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[ESSEX, Earl of]. True Mannor and Forme of the Proceeding to the Funerall of the Right Honourable robert Earle of essex and ewe, Viscount Hereford, Lord Ferrers of Chartley, Bourghchier and Lovaine. Late Lord Generall of the Forces raised and employed by the Parliament of England, who dyed at Essex House on Munday the 14 day of Septemb. 1646. From whence He was honourable conveyed in funerall Pomp to Westminster Abby Church on Thursday the 22 of October following. Published by Authority. London. Printed for Henry Seale, 1646. First edition. [4], 24pp [i.e. 23pp], [1]. With an engraved frontispiece portrait (by William Marshall, A1v), one inserted folding woodcut of the hearse, surrounded with flags, and another full-page woodcut (D1v), in addition to numerous woodcut vignettes of flags. Occasional shaved catch-word/printer's register/pagination. ESTC R201190. Wing G5.

[Bound with:] [Drop-head title:] An Elegie upon the most lamented death of the Right Honourable and truly valiant, Robert Earle ... More >
£ 5,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 30933
REYNOLDES, Edward. Self-Deniall: Opened and applied in a sermon Before the Reverend Assembly of divines: On a Day of their private Humiliation. London. Printed for Robert Bostock, 1646 [i.e. 1645] First edition. [4], 47pp, [1]. ESTC R200389, Wing R1278.

[Bound with:] REYNOLDO, Ed. Animalis Homo: concio latine habita ad Academicos Oxonienses; Nono die Octobris, 1649. Pro inchoando termino. Londini [i.e. london]. Excudebat T. Newcomb pro Roberto Bostock, 1650 [i.e. 1649]. First edition. [6], 36pp, [2]. With terminal blank leaf. ESTC R206253, Wing R1236.

[And:] REYNOLDS, Edward. Joy in the Lord: Opened in a sermon Preached at Pauls, ... More >
£ 3,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33339
[ROYAL WEDDINGS]. [Drop-head title:] Ceremonial. St. James's Palace, January 25, 1858. Upon this day, at half-past Twelve o'Clock, P.M., was solemnized at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, the Marriage of Her Royal Highness Victoria-Adelaide-Mary-Louisa, Princess Royal of Great Britain and Ireland, Eldest Daughter of Her Majesty Queen Victoria...with His Royal Highness Prince Frederic-William-Nicolas-Charles, Only Son of His Royal Highness Frederic-William-Louis, Prince of Prussia.... [London]. [Printed by Harrison and Sons], [1858]. 28pp.

[Together with:] Ceremonial. Windsor castle, 10th March, 1863. Upon this day at half-past twelve o'clock, was solemnized at Saint George's Chapel, Windsor, the Marriage of HIs Royal Highness Albert Edward...with Her Royal Highness The Princess Alexandra Caroline Maria Charlotte Louisa Julia, eldest daughter of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark. [London]. [Printed by Harrison and Sons], [1863]. 33pp, [1].

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£ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33207
[HOLY BIBLE]. The holy bible Containing the Old Testament and the new: Newly translated out of the Original Tongues, And With the former Translation diligently compar'd & revis'd By his Mats. special Command and Appointed to be read in Churches. Dublin. Printed by Boulter Grierson printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1758. First Boulter Grierson edition. [1296]pp, bound with the Apocrypha, which follows a separate register (A-I8, K4); title page is engraved, with a divisional NT title. With a charming manuscript gift inscription (see below) dated 1767 to verso the final leaf of Apocrypha, and a neat manuscript correction to PP4r. ESTC T91957. Herbert 1123.

[Bound with:] [PSALTER - BRADY, N. TATE, N.]. A New Version of the psalms of david, ... More >
£ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32529
[BIBLE - Shorthand, Authorised Version]. [ADDY, William]. [Title in shorthand: Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments with singing Psalms in shorthand, written by William Addy. The Bible engraved by John Sturt] . Printed for the author, and Peter Story and sold by, Tho: Fabian at the Bible in Pauls Churchyard. Dorman Newman at ye King's Armes in the Poultry..., 1687. First edition. 16mo. [6], 278, [3], 279-358, [2], 359-396pp, [2]. With an engraved title (included in the pagination, displaying the figures of Moses and Aaron within an architectural design), an engraved portrait frontispiece of William Addy, two further engraved divisional titles (also included in the pagination) of the New Testament (Holy Dove and the Four Evangelists) and the Psalms (King David playing the harp), and a terminal blank. ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30934
M[ARKHAM], G[ervase]. A way to get wealth: Containing sixe Principall Vocations, or Callings, in which every good Husband, or House-wife may lawfully imploy themselves... London. Printed by B[ernard] A[lsop] for John Harison, 1648 [i.e. 1649] The seventh time corrected, and augmented by the Author. Six parts in one. [28], 133, 136-188, [10], 118, [10], 252, [4], 24, [12], 158, [8], 134pp. Comprised of reissues: Cheape and good husbandry, 1648, seventh edition (Wing M611); Country contentments, 1649, sixth edition (Wing M620); The English house-wife, 1649, fifth edition (Wing M629); The inrichment of the weald of Kent, 1649 (Wing M637); Markham's farewell to husbandry, 1649, fourth edition (Wing M648); LAWSON, William. ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 29585
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. Posthumous poems. London. Printed for John and Henry L. Hunt, 1824. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 415pp. [1]. Finely bound in nineteenth-century gilt-tooled red morocco, by Maclehose of Glasgow, marbled endpapers, T.E.G, others uncut. Extremities a trifle rubbed, slightly marked, corners a little bumped. Internally a little spotting to preliminaries, else a fine, generously margined unpressed copy. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27586
[SCILLY ISLES]. A great victory Obtained by the kings forces in the West of england At the Island of Silley. And the full particulars of the great and bloudy Fight between the Parliaments Forces and the Cavaleers, with the manner how they surprised the said Island, and took Prisoners...Also, Another bloudy Fight at Scarbrough Castle in York-shire, between the Kings Forces, and the Parliaments, upon their sallying out of the Castle, and surprizing their Guards, and the number killed and taken prisoners. [s.i.]. Printed in the Year, 1648 Sole edition. Quarto. [2], 6pp. Modern vellum- backed boards (reusing an old document fragment), titled to spine. Interleaved with later paper, neat glassine reinforcement to gutter margins, some spotting to text. Several manuscript dates and shorthand annotations to the margins of title and text proper, in the manner of, and likely made by, John Rushworth. With the bookplate of Fairfax of Cameron to FEP. More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 33383
PONT, Robert. De sabbaticorum annorum periodis chronologica a mundi exordio ad nostra usque secula et porro digesto. Per Robertum Pontanum, Caledonium Britannum. [London]. Excusum per Gulielmum Jones, 1619. First Latin edition. Quarto. [16], 203pp, [1]. With an elaborate printer's device featuring an operational printing press in a print shop. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, with the gilt armorial supralibros to both boards and monograms to spine compartments of Achille III de Harlay, Comte de Beaumont (1639-1712). Wear to spine and corners, chipping at head and foot of spine, cracking to joints (boards nevertheless firmly attached). M3-4 with old ... More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 33289
[BIBLE - English, Authorized Version]. The holy bible Containing the old testament and the new. Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the former Translations diligently Compared and revised. Cambridge. Printed by John Field, 1657. 8vo. [1354]pp. Title printed within an ornamental border, containing the seal of Cambridge University, signed: Rob. Vaughan sculp. The New Testament and the Psalms both have separate title pages dated 1657, the register is continuous. Handsomely bound by Gilmour of Salisbury in early nineteenth-century black panelled morocco, richly tooled in gilt and blind, A.E.G., gilt dentelles. Lightly rubbed, some surface loss to upper board. Armorial bookplate ... More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 33174
FRY, Francis. [Introduction to:] The first new testament printed in the english language (1525 or 1526) translated from the greek by william tyndale reproduced in facsimile with an introduction by francis fry fsa. Bristol. Prined for the editor, 1862. 8vo. [28], [8]. Original publisher's blind-stamped mauve cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Slightly rubbed to extremities, spine slightly faded, short splits to hinges (which nevertheless remain strong), else a crisp copy. With the booklabels of David J. Hall and Liam Sims to FEP, pencilled acquisition notes of both to blank fly-leaves at front and rear. Presentation copy, inscribed 'William Knight, with F. Fry's kind ... More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 33112
[BIBLE, Greek - Septuagint]. [Greek Title] Vetus testamentum graecum ex versione septuaginta interpretum juxta exemplar vaticanum romae editum. Cantabrigiae, [i.e. Cambridge]. Excusum Per Joannem Field, Typographum Academicum, 1665. Third English edition. 12mo. [2], 19, [1]; 755, [1]; 516pp. Lower corner of K6 torn away with some loss. Darlow & Moule 4701. ESTC R236848. Wing B2719.

[Bound uniformly with:] [BIBLE, N.T., Greek]. [Greek title]. [Cambridge]. [John Field, 1665]. 12mo. [2], 419pp, [1]. Small thumbnail sized piece torn away from margin of A4, with a little loss. ESTC R25629.

[And:] [PSALTER - Church of Scotland]. The psalms of david ... More >
£ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 28955
TYRTAEUS. Spartan lessons; or, the praise of valour; in the verses of tyrtaeus; an ancient athenian poet, adopted by the republic of lacedaemon, and employed to inspire their youth with warlike sentiments. Glasgow. Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1759. First Foulis edition. Quarto in 2s. [8], 30, [3], vi-xxvii, [1]. Bound in a different format from that issued by the press: (a2, h2, h1, A-G2, H1-2 (the latter in fact x2), b-g2. With engraved portrait vignettes (of Hercules to h2r and C2r. Finely bound in contemporary gilt- tooled red morocco, marbled endpapers, A.E.G. With the gilt monogrammed supra-libros - with additional goat's head emerging from a ducal coronet - of ... More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 22975
[SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT]. Acts made in the first parliament of our most high and dread soveraign charles, by the grace of god King of Great Britane, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. Holden by Himself, present in person, with his Three Estates, at Edinburgh, upon the 28 day of June, 1633. Edinburgh. Printed by Evan Tyler, 1633 [between 1640 and 1651] 66pp, [10]. ESTC S122278, Wing S1168A.

[Bound with:] The acts made in the second parliament of our most high and dread sovereign charles...Acts past and done in this present Session of Parliament, the eleventh of June 1640. Edinburgh. Printed by Robert Young and Evan Tyler, 1641. 160pp, [20]. ESTC R33336, Wing S1168D.

[And:] The acts done and past in the first session of the third ... More >
£ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33467
[DUNNING, John]. A defence of the united company of Merchants of England, Trading to the east-indies, and their servants, (Particularly Those at bengal) Against the Complaints of the dutch east-india company: being a memorial from the English Company to His Majesty on that Subject. London. Printed for J. Brotherton...and Sold by R. and J. Dodsley...and T. Waller, 1762. First edition. Quarto. [4], 71pp, [1]. With an engraved plan and a tipped-in errata slip. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, without backstrip. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32613
PETRONIUS. Titi petronii arbitri satyricon Cui Accedunt diversorum Poetarum Lusis in Priapum, Errones Venerei... Paris. Apud Claudium Audinet, 1677. 12mo. [22], 417pp, [3]. With a finely extra engraved title (included in the pagination) and terminal blank, but without a12 (presumably blank; this copy conforms exactly to other copies we have handled). Finely bound in contemporary richly gilt- tooled citron morocco, contrasting morocco lettering-pieces, previously attributed to Padeloup. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Very slightly rubbed, corners a little bumped; else a fine copy. The Lamoignon-Wodhull-Hoe-Wallace-Collins copy with ... More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31905
MAINWARING, Sir Thomas. A Reply to an answer To the Defence of Amicia, Daughter of hugh cyveliok Earl of Chester. Wherein it is Proved, That the reasons Alleadged by Sir Peter Leicester, In his former Book, and also in his said Answer: concerning the Illegitimacy of the said Amicia, are invalid, and of no weight at all. London. Printed for S. Lowndes, 1673. First edition. 8vo. [2], 105pp, [1. Title in red and black. Contemporary blind-ruled calf. Heavily rubbed, without lettering-piece. Recent book-labels of John Evelyn and Steven St. Clair Smallwood to FEP, Bookplate of Dr. & Mrs. H. R. Knohl to recto of FFEP, early inked ownership inscription of 'Edw. Lutwych' to head of title page. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso of front blank fly-leaf: 'Ex dono Authoris'. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31354
[BOUHOURS, Dominique]. The life Of the Renowned Peter D'Aubusson, Grand Master of rhodes. Containing Those Two Remarkable Sieges of Rhodes by Mahomet the Great, and Solyman the Magnificent, being lately added to compleat the Story adorn'd with the choicest Occurrences in the Turkish Empire at that Time. London. Printed for Geo. Wells, and Sam. Carr, 1679. First English edition. 8vo. [8], 506 [i.e. 509]pp, [3]. p.509 misnumbered 506. With a terminal blank leaf. Contemporary blind-tooled speckled calf, recently rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt houndskull bascinet device to upper board and foot of spine. A trifle worn, with contemporary red morocco lettering-piece pasted to REP, occasional marking to text - but generally a fresh and attractive copy. Modern armorial bookplate of Richard Williams (with the ... More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27536
AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO. Saint augustine, of the citie of god: with the learned comments of J. Lodovicus Vives. Englished first by J.H. And now in this second Edition compared with the Latine Originall, and in very many places corrected and amended. London. Printed by G. Eld and M. Flesher, 1620. Second edition in English. Folio. [18], 861 [i.e. 860]pp, [4]. Without initial blank leaf. Contemporary panelled calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, wear and loss to head of spine and edge of upper board, lettering- piece chipped, bumped corners exposed, later manuscript biographical note to front blank fly-leaf, title page laid-down, text-block dampstained and head of gutter and lower corner, with occasional softening, margin loss ... More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 24780
CHAMBERLAYNE, P[eregrine]. Compendium Geographicum: Or, a more Exact, Plain, and Easie introduction Into All geography, Than yet Extant, after the latest Discoveries, or Alterations; Very Useful, especially for Young Noblemen and Gentlemen, the like not Printed in English. London. Printed for William Crook, 1685. Second edition. 12mo. [16], 186pp, [2]. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Contemporary blind-ruled mottled sheep. some surface loss, single minute worm-hole to spine. Pastedowns sprung, very occasional marginal loss. From the library of Antarctic Explorer Apsley Cherry Garrard (1886-1959) at Lamer House, with 'From the Library at Lamer, Apsley Cherry Garrard' inscribed to sprung front pastedown. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 18150