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CHAUCER, Geoffrey. The complete works of geoffrey chaucer. Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1901. 8vo. xxiv, 732, 149pp, [1]. With half-title and photographic reproduction of an early manuscript as frontispiece. Finely bound by Mudie in contemporary brown morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, gilt initials 'B.E.C. ' to upper board, A.E.G., marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Blanche E. Cheekley to front blank fly-leaf. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 25635
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[CHRISTIANITY], [ANGLICAN CHURCH]. The book of Common Prayer, And Administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, According to the Use of The Church of England; together with the psalter, or psalms of david, Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches.. Oxford. Printed at the Clarendon Press by W. Jackson and A. Hamilton, 1786. 8vo. Unpaginated. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red calf, with decorative devices to spine. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, with small losses to head and foot of spine, splitting to joints, and some staining and scuffing to boards. Light spotting and browning to title page. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 35290
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CHURCHILL, C[harles]. The ghost. Book III. London. Printed fro the Author, and Sold by WIlliam Flexney, 1762. First edition. [5], 58-113pp, [1]. With a half-title. ESTC T40804.

[Bound with:] CHURCHILL, C[harles]. The ghost. Book IV. London. Printed for J. Coote, 1763. First edition. [5], 128-213pp, [1].

[And:] CHURCHILL, C[harles]. The prophecy of famine. A scots pastoral... London. Printed for the Author, And Sold by G. Kearsly, 1763. Fourth edition. [4], 28pp. With a half-title and an engraved frontispiece. ESTC T98760.

[And:] CHURCHILL, C[harles]. The ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 23316
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COOPER, Rev. Mr. [i.e. JOHNSON, Richard]. A new history of england, from the earliest period to the present time; on a plan recommended by the earl of chesterfield... Dublin. Printed at the Hibernia Press Office, 1817. New edition. 12mo. 338pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Heavily rubbed. Book-label of the Dublin Juvenile Library to FEP, early ownership inscriptions of John McKenney to FFEP and head of title, frontispiece partially traced over, pen-trials to terminal page, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34246
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COWLEY, Abraham. The works of Mr. Abraham Cowley. Consisting of Those which were formerly Printed: and Those which he Design'd for the Press. Now Published out of the Authors original copies. London. Printed by J[ohn] M[acock] for Henry Herringman, 1681. [62], 46, [2], 82, [6], 103, [1], 215, [1], 29, [1], 194pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. ESTC R30277, Wing C6656.

[Bound with:] COWLEY, Abraham. The Second Part of the works of Mr. abraham cowley... London. Printed by Mary Clark, for Charles Harper, 1682. Fourth edition. 143, [7], 149-223pp, [1]. ESTC R224230, Wing C6664.

12mo. Contemporary blind-ruled calf. Heavily rubbed. Pastedowns sprung, several gatherings protruding ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30779
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[CRAIK, Dinah]. The Head of the Family...Part I.. London. Horace Marshall & Son., [s.d., c. 1900] First edition. 8vo. 60pp, iv. With a terminal catalogue of advertisements.

[Together with:] [CRAIK, Dinah]. The Head of the Family...Part II (abridged). London. Horace Marshall, [s.d., c. 1900]. First edition. 8vo. 60pp, iv. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements.

Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed blue paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, with toning to wrappers - heavier to Part II - loss to spines, staples rusted. ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34683
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CROCKER, Charles. The vale of obscurity, the lavant, and other poems. Chichester. Printed for the author by W. Mason, 1830. First edition. 8vo. 120pp. Original publisher's two-tone wrappers, printed paper lettering-piece to upper wrapper. Lightly rubbed and marked, light damp-staining to upper board. Light browning and staining to initial leaves, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34696
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DAVID, Elizabeth. French country cooking. London. John Lehmann Ltd., [1951]. First edition. 8vo. 247pp, [1]. Original publisher's tan cloth. With original publisher's pictorial dustwrapper. Rubbed, marked, and stained, spine dulled, dustwrapper a trifle worn at edges. Scattered spotting. More > £ 400.00 Antiquates Ref. 35414
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DENING, Mrs. Henry. Addresses and hymns. London. S. W. Partridge et al. [s.d., c.1874] First edition. 8vo. 10 parts bound as one, as issued. [4], 8, 11, [1], 16, 7, [1], 16, 16, 12, 15, [1], 17, [1], 10pp, [2]. Each part with an individual title page. With a photographic frontispiece, including facsimile signature of the author. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Rubbed and marked, chipping to head and foot of spine, boards and spine slightly ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34381
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EVANS, W. H.. Spiritualism a philosophy of life. London. London Spiritualist Alliance, Limited, [s.d., c.1913] First edition. 8vo. [4], 76pp. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Very lightly rubbed. Endpapers browned, some spotting throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35195
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FOWNES, Joseph. An enquiry into the principles of toleration; the degree, in which they are admitted by our laws; and the Reasonableness of the late Application made by the Dissenters to parliament for an Enlargement of their Religious Liberties. Shrewsbury. Printed by J. Eddowes, 1773. Second edition, with considerable Additions. xxviii, 128pp. ESTC T71083.

[Bound with:] [HEYWOOD, Samuel]. The right of protestant dissenters to a compleat toleration, asserted... London. Printed for J. Johnson, 1787. First edition. [8], 228pp. ESTC T4880.

[And:] BEAUFOY, Henry. The substance of the speech delivered by henry beaufoy, Esq. in the house of commons, Upon the 28th of March, 1787, on his motion for the repeal of the test and corporation ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 35134
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GARDINER, Rena. Portrait of dorset: the south-east. [Ghent]. [Printed at Graphius for] Design for Today, 2023. Oblong quarto. xxvi, [2], 150pp, [11]. With a terminal appreciation of Rena Gardiner and leaf of acknowledgements, lithographed title page and numerous in-text lithographed illustrations depicting the villages and towns of south-east Dorset. Original publisher's blue cloth, debossed paper lettering-piece to upper board, with original pictorial lithographed dust-wrapper. Lithographed endpapers. Housed, as issued, in a custom green cloth slip-case by Ludlow Bookbinders, and accompanied by two limited ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34375
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GAY, John. Poems on several occasions. London. Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1720. First edition. Quarto. Two volumes bound as one. [10], 268pp, [6], [271]-546pp. Pages 104, 242, 377, 378 misnumbered 102, 422, 363, 368 respectively. Title page in red and black. With a preliminary list of subscribers and errata slip, but without the three plates originally issued with this work. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Worn, with surface wear to boards, upper joint split, small losses to head ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33551
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GRAY, [Thomas]. The poems of mr. gray. To which are prefixed memoirs of his life and writings by w. mason, m.a. York. Printed by A. Ward, 1775. Quarto. [4], 416, 111pp, [3]. In two parts. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author and errata slip. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, boards scuffed, with splitting to joints, and some loss to head and foot of spine. Marbled endpapers. Armorial bookplate of Isaac Reed, book label of Graham Pollard, and one further book-label with the initials GM to FEP. ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28429
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[HARDY, Thomas]. The proceedings in cases of high treason, under a special commission of oyer and terminer, which was first opened at hicks’s hall, oct. 2, 1794, and afterwards continued at the sessions house, in the old bailey. Taken in short hand, by william ramsey.. London. Printed for James Ridgeway and H.D. Symonds, 1794. Second edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 811pp, [1]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. 20th century tan cloth, with gilt-tooled red paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed, with a little wear to extremities. Title browned and stained, with some damp staining to corners, some light foxing and browning, fore-edges of last 3 quires singed and chipped with some loss of text. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35066
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HARLAND, Henry. Grey roses. London and New York. John Lane, 1902. Third edition. 8vo. [6], 253pp, [7]. With a half-title and three terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Upper board and title design by Aubrey Beardsley. Original publisher's pictorial grey cloth, blocked in peach, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Occasional small holes/short tears to margins. Pencilled inscription to recto of FFEP: 'From the library of Jessie M. King'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35292