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MENDES DA COSTA, EMANUEL. Natural History of Fossils. London, 1757. 4to, modern half calf, uncut, title slightly soiled, some spotting, lacks list of subscribers. FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispiece. Roth, p. 410 (B20, no. 25) -- MENDES DA COSTA, E. Elements of Conchology: or, an introduction to the knowledge of Shells. London, 1776. Contemporary tree calf, covers detached, plates offset. FIRST EDITION, 7 folding engraved plates. Nissen ZBI2784; Roth, p. 412 (B20, no. 41) -- MENDES DA COSTA, JACOB. The Proceedings at Large in the Arches Court of Canterbury between Mr. Jacob Mendes Da Costa, and Mrs. Catharine Da Costa Villa Real, both of the Jewish Religion, and Cousin Germans. Relating to a Marriage Contract. [London,] 1734. Contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, new endpapers, remains of tape stains on sides, corners worn. Engraved portrait. Roth, p. 249 (B3, no. 11) -- A Letter addressed to the Overseers of the Portugueze Jewish Synagogue, in Bevismarks, London, upon their extraordinary conduct in the dispute between Mr. Ximenes and Mr. Joshua Lara. London, 1772. New half calf, badly stained and the paper strengthened. Roth, p. 271 (B5, no. 11) -- MONTAGUE, EDWARD WORTLEY. Memorial of...written...in French...against Abraham Payba, a Jew by Birth, who assumed the fictitous name of James Roberts. Translated into English....London, 1752. New half calf. Roth, p. 250 (B3, no. 17) -- KAUFERLING, W. Geschichte der Juden in Portugal. Leipzig, 1867. Modern quarter calf, first five leaves cut round and mounted with marginal losses, other leaves brittle -- The Anglo-Arabic Primer and Vocabulary. Malta, 1832. 12mo, modern quarter roan -- HORNE, GEORGE. Sound Argument dictated by Common Sense; in answer to Nathaniel Brassey Halhed's testimony of the authenticity of the Prophecies of Richard Brothers, and his pretended Mission to recall the Jews...Third Edition. Oxford, n.d. [c. 1795]. New wrappers. Half-title. Roth, p. 384 (B17, no. 34, presumably the first edition) -- TAYLOR, THOMAS. Additional Testimony given to vindicate the truth of the Prophecies of Richard Brothers. London, 1795. 12mo, extracted from a larger work, new cloth. Roth, p. 385 (B17, no. 45) -- An Impartial Account of the Prophets, in the beginning of this century...in a letter to a friend. London, 1795. 12mo, extracted from a larger work, quarter cloth -- BERNALDO DE QUIROS, F.T. The Spanish Jews. [Madrid, 1972]. Paper wrappers. All 8vo unless otherwise stated (11)
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MENDES DA COSTA, EMANUEL. Natural History of Fossils. London, 1757. 4to, modern half calf, uncut, title slightly soiled, some spotting, lacks list of subscribers. FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispiece. Roth, p. 410 (B20, no. 25) -- MENDES DA COSTA, E. Elements of Conchology: or, an introduction to the knowledge of Shells. London, 1776. Contemporary tree calf, covers detached, plates offset. FIRST EDITION, 7 folding engraved plates. Nissen ZBI2784; Roth, p. 412 (B20, no. 41) -- MENDES DA COSTA, JACOB. The Proceedings at Large in the Arches Court of Canterbury between Mr. Jacob Mendes Da Costa, and Mrs. Catharine Da Costa Villa Real, both of the Jewish Religion, and Cousin Germans. Relating to a Marriage Contract. [London,] 1734. Contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, new endpapers, remains of tape stains on sides, corners worn. Engraved portrait. Roth, p. 249 (B3, no. 11) -- A Letter addressed to the Overseers of the Portugueze Jewish Synagogue, in Bevismarks, London, upon their extraordinary conduct in the dispute between Mr. Ximenes and Mr. Joshua Lara. London, 1772. New half calf, badly stained and the paper strengthened. Roth, p. 271 (B5, no. 11) -- MONTAGUE, EDWARD WORTLEY. Memorial of...written...in French...against Abraham Payba, a Jew by Birth, who assumed the fictitous name of James Roberts. Translated into English....London, 1752. New half calf. Roth, p. 250 (B3, no. 17) -- KAUFERLING, W. Geschichte der Juden in Portugal. Leipzig, 1867. Modern quarter calf, first five leaves cut round and mounted with marginal losses, other leaves brittle -- The Anglo-Arabic Primer and Vocabulary. Malta, 1832. 12mo, modern quarter roan -- HORNE, GEORGE. Sound Argument dictated by Common Sense; in answer to Nathaniel Brassey Halhed's testimony of the authenticity of the Prophecies of Richard Brothers, and his pretended Mission to recall the Jews...Third Edition. Oxford, n.d. [c. 1795]. New wrappers. Half-title. Roth, p. 384 (B17, no. 34, presumably the first edition) -- TAYLOR, THOMAS. Additional Testimony given to vindicate the truth of the Prophecies of Richard Brothers. London, 1795. 12mo, extracted from a larger work, new cloth. Roth, p. 385 (B17, no. 45) -- An Impartial Account of the Prophets, in the beginning of this century...in a letter to a friend. London, 1795. 12mo, extracted from a larger work, quarter cloth -- BERNALDO DE QUIROS, F.T. The Spanish Jews. [Madrid, 1972]. Paper wrappers. All 8vo unless otherwise stated (11)