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GREEN, Matthew. The spleen, and other poems... London. Printed for T. Cadell, junr. and W. Davies, 1796. 8vo. [4], xxxi, [1], 94pp, [2]. With a half-title, three engraved plates, and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary speckled calf, morocco lettering-piece, gilt. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, booklabel of John Hely-Hutchinson of Chippenham Lodge, Ely to verso of FFEP, slight loss to lower corner of half-title, plates foxed. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 19738
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[GREY, Zachary]. Presbyterian prejudice display'd. Or; an answer to Mr. benjamin bennet's memorial of the Reformation...By a Hearty Well-wisher to the Established church. London. Printed for T. Warner, 1722. First edition. 8vo. 95pp, [1]. Stitched as issued, uncut. A little marked to edges, some dog-earing to extremities. Title browned, light scattered spotting. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of title; accompanying inscription to foot adding the author's name. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33878
Photo of "The Artillerist's Manual, and British ..."
GRIFFITHS, Captain. The Artillerist's Manual, and British soldier's compendium, of infantry exercise. Sword exercise. Artillery exercise. Equipment &c. fireworks. Fortification. Mathematics. Gunnery. &c. &c. &c.. Woolwich. Published and sold by E. Jones, 1843. Third edition. 12mo. xxvi, 376pp. With 12 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked, surface wear to joints and corners. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions to first blank fly-leaf and head of title; additional later inked ownership inscription to first blank fly-leaf. Spotting to fly-leaves and title, occasional lighter spotting to text. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34100
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HAMILTON, Elizabeth. Letters on education. Bath. Printed by R. Cruttwell, 1801. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 413pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, joints starting. Armorial bookplate of Robert Williams Jr. to FEP. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34127
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[HAVERGAL, Frances Ridley]. Mizpah. [London]. [Ernest Nister], [Printed in Bavaria], [s.d., c. 1897] 16mo. [16]pp. Chromolithographed illustrations in the text. Original publisher's pictorial boards, contemporary - and likely original - glassine wrapper. Slight shelf-wear, wrapper dulled. Early inked gift inscription to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34244
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[HAZLITT, William]. The plain speaker: opinions on books, men and things.. London. Henry Colburn, 1826. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [4], 465pp; [4], 447pp, [1]. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue paper boards, recently rebacked in buckram, contrasting burgundy morocco lettering-pieces. Boards rubbed, marked, and worn at edges. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription to FFEP, some surface loss to title page of Vol. I., some loss to terminal gathering of Vol. II, without loss of textscattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29116
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[HENSLOWE, William Henry]. Wermigey; or the weir amid the water. A norfolk legend of the beginning of the wars of the roses. King's Lynn. Thew and Son, 1865. First edition. 8vo. [4], 203pp, [5]. Original publisher's blue pebbled cloth, stamped in blind, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Recent bookplate of Ron Charles Fiske to recto of FFEP. The author's own copy, with his book-label and inked inscription 'Author's own copy - WHH' to FEP, occasional manuscript corrections and annotations to text, and earlier bookplate to REP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20821
Photo of "Puzzles Old and New"
HOFFMAN, Professor. Puzzles Old and New. [London]. [Frederick Warne and Co.], [1893]. 8vo. xx, 394pp, [2]. With half-title, engraved frontispiece, and numerous in-text illustrations. Original publisher's pictorial red cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, with damp-staining to lower board, spine dulled and bumped. Merchant's ticket of Hamley's Magical Saloons and Magical Palace pasted over imprint to title. Later inked gift inscription dated 20 Jan 1960 to FFEP. Scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33794
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[HOUSE OF COMMONS]. An Historical Account of the proceedings of the Last House of Commons. Relating to the Trade, Rights, and Liberties of their country. Extracted From their votes; with proper Remarks. Addressed to the New Elected Members. London. Printed for T. Boreman, [s.d., 1735?] First edition. 8vo. vi, 58pp. Publication date conjectured from the latest vote recorded, dated 3rd April, 1735. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering- piece. Adhesive residue and remnants of publisher's wrappers to foot of title page, occasional early manuscript annotations (shaved in places). More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34193
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INCHBALD, Mrs [Elizabeth]. A simple story. Paris. Printed for Theophilus Barrois, 1864. A new edition with plates. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], 285pp, [3]; [2], 219pp. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33779
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[JACQUE, George]. Three Street Orphans. Glasgow. John S. Marr & Sons, 1878. First edition. 12mo. 64, 16pp. With half-title, a lithographed frontispiece and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth. Lightly rubbed and dulled. Very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'David Wilson Esq. With the Author's grateful regards'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34243
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JAMESON, Robert. Manual of mineralogy: containing an account of simple minerals, and also a description and arrangement of mountain rocks. Edinburgh. Printed for Archibald Constable & Co., 1821. First edition. 8vo. [8], liv, [2], 501 [i.e. 491]pp, [5]. With a half-title and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33502
Photo of "The mother's Legacie, To her ..."
JOCELINE, Elizabeth. The mother's Legacie, To her unborne Childe. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood & Sons, 1853. 8vo. 32, [36], 141pp, [1]. Original publisher's carved wooden panels inlaid on gilt-tooled navy morocco, upper panel comprised of Christogram IHS within a border of ivy, lower panel comprised of a sprig of flowers within a lattice border, gauffered edges. A trifle rubbed, small chip to border of upper panel. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31116
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[JOHNSON, Richard]. A new history of the grecian states, from Their earliest Period to their Extinction by the Ottomans...Designed for the use of young ladies and gentleman. London. Printed for E. Newbery, 1795. Third edition. 12mo. [8], 132pp, [4]. With an engraved frontispiece and a further five engraved plates. Original publisher's green vellum-backed marbled paper boards, paper lettering-piece to spine Rubbed and dulled. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP: John Williams His Book / September 14th '03', scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30730
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JONSON, Ben. Underwoods. Cambridge. Printed at the University Press, 1905. Quarto. Limited edition of 250 copies printed on hand-made paper. [4], 164pp, [2]. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's vellum-backed powder blue paper boards, paper lettering-piece to upper board. Heavily rubbed, marked, and dulled, title in manuscript to spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32421
Photo of "Junius. Stat nominis umbra"
JUNIUS. Junius. Stat nominis umbra. London. Printed for Henry Sampson Woodfall, 1772. First Woodfall edition, second issue. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], xxxii, vii, [1], [40]; [2], 356pp. With engraved title pages. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and marked, loss to head and foot of sunned spines. Early ownership inscriptions of J. Seale to both titles, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33096