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MURRAY, Thomas Boyles. National education promoted. An account of the efforts of the society for promoting christian knowledge, in behalf of national education: together with a notice of the anniversaries of the assembled charity schools in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. London. Printed for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1848. First edition. 8vo. [2], 86pp. With an engraved folding frontispiece and an engraved portrait plate. Original publisher's blind-stamped limp brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, sunned, paper library shelf-label to foot of spine. Hinges exposed, bookplate of the Swansea Training College to FEP, inked shelf-marks to recto of FFEP, portrait plate foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 29799
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PARSONS, G[eorge] S[amuel]. Nelsonian reminiscences. Boston. Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1843. First edition. 12mo. [4], 251pp, [1]. Original publisher's drab paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities worn, loss to head and foot of spine, upper joint split, chipping to lettering-piece. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, later inked ownership to recto of FFEP, foxed. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 20628
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TRIMMER, Mrs. [Sarah]. New and comprehensive lessons; containing a general outline of the old testament; with twenty-four engravings. London. John Harris, [s.d., c. 1830] 12mo. vi, [1], 8-138pp, [6]. With 24 wood-engraved illustrations in the text, and three final advertisement leaves. Original publisher's calf, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed and marked. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to FEP: 'Augusta Fludyer / Janry. 1. 1834', very short tear to fore-edge of leaf H2. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20659
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[NORTHERN COUNTIES]. [Newcastle Reprints of Rare Tracts. Chiefly illustrative of the History of the Northern Counties]. [Newcastle]. [M. A. Richardson], [1847]. 8vo. Eight tracts, each a limited edition of 100 copies. Largely unopened. Title in black and red with blue decorative pieces, decorative initials. Contemporary half- calf, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed. Armorial bookplate with motto 'Suivez Raison' to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 18302
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HAYM, Nicolai Francisci. Nicolai francisci haym romani, thesauri britannici sev museum numarium, quo continentur numi graeci et latini, omnis metalli et formae, necdum editi, ab autore ipso caelati. Interprete aloysio comite cristiani, mediolanensi. Vindobonae [i.e. Vienna]. Ex officina Krausiana, 1763. [6], 296pp, [8]. With an engraved frontispiece (seemingly extracted from the first London edition) and 30 engraved folding plates.

[Together with:] HAYM, Nicola Francesco. Thesauri britannici pars altera, seu museum numarium conplexum numos graecos, et latinos omnis metalli, et formae necdum editos... Vindobonae [i.e. Vienna]. Typis Joannis Thomae de Trattnern, 1765. [28], 398pp, [10]. With 50 of 51 engraved folding plates (without plate No. 24). ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 24058
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[AUCTION CATALOGUE]. No. 109. Catalogo Di diverse Mobiglie di Casa, Robe d'uso di lana, e seta, Biancheria, Vini, Libri ecc. un Fortepiano, ed una Carrozza con Arnesi, da vendersi in Publica Subasta per mezzo del Sig. Not. Vincenzo Portelli, nella Citta Vittoriosa, Strada San Giorgio, No. 6, Martedi li 9 Dicembre 1834, e giorni susseguenti, ad 1 ora p. m. di ciaschedun giorno . [Malta]. [s.n.], [1834]. Quarto. 16pp. Uncut and opened, stitched as issued. With several horizontal folds, small mark to rear, else fine.

More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 21815
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[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
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BARNES, William. Notes on ancient britain and the britons. London. John Russell Smith, 1858. First edition. 8vo. viii, 167, [1], 16pp. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped olive green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and dulled. Upper hinge exposed. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of half-title: 'Charles Hall Esq. / With the Author's kind / regards.' More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28779
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CHAMBERS, Robert. Notices of the most remarkable fires in edinburgh, from 1385 to 1824, including an account of the great fire of november, 1824. Edinburgh. Printed [by James Clarke & Co.] for Chas. Smith & Co., 1824. First edition. iv, 74pp.

[Bound with:] PERKINS, Rev. Erasmus [translator]. Manual of the theophilanthropists; or, adorers of god and lovers of mankind. London. Published by J. Griffin, 1822. First edition. 35pp, [1].

12mo. Contemporary calf-tipped marbled boards, later naively rebacked in sheep. Extremities worn. Several leaves working-loose. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28521
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[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
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[ORLANDI, Enrico]. Notizie istoriche della miracolosa immagine di maria santma portata nella citta' di frascati da s. giuseppe calasanzio Ed ivi venerata nella Chiesa de' Padri delle scuole pie dedicate A. S. A. R. Eba il Sig. Cardinale enrico duca di york vescovo, e protettore di detta citta'. In Roma [i.e. Rome]. Presso Lino Contedini, 1825. Terza edizione [i.e. third edition]. 8vo. 48pp. Recent decorated paper boards, calf lettering-piece to upper board. Extremities lightly rubbed and sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21183
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MILLAR, John. Observations concerning the distinction of ranks in society... London. Printed for J. Murray, 1773. Second edition, greatly enlarged. 8vo. [4], xxii, 312pp. With a half-title. Contemporary calf-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn, joints split. Occasional marginal ink-spotting. From the recently dispersed family estate (by descent) of George Cranstoun, Lord Corehouse (1770-1850), Scottish jurist, satirist and friend of Walter Scott and Lord Monboddo, with his armorial bookplate to FEP. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28504
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BRAND, John. Observations on Popular Antiquities: Including the whole of Mr. bourne's Antiquitates Vulgares, with addenda to every chapter of that work: as also an appendix, Containing such Articles on the Subject, as have been omitted by that Author. London. Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1810. 8vo. xxiv, 471pp, [1]. Contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, brown cloth boards, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Rubbed, spine dulled. Book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32965