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[NAPIER, John]. WALLACE, William. [Drop-head title:] On the Burial Place of John Napier of Merchiston, the Inventor of Logarithms. [Edinburgh]. [s.n.], [1831]. Quarto. 4pp. Contemporary half-calf, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Armorial bookplate of the Barons Napier to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of p[1]: 'To the Right Hon. Lord Napier / From W. Wallace'. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 23491

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DAWE, G.. The Life of George Morland, with Remarks on his Works. London. Published by Vernor, Hood, & Sharpe, 1807. First edition. 8vo. viii, 192pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, an engraved title page, and four engraved plates. Recent half-calf, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Spine sunned. Scattered foxing, plates browned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27295

GUYON, [Jeanne Marie]. The life of lady guion, Written by herself in French, Now abridged And translated into english... Bristol. Printed by S. Farley, 1772. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], xxi, [1], 268; 381pp, [3]. Vol. II has a half-title but no title page, as issued. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, morocco lettering-pieces. Heavily rubbed, surface loss to spines and board edges, lightly marked. Later inked ownership inscriptions of Mary Steevens to FFEPs, FFEP of Vol. I detached, scattered foxing. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26284

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HARDING, G. Lankester. Palestine Exploration Fund Annual No. VI: Four Tomb Groups from Jordan. [London]. Published by Order of the Committee, 1953. First edition. Folio. xi, [1], 72pp, [4]. With a photographic frontispiece and a further seven photographic plates. Original publisher’s printed light blue wrappers. Minor shelf-wear. Internally clean and crisp. From the reference library of the late Jeremy Wilson (1944-2017), the authorised biographer of Lawrence, with his distinctive inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27190

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BROWNING, Robert. Letters of Robert Browning: Collected by Thomas J. Wise... London. John Murray, [1933]. First edition. 8vo. xx, 389pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece, and a further 15 photographic plates. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. Without dustwrappper. Very minor shelf-wear. Internally immaculate. Inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP: 'For Rev. Herbert Herries / in remembrance of kind. 1933 / from / Fannie Barrett Browning'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26208

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[DURHAM HISTORY]. [A late eighteenth-century manuscript history of England and Scotland]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., late eighteenth-century] Folio. Manuscript on paper. [27] leaves. Stitched into contemporary marbled papers boards. Extremities worn and marked. Several leaves excised, one leaf detached, some scoring to gutter margins, contemporary manuscript note on Gillygate Manor, Durham, loosely inserted. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 13041

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[EDINBURGH ESTATE]. [A dozen manuscript receipts and bills for the interior decoration of a Georgian townhouse in Edinburgh]. [s.l.]. [s.n.], 1800-69 Twelve loose leaves of manuscript, together with an [8]pp manuscript account book (dated 1800/01) stitched into contemporary powder blue wrappers. More > £ 600.00 Antiquates Ref. 26093

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[DUKE OF YORK]. D'ARNAUDIN, H.E.. Memoire Historique et Miitaire des Campagnes de 1793, 1794 et Commencement de 1795 dans les Pays-Bas, la Hollande &c par l'Armee Britannique aux Ordres de SAeRe Monseigneur le Duc d'York agissant de Concert avec les Armees Imperiale, Prussienne de Hollandoise. Avec le Recit decequi s'est passe en memetems aux Armees du Rhin le tout Enrici de Cartes et Plans. Tome Premier [-Deuxieme]. . [s.i.]. Dec. 1796 a Londres Manuscript on paper. Two volumes. [2], 192, 191*-192*, 193-264, [4]; [6], 114, 111*-114*, 115- 198, 195*-198*, 199-274, 273*-274*, 275-409pp, [3]. With three illustrated orders of battle/charts. Contemporary red straight-grained, richly gilt-tooled morocco, bound for the dedicatee, the Duke of York, with his armorial to head of spine. Rubbed, with some loss/tearing to spines, joints, some marking. A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Upper hinge of volume I split. More > £ 9,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 17774

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SHELLEY, Lady [Jane]. SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. Shelley memorials: from authentic sources. Edited by Lady Shelley. To which is added an Essay on Christianity, by Percy Bysshe Shelley: now first printed. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1859. Second edition. 8vo. x, [2], 290, [2], 24pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and bumped, spine dulled. Internally clean and crisp. William St. Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27058

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CLARK, Hugh. WORMULL, Thomas. A short and easy introduction to heraldry... London. Printed for G. Kearsley, 1779. Fourth edition. 8vo. [4], 106pp. With 24 engraved plates. Without the final leaf of advertisements. Later brown cloth, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked. Occasional spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 26387

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[SEYMOUR, Frederick]. Charlotte, Countess Spencer: A Memoir. Northampton. William Mark, 1907. First edition. Quarto. [6], 96pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-vellum, blue cloth boards, gilt supralibros to upper board, A.E.G. A trifle marked and discoloured. Marbled endpapers, occasional spotting. Inked inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'To Blanche Hoggarth / from Spencer 1907 / I send this little memoir of my dearest / wife by her brother Frederick Seymour'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24810

[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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[SMYTH, Florence]. Report of a judgment...relating to the validity of the will of mrs. florence smyth, of ashton court, in the county of somerset, deceased. With appendix and notes. Clifton. Printed for the proprietor, 1854. First edition. 8vo. iv, [5], 6-34pp. Later morocco-backed marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Original publisher's plain green wrappers bound in. Lightly rubbed. Bookseller's ticket of William George's Sons of Bristol and recent bookplate of F. W. Morris to FEP, amorial bookplate of Francis Frederick Fox to front blank fly-leaf, scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24300

WOOLF, Virginia. The common reader. London. Published by Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1925. First edition. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth-backed pictorial paper bards. Extremities marked and dulled, lightly rubbed. Scattered foxing, contemporary inked gift inscription and bookplate of Constance Miles to FEP - likely the noted diarist Constance Miles [née Nicoll] (1881-1962). More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 21670

LAWRENCE, T. E.. The Letters of T. E. Lawrence. London. Jonathan Cape, 1938. First edition, second impression. 8vo. 896pp. With 16 black and white plates and two folding maps. Original publisher's tan buckram, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear, dustwrapper price-clipped, short closed tear to head of upper panel, spine chipped and soiled. Inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 26336

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[KAMES, Henry Home, Lord]. Loose hints upon education, chiefly concerning the culture of the heart. Edinburgh. Printed for John Bell…and John Murray, 1781. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 381pp, [3]. With a final leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf, contrasting red Morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, lightly marked, joints starting, loss to head and foot of spine. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of James Crombie of Glasgow to FFEP and head of title, scattered foxing. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26115

[BERNARD, PRINCE-BISHOP OF MUNSTER]. A Letter Sent by His Highness the Bishop & Prince of Munster to the Lords the States General of the United Netherlands. Oxford. William Hall, 1665. Quarto. [2], 13pp, [1]. Disbound. A trifle browned, first two leaves detached at lower gutter but sound. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20089

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LALLY-TOLLENDAL, [Trophime-Gerard, marquis de]. Plaidoier du Comte de Lally-Tolendal pour Louis XVI. Londres [i.e. London]. Se vend Chez Elmsly et al., 1792. First edition. 8vo. In three parts, each with separate pagination and register. [4], 85, [1]; 36; 66pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Recent bookplate of Basil Jacobs to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to foot of title page: 'Mr. Hardinge. from the Author'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19468

[ROYAL NAVY]. A list of His Majesty's ships and vessels of the royal navy... London. Printed and Sold by J. Watson, 1741. Third edition. [4], 40pp. With initial advertisement leaf. ESTC T41015. Pen-trials to p.26., short marginal tear to leaf B4.

[Bound after:] RIDER, Cardanus. Rider's British Merlin:For the Year of our Lord God 1741... London. Printed by R. Nutt, [1741]. [48]pp. ESTC T44985. Tear to one leaf - touching text without loss of sense.

[And:] [A defective eighteenth-century almanac].

[And:] The Court Kalendar For the year 1741... London. ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17432

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HASSALL, Christopher. Edward Marsh: Patron of the Arts: A Biography. [London]. Longmans, [1959]. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 732pp. With a photographic portrait frontispiece, and a further 14 photographic plates. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed, slight chipping/marking to dustwrapper. Internally clean and crisp. From the reference library of the late Jeremy Wilson (1944-2017), the authorised biographer of Lawrence, with his distinctive inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 26303