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[LEWIS, W.S.]. [Memorial manuscript presented to the Lord Mayor of Birmingham]. [Birmingham]. [Erle Foster Newey], [1943]. Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [2]ff. Handsomely bound by Erle Foster Newey (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tan morocco, orange and green morocco onlays, initialled 'W.S.L.' to upper board, A.E.G., green moire silk endpapers, gilt dentelles. Housed in custom red cloth case. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 30444
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[OXFORD FREE PRESS COMPANY LIMITED]. Memorandum and articles for oxford newspaper. [Oxford]. [s.n.], [1857]. Large folio. Manuscript on parchment. [1], 23ff. Contemporary hard- grained, blind-ruled and gilt-decorated, brown morocco, titled in gilt to upper board, rebacked to style. Slightly rubbed to extremities. Marbled endpapers. With a single-leaf broadside advertisement/application form for the release of shares in same company, with three horizontal folds, loosely inserted. The official seal removed from the first leaf of the 'Memorandums of Association', that to the 'Articles ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 18803
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[TEMPLE, William]. Memoirs Of what past in christendom, From the war Begun 1672. To the peace Concluded 1679. London. Printed by R. R. for Ric. Chiswell, 1692. Second edition. 8vo. [8], 392pp. Contemporary blind-ruled calf. Extremities marked and worn, some surface loss to boards, loss to head and foot of spine, upper joint splitting. Near contemporary book-label of W. Hunt Grubbe to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription to title of 'Walt: Grubbe', inked inscription to head; 'Ex Lib: Guilielmi Hunt / Donum Gualterii Grubbe Armigeri 1715', internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18550
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BRITTON, John; BRAYLEY, E. Memoirs of the tower of london: comprising historical and descriptive accounts of that national fortress and palace.... London. Hurst, Chance, and Co., 1830. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 374pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece, and engraved title vignette, and 18 engraved plates. Bound by Whitehead & Morley of Leeds in contemporary half-calf, purple moire cloth boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, marked, sunned, and discoloured. Binder's ticket to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32394
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[D'AULNOY, Marie-Catherine, Madame]. Memoirs of the Present State of the Court and Councils of spain. In Two Parts. With the true Reasons why this Vast Monarchy, which in the last Century made so considerable a Figure in the World, is in this so Feeble and Paralytick. Done into English by T. Brown. London. Printed for D. Brown et al., 1701. First edition in English. 8vo. [8], 192, 187pp, [5]. With two final advertisement leaves. Contemporary speckled calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, chipping to lettering-piece. Armorial bookplate of Mary Hamilton Nisbet Ferguson to FEP, leaves toned/spotted, marginal ink-stain to p.13. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 16710
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BARROW, John. Memoirs of the naval worthies of queen elizabeth's reign; of their gallant deeds, daring adventures, and services, in the infant state of the british navy... London. John Murray, 1845. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 495pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled brown morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Hinges exposed, occasional spotting, contemporary bookplate of William Morris Reade to FEP, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FFEP, contemporary inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf: 'William Morris Reade, from his sincere friend, Horace Andrew Walpole; on his leaving Eton: Easter, 1847'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21952
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PEGGE, Samuel. Memoirs of the life of roger de weseham... London. Printed for J. Whiston and B. White, 1761. First edition. viii, 60pp. ESTC T98695.

[Bound with:] PEGGE, Samuel. The life of robert grosseteste... London. Printed by and for John Nicols, 1793. First edition. iv, 385pp, [1]. With two engraved plates. ESTC T97460.

Quarto. Uncut in contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Later bookplate of John Carter and recent bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP. Presentation copies, inked inscription in ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 20274
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OLDMIXON, John. Memoirs of the life of John Lord Somers... London. Printed for J. Roberts, 1716. First edition. 8vo. [4], 126pp, [2]. With half-title and terminal advertisement leaf. Without portrait frontispiece. Recent navy buckram, lettered in gilt. Slightest of marking to extremities, spine sunned. Recent endpapers, occasional light spots of soiling, overall internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 15044
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[HAZLITT, William]. Memoirs of the late thomas holcroft. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1816. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. viii, 300pp; [2], 283pp; [4], 320pp. With half-titles. Modern gilt-ruled calf backed light blue paper boards, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed and marked, with minor surface loss to lower board of Vol. III. Inked ownership inscription of Croydon's Library, dated Jan 4th 1817 to title of Vol. III. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29113
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HOLCROFT, Thomas. Memoirs of the late thomas holcroft, Written by Himself, and continued to the time of his death, from his diary, notes, and other papers. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816. First edition. 12mo. n three volumes. [3], vi-viii, 300; [2], 283, [1]; [2], 320pp. Without half- titles. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, joints starting, spines dulled, paper shelf-label to foot of Vol. I. Marbled endpapers, very occasional short tears to margins, leaf I11 of Vol. II creased, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26380
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[D'AULNOY, Marie-Catherine, Madame]. Memoirs of the court of France, and city of Paris... London. Printed for Jacob Tonson...Richard Wellington, [1702]. 8vo. In two parts. [2], 152, 288pp, [16]. Pp.161-164 of part II are repeated; register and text are continuous. Contemporary panelled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, spine richly gilt. Rubbed, loss to head of spine, slight splitting to joints, lettering-piece a trifle chipped. Leaves browned, later armorial bookplate (1755) to FEP, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to recto of FFEP, contemporary armorial bookplate of Robert ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 19044
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GENLIS, Stéphanie Félicité, Comtesse de. Memoirs of the countess de genlis, illustrative of the history of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. London. Henry Colburn, 1825. First edition in English. 8vo. In two volumes. vii, [1], 324; [4], 300pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces. Rubbed, surface loss to spines, loss to lettering-pieces, some splitting to joints, a trifle marked. Spotting to endpapers, offsetting to Vol. I title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20632
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[DE GONDI, Jean Francois Paul, Cardinal de Retz]. Memoirs of the cardinal de retz: containing all the great events during the minority of louis XIV. And administration of cardinal mazarin. London. H. S. Nichols, 1896. 8vo. Limited edition of 500 copies. xv, [1], 304pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's gilt-stamped red cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked. Contemporary armorial bookplate of Alexander Meyrick Broadley and recent book labels of Marion C. Walker to FEP, occasional spotting/browning. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21721
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PONTIS, [Louis], sieur de. Memoirs of Sieur De Pontis; Who served in the Army Six and fifty Years, under King Henry IV. Lewis the XIII. and Lewis the XIV. Containing Many remarkable passages relating to the war, the court, and the government of those Princes. London. Printed by F. Leach, for James Knapton, 1694. First edition in English. Folio. [8], 287pp, [1]/ Title page in red and black. Contemporary panelled speckled calf. Rubbed, joints starting, loss to head and foot of spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24800
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EDGEWORTH, Maria. EDGEWORTH, Richard Lovell. Memoirs of richard lovell edgeworth, esq. begun by himself and concluded by his daughter, maria edgeworth. London. Printed for R. Hunter, 1820. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [4], 392; [4], vii, [1], 498pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to each volume and a further seven engraved plates (two folding). Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed, spines sunned. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33103
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MARMONTEL, [Jean-Francois]. Memoirs of marmontel, written by himself: containing his literary and political life, and anecdotes of the principle characters of the eighteenth century. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme...and John Murray, 1805. First edition in English. 12mo. In four volumes. Contemporary green diced calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting black calf lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spines dulled. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26365
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[GEORGE III]. Memoirs of his late most excellent majesty king george III. Chiefly illustrative of his private, domestic, and christian virtues; His Patronage of the Arts, Literature, &c. &c. &c. With numerous original anecdotes. London. Published by R. Miller, 1820. Second edition. 8vo. 64pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and one further engraved plate (a portrait of George IV). Uncut. Later stitched into original publisher’s printed buff wrappers, with the edition of a [2]pp publisher's advertisement announcing the publication of the present work. Extremities worn, loss to spine. Plates foxed. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 26129