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CREECH, William]. Edinburgh Fugitive Pieces . Edinburgh: For William Creech, 1791. 8° (182 x 109mm.). Contemporary sprinkled calf, flat spine ruled in gilt, black lettering piece, blue sprinkled edges, Provenance : Sir James Colquhoun of Luss (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION. -- DUN, - Lord Dun's Friendly and Familiar Advices . Edinburgh, For G. Hamilton and Balfour, 1754. 12mo (165 x 94mm.). Contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt spine, red lettering piece on spine, red sprinkled edges (gilding on spine somewhat worn away, dark stain on upper cover). Provenance : Sir James Colquhoun of Luss (armorial bookplate). -- [ADDISON,Joseph]. The Free-Holder or Political Essays . London: For D. Midwinter and J. Tonson, 1723. 12mo (157 x 94mm.). Half-title (lightly browned throughout, some waterstaining at the end). Contemporary calf, gilt spine, double fillet with fleuron cornerpieces round sides, gilt crest and monogram at centre. -- [DEFOE, Daniel]. The Life, and...Adventures of Robinson Crusoe . London: For T. Woodward, 1747. 12mo (155 x 92mm.). Engraved plates (some browning). Later calf gilt, blue and red lettering pieces on spines, sprinkled edges (a little rubbed). Provenance : Hon. George Agar Ellis (armorial bookplate); and 6 other volumes (British Album, 2 volumes, 1790; Arbuthnot's Miscellaneous Works , 2 volumes, 1770; Chapone's Miscellanies in Prose and Verse , 1789; Lexiphanes , 1774). (11)