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[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
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[HENSLOWE, William Henry]. Wermigey; or the weir amid the water. A norfolk legend of the beginning of the wars of the roses. King's Lynn. Thew and Son, 1865. First edition. 8vo. [4], 203pp, [5]. Original publisher's blue pebbled cloth, stamped in blind, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Recent bookplate of Ron Charles Fiske to recto of FFEP. The author's own copy, with his book-label and inked inscription 'Author's own copy - WHH' to FEP, occasional manuscript corrections and annotations to text, and earlier bookplate to REP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20821
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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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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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[HENNIKER-MAJOR, John]. Two letters on the origin, antiquity, and history, of norman tiles, stained with armorial bearings. London. Printed by John Bell, 1794. First edition. 8vo. [8], 62, [3], 68-114pp. With a divisional title page to each letter, and three engraved plates depicting armorial crests. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, without lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, joints split, surface loss to boards and corners. Inked presentation inscription to head of title: 'Sir George (?) Erwin Bart...With Mr Henniker Majors Compliments'. Light browning to endpapers and occasional light spotting to text. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30503
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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
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[ESSEX, Earl of]. True Mannor and Forme of the Proceeding to the Funerall of the Right Honourable robert Earle of essex and ewe, Viscount Hereford, Lord Ferrers of Chartley, Bourghchier and Lovaine. Late Lord Generall of the Forces raised and employed by the Parliament of England, who dyed at Essex House on Munday the 14 day of Septemb. 1646. From whence He was honourable conveyed in funerall Pomp to Westminster Abby Church on Thursday the 22 of October following. Published by Authority. London. Printed for Henry Seale, 1646. First edition. [4], 24pp [i.e. 23pp], [1]. With an engraved frontispiece portrait (by William Marshall, A1v), one inserted folding woodcut of the hearse, surrounded with flags, and another full-page woodcut (D1v), in addition to numerous woodcut vignettes of flags. Occasional shaved catch-word/printer's register/pagination. ESTC R201190. Wing G5.

[Bound with:] [Drop-head title:] An Elegie upon the most lamented death of the Right Honourable and truly valiant, Robert Earle ... More > £ 5,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 30933