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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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MARTIN, Benjamin. Bibliotheca Technologica: or, a Philological Library of literary arts and sciences.. London. Printed for James Hodges, 1747. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 513pp, [23]. With an engraved frontispiece and terminal index. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, recently rebacked. Worn, with corners exposed, staining, and scoring to boards. Ink-stamp and inked ownership inscription of G. ? Mellersh to first blank fly-leaf. Leaves lightly browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 35384
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STEVENSON, J[ohn] H[orne]. Heraldry in scotland including a recension of 'the law and practice of heraldry in scotland' by the late george seton, advocate. Glasgow. James MacLehose and Sons, 1914. First edition. Quarto. Limited edition of 210 copes on hand-made paper, of which this is number 34. In two volumes. xxxi, [1], 200pp; xiv, [2], 201-514pp. Title pages in red and black. With frontispiece to each volume and a further 36 plates, variously engraved, etched, woodcut, some coloured. Uncut in original publisher's gilt-stamped vellum-backed red cloth boards. Lightly rubbed and marked. Light browning to endpapers, spotting to edges. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33270
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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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MCHARDIE, E[lizabeth]. ALLAN, Andrew. The Prodigal Continent and her prodigal son and missionary; Or, The Adventures, Conversion, and African Labours of the rev. james r. newby. With special chapters on africa and its condition. London. Morgan & Scott, [1885]. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 222pp, [10]. With a portrait frontispiece and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and black. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31442
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HENNEY, William. A collection of moral & interesting Epitaphs, and remarkable monumental inscriptions; with miscellaneous Poems, &c. &c.. Brighton. Printed for the author, by J. Forbes, 1819. Second edition. 8vo. 48pp. Original publisher's printed blue paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, wrappers toned, with spotting and light ink-staining, losses to spine. Early inked ownership inscription of 'Martin' to FEP, spotting and browning to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 35613
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[BOLTON, Edmund]. The elements of armories. At London. Printed by George Eld, 1610. First edition. Quarto. [16], 201pp, [1]. With numerous woodcut vignettes, and a volvelle consisting of two overslips stitched to Cc3v. Eighteenth-century calf-backed marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece and further morocco spine-label with date of 1610 and an armorial device (of Capel Hanbury-Leigh) to the foot of spine. Rubbed, with cracking to joints and chipping to head of spine, some loss of marbled paper to boards. Apart from ... More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33654
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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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[NEW ZEALAND]. [A collection of three early playbills, and accompanying scrap-sheet of 10 early photographic views and explanatory text, with a scrap of 'Native's writing found in a native's pocket']. [New Zealand]. [1860s] Folio. - Three playbills 560mm x 230mm, with dates (and cast corrections) added in ink, featuring scheduled entertainment at Mr Roger's Canteen, Otahuhu Camp for Wednesday 9th and Friday 11th March (two copies on yellow paper) and 2) for Thursday 17th March 1864 (on pink paper). Rolled; a little creased and with old pin fixing to upper left-hand corner, else fine.

- A separate bifolium with ... More > £ 4,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 34275
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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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TELFER, Captain J[ohn] Buchan. The chevalier d'eon de beaumont; a treatise. London. Elliot Stock, 1896. First edition. 8vo. 38pp, iv. With half-title and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Partially unopened in original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned, head of upper board dulled. The author's copy, with corresponding inscription to half-title. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 34829
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[VALENTINES]. The lady's valentine writer. [London]. Printed and Sold by J.L. Marks, Long Lane, Smithfield, [s.d., 1832-1855] 8vo. [8]pp. Sewn, loosely inserted within original publisher's printed blue paper wrappers, with large woodcut illustration of a lady writing on a slope, in front of cupid holding a torch, to upper wrapper. The same design is repeated, and hand-coloured, to the title. Short splits to spine, else fine.

[With:] The quizzical valentine writer. [London]. Printed and Sold by J.L. Marks, Long Lane, Smithfield, [s.d., 1832-1855]. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32310
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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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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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CICERO. M.t. ciceronis de officiis, libri tres. Item Cato maior, seu de senectute, Laelius, sue de amicitia, Paradoxa Stoicorum sex ad Marc. Brutum. Quibus additum est praeter superiore aeditionem, Somnius Scipionis: Ex castigatione Joannis boulierii. Fragmenta poematum, in quibus continentus Aratea. Aliorum poematum nomina, sequens pagina indicabit. Postremo accessit Qu. Fratris, De petitione consulatus lib. Ex dionys. lambini monstroliensis emendatione. Accesserunt eiusdem annotationes, sue animadversiones. Londini, [i.e. London]. Excudebat Thomas Vautrollerius Typographus. Cum privilegio Regiae Majestatis, 1578. 8vo. 331pp, [5]. [A-X8; X7-8 are blank]. Contemporary limp vellum; text-block detached from binding, which is marked and creased, with a small (contemporarily patched) hole. Tears and creasing to margins of first four leaves; and tear to head of L2, all without loss of text. Contemporary Latin ink inscription ('Ex sapienta est pieta...'???) to head of A2, contemporary manuscript notes in an English hand to verso ... More > £ 8,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33242