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YOUNG, Rev. Robert Newton. Worship and war. A sermon, preached in the wesleyan chapel, halifax place, nottingham, on the day of fasting and humiliation. Nottingham. Printed and sold by J. Howitt, [1857?]. First edition. 8vo. 24pp. Modern tan cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Original publisher's printed mauve upper wrapper bound in. Extremities a trifle rubbed and marked. Bookplate of Nottingham Public Libraires to FEP, with their occasional ink-stamps throughout, wrapper worn. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33888
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WETHERELL, Elizabeth. Queechy. London. The Masterpiece Library, "Review of Reviews" Office, [s.d., c. 1900] 8vo. 60pp, iv. With a terminal catalogue of advertisements. Original publisher's printed blue paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, with toning to edges, spotting to wrappers, staples rusted and partially exposed under upper wrapper, and small losses to head and foot of spine. Leaves lightly browned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34718
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[VICTORIA POLICE DEPARTMENT]. Report from the select committee on police, together with the proceedings of the committee, Minute of Evidence, and appendix, ordered by the council to be printed, 17 september, 1852. Melbourne. Printed by John Ferres, at the Government Printing Office, 1852. First edition. Folio. x, 66pp. Printed on powder blue paper. Stitched, as issued. Title page and verso of terminal leaf a trifle marked, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 35188
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TOUNY-LÉRYS. Mimi et Nina. Toulouse. Editions de la Revue (Gallia), 1902. First edition. 8vo. [8], 160pp, [4]. Original publisher's illustrated wrappers by Edmund Dulac. A trifle rubbed, chipping to head and foot of dulled spine. Leaves browned, text-block working loose, several gatherings protruding. Presentation copy, near contemporary inked inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34742
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TOTHILL, William. The transactions of the high court of Chancery, Both by Practice and President; With the Fees thereunto belonging, And all special Orders in extraordinary Cases, which are to be found in the Registers Office as they are quoted by Terms, Years, and Books. London. Printed for R. Best and J. Place, 1671. 8vo. [8], 192, 225-240, 209-224, 257-288pp. Text complete despite erratic pagination. Later gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joint starting, corners exposed. Marbled endpapers, leaves browned, later inked ownership inscriptions to front blank fly-leaf, title page, and initial leaf of text. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25201
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TEGETMEIER, W[illiam] B[ernard]. Pheasants: their Natural History and Practical Management. London. Horace Cox, 1881. Second edition. Large quarto. iv, [2], 142pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 12 engraved plates, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and five terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's decorative navy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Charles R. C. Hilbert to FEP, later inked ownership inscription of Henry Williamson to recto of FFEP, marginal worm-tracks to ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27141
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STEWART, Alexander. Elements of galic grammar. In four parts: I. Of Pronunciation and Orthography. II. Of the Parts of Speech. III. Of Syntax. IV. Of Derivation and Composition. Edinburgh. Printed by C. Stewart & Co., 1801. First edition. 8vo. 4, 8, 179pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-ruled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, carmine edges. A trifle rubbed, some surface loss to upper board. Later paper shelf-label of Cortachy Castle to FEP, early ownership inscription of David Ogilvy Arlie to title page. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34747
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SMITH, Lydia B.. Songs of granada and the alhambra. With other Poems.. London. Saunders and Otley, 1836. First edition. 8vo. [2], xi, [2], 231pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled black straight-grain morocco, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, with light wear to joints and edges, complete surface loss to head of spine, joints cracked. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34531
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SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. Miscellaneous Poems. London. William Benbow, 1826. 8vo. [2], 144pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Later full calf, ruled in gilt and blind, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked, upper board sunned. Bookplate of John A. Radford to FEP, leaves browned and stained, title and frontispiece chipped, and small marginal loss to upper edge of terminal leaf. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31162
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[SCILLY ISLES]. A great victory Obtained by the kings forces in the West of england At the Island of Silley. And the full particulars of the great and bloudy Fight between the Parliaments Forces and the Cavaleers, with the manner how they surprised the said Island, and took Prisoners...Also, Another bloudy Fight at Scarbrough Castle in York-shire, between the Kings Forces, and the Parliaments, upon their sallying out of the Castle, and surprizing their Guards, and the number killed and taken prisoners. [s.i.]. Printed in the Year, 1648 Sole edition. Quarto. [2], 6pp. Modern vellum- backed boards (reusing an old document fragment), titled to spine. Interleaved with later paper, neat glassine reinforcement to gutter margins, some spotting to text. Several manuscript dates and shorthand annotations to the margins of title and text proper, in the manner of, and likely made by, John Rushworth. With the bookplate of Fairfax of Cameron to FEP. More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 33383
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ROSSETTI, Christina Georgina. The poetical works of christina georgina rossetti. London. Macmillan and Co., 1904. First edition. 8vo. lxxiii, 507pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Contemporary blind-ruled black morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, with gilt initials B.E.C. to upper board. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Contemporary inked gift inscription addressed to Blanche E. Cheekley to first blank fly-leaf. Overall a fine copy. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 25634
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ROGERS, Samuel. The pleasures of memory, with other poems. London. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1810. New edition. 8vo. 167pp, [1]. With half-title and several in-text engravings. Finely bound by J. Larkins (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in nineteenth century gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces, A.E.G., gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked, small split to foot of upper joint, light wear to extremities. Very occasional light pencilled annotations, light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26319
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RIDGWAY, Emily. On golden wings: letters from a mother to her son. Manchester. J. E. Cornish Ltd., [1913]. First edition. 8vo. 119pp, [5]. With half-title and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled green calf, contrasting gilt-tooled black morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed and scored, spine sunned. Modern inked ownership inscription of M. Morton to FFEP. Occasional light spotting and browning. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35128
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[RIDER, Cardanus]. Rider's British Merlin: For the Year of Our Lord God 1782... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, and sold by J. Wilkie, 1782. 60pp. Title and calendar printed in red and black. Calendar interleaved. ESTC T143859.

[Bound with:] The court and city register; or, Gentleman's Complete annual calendar, For the Year 1782... London. Printed for J. Jolliffe et al., [1782]. [4], 272pp. ESTC N27872.

12mo. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed and marked. Very occasional early manuscript notes to blank ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33843
Photo of "Love's intoxication (indian love lyrics)"
RAMSAMUJ, L[eonard] Sewak Chand. Love's intoxication (indian love lyrics). London. The Fortune Press, [1951]. First edition. 8vo. 54pp, [2]. With a lithographed frontispiece and four further lithographed plates. Original publisher's cloth-backed blue paper boards, with an impressed reptile-skin pattern, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Armorial bookplate of John Comyn to FEP, with his inked ownership inscription dated 1972 to verso of FFEP. Tipped-in contemporary review to head of FFEP. Light spotting and staining to front endpapers. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35100
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[RADSTOCK, Admiral Lord William]. The British Flag Triumphant! Or the Wooden Walls of Old England: being copies of the London Gazettes, containing the accounts of the Great Victories and Gallant Exploits of the british fleets, during the last and present war; Together with correct Lists of the Admirals and Captains in the several Engagements... London. This Edition Sold By Messrs. Rivington...J. Hatchard...J. Asperne, 1806. 8vo. 96pp, [4]. With a list of subscriber's. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Title page and verso of terminal leaf a trifle dusty, lower margin of leaf I1 shaved. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Capt. W. R. Cumby to head of title. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 35095
Photo of "Relationi di varie pesti in ..."
[PLAGUE]. Relationi di varie pesti in Italia sin'all'anno corrente 1630. Con tutti li segni di quelle, e rimedii esperimentati nella vera cura, e preserva. Con il modo di purgar le robbe, e case infette, mandate da varii medici assistenti in detta cura... Napoli [i.e. Naples]. Appresso Ottavio Beltrano, 1631. Quarto. [8], 83pp, [1]. Contemporary limp vellum. Extremities worn, marked, and discoloured. Leaves browned and dampstained, small hole to title page (not touching text) marginal worming to later half of text-block. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31790
Photo of "The Emperor's Candlesticks. A tale"
ORCZY, Baroness. The Emperor's Candlesticks. A tale. London. Greening and Co., Ltd., 1905. 8vo. 288pp. With half-title. Original publisher's cloth, lettered in gilt and black with device in black to upper board. Rubbed, slight loss to sunned spine. Leaves lightly toned/foxed. Presentation copy, inscribed in ink to recto of FFEP: 'To R. Barber with fond love from Emmuska Orczy, 1905' and again to half-title, 'With my dear love Emmuska Orczy, May 1905'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 11111