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A GENERAL OFFICER. The military mentor. Being a Series of Letters recently written by a general officer to his son, on his entering the army.... London. Printed for Richard Phillips, 1804. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. x, 336pp; iv, 122pp, [40]. With a terminal index and terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to Vol.II. Contemporary mottled calf, ruled and tooled in gilt to spine, with contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and marked, with small losses to head and foot of spines, upper joint of Vol.I cracked, joints of Vol.II starting. Armorial bookplates of Christopher Hamilton to FEPs. Light browning ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22767
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AINSLIE, Whitelaw. Materia indica; or, some account of those articles which are employed by the hindoos, and other eastern nation, in their medicine, arts, and agriculture... London. Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1826. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [7], x-xxiv, 654; xxxix, [1], 604pp. Without half-titles. Modern black half-cloth, marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Occasional ink stamps of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34998
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ALIGHIERI, Dante. The vision; or hell, purgatory, and paradise. London. Printed for John Taylor, 1831. The third edition, with the life of Dante, notes, and an index. 8vo. In three volumes. [8], li, [3], 280pp; [2], ix, [1], 286pp; [4], 271pp, [27]. With half-titles to each volume and a terminal index to Vol.III. Modern burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, with the printed paper labels of the London Library, St. James's Square, to upper board of each volume. Very lightly rubbed. With the regulation book-label and barcode of the London Library to ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35150
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[ALLAHABAD]. Code of municipal laws & rules allahabad municipality. Allahabad. Printed at the Municipal Press, 1892. Quarto. [2], 3, [1], 35, [1], 6, [20], 61-[62], 9-19, [1], 16, 7, [1], 92-94, [21], 3, [1], [7], 21, [1], 3, [1], 9, [1], 15, [1], 11, [3], 11, [1], 9, [1], 4, [2], 2pp. Quarto. Twentieth century light blue cloth boards. Rubbed, lightly marked, a few minute wormholes, spine dulled. Hinges exposed, leaves lightly browned, outer margin of title page trimmed, occasional marginal text ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34967
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ANDREWS, William. Famous frosts and frost fairs in great britain. Chronicled from the Earliest to the Present Time. . London. George Redway, 1887. First edition. Quarto. Limited edition of 400 copies, of which this is copy 37. viii, 91pp, [1]. With half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and two further engraved plates. Original publisher's? gilt-ruled navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities, light staining to lower board, and chipping to head and foot of spine. Bookplate of Peter Dennis Anthes to FEP. ... More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 35475
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AUSTEN, Jane. Sense and sensibility. London. George Routledge and Sons, [s.d., c. 1890?] 8vo. 379pp, [5]. With engraved frontispiece and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, chipping to head and foot of spine. Ticket of Blackwell's, Oxford to FEP. Contemporary inked ownership inscription dated 'Oxford. 1890' to head of title; manuscript list of the novel's Dashwood family to verso of RFEP. Endpapers browned, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28647
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[AUSTEN-LEIGH, Richard Arthur. AUSTEN-LEIGH, Emma]. Jane austen and lyme regis. London. Spottiswoode, Ballantyne and Co. Ltd., 1944. Second impression. 8vo. vi, 58pp. With engraved maps to endpapers, portrait frontispiece of Jane Austen, five further photographic plates depicting relevant locations in Lyme Regis, and several in-text illustrations. Original publisher's pictorial printed paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, with damp-staining to upper wrapper, and toning to spine and edges. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35900
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BAILEY, David. The truck system: a book for masters and workmen. [Bath] and London. [Isaac Pitman] and Fred. Pitman, 1859. First edition. 8vo. 24pp. Original publisher's printed tan wrappers. Lightly browned, soiled. Text-block detached from wrappers, scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso of upper wrapper: 'John Freeman from the Author October 13th 08'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 35024
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BANNATYNE, George. Ancient scottish poems. Published from the MS. of george bannatyne, mdlxviii.. Edinburgh. Printed by A. Murray and J. Cochran. For John Balfour., 1770. First edition. 8vo. xii, 330pp, [2]. With half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, with light surface wear to joints and edges, and some damp-staining to boards. Book-label of J. O. Edwards and early manuscript shelf-mark 'PP. c 34' to FEP. Leaves lightly browned, with occasional light spotting throughout, and heavier spotting and staining to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32733
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BARNES, William. Poems of rural life, in the dorset dialect. With a dissertation and glossary. London. John Russell Smith, 1847. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 411pp, [1]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed. Ticket of bookseller W. George of Bristol to FEP. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Edward Doggett to head of title, modern ownership inscription of R. S. G. Perry to FFEP, library stamp of H. G. Doggett to FFEP. Leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32142
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BARNES, William. Poems, partly of rural life, (In national English.). London. J. R. Smith, 1846. First edition. 8vo. vii, 144pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's brown cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine and edges sunned, lettering-piece chipped. Book- label of Simon Nowell-Smith to FEP, tipped-in autograph of the author to title. Light dust- soiling to endpapers, short marginal tear to initial leaf of text. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32143
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BARNES, William. Poems of rural life, in the Dorset Dialect: with a dissertation and glossary.. London & Dorchester. John Russell Smith, 1844. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 373pp, [2]. With a half-title. Original publisher's brown cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, slight loss to head and foot of spine, joints split at head, lettering-piece heavily worn. Book-labels of Alan Lubbock and Arthur Hull to FEP. Leaves lightly browned, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32144
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BENSON, E. F.. Spook stories collected. Ashcroft, British Columnia. Ash-tree Press, 1998-2005 First edition. 8vo. In five volumes. xviii, 161pp, [6]; xx, 153pp, [6]; xxiii, 198pp, [5]; xxii, 181pp, [6]; xxxii, 342pp, [6]. With half-titles to each volume, a portrait frontispiece of the author to vols. i-iii, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to each volume. Original publisher's black cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine, with original pictorial dustwrapper to each volume. All fine. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 29862
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[BENT, William]. The london catalogue of books, with their sizes and prices. Corrected to august MDCCCXI. London. Printed [by G. Woodfall] for W. Bent, 1811. 239pp, [1].

[Bound with:] [BENT, William]. A modern catalogue of books, with their sizes and prices: containing the books that have been published in london, and such as have been altered in size or price, since the publication of the london catalogue of books, 1811, to the present time, or from august 1811 to september 1812. London. Printed [by G. Woodfall] for W. Bent, 1812. ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33589
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[BLAKE, William]. CUMBERLAND, George. Thoughts on outline, sculpture, and the system that guided the ancient artists in composing their figures and groupes: accompanied with free remarks on the pratice of the moderns, and liberal hints cordially intended for their advantage. To which are annexed twenty-four designs of clasical subjects invented on the principles recommended in the essay by george cumberland. London. Printed by W. Wilson...and sold by Messrs. Robinson, 1796. First edition. Quarto. [4], iii, [1], 48, [2], 49-52pp. With a leaf of publisher's advertisements. With 24 plates; one unsigned, 15 drawn and engraved by Cumberland, eight engraved by William Blake after designs by Cumberland. Uncut in original publisher's limp buff paper boards evidently formed from the reversed sheets of another (unidentified) publication, partially visible within Etruscan key pattern borders. Housed in modern blue paper solander. Extremities marked ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 23339
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BRITTON, John. Catalogue raisonné of the pictures belonging to the most honourable the marquis of stafford, in the gallery of cleveland house... London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme...for the Author, 1808. First edition. 8vo. viii, 147pp, [13]. With two engraved plates. Modern half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, tan cloth boards. A trifle marked, spine sunned. With a terminal contemporary 14pp catalogue of publisher's advertisements, the leaves of which all laid-down. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'To Wm. Owen Esq. R.A. / with the author's compts.' More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26439