and enlarged edition, 2 vols., 8vo, [2], 89, [7]; 147, [3]pp., titles printed in red and black with vignette, engraved frontispieces and one folding engraved plate to volume one, 8 folding engraved geometrical plates and 20 folding engraved plates marked from A to X at the end of the second volume, plates with neat library blind stamp, numerous woodcuts in the text, some occasional spotting, calf calf, rubbed, upper cover detached. Sebastien le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), engineer and military architect, member of the French academy of sciences and Marshal of France, was Commissioner General of fortifications from 1678 to 1703. He is known as one of the greatest military engineers of all times and one of the greatest figures of France during the reign of the Sun King. Provenance: Ownership inscription to front endpapers of J. Boudrillon (1737); Jeff. Hogg, Univ. Coll. Oxon.

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Book number: 41059

Keywords: MILITARY WAR FORTIFICATION ARMY