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RUSSELL, Rev. M. Polynesia: or, an historical account of the principle islands in the south sea, including new zealand. Edinburgh. Oliver & Boyd, [1845]. Third edition. 8vo. [6]- 440pp. With en engraved frontispiece and a large folding map of Polynesia. Contemporary gilt-decorated navy cloth, gilt-tooled and lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, some offsetting to yellow endpapers. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33398

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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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[RYLANDS, John]. In memoriam: john rylands: Born february 7, 1801 Died december 11, 1888. Manchester. Printed for Private Circulation, 1889. First edition. Quarto. 72pp. With a half-title and a photogravure frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-tooled black morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Extremities slightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally immaculate. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18554

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[SACHEVERELL, Henry]. [Drop-head title:] A remarkable speech Of one of the Learned council against Doctor sacheverell. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1710]. Quarto. Single bifolium. 3pp, [1]. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32763

SAGAR, Keith. The laughter of foxes. Liverpool. Liverpool University Press, 2000. First edition. 8vo. [xxxiv] 196pp. Original publisher's black cloth boards, lettered in gilt, with the original dustwrapper. Lightly bumped with some further markings and minor smoke damage to the dustwrapper, and top edge of text block – with associated odour. Inscribed on the FFEP: 'To Olwyn with love and gratitude from Keith Feb 2000'. Rear pastedown has five-page references in Olwyn's hand corresponding to marked passages within the ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 29642

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[SAINT BARTHÉLEMY]. [Drop-head title:] Kongl. Maj:ts förordning och taxa på lösen för domar, resolutioner och öfrige til justitiarie-embetet på ön S:t Barthelemy i Vest-Indien hörande skrifter, contracter, attester m. m. : gifven Stockholms slott den 2 maji 1797... Stockholm. Tryckt i kongl. Tryckeriet, 1797. Dimensions 430 x 530 mm. Single leaf broadside. Printed in three columns, parallel Swedish, French, and English text. Edges uncut. Several old horizontal and vertical folds. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24330

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SALLUST. C. sallustii crispi Quae extant. In usum serenissimi galliarum delphini, diligenter recensuit, & Notulas addidit daniel crispinus. Parisiis [i.e. Paris]. Apud Fredericum Leonard Typographum Regis, Serenissimi Delphini, & Cleri Gallicani, 1674. Quarto. [30], 234pp, [126]. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed and a trifle marked, slight splitting to lower joint. Very occasional pen-trials/short tears to margins, overall internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17548

[SAN FRANCISCO]. San Francisco Destroyed. Milwaukee. C. N. Caspar Co., [1906]. Oblong 8vo. [24] leaves. Original publisher's brown wrappers, lettered and decorated in gilt and black. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 24161

[SAN FRANCISCO]. San Francisco in ruins. Denver. Smith-Brooks Company, [s.d., c. 1906] First edition. Oblong octavo. iv, 112pp. Original publisher’s pictorial limp black cloth boards. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24157

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SASTRI, K[allidaikurichi] A[iyah] Nilakanta. The Culture and History of the Tamils. Calcutta. Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay, 1964. Second edition. 8vo. iv, 181pp, [8]. With half-title and six terminal leaves of photographic illustrations. Original publisher's olive green cloth boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with some toning to boards, spine sunned. With a loosely inserted contemporary newspaper clipping on the temples of Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, and two pasted-in photographic clippings to FFEP. Armorial bookplate of John Comyn to FEP, with his inked ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35101

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[SATIRE]. The secret history of Persia...Translated from the French original. . London. Printed for M. Cooper, 1745. First edition. 8vo. [2],v, [1], 220pp, [36]. With the half-title and a terminal index. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, lettering-piece missing. Rubbed and marked, with small chips to head and foot of spine. Inked ownership inscription of Jo. Arnott to FFEP, additional inked inscription of 'January 1745 Robert Ffoord(?) 3 Shil. sterling pd.' to title. Endpapers browned, very occasional scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33515

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SATTLER, Albert. Verzeichniss verkäuflicher münzen und medaillen von alb. sattler in basel. [Darmstadt]. [Buchdruckerei von G. Otto], 1870. 8vo. 66pp. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Without lower wrapper. Upper wrapper rubbed and marked. Short tears to gutter running throughout text-block. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32591

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[SAUNDERS, Edmund]. Summus Angliae Seneschallus: or, a survey of the Lord High-Steward of England, his Office, Dignity, and Jurisdiction; Particularly the Manner of arraigning a Peer indicted of treason or felony. In a Letter to the Lords in the tower; with Resolutions to certain queries made by their Lordships, relating to Traiterous and Seditious Practices. London. Re-printed and sold by M. Cooper, 1746. Second edition. 8vo. [2], 49pp, [1]. Recent dark green calf-backed green cloth. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25131

SAUSSAYE, L[ouis] de la. Le chateau de chambord. Blois. Chez tous les Libraries, 1865. Dixieme edition [i.e. tenth edition]. 8vo. vii, [1], 112pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further seven engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary green morocco-backed marbled paper board, tooled and lettered in gilt.Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, bookplate of Louis Masurier to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28105

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[SAYAJI RAO III]. Speeches & addresses of his highness sayaji rao III Maharaja of Baroda 1877-1927. London. Macmillan and Co., 1928. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 519pp, [1]. With a photogravure portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt and blind. Rubbed, spine sunned, worming to boards. Coloured pencil shelf-marks to title page, minute worm-tracks running throughout text-block. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32133

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[SCHOOLMASTERS]. An address to the public, in behalf of the association among protestant schoolmasters in the North of England, For the support of their Aged Brethren, Widows, and Orphans: In which the Necessity and Utility of that charitable Institution are briefly illustrated... Newcastle. Printed by M. Angus, 1788. Second edition. 8vo. 45pp, [1]. Modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Title page browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30625

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[SCHOOLMASTERS]. The School and the Teacher, for the use of masters, mistresses, and pupil teachers in elementary schools. Conducted by Church Schoolmasters. Vol. I. London. John Wesley and Co., 1854. First edition. iv, 234pp, [2].

[Bound with:] First annual report of the associated body of church schoolmasters in england and wales. London. Printed by James Martin, 1854. First edition. 16pp.

8vo. Modern half-calf, decorated paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Very minor shelf-wear. Bookplate of Sidney Broad to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22126

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[SCOTLAND]. Historical Reprints. - I. The political creed of a tory-malecontent. Taken from the Free-Holder. Edinburgh. [s.n.], 1745 [Actually c.1885] 8pp.

[Bound with:] Historical Reprints. - II. Duke Hamilton's Conditions, for Surrendering himself with all the Officers and Souldiers under his command... [s.i.]. Printed for R. B., 1648. [Actually c.1885]. 8pp.

[And:] Historical Reprints. - VI. The affairs of scotland in 1689: being A Collection of MS. Accounts of dundee's campaign, From the Papers of Mr. Nairne, Under Secretary to King James II. from 1688 ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 18304

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[SCOTLAND, PRIVY COUNCIL]. [Drop-head title:] A proclamation, Anent the New Levies. Edinburgh. Printed by the Successors of Andrew Anderson, 1693. Dimensions 370 x 300 mm. Single leaf broadside. Edges uncut. Horizontal tear and some loss to head - not touching text. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 21131

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[SCOTTISH COINAGE]. A short account of scotish money and coins, with tables of their value at different periods, and the price of commodities, &c. Together with tables of the revenues of the archbishoprics, bishoprics, abbeys, nunnerys, &c. at the reformation. Very necessary for understanding scotish history. Edinburgh. Printed for D. Webster, 1817. First edition. 16pp.

[Bound with:] A critical enquiry into the legality of proceedings consequent of the late gold act. Reflections on the said act; explanations respecting debasement; and casual remarks on the nature, par value, and apportionment of our gold and silver coinage. London. Printed for W. Owen, 1774. First edition. [2], 50pp. ESTC T87685. ESTC records copies at just seven locations (Boston, BL, Cambridge, Columbia, Harvard, ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31022