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HELVÉTIUS, [Claude Adrien]. De l'homme, de ses facultés intellectuelles et de son éducation. A Londres [i.e. The Hague]. Chez la Société Typographique, 1773. 12mo. In two volumes. [2], lxiv, 639, [1]; [2], 760pp. With a final leaf of errata to Vol. II. In this edition, there is no comma after 'intellectuelles, line six of title reads 'et de son' and the title page ornament does not have typographical elements. Contemporary calf, recently expertly rebacked, lettered in gilt. Boards rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplates of the Swansea Training College to ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 23773
[CAMPBELL, Peter Colin]. Account of the clan-iver. Aberdeen. [W. Bennett], 1873. First edition. 8vo. 50 copies printed. 111pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Rubbed and marked. Hinges exposed, inked ownership inscription of E. McIver to head of title page, occasional manuscript annotations/corrections to text, several leaves protruding from text-block, scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'Evander McIver Esq. / Representative of the families of Ness & ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 23516
[AUCTION CATALOGUE]. Norwich. Catalogue of the large & extremely interesting Collection of Articles of Vertu, consisting of dresden, sevres and english china, pottery, enamels, miniatures, ivory and wood carvings, cabinets, caskets, repousse work, medals, Egyptian, Roman and Mediaeval Antiquities...Being the Entire Collection of Mr. James Mills, which messrs. spelman have received instructions to sell by auction... Norwich. Jarrold & Sons, [1865]. First edition. Quarto. 59pp, [3]. Contemporary brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, boards damp-stained, spine sunned. Early inked ownership inscription and armorial bookplate of Clement Charles Rix Spelman to FEP, portrait photograph and paper label inscribed 'I Remain your affct. friend James Mills' to verso of title page, priced in manuscript. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22658
[MARSHALL, George]. [PALINURUS]. Familiar letters, from an elder to a younger brother, serving for his freedom in the trinity-house, newcastle upon tyne. Newcastle. Printed for the author, by I. Dinsdale, 1785. First edition. 8vo. [2], 188pp, [2]. With a half-title. Contemporary reverse calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Worn, without upper board, with loss to spine and splitting to lower joint. Tear without loss to D1. Presentation copy, inscribed 'The Gift of George Marshall (the Author) to Thomas Collin April 20th 1787'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22575
SUETONIUS. Caius suetonius tranquillus Cum Annotationibus diversorum. Oxonii [i.e. Oxford]. Typis G. Hall pro R. Blagrave, 1661. 12mo. 369pp, [13]. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep. Heavily worn, loss and worming to spine, upper board detached. Inked ownership inscription (dated 1793) of Church of Scotland minister and historian William Robertson (1721-1793) to recto of FEP, early ownership inscription to head of title, occasional light spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22132
[REEVES AND TURNER]. [A collection of mid-nineteenth century bookseller's advertisement catalogues]. [London]. [William Bowden], [1864-66] 8vo. 18 separately issued catalogues (numbers 158, 159, 161, 162 (parts 1 and 2), 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168 (parts 1 and 2), 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, and 174). Bound together in contemporary blind-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, recently rebacked preserving contemporary red morocco lettering-piece. Boards rubbed. Scattered spotting. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown of Scottish advocate and antiquary Alexander Thomson of Banchory (1798-1868). More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 21083
SMITH, Charles John. Historical and literary curiosities, consisting of fac-similes of original documents; scenes of remarkable events and interesting localities; and birth-places, residences, portraits, and monuments, of eminent literary characters; with a variety of reliques and antiquities connected with the same subjects. London. Henry G. Bohn, 1845. First edition in book form. Quarto. [2], viii, [96]pp. With 95 engraved plates (five of them folding and nine with contemporary hand-colouring) and five woodcut vignettes. Original publisher's brown half-morocco, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. With a 4pp publisher's prospectus loosely inserted. With a tipped-in single sheet A.L.S. from the author to an unidentified recipient: 'Dear Sir, Iam going ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19510
LALLY-TOLLENDAL, [Trophime-Gerard, marquis de]. Plaidoier du Comte de Lally-Tolendal pour Louis XVI. Londres [i.e. London]. Se vend Chez Elmsly et al., 1792. First edition. 8vo. In three parts, each with separate pagination and register. [4], 85, [1]; 36; 66pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Recent bookplate of Basil Jacobs to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to foot of title page: 'Mr. Hardinge. from the Author'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19468
PLINY, The Younger. C. plinii caecilii secundi epistolarum libri x. Londini [i.e. London]. Sumptibus editoris excudebant M. Ritchie & J. Sammells, 1790. 8vo. [4], 484pp, [2]. With a terminal errata leaf. Handsomely bound in contemporary navy morocco, ruled and lettered in gilt, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, later armorial bookplate of William Cavendish to FEP, inked ownership inscription of Cavendish dated 1824 and recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to verso of FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19050
[CAM]. [Drop-head title:] The Lantern of the Cam. [Cambridge]. [Printed by F. Talbot... and Published for the Proprietors by G. J. Preston], [1871-73] Quarto. Vol. I, no. 1 (Jan. 32nd 1871) - Vol. I, no. 3 (April 1871); Special number (Dec. 1873). All published. 14, 4pp. With four photo-lithographed plates (two of which folding). Contemporary green cloth, original publisher's pictorial upper wrapper pasted to upper board. Lightly rubbed and discoloured. Scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 17699