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[BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY]. Observations on the conduct of great-britain, with Regard to the Negociations and other Transactions Abroad.. London. Printed: And Sold by J. Roberts, 1729. First edition. 8vo. 61pp, [1]. Later cream paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Lightly rubbed, with toning to boards and spine. Title page browned and stained, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 35121

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[ROBINS, Benjamin]. Observations on the present convention with spain. London. Printed for T. Cooper, 1739. 8vo. [4], 60pp. With half-title. Modern grey paper boards, with gilt-tooled red morocco back-strip to spine. Leaves lightly browned; small manuscript mark and single inked number to head of title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35119

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LAMBERT, Joseph. Observations on the rural affairs of ireland; or a practical treatise on farming, planting and gardening... Dublin. William Curry, Jun. and Co., 1829. First edition. 8vo. [2], xxii, [2], 327pp, [1]. With an initial leaf of publisher's advertisement and a half-title. Uncut in original publisher's green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, joints starting, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30938

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[ROYAL NAVY]. Observations upon a memorial sent from london to scotland, To Procure Petitions against the bill For Manning the Royal Navy. London. Printed for T. Cooper, 1741. First edition. 8vo. 37pp, [1]. Uncut in modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Title page browned and stained at gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 22029

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[CORNISH TRACTS]. Ode for the coronation, 19th july, 1821, recited at a public festival held on that day, in the town of penzance; Dedicated to all loyal subjects, and to The Inhabitants of that Town in particualr. Penzance. Printed and sold by T. Vigurs, [1821]. First edition. 8pp.

[Bound with:] BARRINGTON, [Daines]. [Drop-head title:] III. Mr. Barrington on some additional Information relative to the Continuance of the Cornish Language. In a Letter to John Lloyd, Esq. F. A. S. Read March 21, 1776. [s.i.], [s.n.], [1776]. 81-86pp. ESTC T190832.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Excellent New Ballad entitled The Cripple of Cornwall, Wherein is shewn his dissolate Life and deserved Death. To the ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 29383

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[BROWNE, Peter]. Of drinking in remembrance of the dead. Being The Substance of a Discourse Deliver'd to the clergy of the Diocese of cork, on the Fourth of November, 1713. by the Bishop of that Diocese. And Published at their Unanimous Request. London. Printed for J. Roberts, 1713. 40pp. ESTC T83992. First published in 1713 as Of drinking to the memory of the dead.

[Bound after:] Aminadab: or, the Quaker's vision. [London]. In the Year 1710. First edition. [4], 11pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. ESTC T8504.

[And:] Aminadab's declaration, Deliver'd at a General Meeting Holden upon the first day of the Last pentecost. [London]. In the Year 1710. First edition. 15pp, [1]. ... More > £ 1,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 18635

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[WALKER, Obadiah]. Of education. Especially of Young Gentlemen: In two Parts. Oxford. Printed at the Theatre for Amos Curteyne, 1687. Fifth impression. 12mo. [10], 309pp, [1]. Without vertical half-title. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, with an unidentified armorial spine device, marbled edges. Rubbed, joints split, some loss to head of spine. Early manuscript bibliographical notes to front endpapers and title page, slight loss to lower corner of leaf L3, short closed tear to text of leaf V2, marginal burn-hole to leaf Bb5, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30246

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CLAY, Philip S. RICHARDS, J. H.. Official record of the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of her Majesty Queen Victoria, June 20, 22, 23, 24, 1897. Nottingham. James Bell & Son, 1898. First edition. 8vo. [8], 135pp, [1]. Text within printed red line border. With half-title, a photographic portrait frontispiece, and seven further photographic plates depicting key people and places essential to Nottingham's procession. Original publisher's gilt-stamped green cloth, top edge gilt. Very lightly rubbed. Endpapers browned, occasional marginal loss. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34051

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BRITTEN, Frederick James. Old clocks and watches and their makers. London. E. & F. N. Spon Limited, 1932. Sixth edition. 8vo. viii, 891pp. With a frontispiece and 934 illustrations in the text. Bound by Bumpus of Oxford in navy morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Spine a little chipped and worn, boards lightly rubbed. Upper hinge starting, otherwise internally bright and clean. From the library of Laurence Olivier, without any indication of such. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31085

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LAUGHTON, L. G. Carr. Old ship figure-heads & sterns... London. Halton & Truscott Smith, 1925. First edition. Large quarto. Limited edition of 1,500 copies of which this is number 169. xv, [1], 281pp, [1]. With a frontispiece and a further 55 plates. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle creased and marked, small hole to lower panel, spine panel sunned. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28084

BUCHAN, John. Oliver cromwell. London. Hodder and Stoughton, Ltd, 1934. Fourth impression. Large 8vo. 554pp. With ten maps. Original publisher's green cloth boards lettered gilt, all edged trimmed. With the author's gift inscription on the FFEP 'Dr Thomas Martin, with kindest regards. from John Buchan. Oct: 23: 34', and additional pencil notes to front pastedown. Boards a little rubbed and marked, corners bumped, internally bright and clean with all maps listed present. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30589

BUCHAN, John. Oliver cromwell. London. Hodder and Stoughton, 1934. First edition. 8vo. 554pp. With a half-title and 10 maps. Extra-illustrated with 12 engraved/photographic portrait plates. Bound by Bayntun of Bath in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, red cloth boards, T.E.G. A clean and crisp copy. W. A. Foyle's copy, with his morocco bookplate to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33780

ROOSEVELT, Eleanor. On my own. New York. Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1958]. First edition. 8vo. xii, 241pp, [1]. With half-title and 24 photographic illustrations. Original publisher's gilt-tooled blue cloth, with printed signature to upper board, contrasting navy lettering-piece. With original photographic dust-wrapper. Front endpapers browned, owing to newspaper clipping loosely inserted, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 18849

[MILNES, Richard Monckton, Baron Houghton]. On the Apologies for the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew. [London]. [C. Whittigham], [1856]. Quarto. 72pp. Uncut and unopened in contemporary light blue wrappers, title in manuscript to upper wrapper. Extremities rubbed, stained, chipped, and creased. Verso of terminal leaf lightly dust-soiled, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33028

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VASCONCELLOS, Manoel de Macedo Pereria. Oracao gratulatoria, que pela continuacao da vida do ill. e excel. senhor conde de oeyras... Lisboa [i.e. Lisbon]. Na Officina de Jose da Silva Nazareth, 1769. First edition. 8vo. [6], 33pp, [1]. Later marbled paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed. Inked private library shelf-mark to head of title-page, sympathetic paper repair to verso, occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 14208

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[DOPPET, François Amédée]. Oraison funebre de célebre mesmer, Auteur du Magnétisme Animal, & Président de la Loge de l'Harmonie. Grenoble. [s.n.], 1785. First edition. 8vo. 39pp, [1]. Uncut in original publisher's buff wrappers. Rubbed, marked, and creased. Very occasional spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32517

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[INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXHIBITION]. Oral instruction of the deaf and dumb... [London]. Printed and Published for the Executive Council of the International Health Exhibition, and for the Council of the Society of Arts, by William Clowes and Sons, 1884. First edition. [2], 35pp, [1].

[Bound with:] SPARKES, John C. L. Schools of art: their origin, history, work, and influence. [London]. Printed and Published for the Executive Council of the International Health Exhibition, and for the Council of the Society of Arts, by William Clowes and Sons, 1884. First edition. viii, 152pp.

[And:] PAGET, Charles E. Healthy schools. [London]. Printed and Published for the Executive Council of ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24340

STORRS, Ronald. Orientations. London. Nicholson & Watson, 1945. Definitive edition. 8vo. xix, [1], 532pp. With a portrait frontispiece and a further 20 photographic plates. Original publisher's navy cloth. Without dustwrapper. Rubbed, a trifle marked. upper corner of FFEP shaved. Signed by the author on title page. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34318

ELTON, Charles. Origins of english history. London. Bernard Quaritch, 1882. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xiv, [2], 458pp. Without half-title. With 10 folding plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled brown half-morocco, marbled paper boards, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, lightly sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32960

RENIER, G. J. Oscar Wilde. London. Issued to Subscribers by Peter Davies, 1933. First edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 500 copies, of which this is number 489, signed by the author.xi, [1], 184pp. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's cream cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without glassine dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Bookplate of Lionel Brett and ticket of Blackwell's, Oxford to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28495