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WOODLEY, Rev. George. A view of the present state of the scilly islands: exhibiting their Vast Importance to the British Empire.. London. F. C. and J. Rivington, 1822. First edition. 8vo. [1], xviii, [1], 344pp. With half-title and large folding map of the Scilly isles. Uncut in original boards, recently rebacked with a new spine label. Quite worn and marked, with significant bumping to edges and corners. Heavy spotting and a little staining to title and preface, then lighter spotting across remainder of text. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33401
WEBSTER, Alexander. Burns and the kirk... Aberdeen. A. Martin, 1889. Second edition. [4], 145pp, [1].

[Bound with:] BROOKE, Stopford A. Theology & miracle. Two sermons preached in bedford chapel, bloomsbury, On Sunday Mornings, in July, 1880. London. British & Foreign Unitarian Association, 1891. 23pp, [1].

[And:] BROOKE, Stopford A. What think ye of Christ? A sermon... London. [Woodfall & Kinder], [1884]. 16pp.

[And:] SALADIN [i.e. ROSS, William Stewart]. Concerning the Devil. London. W. Stewart & Co., [s.d., ... More >
£ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 33328
VIVES, Juan Luis. Colloquia, sive exercitatio latinae linguae. Goudae [i.e. Gouda]. Franciscum Hoola, 1662. 8vo. [4], 246pp, [17]. With engraved title page vignette, later naively coloured by hand. Contemporary vellum, yapp edges. Manuscript title to spine. Rubbed and marked, with surface wear to boards, later library shelf label to foot of spine. Pastedowns sprung, inked ownership inscription of Anthony Murray to title. Slight staining to endpapers,
occasionally early inked underlining. More >
£ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33463
UREN, J.G.. Scilly and the scillonians . Plymouth. The "Western Morning News" Co., Ltd., Printers, 1907. First edition. 8vo. [6], [5]-149pp, [3]. Original publisher's gilt-stamped green cloth, lettered in blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, some bumping to spine. With very light spotting and inked ownership inscription of 'Samuel Arthur' to title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33393
[UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH]. Memorial volume of the centenary services, 16th july, 1867, of the United Presbyterian Church, campbeltown. Campbelton. Published by Alex. M'Ewing, 1868. First edition. 8vo. 67pp, [1]. Original publisher's brick-red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Upper hinge exposed, leaves browned, latter half of text-block dampstained. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso of FFEP: 'Presented to Mr. William Harvey Illinois America from James M'Pherson Campbeltown 6th January 1868. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33326
TYTLER, William Fraser. Report of the trial of the issues, in the action of defamation and damages, william fraser tytler, Esq. of Burdsyards, &c. sheriff-depute and vice-lieutenant of the county of inverness - pursuer, against lachlan mackintosh, Esq. of Raigmore - defender. Taken in Short Hand. Edinburgh. Printed for William Blackwood, 1823. First edition. 8vo. [8], 131, [1], 31pp, [1]. With a half-title. Later maroon cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. Naive marginal paper repairs to leaves L1- 2, scattered spotting. Letterpress slip tipped-in at title: 'Agreeably to the instructions he has received, the Publisher has the honor to transmit this Report to', completed in manuscript 'George Inglis Esq. of Kingsmill'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23517
TONKIN, J.C. and R.W.. Guide to the isles of scilly. Penzance. F. Rodda, 1887. Second edition . 8vo. [8], 110pp, [6]. With an engraved landscape frontispiece, a large folding map of the Scilly Isles, one engraved plate depicting Tresco Gardens, and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-decorated green cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked. With an inked inscription to head of FFEP: 'George Berringer Scilly. Septr. 1887'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33392
TODD, Rev. Henry J[ohn]. Illustrations of the lives and writings of gower and chaucer. Collected from authentick documents. London. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington et al., 1810. First edition. 8vo. [8], xlvii, [1], 394pp. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and two further engraved plates. Contemporary red straight-grain morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, with the supralibros (wolf passant collared and chained with Garter motto) of George Granville Leveson-Gower, first Duke of Sutherland (1758-1833) to both boards, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Armorial bookplate to FEP, offsetting, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 19084
THOMSON, James. Poems in the Scottish Dialect. Edinburgh. Printed by J. Pillans & Sons, Published by W. Reid, Leith, for the Author, 1801. First edition. 8vo. xxiii, [1], 215pp. With portrait frontispiece of the author. Uncut in original paper boards, neatly rebacked to style with original lettering-piece laid down. Slight rubbing to extremities else a fine copy with occasional foxing to text. Ink inscription of 'John J. Easson', dated 1840, to recto of frontispiece. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31809
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
SUMNER, John Bird. Apostolical preaching considered, in an examination of st. paul's epistles.. London. J. Hatchard and Son, 1826. Fifth edition. 8vo. v, [3], 334pp, [4]. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting brown morocco lettering piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, with some discolouration to head of boards. Armorial bookplate of General A. M. K. Hamilton to FEP. Slight browning to endpapers and edges of front blank fly-leaves and title, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33451
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
STRANG, John. Glasgow and its clubs: or glimpses of the Condition, Manners, Characters, and Oddities of the city. London and Glasgow. Richard Griffin and Company, 1857. Second edition, revised, corrected and enlarged. 8vo. viii, 496pp. Twentieth century red half-morocco, marbled boards, lettered in gilt to spine. T.E.G., marbled endpapers. Rubbed, with light wear and tear to joints and corners, spine faded. Bookseller's ticket of Hugh Hopkins, Glasgow to FEP, spotting to edges, with additional very slight spotting throughout text. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33406
STEVENSON, Alan. Report to the committee of the commissioners of northern lights, appointed to take into consideration the subject of illuminating the lighthouses by means of lenses. Edinburgh. Printed by Neill & Company, 1835. First edition. Quarto. [2], 41pp, [3]. With six engraved plates (one of which folding). Original publisher's green roan-backed brown cloth boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. Hinges exposed, else internally immaculate. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'To Admiral Sir David Milne with The Author's Respects'. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31602