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SPRANGER, Mr, [John]. A proposal or plan for An Act of Parliament for the better Paving, Cleansing and Lighting the Streets, Lanes, Courts, Alleys, and other open Passages, and for removing of Nusances, as well within the several Parishes of the City and Liberty of Westminster... London. [s.n.], 1756. Second edition. 8vo. [16], 20pp. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Fore-edge shaved with occasional slight loss to text (without loss of sense), single early manuscript correction. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34192
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[ROYAL NAVY]. A review Of the Late Engagement at sea, being A Collection of Private Letters, never before printed, (one of them from Sir Cloudesly Shovell.) containing, The Truest and most Authentick Accounts: With some Remarks on the Conduct of our Admirals, particularly Sir G. R.. London. Printed, and Sold by John Nutt, 1704. First edition. Quarto. [4], 23pp, [1]. Disbound. Title page lightly dampstained, text-block shaved at foot, with some loss of text and sense. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33812
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MILLER, Samuel. A sermon, preached in new-york, july 4th, 1793. Being the anniversary of the independence of america: at the request of the tammany society, or columbian order. . New-York . Printed by Thomas Greenleaf, [1793]. First edition. 8vo. 38pp, [2]. Stapled in modern cloth-backed paper wrappers, loosely inserted in a modern library folder. Spine split, tears to edges of upper and lower wrapper, small hole to lower wrapper. Inked gift inscription addressed to the New York Historical Society from John Pritchard, 1807 to head of title. Perforated and ink-stamp of the General Theological Seminary, New York, to recto and verso of title respectively. ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33769
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CALLCOTT, Maria. A short history of spain. London. John Murray, 1828. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xii, 501pp, [1]; viii, 626pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting brown and black morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with splitting to joints. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34128
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INCHBALD, Mrs [Elizabeth]. A simple story. Paris. Printed for Theophilus Barrois, 1864. A new edition with plates. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], 285pp, [3]; [2], 219pp. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33779
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FREW, David. A young borderer: a memoir of alexander dobrée young-herries Captain, The King's Own Scottish Borderers. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., 1928. First edition. 8vo. x, 236pp, [12]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece, 27 further photographic plates, 2 engraved maps, and a reproduction of Psalm CIV to rear. Original publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with chipping to head and foot of spine. Inked ownership inscription of R. S. Herries, St. Julians, Sevenoaks to first blank fly-leaf. Endpapers lightly browned, otherwise internally clean ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34464
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[BOYLE, Eliza]. Boyle's court and country guide, and town visiting directory, corrected up to January 1st, 1810. London. Printed and sold by E. Boyle, [1810]. 12mo. xii, 467pp, [3]. With half-title. Contemporary sheep, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, splitting to joints, worming to spine, some loss to head of spine, and small worm-hole to foot. Early manuscript date to head of half-title. Endpapers browned, scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33445
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VOLTAIRE. Candide ou l'optimisme. Paris. Éditions Jules Tallandier, [1921]. 8vo. [4], xvi, [2], 174pp, [4]. Title in red and black. With 10 plates and numerous illustrations in the text by Adrein Moreau. Bound in later purple half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine, stamp-signed with gilt omega symbol and dated in blind 1969 to rear turn-in. Original publisher's printed wrappers bound in. Spine sunned.

[Together with:] LAFAYETTE, Madame de. La princesse de clèves. ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33882
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[WILKS, Samuel Charles]. Case of Miss Fancourt. The documents and correspondence in the christian observer on the alleged miraculous cure of miss fancourt. London. Printed by Ellerton and Henderson...for J. Hatchard and Son, 1831. First edition. 8vo. 77pp, [3]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Later brown half- cloth, blue paper boards, paper label lettered "bibliotheca Occulta' to upper board. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Book-label of Captain F. G. Irwin to FEP, letterpress bookseller's description pasted to recto of FFEP, title page stained. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33632
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[LIBRARY CATALOGUE]. Catalogue of Books selected from the Library of An English Amateur. London. [Printed at the Leadenhall Press] For private circulation only, 1893-97 First edition. Large 8vo. Limited edition, one of 153 copies printed. In two volumes. [2], 49, [1]; [2], 56pp, [2]. Titles in red and black. With 21 collotype plates (two colour, one folding). Uncut in original publisher's plain tan wrappers. Rubbed, some loss to spines. Bookplate of Raphael Esmerian to FEP of Vol. I. Internally immaculate. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 13966
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[NEW ENGLAND]. HUNTER, Joseph. Collections concerning the early history of the founders of new plymouth, the first colonists of new england. London. John Russell Smith, 1849. First edition. [2], 70pp.

[Bound after:] HUNTER, Joseph. Agincourt. A contribution towards an authentic list of the commanders of the english host in king henry' the fifth's expedition to france, in the third year of his reign. London. John Russell Smith, 1850. First edition. [2], 56pp.

[Bound before:] HUNTER, Joseph. Milton. A sheaf of gleanings after his biographers and annotators... London. John Russell Smith, 1850. First edition. ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33628
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[CHURCH OF ENGLAND]. Constitutions and canons Ecclesiastical: Treated upon by the Bishop of london, President of the Convocation for the Province of Canterbury, and the rest of the Bishops and Clergy of the said province. And agreed upon with the Kings Majesties license in their Synod begun at london, Anno Dom. 1603... London. Printed for A. Crook, S. Mearn, and R. Pawlett, 1673. Quarto. [6], 106pp, [8]. Interleaved throughout; the leaves block engraved with numbered lines. Later half-calf, drab paper boards, recently rebacked and recornered. Rubbed and marked, paper label to upper board with manuscript note: 'Picked up by C. P. Burnsey on the Field of Waterloo 14 days after the B'. Slight loss to lower corner of leaf G2, occasional manuscript annotations, in a single legible hand, concerning ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27690
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MONGE, Gaspard. Description de l'art de fabriquer les canons, Faite en exécution de l'arrêté du Comité de Salut public, du 18 pluviôse de l'an 2 de la République française, une et indivisible. Paris. De L'imprimerie du Comité de Salut Public, [1794]. First edition. Quarto. [4], viii, 231pp, [1]. With four folding tables and 60 engraved folding plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf-backed vellum-tipped marbled paper boards. Rubbed. Inked ownership inscription to title page 'Humbley 1829', very occasional light spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 22824
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DICKENS, [Charles]. Dickens's dictionary of the thames, from its source to the more. 1896. An unconventional handbook. [London]. Published for the Proprietors by J. Smith, [1896]. 8vo. 122, [2], 123-308pp, [10]pp. With 20 engraved maps and plans in the text and five terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary brown. morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Original publisher's upper wrapper bound in. A trifle rubbed and dulled. Bookplate of Guild of Women-Binders member Mary Simpson Sorley to FEP, inked inscription to front blank fly-leaf: 'To Marjorie Purdy in memory of ... More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33653