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JACKSON, Rev. J[ohn] E[dward]. Wulfhall and the seymours. With an Appendix of Original Documents discovered at Longleat. [s.i.]. [s.n.], 1874. Frst edition. Quarto. [4], 24, 53pp, [1]. Title printed in red and black. With an engraved frontispiece and a partially hand-coloured engraved map. Contemporary two-tone pebbled cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. Presentation copy, inked inscription to title page: 'George Matcham Esq / From the Author / Privately Printed'. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 29307
[BECKFORD, Alderman William]. Brief memoirs of the judges whose portraits are preserved in guildhall. To which are prefixed, engravings of the marble sculptures, representing the earl of chatham and william beckford, Esq. [London]. Sold by John Pridden...and Joseph White, 1791. First edition. 8vo. [6], 9-50pp. Title-page a cancel. With three engraved plates, extra-illustrated with an additional engraved portrait depicting Sir Christopher Turnor and a single leaf, with text to both sides (from another, unidentified volume) regarding his life bound in following leaf C4. Contemporary calf-backed vellum-tipped marbled boards, gilt. Extremities rubbed, some loss to spine, else fine. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP; 'For Mr. Wolley ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 16575
BEGER, Lorenz. Observationes et conjecturae in numismata quaedam antiqua. Coloniae Brandenburgicae [i.e. Berlin]. Typis Ulrici Liebperti, 1691. First edition. Quarto. [24], 61pp, [155]. Text in Latin with some sections in Greek. Title page is a cancel. With numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary panelled calf, recently rebacked. Boards rubbed and a trifle marked, corners exposed. Recent bookplate to FEP , title page and gatherings k-l browned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24052
PAYNE, George. DURDEN, Mr. Henry. Catalogue of the museum of local antiquities collected by mr. henry durden, Of Blandford, Dorsetshire. Lewes. South Counties Press, Limited, [s.d., c.1892] 8vo. 4, 60pp. With a portrait frontispiece (included in pagination) and seven further plates featuring numerous examples of antiquities from the museum. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half morocco, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers. Date of 1891 added to foot of title in manuscript; a further manuscript note to the head of the first leaf of the preface notes 'This collection was purchased by the British Museum for £900 ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32137
[HOBHOUSE, John Cam, Baron Broughton De Gyfford]. The substance of some letters, written by an englishman resident at paris during the last reign of the emperor napoleon... London. Printed for Ridgways, 1816. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [3], vi-xv, [1], 490; [2], 253, [1], 135pp, [1]. Without half-titles. Contemporary half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed, spines dulled. Armorial bookplates of Kilberry to FEPs, book-labels of Kilberry to title pages, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32458
[BECCLES]. An account of the corporation of beccles fen, in the county of suffolk, with a translation of their charter, and copies of various other documents relating to said corporation. Drawn up in the year 1807 for the use of the Corporation. Beccles. Jarman, Printer, 1826. Reprinted with various notes and additions. 8vo. 82pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled red half-roan, powder blue paper boards. Heavily rubbed, marked, and stained. Later newspaper clippings, manuscript notes, and two photographs to endpapers, illustration (extracted from a later periodical) pasted to verso of title page, photographed pasted to blank verso of leaf E3, line map pasted to REP, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24358
GIUSTI, Giuseppe. Raccolta di proverbi toscani con illustrazioni. Firenze [i.e. Florence]. Felice Le Monnier, 1853. 12mo. [4], xii, 423pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled vellum, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G., Rubbed and marked, spine dulled, some cockling to boards. Marbled endpapers, later inked ownership inscription of K. Speight to recto of front blank fly-leaf, single later manuscript annotation to p.322, scattered spotting, dampstained throughout. John Murray's copy, with his bookplate to FEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32505
[CALCUTTA FIRE INSURANCE]. Tariffs of the Calcutta Fire Insurance Agents' Association. Corrected to 1st January 1912. Calcutta. Printed at the Criterion Printing Works, 1912. Quarto. [4], 222pp. Original publisher's red cloth-backed printed buff paper boards. Heavily rubbed, marked, and discoloured, upper joint starting. Upper hinge partially exposed, occasional marginal staining/dust-soiling, very occasional early manuscript annotations to text.

[Together with:] Rules of the fire offices' committee (foreign) for automatic sprinkler installations. [s.i.], [s.n.], 1909. Second edition. 8vo. 30, 3pp, [1]. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. A ... More >
£ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32120
COBBETT, William. The woodlands: or, a treatise On the preparing of ground for planting; on the planting; on the cultivating; on the pruning; and on the cutting down of Forest Trees and Underwoods. London. Printed and published by William Cobbett, 1825. First edition. 8vo. [340]pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, corners bumped. Book-label of S. Lord, surgeon dentist of Blackburn to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 18254
COURTHOPE, William. Synopsis of the extinct baronetage of england; Containing the date of the creation, with the succession of baronets, and their respective marriages and time of death. London. J., G., and F. Rivington, 1835. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xii, 256pp. With a list of subscribers. Contemporary navy half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Richard Ward to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32451
[MOURNING CARDS]. [An album of mourning cards]. [vs.]. [vs.], [1845-1916] Oblong quarto. 117 mourning cards mounted on 28 heavyweight card leaves, the majority printed within black borders. Bound by W. & J, Milne of Edinburgh in contemporary red straight-grain morocco, gilt initials 'I. N. S. L.' to upper board, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31578
ORSINI, Felice. Memoirs and adventures of felice orsini, written by himself, containing unpublished state papers of the roman court. Edinburgh. Thomas Constable and Company, 1857. First edition in English. 8vo. xix, [1], 286pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Partially unopened in original publisher's purple cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, marked, and heavily sunned. Early inked ownership inscription to head of title page, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32441
KELLY, Hugh. The babler. In two volumes. London. Printed for Harrison and Co., 1786. Harrison's edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. 199pp, [1]. With six engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf-backed, vellum-tipper marbled paper boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Francis Hall and recent inked ownership inscription to FEP, plates browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32405
[THE GUARDIAN]. The guardian. London. Printed for J. Tonson, 1729. Fifth edition. 12mo. In two volumes. 349, [9]; 358pp, [14]. Contemporary speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines chipped at head and foot. Armorial bookplates of Rev. Thomas Greene to FEPs, with his inked ownership inscription to Vol. I title, occasional dampstaining. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32395
FENOULHET, A. C.. History of the barbarians. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1835]. 12mo. Manuscript on paper. 27pp, [1]. Contemporary decorative dark green cloth, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to upper board. Extremities rubbed and stained. Spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25885