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NASIR, Yasin J., RAFIQ, Rubina A.. Wild flowers of Pakistan. Karachi. Oxford University Press, 1995. First edition. Quarto. xxxiii, [1], 298pp. With 104 plates of colour photographs. Original publisher's cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, short closed tear to foot of dustwrapper spine panel. Ink library 'damaged' stamp to title page, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23214

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MEREDITH, Constance A. [compiler]. Whisperings from the great: An Autograph Birthday Album. London. Henry Frowde, 1906. Quarto. Unpaginated. Two calendar dates to a page with quotations opposite, both with red borders and fleur-de-lis decoration to corners. Finely bound in contemporary red half-morocco, vellum boards, stamped and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed and discoloured, corner's bumped. Marbled endpaper, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, partially completed, two charmingly naive watercolour illustrations pasted in. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23357

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[ALMANACS]. MOORE, Francis. Vox stellarum: or, a loyal almanack For the Year of Human Redemption M,DCC,XCI... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1791. 48pp. ESTC T175488.

[Bound with:] MOORE, Francis. Vox stellarum: or, a loyal almanack For the Year of Human Redemption, M,DCC,XCII... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1792. 48pp. ESTC T175490.

[And:] MOORE, Francis. Vox stellarum: or, a loyal almanack For the Year of Human Redemption, M,DCC,XCII... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1792. 48pp. ESTC T175490.

[And:] MOORE, Francis. Vox stellarum: or, a ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 20658

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LIVY. T. livii patavini historiarum libri, qui supersunt omnes et deperditorum fragmenta... Oxonii [i.e. Oxford]. Impensis D. A. Talboys, 1840. 8vo. In four volumes. Contemporary gilt-tooled vellum, contrasting red and brown morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and discoloured. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplates of R. J. Dickinson to FFEPs. Bound for Richard Laurence Pemberton of Hawthorn Tower, County Durham, with his gilt supralibros to boards, armorial bookplates to all FEPs, and inked ownership inscriptions to verso of all FFEPs. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23393

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[SCOTTISH CHAPBOOK]. Three Famous New Songs called Effects of Whisky. The Valley Below. Larry O'Gaff. Paisley. Printed by and for G. Galdwell, Jun., [s.d., c.1825] 8vo. 8pp. Woodcut illustration to title page. Single sheet, printed on both sides, folded and unopened as issued. A trifle creased, toned, and dust-soiled. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21099

JAMES I. The works of james I, king of scotland... Perth. Printed by R. Morison, Junior, 1786. 12mo. [10], iii, [1], 112, [5], 116-121pp, [1]. With two engraved plates. Handsomely bound by Orrock of Edinburgh in later gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, earlier inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 22372

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RABELAIS, François. The work of Francis Rabelais... London. Printed for T. Evans, 1784. 12mo. In four volumes. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Recent brown cloth, lettered and stamped in gilt. Minor shelf-wear. Near contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of William Johnston to head of all titles, later inked ownership inscription of P. Carson to front blank fly-leaf of Vol. I. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 23313

DRYDEN, John. The Wild Gallant: a comedy... London. Printed by H. Hills, for H. Herringman, 1684. Quarto. [6], 55pp, [3]. Later two-tone paper boards. Extremities a trifle marked. Leaves toned and damp-stained. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 19212

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[PALGRAVE, Francis Turner]. The treasury of sacred song: selected from the English lyrical poetry of four centuries. Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1892. Sixteenth thousand. 8vo. ix, [1], 374pp. Bound by Bickers and Son in contemporary brown morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23121

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PICK, J. B. WILSON, Colin. VISIAK, E. H.. The strange genius of David Lindsay. London. John Baker, [1970]. First edition. 8vo. viii, 183pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in silver, printed paper dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear. A near fine copy. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23381

LAW, William. The spirit of prayer or, the soul rising out of the vanity of time into the riches of eternity. London. Griffith Farran & Co., [1893]. 143pp.

[Bound with:] LAW, William. The spirit of love: in dialogues. London. Griffith Farran & Co., [1893]. 185pp, [1].

8vo. Contemporary gilt-tooled dark green morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and sunned. Marbled endpapers, leaves toned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23128

SYMINGTON, Maggie. The "snow queen.". London. James Clarke and Co., [1869]. First edition. 12mo. 142pp, [2]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Binding cocked, a trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Inked ownership inscription of M. Louisa Symington and Robert Symington to recto of FFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 22209

LANDOR, Walter Savage. The sculptured garland. London. The Dropmore Press, 1948. First edition. Quarto. Limited edition, one of 300 copies printed, of which this is number 43. [12], 54pp, [4]. Illustrated with numerous wood engravings by Iain Macnab. Original publisher's half-morocco, cream cloth boards, stamped and lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper, drab card slipcase. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper browned and spotted, slipcase worn - without top-edge. Internally immaculate. Publisher's prospectus loosely inserted (bearing ink-stamps of Dorchester bookseller Longmans. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23356

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[CHURCH OF SCOTLAND]. The Scottish hymnal (with appendix incorporated) for use in churches. Edinburgh. William Blackwood and Sons, [1889]. 12mo. v, [1], 393pp, [1]. Contemporary brown morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, hinges exposed, RFEP detached, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23280

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[DRYDEN, John]. JUVENAL. PERSIUS. The satyrs of Decimus Junius Juvenalis: and of Aulus Persius Flaccus. Translated into English verse By Mr. Dryden, And several Eminent Hands... London. Printed for J. Tonson, 1735. Sixth edition. 8vo. cxi, [1], 296pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 23 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed, joints split, loss to lettering-piece and head and foot of spine, later paper label reading 'Revesby Abbey bed rooms.' to upper board. Armorial bookplate of James Banks Stanhope to FEP (obscuring earlier armorial bookplate). More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23270

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SANDES, E. W. C., Lieut.-Colonel. The Royal Engineers in Egypt and the Sudan. Chatham. The Institution of Royal Engineers, 1937. First edition. 8vo. xxxii, 571pp, [1]. With 51 plates and 35 maps and plans (several folding). Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Without dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Endpapers foxed, contemporary inked ownership inscription to FFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23211

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[COLERIDGE, Sara] THE LOYAL SERVANT [MAILLES, Jacques de]. The right joyous and pleasant history of the feats, gests, and prowesses of the chevalier bayard, the good knight without fear and without reproach. London. John Murray, 1825. First edition in English. 8vo. In two volumes. xv, [1], 294; [4], 286pp. Original publisher’s drab paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Booksellers ticket of C. C. Wetton to FEP of Vol. I, armorial bookplates of John Lees to both FEPs, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22428

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[WARING, Sarah]. The revocation of the edict of nantes, and its consequences to the Protestant Churches of France and Italy... London. Printed for Darton and Harvey, 1833. First edition. 12mo. vii, [1], 229pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary dark green half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt, marbled edges. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22120

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GIBBONS, Stella. The priestess And Other Poems. London. Longmans, Green and Co., 1934. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 38pp, [2]. Original publisher's blue wrappers, lettered in black. Extremities sunned, marked, and lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21743

[SUFFOLK POLL BOOK]. The poll for knights of the shire, for the county of suffolk, taken at ipswich... Ipswich. Printed and sold by G. Jermyn, 1790. First edition. 8vo. 133pp, [1]. With a final page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary half-sheep, marbled boards. Extremities worn, joints split, loss to head and foot of spine. Later inked ownership inscription to FFEP, recent book-label of Denis Gray to FEP, lightly spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23097