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DE SERVIEZ, Jacques Roergas. The roman empresses; or, the history of the lives and secret intrigues of the wives of the twelve cæsars. London. The Walpole Press, 1899. Fine Library edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xvi, 499pp, [1]; viii, 573pp, [1]. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in modern gilt-tooled blue half-morocco. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Very lightly rubbed. Armorial bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to FEP of both volumes. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30904
GREEN, Valentine. An account of the discovery of the body of king john, in the cathedral church of worcester, july 17th, 1797, from authentic communications; with illustrations and remarks. London. Published by V. and R. Green, 1797. First edition. Quarto. [4], 8pp. With a half-title and an engraved frontispiece. Uncut and unopened. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher’s printed powder blue wrappers. Without backstrip, lightly browned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29586
YORKE, Henry Redhead. Elements of civil knowledge. Dorchester. Printed for the author by T. Lockett, 1800. First edition. 8vo. [4], viii, [2], 336pp, [2]. Without half-title: 'Mural nights. Vol.1'. With a terminal advertisement leave: 'Ready for the press, the second volume of Mural nights, containing elements of political knowledge, and a method of studying the ancient classics.' - In fact the second volume was never published. Contemporary sheep, ruled and lettered in gilt. Heavily rubbed, joints starting. Endpapers browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29125
[HAZLITT, William]. The plain speaker: opinions on books, men and things.. London. Henry Colburn, 1826. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [4], 465pp; [4], 447pp, [1]. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue paper boards, recently rebacked in buckram, contrasting burgundy morocco lettering-pieces. Boards rubbed, marked, and worn at edges. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription to FFEP, some surface loss to title page of Vol. I., some loss to terminal gathering of Vol. II, without loss of textscattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29116
[HUNT, Leigh]. The reflector, a quarterly magazine, on subjects of philosophy, politics and the liberal arts. London. John Hunt, 1811. First edition. 8vo. Four parts in two volumes. [4], 486; [6], [iii]-ix, [1], 16, 503pp, [1]. Partially misbound, preliminaries and initial 16pp of text of Vol. I bound at start of Vol. II. Contemporary two-gilt-tooled red half-morocco, green cloth boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, losses to lettering-pieces, light surface wear to joints and corners. Short tear to head of leaf B1 of ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29112
[BANNATYNE CLUB]. Notices relative to the bannatyne club...including critiques on some of its publications. Edinburgh. Printed for private circulation, 1836. First edition. Quarto. One of 50 copies printed. [2], xviii, 277pp, [1]. Partially interleaved. With an engraved frontispiece, a further four plates, and a list of subscribers. Later blue buckram, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed. Book-label of J. L. Weir to FEP, later newspaper clippings relating to the death of David Laing to rear endpapers. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28580
LAMB, Charles. The essays of elia. London. J. M. Dent & Co., 1904. Fifth edition. 8vo. xxii, 294, [2]. With half-title, an engraved title page, an engraved portrait frontispiece, and 15 further engraved plates.

[Uniformly bound with:] LAMB, Charles. The Last essays of Elia. London. J. M. Dent & Co., 1902. Fourth edition. xi, [1], 254pp, [2]. With half-title, an engraved title page, an engraved portrait frontispiece, and 15 further engraved plates.

Finely bound for H. Sotheran & Co. (stamp-signed to ... More >
£ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28514
WARDEN, John [editor]. A collection from the Spectator, Tatler, Guardian, Mr Pope, Mr Dryden, from Mr Rollin's Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres, and his Universal History. For the benefit of English Schools. Newcastle Upon Tyne. Printed for John Warden, Teacher of English, 1752. 12mo. [2], 318pp. Title in red and black. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled sheep, contrasting morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints starting. Slight loss and small paper repair to fore-edge of leaf P4. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28459
ASCHAM, Roger. The schoolmaster: or, A plain and perfect Way Of teaching children To Understand, Write, and Speak the Latin Tongue... London. Printed for Benj. Tooke, 1711. 8vo. [12], xiii, [1], 212, [2], 40pp, [4]. With a half-title and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary panelled calf, recently rebacked. Boards rubbed. Later book-label of James Jackson of Lancaster to FEP - obscured by late nineteenth-century presentation plate of the Warrington Museum Library, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28438
PUTEANUS, Erycius. Eryci Puteani historicæ insubricæ libri VI. Qui Irruptiones Barbarorum in Italiam continent: Rerum ab Origine gentis ad Othonem M. epitome. Oxonii [i.e. Oxford]. Excudebat Gulielmus Turner, 1634. 12mo. 28], 192pp, [32]. Partially unopened in contemporary limp vellum, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities rubbed, marked, and discoloured. Early manuscript note (unrelated to text) to FFEP , later manuscript shelf-mark and ink-stamp to title page, slight marginal loss to leaf B9, very occasional marginal tears, some staining to foot of latter half of text-block. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28360
[CUTHELL AND MARTIN]. A catalogue of books, for the year 1807, in various languages, and classes of literature; on sale, for ready money, By cuthell & martin, middle row, holborn. London. Printed by E. Blackader, [1807]. 8vo. In two parts. [4], 155, [1], 201-540, 16pp. Complete despite erratic pagination. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind. Without lettering-piece. Extremities worn, upper board held by two of three cords only. Naive paper repair to gutter of title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27391