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TYRTAEUS. Spartan lessons; or, the praise of valour; in the verses of tyrtaeus; an ancient athenian poet, adopted by the republic of lacedaemon, and employed to inspire their youth with warlike sentiments. Glasgow. Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1759. First Foulis edition. Quarto in 2s. [8], 30, [3], vi-xxvii, [1]. Bound in a different format from that issued by the press: (a2, h2, h1, A-G2, H1-2 (the latter in fact x2), b-g2. With engraved portrait vignettes (of Hercules to h2r and C2r. Finely bound in contemporary gilt- tooled red morocco, marbled endpapers, A.E.G. With the gilt monogrammed supra-libros - with additional goat's head emerging from a ducal coronet - of ... More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 22975
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[AUCKLAND, William Eden, Baron]. Substance of the speech of lord auckland, in the house of peers, april 11, 1799, on the proposed address to his majesty, respecting the resolutions adopted by the two houses of Parliament, as the basis of an union between Great Britain and Ireland.. London. Printed by J. Wright, 1799. Second edition. 8vo. [2], 53pp, [11]. Without half-title. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Light browning and slight scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33556
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LAMB, Charles and Mary. Tales from shakespeare. London. Bickers & Son, 1889. 8vo. [8], 386pp. With half-title and photographic frontispiece. Finely bound by Bickers and Son. in contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers and edges. Inscription of 'John N. Williams, Prize. Easter: 1890. Matfield Grange' to FFEP. Light spotting to endpapers and initial blank fly-leaves. Overall a fine copy. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33826
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TERTULLIAN. Tertullians apology, or defence of the christians, against the accusations of the gentiles. London. Printed by Tho. Harper, and are to be sold by Thomas Butler, 1655. First edition. Quarto. [26], 160, 165-168, 161-164, 173- 176, 169-172, 177-179pp, [21]. Partially misbound. With a terminal leaf of errata. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep. Lightly rubbed and marked. Without pastedowns/fly-leaves, slight loss to foot of leaf F3, short marginal tear to leaf P1, loss to lower corner of leaf P3 with some loss of text and sense, occasional early ink-stains/pen-trials. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28359
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[BARBOUR, John]. The acts and life of the Most victorious Conqueror Robert Bruce King of Scotland. Wherein Also are contained the Martiall deeds of the valiant Princes, Edward Bruce, Sir James Dowglas, Earle Thomas Rande, Walter Stewart, and sundry others. Edinburgh. Printed by Andrew Anderson, 1670. 12mo. 348pp. Apart from the title and headlines, printed in black letter throughout. Handsomely bound in early nineteenth century richly gilt-tooled hard-grained red morocco by 'J. Mackenzie, Bookbinder to the King' - dating it to between 1833 and 1837, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, bookplate removed from FEP; title page with some blurring, laid-down. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32639
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LA CHAMBRE, [Marin Cureau de]. DAVIES, John - of Kidwelly. The art how to know men. Originally written, By the Sieur de le chambre, Counsellour to His Majesty of France, and Physician in Ordinary. Rendered into English by John Davies of Kidwelly. London. Printed by T.R. for Thomas Dring at the George in Fleetstreet, neer Cliffords-Inn, 1665. First English edition. 8vo. [32], 330pp, [14]. With extra-engraved title (A1v, included in the pagination). Contemporary gilt-tooled calf. Rubbed, cracking to joints, lacking lettering-piece and chipped to spine, with neat repair to upper board at foot. Small paper flaw to D1, with loss of catchword to recto and two words of text to verso. Philip Bliss' copy, with one line of manuscript notes (identifying the author of 'Address to ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31353
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GRIFFITHS, Major F[rederick] A[ugustus]. The artillerist's manual, and british solder's compendium. London. Published by Authority. Sold by Allen & Co. et al., 1854. Sixth edition. 8vo. xxiv, 331pp, [1]. With 16 engraved plates depicting aspects of British military equipment and strategy. Original publisher's gilt-stamped brown cloth boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned, some bumping to edges and corners. Early inked ownership inscription to FFEP. Light spotting to text and FFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33832
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[DOUGLAS, Robert]. The baronage of Scotland : containing an historical and genealogical account of the gentry of that kingdom. Edinburgh. Sold by Bell & Bradfute, 1798. First edition. Folio. [2], xi, [1], 556, 559-590, [1], 590-622, 621-623, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, with splitting to joints and chips to head and foot of spine. Armorial bookplate of Sir James Gordon, Baronet, of Letterfoury to FEP. Very light occasional scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33512
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[UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW]. The Book of the Jubilee In Commemoration of the Ninth Jubilee of the University of Glasgow 1451-1901. Glasgow. James MacLehose and Sons, 1901. First edition. 8vo. [2], xi, [1], 211pp, [3]. With half-title, a photographic frontispiece depicting the New College, Gilmorehill, 13 further photographic and engraved plates, and three terminal leaves of sheet music. Unopened in original publisher's printed paper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Endpapers browned, with scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33438
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[CALEDONIAN JESTER]. The Caledonian Jester; being a choice selection of repartees, puns, and bon-mots, well adapted to excite mirth and afford general amusement. London. Printed by Dewick and Clarke...for T. Hughes, 1806. First edition. 12mo. [3], 6-38pp. Complete despite erratic pagination. With an engraved hand-coloured frontispiece 'Dr. Monsey's singular method of drawing of teeth'. Uncut. Modern marbled paper boards. Original publisher's printed powder-blue sugar wrappers bound in. Rubbed, spine worn. Bookplate of Charles Todd Owen and book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, wrappers marked and torn. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 17606
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[FRY, John]. The case of marriages between near kindred particularly considered: With Respect to the doctrine of scripture, the law of nature, and the laws of england.. London. Printed for B. White, 1773. Second edition. 8vo. xxviii, 203pp, [1]. With half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, recently rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Worn, with surface loss to boards, small worm-track to upper board. Inked ownership inscription dated 1861 and stamp of Aylwin Library to FEP. Ownership inscription 'W.S. 1773' and Bookplate of the Board of Law Library Trustees, Los Angeles Co. Cal. to FFEP. Light browning and spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33835
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[TURNOR, Thomas]. The case of the bankers And their creditors, Stated and Examined. Wherein the Property of the Subject in this, and the like Cases, is soberly asserted, by the Common and Statute Laws of England, His Majesties most gracious Declarations; By innumberable, great and Important Records of this Kingdom, from the time of the Norman Conquest to our own Times; By the Civil Law, History, Polity, Morality, and common Reason: and all Objections undeniably Refuted... London. [s.n.], 1675. 8vo. [10], 147pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep. Worn, with upper board detached, some loss to spine and exposure to corners, pastedowns sprung. Early armorial bookplate of Corbet Corbet and later label of Richard Corbet of Adderley (1803/4-1872) to pastedown of upper board, later bookplate of the Institute of Bankers in Scotland to blank fly-leaf. Presentation copy, inscribed 'This For my honour'd Friend Sr Humphrey Briggis Baronet. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27603
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AN AMERICAN INDIAN. The citizen of nature, in a series of letters from an american indian, in london, to his friend at home. London. Published by W. Benbow, 1824. [2], iv, 238pp.

[Bound after:] Every night book; or, life after dark. London. Published by T. Richardson, 1827. [3], xvi, [17]-192pp. Without half-title.

12mo. Contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed, without lettering-piece. Recent book-label of Peter Stewart Young (antiquarian bookseller of Tillingham) to FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27665
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WINTERBOTHAM, W[illiam]. The commemoration of national deliverances, and the dawning day: two sermons, preached november 5th and 18th, 1792, at how's-lane chapel, plymouth. London. Printed fror Wm. Winterbotham, 1794. First edition. 8vo. [2], viii, 60pp, [8]. With four terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Without half-title. Modern red cloth-backed marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Errata slip pasted to verso of title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29103