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WYNDHAM, John. The curse of obo: A Tragedy of Benin. London. Duckworth, [1926]. First edition. 8vo. 71pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22173

POLLOK, Robert. The course of time: a poem, in ten books. Edinburgh. William Blackwood, 1828. Seventh edition. 8vo. [4], 394pp. With a half-title. Contemporary black calf, tooled in gilt and blind, dark green morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, later inked gift inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, contemporary inked ownership inscription of Mary Ann Hutchinson to head of half-title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22157

ELIOT, George. Adam bede. Leipzig. Bernard Tauchnitz, 1859. 8vo. [iii]-vi, 389, [1]; [iii]-vi, 334pp. Without half-titles or tipped-in errata slip. Contemporary gilt-tooled black half-calf, grey cloth boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Inked ownership inscription to head of first title page, very occasional chipping to margins. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22156

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[DANGERS OF THE STREETS]. Die Gefahr in den Strassen. Nebst Einigen andern Erzahlungen. Philadelphia. Gedruckt bey Jacob Meyer fur Johnson und Warner, 1810. First American edition. 12mo. 36pp. Original publisher's plain pink wrappers. Lightly dust-soiled. Leaves a trifle toned. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 20491

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[ROSCOE, William - Imitations]. The council of dogs. Illustrated with suitable engravings. Philadelphia. Published by Johnson & Warner, 1809 [i.e. 1821] First American edition. 8vo. 16pp. With an engraved frontispiece (pasted to verso of upper cover), and a further seven engraved plates. Original publisher's salmon pink stiff card wrappers. extremities marked, slight loss to lower corner of upper cover. Frontispiece foxed, slight loss to margin of one plate, occasional spotting. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 20490

CALVERLEY, C[harles] S[tuart]. Fly leaves. Cambridge. Deighton, Bell, and Co., 1892. 8vo. [6], 129pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled green crushed morocco, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled endpapers, Rugby School prize binding; with their gilt supralibros to spine compartments and upper board. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, near contemporary inked prize inscription to verso of FFEP,. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22158

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CHEEVER, George B.. Lectures on the pilgrim's progress, and on the life and times of john bunyan. Glasgow. Published by William Collins, 1846. First British edition. 12mo. vi, [3], 10-326pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's gilt-stamped calf, A.E.G. Extremities rubbed, spine sunned. Near contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, occasional spotting/light browning. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 22191

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RASK, Rasmus. Frisisk sproglaere udarbejdet efter samme Plan som den islandske og angelsaksiske. Kobenhavn [i.e. Copenhagen]. Hofboghandler Beekens Forlag, 1825. First edition. 8vo. [4], 34, 138pp. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed and a trifle marked, spine sunned. Recent bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, heavily foxed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20309

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SALLUST. C. crispi sallustii opera quae supersunt, omnia. Cura joannis hunter, a. m.. Andreapoli [i.e. St. Andrews]. Excudebat Jacobus Morison, 1796. 12mo. [10], 236pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's green buckram, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed, spine sunned. Later inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 19156

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FENELON, Francois de Salignac de La Mothe-. Extracts from the writings of francis fenelon, archbishop of cambray. With some memoirs of his life... London. Printed and sold by Phillips and Fardon, 1805. Second edition. 12mo. xii, 215pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Extremities heavily rubbed, joints split. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription of Sarah Steevens to recto of FFEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22195

HAYLEY, William. The life of the late william cowper, Esq.. London. Printed for M. Jones, 1803. 8vo. [4], 100p. Original publisher's powder blue boards, later naively rebacked in drab cloth. Extremities rubbed and marked. Leaf B1 detached, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 22194

STUTTERHEIM, General-Major [Karl von]. La bataille d'austerlitz. Paris. Chez Fain et al., 1806. Troisieme edition [i.e. third edition]. 12mo. 114pp. Uncut in original publisher's decorated wrappers, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed and creased. Margins a trifle dusty. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 22015

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[ACTS - GEORGE III]. Anno regni georgii III. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, tricesimo tertio. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Twenty-fifth Day of November Anno Domini 1790... London. Printed by Charles Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1793. Folio. [2], 2871-2942pp, [2]. Uncut, stitched, as issued. Lightly marked and spotted, some occasional chipping to margins, inked ownership inscription to title page. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21534

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[ACTS - GEORGE III]. Anno quadragesimo quarto georgii III. regis. Cap. LIV. An Act to consolidate and amend the Provisions of the several Acts relating to Corps of Yeomanry and Volunteers in Great Britain; and to make further Regulations relating thereto. - [5th June 1804]. [Edinburgh]. [William Blackwood and Sons], [1848]. 8vo. 32pp. Stitched, as issued. Central horizontal fold, lightly dust-soiled, inked ownership inscription of Sir John Orde to head of title page. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21537

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[FOREIGN OFFICE]. Regulations respecting Passports. [London]. [s.n.], [1851]. Dimensions 180 x 230 mm. Single leaf handbill. Three horizontal folds, manuscript docket title to verso. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21541

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[SADDLERS]. James c. white, 29, Liverpool St, Bishopsgate, and robt. gibson & Co. Saddlers to the Queen & the Royal Family, 6, New Coventry St. Leicester Square, London. [London]. [s.n.], [1852]. Dimensions 250 x 420 mm. Single leaf broadside. Contemporary vertical and horizontal folds, manuscript docket title to verso. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21539

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LUCAN, Marcus Annaeus. Marci annaei lucani pharsalia, sive de bello civili, libri x. Glasguae [i.e. Glasgow]. In Aedibus Roberti Urie, 1751. 8vo. [4], 308pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, slight splitting to upper joint. Later bookplate and shelf-labels of W. E. Hope Vere, Craigie Hall, and book-label of J. L. Weir to FEP (obscuring contemporary armorial bookplate and inked ownership inscription). More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 18548

[MONOGRAMS]. A New Book of Cyphers, Wherein the Various Combination of the Alphabet are Ornamentally dispos'd in the present Taste. Extreemly useful to every Person wanting of using such Decorations. London. Printed for Carrington Bowles...and Robert Sayer, [s.d., 1773?] First edition. 8vo. [1], 58 leaves. Engraved throughout, on rectos only. Later half-calf, marbled boards, recently rebacked, lettered in gilt. Boards rubbed. Marbled endpapers, ink-stamp of the Assay Office Library Birmingham to verso of FFEP, occasional damp-staining to margins, small worm-trail to lower corners of first half of text-block (naive paper repairs to title and first leaf, early inked ownership inscription of Joseph Johnson to verso of final ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 21758

BLACKLOCK, Thomas. Poems on Several Occasions. Glasgow. Printed for the Author, 1746. 8vo. [8], 88pp. With an errata slip pasted to verso of title page. Recent green cloth, lettered in gilt. Very minor shelf-wear. Some loss to lower corners of leaves C4 and E4, neat repair to head of leaves G1-2 at gutter (just touching text, without loss), small burn hole to upper corner of leaf I4, occasional spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22056

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PLOWDEN, Charles. Remarks on a book entitled memoirs of gregorio panzani...Preceded by an address To the Rev. Joseph Berington. Liege. Sold by J. P. Coghlan, 1794. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 383pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, gilt supralibros of The Society of Writers to the Signet to both boards, marbled edges. Short closed tear to fore-edge of leaf Bb4, some loss to lower margin of leaf Mm2, foxed, lightly toned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19072