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HAZLITT, William. Liber amoris; Or, the new pygmalion. London. Printed for John Hunt, 1823. First edition. 8vo. [6], 192pp. With an engraved title page. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Slightly marked, joints cracked, small worm-track to lower joint. Armorial bookplate of Edward Nicholas Hurt and book-label of Bent Juel-Jensen to FEP. Browning to endpapers, spotting to title and advertisement leaf.
More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29118
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CARTER, Matt[hew]. Honor rediviuus [sic] or An analysis of Honor and Armory. London. Printed for Henry Heringman, 1660. 8vo. [10], 256, 247-251pp, [3]. With an engraved title page, seven engraved plates, and numerous woodcut illustrations (arms) in the text. Contemporary blind-tooled calf, later rebacked and recornered. Boards rubbed and marked. Bookplate of Frederick J. O. Montagu (of Lynford Hall, County Norfolk) to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33348
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KELTIE, John S. A history of the scottish highlands, highland clans, and highland regiments... Edinburgh and London. A. Fullarton & Co., 1879. Third edition. Folio. In two volumes. [3], viii-xxxvi, 776; vi, 818pp. With 17 engraved plates, a lithographed plate, 30 mounted colour plates of tartans within gilt borders, two maps (one folding), and 205 engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, brown pebbled cloth boards, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces, carmine edges, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34317
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[US TRADE REPORTS]. Report of the commission appointed under the act of congress approved july 7, 1884, "to ascertain and report upon the best modes of securing more intimate international and commercial relations between the united states and the several countries of central and south america.". Washington. Government Printing Office, 1885. First edition. 438pp.

[Together with:] [US TRADE REPORTS]. Reports of the commission appointed under an act of congress approved july 7, 1884, "to ascertain and report upon the best modes of securing more intimate international and commercial relations between the united states and the several countries of central and south america." Washington. Government Printing Office, 1886. First edition. 491pp, [1]. With two large folding maps to rear. ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 35201
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HOBBS, Major H[arry]. The glory hole: yarns for soldiers; regular, irregular and highly irregular. Calcutta. H. Hobbs & Co., [1943]. First edition. 8vo. [2], 130pp. Stapled in original publisher's printed brown paper wrappers, printed paper lettering-piece pasted to lower wrapper. Rubbed and marked, with damp-staining to wrappers, and slight chipping to edges and corners. Inked gift inscription reading 'J.R G C from E.N.W. Calcutta, October, 1961' to FEP. Leaves lightly browned. Light spotting to title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35103
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STEWART, John H. J. STEWART, Duncan, Lieut.-Col.. The stewarts of appin. Edinburgh. Printed for private circulation by Maclachlan and Stewart, 1880. First edition. Quarto. [2], 214pp, [1]. With an engraved coloured frontispiece depicting the arms of Stewart Clan, and a further three plates (two coloured) of heraldic devices. Original publisher's decorated cloth. Lightly rubbed, boards heavily dampstained, spine dulled. Recent inked ownership inscription to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23514
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[RENNET, David]. Davie: being a faithful account of the divers tributes paid in picture poetry and prose on the twenty-eight day of december A.D. MDCCCXCVI to the mathematical coach who is formally known as david rennet doctor of laws. [Aberdeen]. Printed at the Aberdeen University Press for the Benefit of Davie-Devotees, [1897]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 75pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece and a further nine leaves of plates. Contemporary vellum-backed marbled paper boards. Letterpress calling card of Mr. Patrick Cooper to FEP, contemporary A.L.S. addressed to Cooper tipped in facing p.36, foxed. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 35311
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M'KIE, James. Title pages (and imprints) of the books in the private library of james m'kie, kilmarnock. Kilmarnock. Printed by James M'Kie, 1867. First edition. Limited edition of 50 copies signed by the author; this copy numbered out of sequence '56'. [2], 134pp. With an albumen portrait frontispiece. Presentation copy, inked inscription to terminal page of prefatory remarks: To T. J. Turner Esquire with compliments on account of being the first subscriber to the facsimile of of [sic] the original Ed. of Burns. J. M'Kie'.

[Bound with:] M'KIE, James. BIBLIOTHECA ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33501
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LASKEY, Captain J[ohn] [Coombe]. A general account of the hunterian museum, glasgow: including historical and scientific notices of the various objects of art, literature, natural history, anatomical preparations, antiquities, &c. in that celebrated collection. Glasgow. Published by John Smith & Son, 1813. First edition. 8vo. v, [4], 6-133pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-ruled black roan, navy cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed to extremities, title page with some old dust-marking, terminal leaf stained at top fore-edge corner, otherwise internally clean and crisp More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33583
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[MARQUIS OF WATERFORD]. Life and and extraordinary exploits of the marquis of waterford, with curious anecdotes, comprising Night Rambles in the vicinity of Covent Garden, his flare up among the nymphs at mother h's The Brandy and Water Wager; or, Sharks at the Kean's Head, pocketing the affront, looking out for fresh game, shirting the shirtless, a spree at the toll-gate at melton, coming in for the brush! Taking the fire barred gate in the drawing room, &c. &c. &c.. [London]. Published by J. Thompson, 51, Gloucester Street, Oakley Street, Lambeth, [1840]. 8vo. 8pp, including the woodcut portrait frontispiece of the Marquis of Waterford. Handsomely bound in later brown half-morocco, lettered and ruled in gilt, over brown buckram. Lightly rubbed to joints, extremities; internally immaculate. The Ricky Jay copy, with the 'Ricky Jay Collection' book plate loosely inserted. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33420
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[HUGO, Adèle]. Victor hugo; a life related by one who has witnessed it; including a drama in three acts, entitled inez de castro, and other unpublished works.. London. Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1863. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], viii, 371pp, [1]; iv, 426pp. With half-title to Volume I. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, with contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers and edges. Rubbed, with surface wear to spines. Contemporary inked gift inscription addressed to 'J. A. Hwfa Williams With the best wishes of James A. Pears On his leaving Eton Election 1863' to first blank fly-leaf of both vols. ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35151
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CAESAR, Julius. C. julii cæsaris commentarii de bello gallico et civili... Londini [i.e. London]. Apud Ricardum Priestley, 1825. Editio nova [i.e. new edition]. 8vo. xxviii, [4], 675pp, [1]. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting calf lettering-piece, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and sunned. Scattered spotting. Inked inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'Frederic William Coleridge from his affectionate Papa on his being sent up for Good for the first time. July 1840. August 1st 1840', with ownership inscription of J. T. Coleridge beneath. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 35425
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HOLLAND, Henry Scott. ROCKSTRO, W[illiam] S[mith].. Memoir of madame jenny lind-goldschmidt: her early life and dramatic career. 1820-1851.. London. John Murray, 1891. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xx, 438pp, [2]; xiv, 468pp. With half-title to both volumes, a lithographed portrait frontispiece to Vol.I, six further engraved plates, two facsimile letters to Vol.I, several in-text illustrations, and an appendix of sheet music to Vol.II. Original publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, with gilt decoration to upper boards, patterned endpapers. Lightly rubbed, with very slight chipping to head ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35281
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A LOVER OF HIS COUNTRY [i.e. MACKINTOSH, William]. An essay on ways and means for Inclosing, Fallowing, Planting, &c. Scotland; And that in Sixteen Years farthest. Edinburgh. Printed, and Sold at Mr. Freebairn's Shop, 1729. First edition. 8vo. lii, [4], 355pp. With a folding plate. Contemporary blind-ruled calf. Rubbed and marked, upper board stained, without lettering-piece. Early ownership inscription of William G. Wall to head of title, short tear to folding plate, upper corner of text-block lightly dampstained, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33909