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Photo of "The elements of experimental chemistry"
HENRY, William. The elements of experimental chemistry. London. Printed for J. Johnson and Co., 1810. Sixth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [5], viii-xvii, [1], 523, [1]; [3], vi-xv, [1], 558pp, [30]. Without half-titles. With 85 engraved illustrations of scientific apparatus on nine plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red Russia, contrasting morocco lettering-pieces Extremities slightly rubbed, spines sunned. Book-labels of Lt. Colonel Mercer, Third Guards to both FEPs, later armorial bookplates of the Earl of Buckinghamshire to FFEPs, lightly spotted throughout, gatherings 2H-2M ... More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 19393
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[WARD, Edward]. The Lord Clarendon's history of the Grand Rebellion compleated. Containing The Tracts, Speeches, and Memorials mentioned in the History; together with the life of Lord Clarendon... Dublin. Printed for J. Leathley, 1720. Third edition, corrected. 8vo. [8], 248pp. Contemporary panelled calf, paper lettering-piece with title in manuscript. Extremities rubbed and marked, some loss to head of spine, slight splitting to joints. Later bookplates to FEP, minute worm-trail to head of text-block, occasional spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20241
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GENER, S.. M. gener; or, a selection of letters on life and manners. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown et al., 1815. Fourth edition. 8vo. In three volumes. xv, [1], 327, [1]; [8], 350; [8], 350pp. With half-titles. Uncut in original publisher's drab paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces. Rubbed, lightly marked, chipping to lettering-pieces, splitting to upper joint of Vol. III. Near contemporary ink gift inscriptions to all title-pages, small hole to lower margin of leaf I4, Vol. I, light damp-staining to latter half of text-blocks of Vols. II and ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 17027
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GRANVILLE, A[ugutus] B[ozzi]. The spas of germany. London. Henry Colburn, 1839. Second edition. 8vo. [2], lviii, [2], 516pp. With a half-title, a large engraved folding map, 14 engraved plates, 21 engraved vignettes, and a folding table. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked. Inked initials to front endpapers, else internally immaculate. A fine copy. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 20449
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BARBAZAN, [Etienne]. Fabliaux et contes des poetes francois des XI, XII, XIII, XIV et XVe siecles, tires des meilleurs auteurs. A Paris. Chez B. Waree, 1808. Nouvelle edition [i.e. new edition]. In four volumes. [4], xxi, [1], 465, [1]; [4], xiv, 467, [1]; [4], xxxii, 514; xvi, 521pp, [3]. With half-titles and a suite of three engraved plates to each volume.

[Bound uniformly with:] MEON, [Dominique Martin]. Nouveau recueil de fabliaux et contes inedits, des poetes francais des XIIe, XIIIe, XIVe, et XVe siecles... A Paris. Chez Chasseriau, 1823. First edition. In two volumes. viii, 500, ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20270
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[ALMANAC]. Nouvel almanac de la cour de S.A.E.E. de cologne. [Cologne]. [s.n.], 1783. 8vo. [44], 148, 32pp. With the engraved title page. Stitched within contemporary, probably original decorated 'Dutch' (but really German) floral paper wrappers. Slight marking to extremities, a little damp- staining to verso of wrappers, and edges, else a fine copy. With an early ink inscription to verso of lower wrapper. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 21230
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WHITE, Gilbert. The natural history of selborne. London. John Van Voorst, 1843. New edition. 8vo. xvi, 398pp. With half-title. Attractively bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Slightest of spotting to boards. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of 'Jasper More' to FEP, ink inscription to recto of blank fly-leaf; 'Henwick House / near / Worcester / Prize for / Drawing / 2nd Div. / Robt. Jasper More / Midsr. 1849 / A. Philips D. D.', internally ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 15364
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MORGAN, Lady. Woman, or ida of athens. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809. First edition. 12mo. In four volumes. xxviii, 223, [1]: [4], 272; [4], 192; [4], 290pp, [10]. With half-titles to each volume, exception Vol. I - as issued? Contemporary calf, rubbed, some cracking to surface of spines. Head of each title torn away, presumably to remove an ownership inscription. Half-title and title of vol IV detached, with some dog-earring. Marginal tear to K12, vol. I, marginal paper flaw to ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 16831
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[RIVER CLYDE]. Lower Great Room, Spring Gardens. A fashionable tour for One Hundred Miles along the banks of the clyde, including views of The Three Falls, Lanark, Glasgow, Greenock And Ben Lomond in the Distance. This interesting moving panorama is now pen...Great Room, Spring Gardens. Novelty! Marshall's Grand Historical Peristephic panorama of the ceremony of the coronation, the coronation procession, And the banquet.... [London]. J.B. Laidlaw Dimensions 140 x 230mm. Single leaf advertising handbill. Small marginal wormtrack, veritical crease, a little chipping to extremities, else a fine copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18103
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[PRIOR, Matthew]. Poems on Several Occasions. London. Printed for J. Tonson, and J. Barber, 1725. 12mo. In two volumes. [26], 231pp, [5]. 259pp, [5]. With an engraved frontispiece of the author to volume one and elaborate devices and initials throughout. Bound in nineteenth-century full calf with contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces, spines richly gilt, marbled endpapers and edges. Paper library shelving labels the FEP of both. Remarkably well-travelled with only the slightest of soiling to boards and some rubbing to ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 11093
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WELLBELOVED, C[harles]. Memoir of Thomas Thrush, Esq., formerly an officer of rank in the royal navy: who resigned his commission on the ground of the unreasonableness of war. London. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845. First edition. 8vo. [4], 116pp. With a facsimile portrait frontispiece and a tipped-in errata slip. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Slightest of loss and splitting to head and foot of spine. Light offsetting to title, very short marginal tear to F8, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 13856
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ROGERS, Samuel. Poems. London. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies...by T. Bensley, 1812. First edition. 8vo. [8], 267pp, [1]. With numerous engravings in the text. Handsomely bound in contemporary black morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Very slight rubbing to extremities. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, contemporary manuscript poem to verso of FFEP, occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20396
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PLUTARCH. Plutarchi libellus de discrimine amici et adulatoris graece primum seorsim edidit varietatem lectionis notavit animadversiones xylandri aliorumque ut et indicem vocum graecarum adiecit christian. aug. krigel a. m.. Lipsiae [i.e. Leipzig]. Sumtu W. G. Sommeri, 1775. 8vo. xxiix, 227pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain red morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Blue silk moire endpapers, vellum fly-leaves with the neat library no. of A.A. Renouard ('No.4332'), contemporary armorial bookplate of John Kendall Fletcher (Chaplain to George IV), to FEP, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to recto of front blank fly-leaf, very occasional slight chipping to margins, leaves a trifle browned, spotted. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 19047
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[BOBBILI]. RANGA ROW BADHADUR, Sir Venkata Swetachalapati. A revised and enlarged account of the Bobbili Zemindari. Madras. Printed by Addison & Co., 1900. Revised edition. 8vo in 4s. [4], 185pp, [1]. With a terminal folding genealogical table. Original publisher's blind- stamped pebbled-cloth, titled in gilt to upper board. Spine and joints a trifle faded, chipping at head and foot. A few minor marginal worm-tracks to preliminaries. Presentation copy, inscribed 'The Hon. (?). H. Bradley, with the compliments of the Maharajah of Bobbili. 22/8/1901, Madras' to initial blank. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 21414