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[ART]. The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, biographical review: containing a brief account of the lives of the most celebrated men, in every age and country; and graphic imitations of the finest specimens of the arts; ancient and modern. With remarks, critical and explanatory. London. Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1807. 8vo. In seven volumes. Unpaginated. Profusely illustrated with over 300 engraved plates. Without one entry and accompanying plate to Vol. V; 'Raphael - The Cartoons'. Handsomely bound by Lubbock of Newcastle in contemporary diced calf, spines richly gilt, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed, slightest of surface loss boards, some light marking. Small marginal paper repair to one leaf of Vol. V, occasional light foxing and offsetting. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 13596

WHITAKER, Thomas Dunham, Rev.. An account of the parish of cartmell. London. Printed by and for Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1818. First separate edition. Folio. [2], 10pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a further six engraved plates. Bound by Carss of Glasgow in contemporary gilt-stamped brick-red morocco. Extremities rubbed and soiled. Armorial bookplate of Robert Harington to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21867

BUCHAN, John. The king's grace: 1910-1935. London. Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1935. First edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 500 copies signed by the author, of which this is number 31. [2], 285pp, [1]. With a colour photographic portrait frontispiece and 24 leaves of photographic illustrations. Partially unopened in original publisher's white cloth, lettered in gilt, T.E.G., housed in original powder blue card clamshell case. Extremities lightly marked, case rubbed and soiled. Internally immaculate. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21866

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[NELSON, Admiral Lord]. Lines composed since the death of Lord Nelson, Sung to the Tune of Rule Britannia. [s.i.]. [s.n., s.d., c.1821] Single leaf slip-song, dimensions: 220 x 160mm. Printed, the text in black letter, on paper watermarked 1821 (beneath a fleur-de-lys and the initials FC&McM). Neat repairs to verso, making good margins where evidently removed from an album More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 21841

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[AUCTION CATALOGUE]. No. 109. Catalogo Di diverse Mobiglie di Casa, Robe d'uso di lana, e seta, Biancheria, Vini, Libri ecc. un Fortepiano, ed una Carrozza con Arnesi, da vendersi in Publica Subasta per mezzo del Sig. Not. Vincenzo Portelli, nella Citta Vittoriosa, Strada San Giorgio, No. 6, Martedi li 9 Dicembre 1834, e giorni susseguenti, ad 1 ora p. m. di ciaschedun giorno . [Malta]. [s.n.], [1834]. Quarto. 16pp. Uncut and opened, stitched as issued. With several horizontal folds, small mark to rear, else fine.

More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 21815

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[WIT'S MAGAZINE]. Wit, Humour, and Entertainment. Number II. [III., IV., and V.] (Price sixpence only) To be continued on the First Day of every Month, Of the wit's magazine; or, library of momus... London. Printed for Harrison and Co., 1784. 8vo. Four parts only. Without engraved plates (published with one to each issue). Original publisher's mauve printed wrappers. Lightly dust-soiled, wrappers creased and worn, loss to spines, some chipping to edges, without lower wrapper of No. III., upper wrapper of No. IV detached. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 21847

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SHAW, George Bernard. The complete plays of bernard shaw. London. Constable, 1931. First edition. Quarto. 1131pp. Original publisher's rust-coloured cloth, gilt. A near fine copy in a good only dustwrapper, a trifle worn with some loss and tearing. Cloth binding clean, bright and unworn, with dusty and slightly spotted page edges. Very light foxing to prelims. No previous owner's markings. Inscribed by the author to the title page; 'To Margaret Lang / G. Bernard Shaw / 16th May 1931' with ... More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 6328

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WALKER, J[ohn]. A rhetorical grammar, or course of lessons in elocution. London. Printed for the Author, And Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinson...and T. Cadell, 1787. Second edition. 12mo. vi, [6], 348pp. Contemporary sheep, gilt. Extremities worn, joints split, surface loss to boards. Hinges exposed, recent bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, FFEP torn. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20322

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[MOORE, John]. Zeluco. Various views of human nature, taken from life and manners, Foreign and Domestic. Dublin. Printed for Messrs. L. White, P. Byrne, Grueber and M'Allister, and W. Jones, 1789. Second edition. 12mo. In two volumes. [2], 288; 312pp. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black calf lettering-pieces, gilt. Extremities heavily rubbed. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 19073

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[MALKIN, Frederick]. History of greece from the earliest times to its final subjection to rome. London. Baldwin and Cradock, 1829. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 288pp. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed, spine sunned. Lightly spotted. From the library of the Earls of Lovelace, formerly the Barons King of Ockham, with their later ink-stamps to front endpapers. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21873

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STEELE, [Richard]. The funeral; and the Tender Husband: comedies. London. Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1712. [24], 160pp, [2]. Each play has a separate title page, but the register and pagination are continuous. ESTC T60372.

[Bound with:] STEELE, [Richard]. The lying lover: or, Ladies Friendship. A comedy. London. Printed for Bernard Lintot, 1712. Second edition. [12], 80pp, [4]. With initial and terminal advertisement leaves. ESTC T9517.

12mo. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf. Extremities worn, remnant of paper label to lower compartment of spine, ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 20930

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WORDSWORTH, William. Select Pieces from the Poems of William Wordsworth. London. James Burns, [1843]. 12mo. [12], 238pp. With decorated borders and numerous illustrated vignettes. Contemporary gilt-tooled polished black calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, contemporary inked gift inscription to half-title. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21871

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[ARMY LIST]. [Drop-head title:] By Authority. The army list, for january, 1820. [London]. [1820]. 12mo. 84pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary red morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 19563

RASK, Erasmus. A grammar of the danish language for the use of englishmen, together with extracts in prose and verse. Copenhagen. Printed by J. H. Shultz, 1830. First edition. 8vo. xii, 184pp. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue paper boards. Extremities worn, loss to spine, boards held by cords only. Recent bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, very occasional short tears to margins, foxed. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20304

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SISSON, J[oseph] L[awson]. The elements of Anglo-Saxon Grammar: to which are added a praxis and vocabulary. Leeds. Printed by Benjamin Dewhirst, 1819. First edition. 12mo. 84pp. Uncut in original publisher's drab paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece, recently rebacked to style. Boards rubbed and marked. Recent bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 275.00 Antiquates Ref. 20298

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[ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS]. [17 nineteenth-century catalogues for the annual exhibition of the Royal Academy]. London. William Clowes and Sons, 1837-1879 Quarto. 17 separately issued catalogues for 1837, 1845, 1852, 1853, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1863, 1866, 1868, 1870, 1872, 1873, and 1879 respectively. Stitched, as issued - later publications bound in original publisher's printed paper wrappers. Lightly dust-soiled/spotted/creased, some marginal chipping, very occasional inked annotations/pencilled highlighting, loss to terminal blank leaf of 1853 catalogue, paper repairs to verso of final leaf of catalogue for ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 18349

MACMUNN, George, Sir. The underworld of india. London. Jarrolds, 1933. 8vo. 284pp. With 16 photographic plates. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked. Endpapers browned. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 20898

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CHUBB, Tho[mas]. An enquiry concerning redemption. Wherein the Christian Redemption Is particularly considered... London. Printed for T. Cox, 1743. First edition. 8vo. 113pp, [3]. Without half-title. With three final pages of publisher's advertisements. Disbound, all edges red. Lightly creased and spotted. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21397

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CHANDLER, Samuel. Reflections on the conduct of the Modern deists, In their late Writings against Christianity: Occasioned Chiefly By Two books, Entitled, A Discourse of the Grounds and Reasons, &c. and The Scheme of Literal Prophecy considered... London. Printed for John Chandler, 1727. First edition. 8vo. lvi, [1], 4-110pp. Disbound, all edges red. Some spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21398

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BLOOMFIELD, Robert. The farmer's boy; a rural poem. London. Printed for Vernor and Hood, 1801. Fifth edition. xxix, [2], 128pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, a further four engraved plates, and several engraved vignettes.

[Uniformly bound with:] BLOOMFIELD, Robert. Rural tales, ballads, and songs. London. Printed for Vernor and Hood, 1802. Second edition. ix, [3], 119pp, [1]. With 12 engraved plates.

[And:] BLOOMFIELD, Robert. The banks of wye; a poem. In Four Books. London. Printed for the author. 1811. First edition. vii, ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21566