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[VALPY, Richard]. Poetical chronology of ancient and english history; with historical and explanatory notes. London. Printed by A. J. Valpy, 1830. 8vo. 6, [3], vi-xxiv, 68pp. With three initial and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Without half-title. Contemporary sheep. Extremities worn, surface loss to boards, lower joint split. Contemporary ownership inscription of Miss A. Baker to FEP, occasional pencilled annotations. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27600

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DONALD, T. F.. The Hodge Podge Club 1752-1900. Glasgow. James MacLehose and Sons, 1900. First edition. 8vo. [8], 98pp. Presentation copy, with the loosely inserted compliments slip of the author. Original publisher's navy blue buckram, lettered in gilt to spine. A crisp copy, lightly rubbed and marked, with a few old paint spots to boards. Endpapers browned. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33399

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TAIT, John. John Tait's directory, for the city of Glasgow, villages of Anderston, Calton, and Gorbals; also for the towns of Paisley, Greenock, Port-Glasgow, and Kilmarnock, from the 15th May 1783, to the 15th May 1784. . [Glasgow]. [Robert Forrester], [1871]. 8vo. 103pp, [1]. With an initial leaf of advertisements bearing a tipped-in slip detailing the printing of this facsimile. Nineteenth century gilt-tooled marbled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, supralibros of the City of Glasgow to both boards, A.E.G. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, light spotting to front free-endpaper. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33425

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[SMITH, Rev. John?] . The chronicles of gotham; or, the facetious history of official proceedings. Glasgow. To be had of the booksellers, 1856. First edition. 8vo. [1], 239pp. With an engraved frontispiece and 21 further illustrated plates depicting scenes from 'Gotham'. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and a trifle marked, top edge dusty. Title page browned, very occasional spotting throughout, More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33397

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RUSSELL, Rev. M. Polynesia: or, an historical account of the principle islands in the south sea, including new zealand. Edinburgh. Oliver & Boyd, [1845]. Third edition. 8vo. [6]- 440pp. With en engraved frontispiece and a large folding map of Polynesia. Contemporary gilt-decorated navy cloth, gilt-tooled and lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, some offsetting to yellow endpapers. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33398

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BULSTRODE, Sir Richard. Miscellaneous essays. Viz. I. Of company and conversation...with some Reflections upon the Conversion of the good Thief; also, the Life and Conversion of St. Paul. London. Printed for Jonas Browne, 1715. First edition. 8vo. [8], xxxii, 390pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary blind-panelled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Spine darkened and chipped at head, lightly rubbed and marked. Some staining to endpapers, some browning and light spotting to text. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33415

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TOD, Lieutenant-Colonel James. Comparison of the hindu and theban hercules, illustrated by an ancient hindu intaglio. London. Printed by J. L. Cox, 1831. First offprint edition. Quarto. [2], 23pp, [1]. With an engraved vignette to head of p.[1]. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32614

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[SOUP KITCHEN]. Leicester square soup kitchen & refuge, ham yard, great windmill street, st. james's, w. Founded by the late Charles Cochrane, Esq., 1846. For the relief of destitution, and prevention of mendicancy... London. Printed by Geo. Witt, 1875. 11pp, [1].

[Bound after:] A LAYMAN. Lord selborne's letter to "the times" and an answer paragraph by paragraph. London. Basil Montagu Pickering, 1874. First edition. 16pp.

[Bound before:] Letter from the right reverend the lord bishop of orleans to m. minghetti, minister of finance to king victor emmanuel, on the Spoliation of the Church at rome and throughout italy. Together with the brief of the ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33169

ROBERTS, Daniel. Some memoirs of the life of john roberts. London. Printed and Sold by William Phillips, [s.d., between 1801-1826?] New edition. 12mo. 71pp, [1]. Uncut. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed and creased, early inked ownership inscription to upper wrapper. Occasional short tears, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32936

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[AMUSEMENTS]. Observations on some of the popular amusements of this country, addressed to the higher classes of society. London. Hatchard and Son, 1827. First edition. 8vo. 24pp. Disbound. Title page and terminal leaf browned and spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 17503

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KEY, Astley Cooper. A narrative of the recovery of h. m. s. gorgon, (charles hotham, esq., captain.) stranded in the bay of monte video, may 10th, 1844. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1847. First edition. 8vo. viii, [2], 113, [5], 32pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 16 engraved plates, an engraved folding chart, and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked, lower corner of upper board lightly dampstained, cocked. Later armorial bookplate of Richard Benyon Croft to FEP, early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33170

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[ROBINSON, William]. Collections relative to Claims at the Coronations of several of the kings of england, beginning with king richard II. London. Printed for J. Nichols and Son, 1820. First edition. 8vo. viii, 96pp. Uncut in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to spine. Armorial bookplate of Esher to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription of Thos. Davis to head of title, spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28414

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HOLCROFT, Thomas. Memoirs of the late thomas holcroft, Written by Himself, and continued to the time of his death, from his diary, notes, and other papers. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816. First edition. 12mo. n three volumes. [3], vi-viii, 300; [2], 283, [1]; [2], 320pp. Without half- titles. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, joints starting, spines dulled, paper shelf-label to foot of Vol. I. Marbled endpapers, very occasional short tears to margins, leaf I11 of Vol. II creased, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26380

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AUSTEN, Jane. Letters of jane austen: edited with an introduction and critical remarks by edward, lord brabourne. London. Richard Bentley & Son, 1884. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xv, [1], 374, [2]; [6], 366pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to each volume. Original publisher's gilt-stamped olive-green cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, with neat repair to upper joint of Vol. II and little soiling to upper board of Vol. I. Armorial bookplates to FEPs with the Latin motto 'Suivant Saint Pierre', very occasional slight ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33138

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STEVENSON, Alan. Biographical Sketch of the late Robert Stevenson. Edinburgh. W. Blackwood and Sons, 1861. First illustrated edition. Quarto. 32pp. With two finely engraved plates; a portrait frontispiece of the subject, and a fine dramatic view of the Bell Rock Lighthouse, originally drawn by Miss Stevenson. Original publisher's gilt-tooled and titled buckram. Spine a trifle faded, light shelf-wear and few indents to lower board, else a fine copy. Presentation copy, inscribed 'Tolbooth Chuch Library, From Mesr. Stevenson' to head of title, and in a ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31291

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[BERESFORD, William]. Farewell dinner to lieut.-col. lord william beresford, v. c., c.i.e. Town hall, calcutta. Saturday, the 30th December 1893. [Calcutta?]. [s.n.], [1894?]. First edition. 8vo. [2], 14pp, [2]. With four photographic portrait plates and 20 plates of signatures recorded at the dinner in facsimile. Original publisher's black and blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed and marked. Photographic plates working loose. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32755

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NORTH, Lieut.-Col. R. The Literature of the North-West Frontier of India. A Select Bibliography. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1946]. First edition. Quarto. [2], 66pp. With a tipped-in errata slip. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Rubbed, marked, and sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Book-label of the United Service Club to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32184

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[CAM]. [Drop-head title:] The Lantern of the Cam. [Cambridge]. [Printed by F. Talbot... and Published for the Proprietors by G. J. Preston], [1871-73] Quarto. Vol. I, no. 1 (Jan. 32nd 1871) - Vol. I, no. 3 (April 1871); Special number (Dec. 1873). All published. 14, 4pp. With four photo-lithographed plates (two of which folding). Contemporary green cloth, original publisher's pictorial upper wrapper pasted to upper board. Lightly rubbed and discoloured. Scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 17699

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LOTTIN, Augustin-Martin. Précis pour Le Sieur Augustin Martin Lottin, l'aîné, Imprimeur-Libraire du Roi & de la Ville, Appellant d'une Sentence rendue au Châtelet de Paris, le 21 Mars 1777. [Paris]. [de l'imprimerie de Lottin l'aîné], [1777]. Quarto. 12pp. Stitched, as issued. Title stains to outer margin, lightly browned, occasional spotting. Contemporary manuscript annotations to title. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 12581

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[APPLEGATH, Augustus]. The corporal and soldier; being the first of two dialogues between a corporal and a private soldier. Written by a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Army. London. Printed by A. Applegath and E. Cowper, [s.d., c. 1820] 8pp.

[Together with:] The soldier's friend; being the second dialogue between a corporal and a private soldier. Written by a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Army. London. Printed by A. Applegath and E. Cowper, [s.d., c. 1820]. 8pp.

[And:]The true and interesting story of a drummer, giving particular account of what happened in a town in scotland where he was quartered, and Particularly interesting to the Army ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27083