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SULLIVAN, W[illiam] F[rancis]. Early habits; or, the effects of Attention and Neglect: exemplified in the history of master thomas towardley, and laurence lacey, alias lazy. London. Published by Whittingham and Arliss, 1816. First edition. 12mo. [2], 127pp, [3]. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, one further hand-coloured engraved plate, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32886
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SPRANGER, Mr, [John]. A proposal or plan for An Act of Parliament for the better Paving, Cleansing and Lighting the Streets, Lanes, Courts, Alleys, and other open Passages, and for removing of Nusances, as well within the several Parishes of the City and Liberty of Westminster... London. [s.n.], 1756. Second edition. 8vo. [16], 20pp. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Fore-edge shaved with occasional slight loss to text (without loss of sense), single early manuscript correction. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34192
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SPENSER, Edmund. The faerie queen: the Shepheards Calendar: Together with the other Works of England's Arch-Poët, Edm. Spenser: Collected into one Volume, and carefully corrected. [London]. Printed by H[umphrey] L[ownes] for Mathew Lownes, 1617. Second folio edition. [4], 363, [3]. A reissue of STC 23084, with cancel general title page and dedication. ESTC S122304, STC 23085.

[Bound with:] [SPENSER, Edmund]. [Caption title:] A letter of the authors, expounding his whole intention in the course of this worke: which for that it giueth great light to the Reader, for the better understanding is hereunto annexed. To the right noble and valorous, Sir Walter ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30333
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SOUTHEY, Robert. The poetical works... Paris. Published by A. and W. Galignani, 1829. 8vo. [2], xviii, 763pp, [1]. With a half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Bound by R. Hering and Muller (stamp-signed to spine) in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine sunned. William St Clair's copy, with his pencilled ownership inscription to verso of FFEP. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27627
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[SMITH, Horace]. [SMITH, James]. Rejected addresses: or, the new theatrum poetarum. London. John Murray, 1833. Eighteenth edition. 8vo. xxxi, [1], 170pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Bound by Zaehnsdorf (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in late nineteenth- century gilt-tooled navy morocco, eight intricate metal bosses (likely added later) with green, red, and turquoise detailing to upper board, A.E.G. Housed in custom clamshell case. A trifle rubbed. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32798
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SMITH, Elizabeth. Poems on malvern. Worcester. Printed and sold by T. Eaton & Son, 1834. Second edition. 8vo. 116pp. Original publisher's dark green cloth, title lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, with scratches and damp-staining to boards. Front hinge detached at title. Endpapers browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34120
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SHAKESPEARE, William. Oxberry's Edition. Macbeth, A tragedy; By William Shakspeare. With prefatory remarks. The only edition existing which is faithfully marked with the stage business, and stage directions, as it is performed at the Theatres Royal. By W. Oxberry, Comedian. London. Published for the proprietors, by W. Simpkin et al., 1821. First edition. 8vo. [2], iii, [3], 74pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Without terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements found in some copies. Uncut. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed buff wrappers, later inserted into limp drab cards covers, oversewn. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33784
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SERJEANT, J. B. Sketches beyond the Lyonesse. St. Clether, Launceston, Cornwall. March, 1879 Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [82]ff. Naively sewn in contemporary two-tone wrappers. Extremities heavily rubbed, marked, and sunned. Occasional corrections to text. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34204
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[SCOTT, Walter]. Quentin Durward. Edinburgh. Printed for Archibald Constable and Co., 1823. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [2], lxiii, [1], 273, [1]; 331, [1]; 360pp. Without half-titles. Contemporary red half-roan, marbled boards. Rubbed, spines sunned. Foxed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24757
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SAINT PIERRE, Jacobo Bernardino Enrique de. Pablo y virginia. Madrid. Pantaleon Aznar, 1798. 8vo. [10], xxvi, 250pp, [4]. With a half-title, an engraved title page, an engraved plate, and two terminal leaves of advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Rubbed, loss to head of spine. Marbled endpapers, without FFEP, inked ownership inscription of T. Beckett to head of half-title, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25735
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[ROYAL NAVY]. A review Of the Late Engagement at sea, being A Collection of Private Letters, never before printed, (one of them from Sir Cloudesly Shovell.) containing, The Truest and most Authentick Accounts: With some Remarks on the Conduct of our Admirals, particularly Sir G. R.. London. Printed, and Sold by John Nutt, 1704. First edition. Quarto. [4], 23pp, [1]. Disbound. Title page lightly dampstained, text-block shaved at foot, with some loss of text and sense. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33812
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[ROYAL NAVY]. Steel's original and correct List of the Royal Navy... London. Printed [by C. and W. Galabin] for P. Steel, Corrected to March, 1804 12mo. 52pp. Naively rebound in later cloth-baked buff paper boards, partially preserving original publisher's upper and lower wrappers. Rubbed and marked. Title page and terminal leaf attached to boards, the remainder (sewn, as issued) loosely inserted.

[Bound between p.26-27:] [Caption title:] Sir james saumarez' victory. Lloyd's Coffee-House, February 17, 1804. [s.i.] [s.n.], [1804]. 4pp. Bound between p2-3 are [4]pp of advertisements for publisher P. Steel. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 27803