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KEARD, Thomas. Thomas Keard, A. M.. Whitby. R. Kirby, [s.d., c.1839] 8vo. 15pp., [1]. With frontispiece showing engraved portrait of Thomas Keard. Original wrappers, stitched as issued within. A trifle spotted at margins, slight browning. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 17075

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[WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION]. An enquiry into the State of Affairs on the continent; and What Encouragement we Have from that to expect Happy Events from continuing the present dangerous expensive war. London. Printed for H. Carpenter, 1747. First edition. 8vo. [2], 34pp. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. A trifle dusty, short tear to gutter of terminal leaf. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 17269

[ETON COLLEGE]. A list of eton college, taken at election, 1829. Eton. Printed and Sold by E. Williams, [1829]. 23pp, [1].

[Bound with:] [A further 12 Eton College lists covering the years 1830-1840 (two representing 1839, taken at election and Christmas respectively), all printed by E. Williams.]

12mo. Contemporary black half-calf, marbled boards, gilt. Rubbed. Very occasional loss and short tears to margins, occasional ink and pencil deletions and corrections. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 17434

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SEYER, Samuel. [Caption title:] Prospectus of memoirs Historical and Topographical of Bristol and its Neighborhood. [Bristol]. [J. M. Gutch], [1821]. 8vo. 4pp. Single folded leaf. Stab-holes to gutter margins, spotted. A manuscript note, dated 1803 and signed by Seyer, is loosely inserted, it reads: 'Recd. from Mr Davies twenty five pounds & 6d on account of the sale of some books of mine on the syntax of the Latin verb, according to an account delivered to me about two months post'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 17651

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TACITUS. Tacite, nouvelle traduction, par M. Dureau de Lamalle... Paris. Theophile Barrois, 1790. 8vo. In three volumes. lxxix, [1], 550, [2]; [4], 485, [1]; [4], 477pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, speckled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines dulled. Marbled endpapers, early pen trials to verso of Vol. I errata leaf. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 18034

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JERSEY, George Bussey Villiers, Earl of. The correspondence between the earl and countess of jersey, and the rev. dr. randolph, upon the subject of some letters belonging to h. r. h. the princess of wales, of late so much the topic of public conversation. London. Richard White, 1796. First edition. 8vo. [2], 37pp, [1]. Uncut, stitched, as issued. Some creasing, lightly spotted, loss to foot of final leaf - not touching text. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 18967

HOLLAND, Henry Richard, Lord. Some account of the life and writings of lope felix de vega carpio. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806. First edition. 8vo. viii, 294pp, [2]. With a half-title, an engraved portrait frontispiece, and a final errata leaf. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed and a trifle marked, some splitting to upper joint, chipping to lettering-piece. Inked ownership inscription to head of title page, lightly spotted. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 19085

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AUBERY DU MARIER, Louis. Memoires pour servir a l'histoire de hollande, et des autres provinces unies. Ou l'on verra les veritables causes des Divisions qui sont depuis soixante and dans cette Republique, & qui la menacent de ruine. Paris. Chez Jean Villette, 1680. [24], 436pp, [4]. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf. Lightly rubbed and marked. Early manuscript shelf-marks and inked ownership inscription to front endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 19380

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[BARNARD, Sir John]. Some rules for the conduct of life: To which are added, a few cautions, For the Use of such freemen of london As take apprentices. London. Printed by Henry Fenwick, [s.d., c.1805] 8vo. 24pp. Recent half-calf, brown cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Very light rubbing to extremities. Slight paper flaw to title page affecting last line of imprint, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20033

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[STREATHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY]. Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth. General subject-catalogue of Books (except Fiction and Juvenile Literature) in the tate public library, streatham. London. Printed for the Council by Truslove and Bray, 1914. 8vo. 283pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth-backed printed grey paper boards. Heavily rubbed, some loss to head and foot of spine, inked initials 'E. M. M.' to head of upper board. Hinges exposed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20707

VAN LOON, Hendrik Willem. The home of mankind: the story of the world we live in. London. George G. Harrap & Company, 1933. First edition, second issue. 8vo. 506pp. Numerous illustrations by the author in the text. Original publisher's decorative green clot. Without dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed, marked. Presentation copy, inked illustration and inscription to recto of FFEP: 'The will to live / Hendrik Willem van Loon / Madras (?)'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20896

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[DEMPSTER, Henry]. [Drop-head title:] Explanation descriptive of the new rig. [Edinburgh]. [The Edinburgh Printing Company], [s.d., c.1843] Quarto. 4pp. Single sheet, printed on both sides, folded as issued. With an engraved nautical diagram and an engraved vignette. Creased, three horizontal mis-folds, very short central tear to head, some spotting, 'New Rig' in manuscript to gutter of first page. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21103

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[ALBERONI, Giulio]. Moral Reflections on the ministry of Card. alberoni. Translated from the Spanish. Humbly inscrib'd to the Right Hon. the Lord Harrington, One of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, &c. &c.. London. Printed for J. Purser, 1735. First edition in English. 8vo. viii, 62pp. Modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Title page browned, remnants of paper label to head, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22028

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WARD, Robert. A treatise of the relative rights and duties of belligerent and neutral powers, in maritime affairs: in which the principles of armed neutralities, and the opinions of hubner and schlegel are fully discussed. London. Printed for J. Butterworth, 1801. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 172pp, [2]. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards. Extremities worn and marked, later naive paper repairs to head of spine. Early ink ownership inscription to head of half-title, spotted. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22103

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BRERETON, Rev. J. L. "County education." A letter addressed to the right hon. the earl of devon. London. James Ridgway, 1861. First edition. 8vo. [2], 24pp. Modern calf-backed marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Very minor shelf-wear. Bookplate of Sidney Broad to FEP, manuscript shelf-marks and ink-stamp of the Carlton Club to browned title page. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22127

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CHASE, Rev. Drummond Percy. The question, should industrial schools erected at the cost of the poor-rate be made available, (on payment,) to children not chargeable to the poor-rates? Considered in a letter to the guardians of the Oxford incorporation. Oxford and London. John Henry and James Parker, 1855. First edition. 8vo. 14pp. Recent morocco-backed marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Very minor shelf-wear. Bookplate of Sidney Broad to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22128

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KNIGHTLEY, Dr. W. Porter. A plea for private schools, being the substance of A Paper read before the Sussex Educational Association, at Brighton, Nov. 6th, 1876, in reply to some remarks of the Rev. Mark Pattison, B.D., at the Social Science Congress, at Liverpool. Brighton. H. & C. Treacher, 1876. First edition. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. Recent morocco-backed tan cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Bookplate of Sidney Broad to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to contemporary front blank fly-leaf: 'With the Author's kind regards / Dec. 12th 1876'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22129

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LOUDON, Mrs. [Jane]. Mrs. loudon's first book of botany. Being a plain and brief introduction to that science, for Schools and Young Persons. London. Bell & Daldy, 1870. New edition. 8vo. viii, 280pp. With numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary prize binding by Seton & Mackenzie, gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering piece, gilt supralibros of Edinburgh Collegiate School to upper board, marbled edges. Rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Prize plate, awarded to Alexander F. Tytler, to FEP, occasional spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22243

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OLIPHANT, [Margaret], Mrs.. The Makers of Venice: doges, conquerors, painters, and men of letters. London. Macmillan and Co., 1887. First edition. 8vo. xii, 390pp. With a portrait frontispiece, 25 plates, and 21 illustrations in the text by R. R. Holmes. Bound by Riviere in contemporary brown morocco, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Light shelf-wear, spine sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Mervyn Lloyd Peel to front blank fly-leaf, occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23213

MORGAN, Lady [Sydney]. Absenteeism. London. Henry Colburn, 1825. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xix, [1], 160pp, [8]. With four final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Without half-title. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, gilt. Extremities rubbed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23272