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[BRITISH CONTROVERSIALIST]. The british controversialist and impartial enquirer...Volume I. London. Houlston and Stoneman, 1850. First edition. 8vo. viii, 288pp. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, marked, and dulled, joints starting, corners exposed. Contemporary inked ownership inscription 'Mr Johnson, Spalding, Feby. 53' to FFEP, index leaf detached, light staining to endpapers, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34044

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OLDYS, William. The british librarian: Exhibiting a compendious review of abstract Of our most Scarce, Useful, and Valuable books in all sciences, as well in manuscript as in print... London. Printed for T. Osborne, 1738. First edition. 8vo. [2], vii, [5], 402pp. With a later engraved portrait of the author bound in. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, recently rebacked, preserving contemporary backstrip. Heavily rubbed. Scattered spotting. Edmund Blunden's copy with his pencilled inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 27641

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GRAY, George. The burgh school of rutherglen. [s.i.]. Printed for Private Circulation, 1891. First edition. 8vo. Limited to 100 copies. vi, 107pp, [1]. Title in red and black. Original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To / James Wallace Esq. / from G. G.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33274

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[CALCUTTA PORT]. The calcutta port trust: a brief history of fifty years' work 1870-1920. Calcutta and Simla. Thacker, Spink & Co., 1920. First edition. Quarto. [4], 44pp. With a photographic frontispiece, numerous photographic illustrations, and three folding line maps. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped in gilt. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Contents leaf stained. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29983

[WALPOLE, Horatio]. The case of the Hessian forces, in the pay of Great-Britain, impartially and freely examin'd; with some reflections on the present conjuncture of affairs... London. Printed for R. Francklin, 1731. First edition. 8vo. 36pp. Disbound. Slight loss to head of title, occasional light browning to margins. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14343

SCOTT, Leader [i.e. BAXTER, Lucy]. The Castle of Vincigliata. Florence. Printed by G. Barbèra, 1897. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 304pp, [3]. With numerous photographic illustrations in the text, full-page photographic portraits of Louisa Temple Leader and John Temple Leader (Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy). Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges red. Rubbed, some chipping to joints. Upper hinge exposed, armorial bookplate of publisher Thomas Fisher Unwin (1848-1935) to FEP, FFEP detached. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23688

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[CAWNPORE]. The cawnpore commercial directory and guide to Cantonments, Civil Lines, and the City. Cawnpore. Printed at the Christ Church Mission Press, 1911. 8vo. [2], vii [i.e. viii], 178pp. Original publisher's printed green wrappers. Heavily rubbed, marked, and creased, surface loss to spine. Occasional marginal damp-staining. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25389

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[BRIDEWELL ROYAL HOSPITAL]. The charters of the royal hospitals of bridewell and bethlem. [London]. [s.n.], [1792?] 8vo. [2], 37pp, [1]. Modern navy wrappers. Scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28067

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TELFER, Captain J[ohn] Buchan. The chevalier d'eon de beaumont; a treatise. London. Elliot Stock, 1896. First edition. 8vo. 38pp, iv. With half-title and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Partially unopened in original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned, head of upper board dulled. The author's copy, with corresponding inscription to half-title. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 34829

MALVEZZI, Virgilio. The chiefe events of The Monarchie of spaine, In the yeare 1639. London. Printed by T. W. for Humphrey Moseley, 1647. First edition in English. 12mo. [8], 208pp. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep. Heavily rubbed and marked, loss to head and foot of spine, corners exposed. Without front endpapers, title page chipped, torn, and stained, slight marginal loss to penultimate leaf, rear pastedown sprung. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25623

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A CLERGYMAN [HENSLOWE, William Henry]. The christian hebdomad, or week of human life. A souvenir of the savior! And an occasional help to family devotion. London. Simpkin, Marshall and Co., 1866. First edition. 8vo. 117pp, [3]. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed and sunned, a trifle marked, some chipping to head and foot of spine. Recent bookplate of R. C. Fiske to recto of FFEP, blank marriage certificate pasted to RFEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to FEP: 'Ellen E. Henslowe / 29 April 1884 / from the author WHH'.

[Together with:] [HENSLOWE, William Henry]. ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20817

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[SMITH, Rev. John?] . The chronicles of gotham; or, the facetious history of official proceedings. Glasgow. To be had of the booksellers, 1856. First edition. 8vo. [1], 239pp. With an engraved frontispiece and 21 further illustrated plates depicting scenes from 'Gotham'. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and a trifle marked, top edge dusty. Title page browned, very occasional spotting throughout, More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33397

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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SMITH, Goldwin. The civil war in america: an address read at the last meeting of the manchester union and emancipation society. London. Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., 1866. First edition. 8vo. 96pp. Original publisher's red pebbled cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. A trifle rubbed, sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'With Thos. B. Potter's compliments'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25320

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BURNET, Gilbert. The conclusion of Bishop burnett's History of His own life and times. London. [s.n.], 1734. First edition. 8vo. [2], 46pp. With a woodcut head- and tail-piece. Sewn, as issued. Title page browned, initial leaf of text lightly dust-soiled, very occasional spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34131

[ARGYLL, John Campbell, Duke of]. The conduct Of his Grace The D-ke of Ar--le For the Four last Years review'd. Together with His grace's speech April 15th, 1740. Upon the State of the nation. London. Printed for C. Corbett, 1740. First edition. 8vo. 34pp. Uncut in modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece (with incorrect title) to upper board. Lightly rubbed, some loss to foot of dulled spine. Paper repairs to verso of title page and terminal leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33006

LADY WALLACE. The conduct of the king of prussia and general dumourier, investigated by lady wallace. London. Printed for J. Debrett, 1793. First edition. 8vo. [4], 156pp, [4]. With two terminal advertisement leaves. Uncut, partially unopened, stitched, as issued. Ink inscription to title-page, occasional spotting, dust-soiling, chipping to margins. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18215

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[CONVENTION OF EL PARDO]. The Convention between the Crowns of Great Britain and Spain, concluded at the Pardo on the 14th of January 1739, N.S... London. Printed by Samuel Buckley, 1739. First edition. Quarto. 28pp. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece to spine. Leaves a trifle dusty. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28289

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MACKAY, John. The convention of royal burghs of Scotland, From its Origin down to the Completion of the Treaty of Union between England and Scotland in 1707. Edinburgh. Co-operative Printing Company Limited, 1884. First edition. 8vo. viii, 88pp. Original publisher's blue cloth, ruled in black, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Endpapers browned, ink-stamps of Newbattle Abbey College to FEP, FFEP, and verso of title page. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23300

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[WALPOLE, Horatio]. The convention vindicated from the misrepresentations of the enemies of our peace. London. Sold by J. Roberts, 1739. First edition. 8vo. 3-29pp, [1]. Without half-title. Disbound. Title-page separated from text-block. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14344