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CREASY, Sir Edward. The fifteen decisive battles of the world: from marathon to waterloo. London. Richard Bentley & Son, 1887. Thirty-second edition. 8vo. xiii, [3], 407pp, [1]. With a half-title. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled polished tree-calf, with contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine, and supralibros of Eton College to boards, marbled endpapers and edges, gilt dentelles. Lightly rubbed, split to lower joint at foot of spine due to worming. Light scattered spotting, heavier to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 65.00 Antiquates Ref. 36127
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RICKMAN, Thomas. An attempt to discriminate the Styles of Architecture in england, from the conquest to the reformation.... London. John Henry Parker, 1848. Fifth edition. 8vo. lvi, 238pp, [2], lxii, [14]. with an engraved frontispiece and 27 further engraved plates, terminal index, and numerous in-text diagrams and illustrations. Contemporary polished tree-calf, richly gilt-tooled, with contrasting black calf lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities, and light surface loss to boards. Contemporary inked gift inscription to first blank fly-leaf. Light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35948
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WOOD, John. Elements of perspective; containing the nature of light and colours, and the theory and practice of perspective, in regard to lines, surfaces, and solids, with its application to architecture. To which are added rules for painting in transparent water colours. London. G. Cawthorn, 1799. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xv, [1], 132pp. Without half-title. With 18 engraved folding plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, upper joint starting. Printer's waste pastedowns sprung (with some loss), early inked ownership inscription to title, title page working loose, plates browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 23343
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HARDY, Francis. Memoirs of the political and private life of james caulfield, earl of charlemont... London. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1810. First edition. Quarto. xiv, [2], 443pp, [3]. With a half-title, and engraved portrait frontispiece, and a final errata leaf. Bound in contemporary green straight-grain morocco by George Mullen of Dublin, tooled in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and scored. Binder's ticket to verso of FFEP, frontispiece spotted, offsetting to title, early manuscript note to foot of p.[1]. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28203
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[PAPWORTH, John Buonarotti]. Poetical sketches of scarborough... London. Printed for R. Ackermann, 1813. First edition. 8vo. [4], xv, [1], 215pp, [1]. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and a further 20 hand-coloured engraved plates. Finely bound by Bumpus (stamp-signed to rear turn-in) in later red crushed morocco, ruled and lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Bookplate of Sybil and Wallace Warner to FEP, scattered spotting, offsetting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 35732
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SZADURSKI, Lieutenant G. M. B. Leon. An epitome of the history of poland. In three parts. Glasgow. Printed for the Author, by S. & T. Dunn & Co., 1842. First edition. 8vo. Part I only, all published. [8], 187pp, [5]. With a hand-coloured engraved folding map, a list of subscribers, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled tan morocco, A.E.G., light blue moiré silk endpapers, gilt dentelles. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 35727
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GRIFFITHS, Captain Anselm John. Observations on Some Points of Seamanship; with Practical Hints on Naval Oeconomy, &c. &c. The Whole Profits are For the Benefit of the Royal Naval Charitable Society. Cheltenham. Printed by J. J. Hadley, 1824. First edition. 8vo. xii, 290pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary green roan, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed, spine a trifle sunned. Early inked ownership inscription to FEP, occasional light spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 30218
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[WILKINS, John]. Of the Principles and Duties of natural religion: two books. London. Printed by A, Maxwell, for T. Basset et al., 1675. First edition. 8vo. [18], 410, [4], 55pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. 'A sermon preached at the funeral of the Right Reverend Father in God, John late Lord Bishop of Chester' by William Lloyd (Wing L2705) has separate dated title page and begins new pagination on 2D8r. This edition appears not to have been published separately. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled panelled red morocco, A.E.G., marbled ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35512
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RUTTER, John. Delineations of fonthill and its abbey. Shaftesbury. Published by the Author, 1823. First edition. Quarto. Large paper copy. xxvi, 127pp, [1]. With a half-title, 13 engraved plates, including lithographed map, additional variant proofs (before lettering) of plates IV, XI, and XIII, plates VI, VII, VIII duplicated (the duplicates hand-coloured aquatints), and one further unnumbered engraved plate (visitor's ticket to Fonthill), all on India paper. Handsomely bound in contemporary calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, T.E.G., marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, ... More > £ 3,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31388
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[KNOX, John]. The historie Of the reformation of the church of scotland; Containing five Books: Together with some treatises conducing to the History. London. Printed by John Raworth, for George Thomason and Octavian Pullen, 1644. Folio. [84], 276, 279-397, [1], 401-460, 91, [2], 92-122pp. Handsomely bound by J. Clarke (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in nineteenth century gilt-tooled black straight-grain morocco, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Slightest of rubbing to extremities. Early manuscript note to verso of leaf h6v quoting a passage from Spottiswoode's History of the Church of Scotland (1655). More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 35472
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MORIER, James Justinian. The adventures of hajji baba, of ispahan. London. Richard Bentley, 1835. Revised edition. 8vo. [4], xxiv, 462pp. With a preliminary leaf of publisher's advertisements and additional engraved title page. Finely bound in near- contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, green cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed, spine heavily sunned. Inked ownership inscription of J. T. Coleridge, Montague Place, July 13th 1835 to head of front blank fly-leaf, and inked 'C' to engraved title. Spotting to blank fly-leaves. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34214
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MORIER, James Justinian. The adventures of hajji baba, of ispahan, in england. London. Richard Bentley, 1850. Revised edition. 8vo. [2], xvi, 343pp. With a half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Finely bound in near-contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, green cloth boards, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed, spine heavily sunned. Inked ownership inscription of 'C. Coleridge, Heath's Court, 1877' to head of front blank fly-leaf. Very light scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34215
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[UNION CLUB, SOUTHPORT]. [An illuminated manuscript presentation volume]. [Liverpool]. [Elkington & Co.], [1890]. Quarto. Manuscript on vellum. [3]ff. Illuminated in polychrome within decorative gilt borders. Contemporary dark green morocco, tooled and lettered in gilt, gilt dentelles, cream moire silk endpaper. Lightly rubbed, foot of upper board partially sunned. Moire silk fly-leaf coverings sprung, insect damage to head of RFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30786
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TRENCH, Richard Chenevix. Notes on the miracles of our lord. London. Macmillan and Co., 1870. Ninth edition, revised. 8vo. vi, 504pp. With half-title.

[Together with:] TRENCH, Richard Chenevix. Notes on the parables of our lord. London. Macmillan and Co., 1870. Eleventh edition. vi, 512pp. With half-title.

8vo. Uniformly bound in contemporary navy calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, with contrasting red and burgundy morocco lettering-pieces, and supralibros of The Queen's College, Birmingham to each upper board. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23039
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MADDEN, R[ichard] R[obert]. The literary life and correspondence of the countess of blessington. London. T. C. Newby, 1855. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. viii, 491pp, [1]; vi, 484pp; vi, 555pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Finely bound for Hatchards (stamp-signed to verso of FFEPs) in near-contemporary salmon-pink gilt-ruled half-morocco, lettered and tooled with fleur-de-lis devices to spine, pink cloth boards. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed, spines slightly dulled and stained to foot. Light staining to initial leaves of each volume. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 35315
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[ROMAN CATHOLIC LITURGY - Missal, French]. Missel romain a l'usage des fidèles du diocèse de rouen... Rouen. E. Fleury, 1896. 12mo. [4], 488, [1]*-104*pp. Title in red and black. Text within ornamental border. With a half-title, frontispiece, and a further four plates. Handsomely bound Tapein (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in twentieth-century black crushed morocco, lettered in blind to spine, brown morocco inlay to upper board depicting Joan of Arc in profile adjacent to gilt fleur-de-lis, A.E.G., gilt dentelles, cream silk moiré endpapers, lettered in gilt to ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27099
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SIBBALD, Sir Robert. The history, ancient and modern, of the sheriffdoms of fife and kinross, with a description of both, and of the firths of forth and tay... Cupar-Fife. Printed by and for R. Tullis et al., 1803. New edition. 8vo. xvi, 468pp, [6]. With an engraved frontispiece, a further three plates, and a list of subscribers. Handsomely bound by Ramage (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in later panelled sprinkled calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces, T.E.G., gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers. Lower corner of leaf 3D4 torn away, with slight loss of text and sense, later neatly repaired. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32668
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SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley. The Plays of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. London. Macmillan and Co., 1908. Fourth edition. 8vo. viii, 455pp. With half-title. Title page in red and black. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled polished tree-calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece, supralibros of Eton College to both boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28271