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[STOKER, Bram]. The american "tramp" question and the old english vagrancy laws [article in - The north american review]. New York. The North American Review Publishing Company, 1909. First edition. Large 8vo. [16], 576-720, [6]pp. Original publisher's blue wrappers, lettered in blue, fore and bottom edge untrimmed. A little marked and faded, some tearing, with small losses to spine. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 30777

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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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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

HAMS, Lieut.-Col. H. A. The Post Office of India in the Great War. Bombay. The Time Press, 1922. First edition. Quarto. [6], viii, 430pp. With a half-title, a photographic frontispiece, and numerous photographic illustrations in the text. Later gilt-tooled half-calf, red cloth boards. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, leaves browned, small worm-tracks running throughout - touching text in places without loss of sense, occasional ink and blind stamps of the Elphinstone College Library, Bombay. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31018

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[TREATY OF SEVILLE]. The treaty of Peace, Union, Friendship, and Mutual Defence, Between the crowns of Great-Britain, France, and Spain, Concluded at Seville on the 9th of November, N. S. 1729. London. Printed by S. Buckley, 1729. First edition. Quarto. 16pp. Modern brown buckram, dark green calf lettering-piece. Minor shelf-wear. Leaves lightly browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25438

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HEYLYN, P[eter]. A help to english history, containing A Succession of all the Kings of England, the English, Saxons, and the Britains, the Kings and Princes of Wales, the Kings and Lords of Man, and the Isle of Wight... London. Printed by Benj. Motte, for John Walthoe, 1709. 12mo. [8], 633pp, [3]. Contemporary panelled calf, later rebacked and recornered, contrrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Boards rubbed and marked. Paper repair to head of title page, short tear to leaf L12 (without loss), leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30384

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BAGGULEY, W. Hildon. Descriptive catalogue of the books in the Central Lending and Reference Libraries of the g.w.r. institution, swindon. 1908. Swindon. Morris Bros., 1907. First edition?. Quarto. x, 529pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, spine dulled, a trifle cocked. Title page creased. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 29981

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[BENT, William]. The london catalogue of books, with their sizes and prices. Corrected to august MDCCCXI. London. Printed [by G. Woodfall] for W. Bent, 1811. 8vo. 239pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-ruled half-sheep, marbled boards. Extremities heavily worn, upper board detached. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencil ownership inscription and brief bibliographical notes to FEP. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 30808

[NAPOLEON]. A list of books bearing on the epoch of Napoleon. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [134] leaves. Contemporary half- morocco, marbled paper boards, paper label with title in manuscript to upper board, marbled edges. Extremities rubbed and marked, spine worn with loss to head and foot. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24582

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DARLING, James. Catalogue of books belonging to Sir William Heathcote, baronet, at Hursley Park, in the county of southampton. [London]. James Darling, Bookseller, 22 little Queen Stret. Lincolns Inn Fields, 1834. First edition. Quarto. viii, 154pp, [2]. With terminal blank. Original publisher's blind-tooled green textured cloth, titled in gilt to spine. Rubbed, with spine panel lacking the top half, and the remainder split from lower joint, bumping to corners and slightly, slightly marked. Ink-staining to fore- edge. Presentation copy, inscribed to 'The Honble. Mr Justice Coleridge' at Hursley in 1839, by William Heathcote to verso of FFEP. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 24960

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[LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN]. A catalogue of valuable and rare Old Books, including many superb works, illustrated by numerous prints, offered to the public at the prices affixed to each, by longman, hurst, rees, orme, and brown, paternoster-row, london. [London?]. [s.n.], [1814]. Quarto. In six parts, [2], 23; 20; 41; 28; [29-]80; [21]. Contemporary sprinkled half-calf, marbled boards, later rebacked preserving contemporary back-strip, all edges red. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting.

Comprising: [1] A catalogue of very curious and rare books, in uncommon fine condition, and the greater part in handsome bindings (May 7th, 1813; 396 lots); [2] A catalogue of rare, curious and valuable books, many of ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 21082

[ANDERSON, R. C.]. A list of Printed Books on Shipbuilding, Rigging, Seamanship and Kindred Subjects for the Period of Wooden sailing Ships and Galleys. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1930?] Quarto. [74] leaves of typescript, hole punched at gutters, loosely tied with string in contemporary brown paper wrappers. Extremities worn, upper panel detached. Leaves lightly creased, some chipping to margins. Occasional manuscript correction in the author's hand. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30856

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[DANIEL, George]. Catalogue of the most valuable, interesting and highly important library of the late george daniel, esq. of canonbury...Which will be sold at auction, by messrs. sotheby, wilkinson & hodge...On wednesday, the 20th of july, 1864, and Nine following Days... [London]. J. Davy & Sons, [1864]. 8vo. v, [1], 222pp. Contemporary navy morocco-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red and black calf lettering-pieces. Rubbed, spine sunned, corners exposed. Scattered spotting. Priced throughout in manuscript, entries occasionally accompanied by the name of the purchaser. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 22644

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[BUCKMINSTER, Rev. J. S.]. Catalogue of the library of the late rev. j. s. buckminster. Boston. Printed by John Eliot, Jun., 1812. First edition. 8vo. 66pp, [4]. Disbound, calf remnants to spine. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. Initial gathering working-loose, early gift inscription to head of title, page numerals altered in manuscript, intermittent manuscript prices, manuscript list of books to verso of terminal blank leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22499

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PALM, J. H. van der. Redevoering op het vierde eeuwfeest van de uitvinding der boekdrukkunst binnen haarlem, aldaar uitgesproken op den 10 julij des jaars 1823. Haarlem. Vincent Loosjes, 1823. First edition. 8vo. viii, 29pp, [1]. Modern marbled paper boards. Leaves browned and spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30751

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[DEBOFFE, J.]. [Drop-head title:] No. I catalogue des livres françois qui se trouvent chez j. deboffe. [London]. [W. Spilsbury], [1804]. 8vo. 16pp. Four loose bifoliums. Stab-stitch holes to gutters. A trifle creased. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30857

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STEPHEN, Geo. A. Music and Musical Literature: an annotated and classified catalogue of music and works on music and musicians in the norwich public libraries. Norwich. Public Libraries Committee, 1924. 8vo. [6], 58pp, [2]. Original publishers red cloth-backed printed light-blue paper boards. Rubbed and sunned. Inked initial 'RCF' to FEP, very occasional pencilled notes. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30783

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[HEREFORD LIBRARY]. City of Hereford: The eighteenth annual report of the committee of the free public library and museum, to the town council. 1889-90. Hereford. S. Adams, [1890]. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed paper wrappers. Light vertical crease to centre of all leaves, slight splitting at spine, rust-spots from staples, else clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 17262

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[HEPPER & SONS]. Catalogue Of the very Valuable and Extensive Library of Books comprising 6,000 volumes...which Messrs. Hepper & Sons Are honoured with instruction from the Executors under the Will of His Grace the late Archbishop of York, to sell by auction... Leeds. Alf Cooke, [1891]. 8vo. 75pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed grey wrappers. A trifle rubbed, creased, and chipped. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30782

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[NORWICH PUBLIC LIBRARY]. City and county of norwich readers' guide: the bimonthly magazine of the norwich public library. Volume I [-III]. Norwich. Published by The Public Library Committee, 1911-14 8vo. In three volumes. viii, 206; v, [1], 155, [1]; iv, 172pp. Uniformly bound in contemporary red half-morocco, tooled and lettered in gilt, red cloth boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, bookplates of Bryan William James Hall to FEPs, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20818