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[MCCULLOCH, John Ramsay]. [Caption title:] A word to the labourers of scotland, shewing the folly and wickedness of their brethren in england, who are burning corn, and breaking thrashing mills. (Reprinted from the Scotsman of 15th December 1830.). [Edinburgh?]. [Printed by James Walker], [1831?]. First offprint edition. 8vo. 4pp. Modern marbled wrappers. A clean and crisp copy. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33302

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[EDINBURGH RIOTS]. A narrative of the Late riots at edinburgh; and a vindication of its magistracy, against The Charges advanced in the memorial for the papists of scotland. London. [s.n.], 1779. First edition. Quarto. 28pp. Modern marbled wrappers. Lightly rubbed. Title page and terminal leaf browned and soiled. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33304

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SPALDING, John. The history of the troubles and memorable transactions in Scotland, from the year 1624 to 1645... Aberdeen. Printed for T. Evans...Sold by A. Angus and Son, 1792. First edition. 12mo. 342, [4]; [2], 311pp, [1]. Handsomely bound in later gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33312

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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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[CRAIG, Sir Archibald]. The elder park govan an account of the gift of the elder park and of the erection and unveiling of the statue of john elder. Glasgow. Printed for private circulation by James MacLehose & Sons, 1891. First edition. Quarto . xii, 207pp. With half-title, engraved landscape frontispiece of Elder Park, and 14 further engraved plates containing portraits, plans, and map illustrations. Contemporary straight-grain morocco-backed burgundy cloth boards, tooled and lettered in gilt to spine, with supralibros of the Elder family to upper board and the Arms of Govan to lower board. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked. Ink-stamp of Arch. Houtcheson to foot of FFEP ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33540

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MURRAY, David. The york buildings company: a chapter in scotch history read before the institutes of bankers and chartered accountants, glasgow 19th february 1883. Glasgow. James Maclehose & Sons, 1883. First edition. 8vo. 131pp, [1]. Contemporary red morocco-backed marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed. Armorial bookplate of J. Guthrie Smith to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'J. Guthrie Smith Esq. / from / the author / 29/8/83'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33294

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BAYNHAM, Walter. The glasgow stage. Glasgow. Robert Forrester, 1892. First edition. Quarto. Limited edition of 100 copies, of which this is number 70. [10], 221pp, [1], viii. Title page in red and black. With half-title and photographic frontispiece of the Theatre Royal, Dunlop Street. Contemporary calf-backed mustard cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, with surface loss to joints and spine. Very occasional light spotting, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33542

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[MACGEORGE, Andrew]. An inquiry as to The Armorial Insignia of the city of glasgow. Glasgow. [W. Blackie] , 1866. First edition. Quarto. [10], 182pp. Title in red and black. With an engraved colour frontispiece and 74 illustrations depicting the seals of Glasgow. Original publisher's dark green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Light scattered spotting and occasional marking throughout. Inked ownership inscription of 'Macgeorge' to FFEP, and presentation inscription 'to John Macgeorge with affte. regards from A Macgeorge'. More > £ 85.00 Antiquates Ref. 33541

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STUART, Robert. Views & notices of glasgow in former times.. Glasgow. Robert Stuart & Co., 1848. First edition. Quarto. [2], viii, [2], 116pp, [8]. With an additional engraved title page and 27 engraved plates depicting scenes and views of the city. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, bumping to head and foot of spine. Light scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33539

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CARSTAIRS, R. The Little World of an Indian District Officer. London. Macmillan and Co., 1912. First edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 381pp, [1]. With a folding sketch map. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked.. Very occasional light spotting, some edge-wear to map. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29755

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[VALPY, Richard]. Poetical chronology of ancient and english history; with historical and explanatory notes. London. Printed by A. J. Valpy, 1830. 8vo. 6, [3], vi-xxiv, 68pp. With three initial and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Without half-title. Contemporary sheep. Extremities worn, surface loss to boards, lower joint split. Contemporary ownership inscription of Miss A. Baker to FEP, occasional pencilled annotations. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27600

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DONALD, T. F.. The Hodge Podge Club 1752-1900. Glasgow. James MacLehose and Sons, 1900. First edition. 8vo. [8], 98pp. Presentation copy, with the loosely inserted compliments slip of the author. Original publisher's navy blue buckram, lettered in gilt to spine. A crisp copy, lightly rubbed and marked, with a few old paint spots to boards. Endpapers browned. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33399

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TAIT, John. John Tait's directory, for the city of Glasgow, villages of Anderston, Calton, and Gorbals; also for the towns of Paisley, Greenock, Port-Glasgow, and Kilmarnock, from the 15th May 1783, to the 15th May 1784. . [Glasgow]. [Robert Forrester], [1871]. 8vo. 103pp, [1]. With an initial leaf of advertisements bearing a tipped-in slip detailing the printing of this facsimile. Nineteenth century gilt-tooled marbled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, supralibros of the City of Glasgow to both boards, A.E.G. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, light spotting to front free-endpaper. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33425

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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

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CURTIUS RUFUS, Quintus. Q. Curtii Rufi. Historiarum libri, accuratissime editi. Lugd. Batavorum [i.e. Leiden]. Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1653. 12mo. [12], 338pp, [22]. With an engraved title page, a single full-page engraved illustration in the text, and an engraved folding map of Alexander the Great's expedition. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, with wear to joints and scuff marks to lower board, lettering-piece chipped. Armorial bookplate of the Courtney family of Coker Court to FEP. Very occasional light spotting, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33431

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NICOL, James. Vital, social and economic statistics of the city of glasgow, 1881-1885. Glasgow. James Maclehose & Sons, 1885. First edition. 8vo. [2], xiv, [1], 304pp. With half-title. Attractively bound by Maclehose of Glasgow in twentieth century red half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers. Overall a very fine copy, some very slight bumping to joints and corners. Some spotting across edges and endpapers. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33407

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RUSSELL, Rev. M. Polynesia: or, an historical account of the principle islands in the south sea, including new zealand. Edinburgh. Oliver & Boyd, [1845]. Third edition. 8vo. [6]- 440pp. With en engraved frontispiece and a large folding map of Polynesia. Contemporary gilt-decorated navy cloth, gilt-tooled and lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, some offsetting to yellow endpapers. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33398

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BULSTRODE, Sir Richard. Miscellaneous essays. Viz. I. Of company and conversation...with some Reflections upon the Conversion of the good Thief; also, the Life and Conversion of St. Paul. London. Printed for Jonas Browne, 1715. First edition. 8vo. [8], xxxii, 390pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary blind-panelled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Spine darkened and chipped at head, lightly rubbed and marked. Some staining to endpapers, some browning and light spotting to text. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33415

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TOD, Lieutenant-Colonel James. Comparison of the hindu and theban hercules, illustrated by an ancient hindu intaglio. London. Printed by J. L. Cox, 1831. First offprint edition. Quarto. [2], 23pp, [1]. With an engraved vignette to head of p.[1]. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32614

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[SOUP KITCHEN]. Leicester square soup kitchen & refuge, ham yard, great windmill street, st. james's, w. Founded by the late Charles Cochrane, Esq., 1846. For the relief of destitution, and prevention of mendicancy... London. Printed by Geo. Witt, 1875. 11pp, [1].

[Bound after:] A LAYMAN. Lord selborne's letter to "the times" and an answer paragraph by paragraph. London. Basil Montagu Pickering, 1874. First edition. 16pp.

[Bound before:] Letter from the right reverend the lord bishop of orleans to m. minghetti, minister of finance to king victor emmanuel, on the Spoliation of the Church at rome and throughout italy. Together with the brief of the ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33169