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NELSON, Robert. An address to persons of Quality and Estate. London. Printed by G. James, 1715. First edition. 8vo. xxxi, [1], 267pp, [1], 55pp, [7]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary blind-panelled speckled calf. Rubbed and marked, with surface wear to boards, foot of upper joint split. FEP sprung. Inked ownership inscription of J. Seale to head of title, leaves lightly browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34212

ROBINS, Rev. Sanderson. The church schoolmaster. London. Francis & John Rivington, 1850. First edition. 8vo. [8], 212, 8pp. With a half-title and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Modern orange cloth, printed paper lettering-piece. Bookplate of Swansea Training College to FEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34256

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ALLEN, Charles [editor]. Plain tales from the raj: images of british india in the twentieth century. [London]. Andre Deutsch, [1976]. First edition, fifth impression. 8vo. 240pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, original publisher's pictorial dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed. Presentation copy, inked inscription to title page: 'To Anne something to read on those extended train journeys but not to be taken as a guide to the sub-continent! Charles Allen Nov '76'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34340

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[SILKS]. Fifty methods of producing a silk. London. Jack Hughes and Harry Stanley. [s.d., c. 1940s?] First edition. 8vo. 16pp. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, wrappers toned. Light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34506

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[MATTHIAE, August Heinrich]. Index of quotations from greek authors contained in the fifth edition of blomfield's translation of of matthiæ's grammar.. London. John Murray, 1833. First edition. 8vo. 16, [4], 236pp. With a preliminary catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's tan paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, with small losses to head and foot of spine, lettering-piece chipped. Armorial bookplate of Julius Lucius Brenchley to FFEP, browning to endpapers and initial leaves of text. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34507

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ANDREWS, MAX. Max andrews' catalogue of magic: no.2 of famous "vampire" series conjuring tricks magical apparatus and illusions. London. [Printed by the Central Printing Co., (Chas. Sowden) Ltd.], 1951. First edition. 8vo. 203pp. With numerous vignette illustrations. Original publisher's printed pictorial blue paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, with a little loss to head and foot of spine, joints starting, some toning to wrappers. Leaves browned, lower portion of title excised. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34775

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[BRITISH MUSEUM]. List of catalogues, guide books, and other publications published by the british museum. [London]. [s.n.], [1922]. 8vo. 32pp. Stitched, as issued. Housed in modern marbled paper slipcase. Lightly browned, loss and subsequent naive paper repairs to foot of title page and gutter of terminal leaf. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34806

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JONES, Reginald B.. Full account of palmer the rugeley poisoner. Manchester. The Daisy Bank Printing & Publishing Company, [s.d., c.1911-12] First edition. 8vo. 32pp. Stapled in original publisher's printed pictorial paper wrappers, with publisher's advertisements to lower wrapper. Rubbed and marked, with toning and staining to wrapper edges, staples exposed. Leaves browned, spotting and staining throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35082

AVEBURY, The Right Hon. Lord [John Lubbock]. The pleasures of life. London. Macmillan and Co., 1904. Two hundred and ninth thousand. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. xii, [2], 199, [1]; [3], vi-viii, 280pp. With half-title to Vol. I. Without half-title to Vol. II. Second volume, one hundred and sixty-sixth thousand, dated 1903. Handsomely bound by Bickers and Son of Leicester (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Very lightly rubbed, with light staining to ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35131

ALLINGHAM, H[elen]. BAUMER WILLIAMS, E. [Editors]. Letters to William Allingham. London. Longmans, Green and Co., 1911. First edition. 8vo. viii, 314pp. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece by Helen Allingham. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with chipping to head of spine. A presentation copy, with the inscription 'To Miss Reutland, with the best wishes of H. Allingham', dated 1st September 1915 to FFEP; later gift inscription from Irish author Aodh du Blacom, ... More > £ 65.00 Antiquates Ref. 34587

DESCLOZEAUX, Adrien. Gabrielle d'Estrees. London. Arthur Humphreys, 1907. First English edition. 8vo. vi, 330pp. With half-title. Title in red and black. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's cream cloth backed blue paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Some browning and dust-soiling to extremities. Internally clean and crisp but for the occasional spot of foxing. From The Royal Library Historical Series. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 13384

MORE, Hannah. Letters to young ladies. New York. Leavitt & Co., 1850. 16mo. [5], 8-125pp. Without half title. Original publisher's brown blind-stamped cloth. Rubbing to extremities. Bookseller's ticket of Marvin & Hitchcock to FEP, hinges splitting, foxed throughout, pen-trial to frontispiece with occasional further pen- and pencil-trials to margins. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 13387

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HAWTREY, Stephen. Reminiscences of a French Eton. London. Printed by Mary S. Rickerby, 1867. Second edition. 12mo. [4], 79pp, [1]. Original publisher's gilt-stamped green buckram. Slight rubbing to extremities. Upper hinge exposed, occasional very light dust-soiling. Presentation copy, inscribed to title; 'R. K. Phillipps / from his sincere / friend / the writer'. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 13973

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EHRENREICH, Paul. Die allgemeine Mythologie und ihre ethnologischen Grundlagen. Leipzig. J. C. Hinrich' sche Buchhandlung, 1910. First edition. 8vo. vi, [1], 288pp. Contemporary half green cloth, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Slight rubbing and marking to extremities. Light foxing to title, occasional pencil annotations, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 14931

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JAMES I. A counter-blaste to tobacco. (Written by king james I.). Edinburgh. E. & G. Goldsmid, 1885. 12mo. 32pp. Disbound. Lightly foxed, overall clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16003

PRENTISS, G[eorge] L[ewis]. The life and letters of elizabeth prentiss, author of "stepping heavenward". London. Hodder and Stoughton, 1884. Fourth thousand. 8vo. [2], xiv, 573pp, [1]. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's decorated brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Very slight rubbing and marking to extremities. Hinges starting, occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16255

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[HARCOURT, Paule de Saint-Aulaire, marquise d']. The duchess of orleans. (helen of mecklenburg-schwerin.) A memoir. London. W. Jeffs, 1859. First edition in English. 12mo. xlii, 192pp, [1], vi. With half-title, and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Uncut in original publisher's light blue blind-stamped buckram. Extremities soiled, a trifle rubbed. Contemporary ink ownership inscription to FFEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16523

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CROKER, John Wilson. Correspondence between the right hon. j. w. croker and the right hon. lord john russell, on some passages of 'moore's diary.'... London. John Murray, 1854. First edition. 12mo. 35pp, [1]. Recent marbled paper wrappers. A near fine copy. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16896

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[ACTS - GEORGE II]. Anno Regni georgii II. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, vicesimo. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the First Day of December, Anno Dom. 1741... And from thence continued by several Prorogations, to the Eighteenth Day of November 1746, being the Sixth Session of this present Parliament. Edinburgh. Printed by Richard Watkins, [1747]. 8vo. 39pp, [1]. Disbound. Title-page detached, inked manuscript pagination to head of all leaves, a trifle dust-soiled. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 18726

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LAIDLAW, Walter. [Drop-head title:] Interesting Archaeological Discovery at Old Jedward. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c.1906] 8vo. 73-78pp. With three photographic plates. Stapled, as issued, into original publisher's plain paper wrappers. Light spotting to extremities. Presentation copy, inked inscription to upper wrapper; 'To Lord Ralph D. Kerr / from the author / Jedburgh 14 Nov. 1906.' More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 19036