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THE 1745 REBELLION -- [Henry FIELDING (1707-1754)]. A Serious Address to the People of Great Britain in which the certain consequences of the present rebellion are fully demonstrated . London: M. Cooper, 1745. (Title slightly thumb-soiled, some light browning.) FIRST EDITION. Rothschild 846. [ Bound with :] A Compleat View of the Birth of the Pretender . London: T. Gardner and M. Cooper, 1744. (Lacks half-title.) ONLY EDITION of this detailed history. [ and :] A Letter from a Gentleman at Edinburgh to his Correspondent at London. Concerning Affairs in Scotland . London: J. English, 1745. (Without half-title.) ONLY EDITION. [ and :] A Journal of the Pretender's Expedition to North Britain . London: J. Collyer, [1745]. ONLY EDITION. SCARCE. ESTC locates 7 copies. [ and :] James DRUMMOND (1713-1746). The Speech of the Honourable James Drummond Esq; commonly called Duke of Perth, at a general council of war held at Brampton . London: M. Cooper, 1746. Half-title. ONLY EDITION. SCARCE. [ and :] Andrew FERGUSON, Captain of General MacDonald's regiment. A Genuine Account of All the Persons of Note in Scotland, who are now engaged in the Service of the Chevalier . [London]: J. Robinson [?1745]. (Title and final leaf soiled.) One of two London editions by J. Robinson reprinted from the Edinburgh edition. SCARCE. Together 6 works in one volume, 8° (190 x 120mm). Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, red speckled edges. Provenance : Thomas Percival (contemporary bookplate, [?]his manuscript list of pamphlets at front).