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Photo of "[Yes or no?]"
[CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET]. [Yes or no?]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c.1845] Dimensions 290 x 450 mm. Manuscript on paper. [8]pp. Contemporary printed buff wrappers. Rubbed and marked.

[Together with:] [Drop-head title:] Yes or no? Dimensions 290 x 450 mm. Single leaf broadside. Old horizontal folds, some marginal loss. Two copies.

[And:] Four copies of a handbill entitled An appeal from the four in chains. To the inhabitants of Christchurch; three of which with a manuscript version of the above to blank ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22327
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THOMAS, Lowell. With lawrence in arabia. London. Booklover's Library. Hutchinson & co, ltd., [1935]. 107th Thousand. 8vo. 288pp, [3]. With six pages of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's cream cloth boards lettered in navy with the blue and green dustwrapper. Moderate shelf-wear, chipping to spine ends, and a few other marks. From the family library of Henry Williamson, recently dispersed, without indication of such. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28040
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SMITH, Mrs. A. Murray. Westminster abbey. London. Adam and Charles Black, 1904. Quarto. Limited deluxe edition of 250 copies signed by the publisher, of which this is number 108. vii, 147pp, [1]. With 21 colour plates by John Fulleylove. Uncut in original publisher's decorated cream buckram, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23310
Photo of "Vital, social and economic statistics ..."
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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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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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[MERCHANTS' HOUSE]. View of the history, constitution, & funds, of the guildry, and Merchants' House. Glasgow. Printed by James Henderson, 26 Bell-Street, 1817. First edition. 8vo. 112pp. Finely bound in twentieth-century gilt-tooled blue crushed half-morocco, with the original printed upper wrapper bound in at end. A fine copy, but for some spotting to text. Faint remains of an erased inscription starting 'Sent by James Ewing Esq.' to head of title. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33320
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WESTGARTH, William. Victoria and the australian gold mines in 1857; with notes on the overland route from australia, via suez. London. Smith, Elder, and Co., 1857. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 466, [2], 16pp. With three engraved maps (two folding), and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. Very slight rubbing to extremities. Light offsetting, else internally immaculate, a fine copy. Presentation copy, inscribed to recto of FFEP; 'With the author's compliments'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 17552
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WESSELING, Peter (editor). Vetera romanorum Itineraria, sive antonini augusti itinerarium... Amstelaedami [i.e. Amsterdam]. Apud J. Wetstenium & G. Smith, 1735. Quarto. [26], 762pp, [56]. With a half-title and an additional engraved title page. Contemporary blind-tooled vellum, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities marked and discoloured. Later armorial bookplate of Rugby School to FEP, armorial plate to recto of FFEP: 'From the library of the Rev. T. Arnold, D.D. Head Master. Presented to the School by his Widow. 1842'. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 24399
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WHITE, Nathaniel. Unlimited Confidence not to be placed in the best of Princes. A sermon preached...On Occasion of the Sudden and much lamented Death of his late Most Excellent Majesty King George the Second... London. Printed for James Buckland, 1760. First edition. 30pp, [2]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Presentation copy, partially shaved inked inscription to head of title page: 'Ex dono auc'. two manuscript corrections to text. ESTC T67751.

[Bound after:] CHANDLER, S[amuel]. The Character of a great and good King Full of Days, Riches, and Honour. A sermon Preached on Occasion of the Death of his late Majesty King George II... London. Printed ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22104
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WIEL, Alethea. Two doges of venice. London. The Chiswick press, 1891. Limited edition. Large 8vo. 142pp. With a terminal colophon leaf. Original publisher's blue paper boards quarter bound over white paper lettered gilt. All edges roughly trimmed, some leaves unopened. Internally bright and clean save a little foxing to endpapers. One of 500 copies, this numbered 490. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30756
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TURNER, John. Two Discourses Introductory to a Disquisition Demonstrating the Unlawfulness of the Marriage of Cousin Germans; From Law, Reason, Scripture, and Antiquity. London. Printed by H.H. for Walter Kettilby, 1682. First Edition. 8vo. [4], 63pp, [1]. [Bound with:] A Letter of Resolution to a Friend, Concerning the Marriage of Cousin Germans. London. Printed by H.H. for Walter Kettilby, 1682. [16], 29pp, [1]. With blank A1 but without final leaf of advertisements, C8. Two works bound in one, recent blue paper boards. Occasional marginal loss and slight shaving to fore-edge notes of first work. Ink inscriptions of Tho. Twisleton ... More > £ 225.00 Antiquates Ref. 10979
Photo of "Tusmore. The Particulars & Conditions ..."
[TUSMORE ESTATE]. Tusmore. The Particulars & Conditions of Sale of the most important and desirable freehold estates, comprising the whole of the parishes of tusmore and hardwick...Which will be Sold by Auction by messrs. jonas & thos. paxton at the auction mart, london, On Wednesday, the 15th of July, 1857, at 12 0'clock... Bicester. E. Smith and Son, [1857]. Folio. 27pp, [1]. With four large engraved plates (of six), linen-backed, folding plates. Interleaved throughout, with 82 photographs of Tusmore and environs and related articles pasted to blanks/loosely inserted. Later gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled paper boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, closed tears to title page and initial leaf of text, scattered spotting. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31632