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CICERO. M.t. ciceronis de officiis, libri tres. Item Cato maior, seu de senectute, Laelius, sue de amicitia, Paradoxa Stoicorum sex ad Marc. Brutum. Quibus additum est praeter superiore aeditionem, Somnius Scipionis: Ex castigatione Joannis boulierii. Fragmenta poematum, in quibus continentus Aratea. Aliorum poematum nomina, sequens pagina indicabit. Postremo accessit Qu. Fratris, De petitione consulatus lib. Ex dionys. lambini monstroliensis emendatione. Accesserunt eiusdem annotationes, sue animadversiones. Londini, [i.e. London]. Excudebat Thomas Vautrollerius Typographus. Cum privilegio Regiae Majestatis, 1578. 8vo. 331pp, [5]. [A-X8; X7-8 are blank]. Contemporary limp vellum; text-block detached from binding, which is marked and creased, with a small (contemporarily patched) hole. Tears and creasing to margins of first four leaves; and tear to head of L2, all without loss of text. Contemporary Latin ink inscription ('Ex sapienta est pieta...'???) to head of A2, contemporary manuscript notes in an English hand to verso ... More > £ 8,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33242
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LASKEY, Captain J[ohn] [Coombe]. A general account of the hunterian museum, glasgow: including historical and scientific notices of the various objects of art, literature, natural history, anatomical preparations, antiquities, &c. in that celebrated collection. Glasgow. Published by John Smith & Son, 1813. First edition. 8vo. v, [4], 6-133pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-ruled black roan, navy cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed to extremities, title page with some old dust-marking, terminal leaf stained at top fore-edge corner, otherwise internally clean and crisp More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33583
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[TRAVEL]. Round the World Eastwards In 140 Days. [Sevenoaks]. [W. Wicking, Steam Printer], [1898]. First edition. Oblong. 63pp, [1]. Original publisher's orange cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board, denticulated fore- and bottom-edge. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, internally immaculate. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Miss L. K. Dixon / With the Author's love / November 1898'. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31136
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PUGIN, Augustus Welby N. AYLING, Stephen. Photographs from Sketches by Augustus Welby N Pugin By Stephen Ayling. London. Published by S. Ayling, 1865. First edition. Folio. In two volumes. With half-titles, a mounted albumen frontispiece to Vol. I., chromolithographic title pages, chromolithographic dedication leaf, 4pp indexes, and 500 albumen prints mounted two per leaf, numbered in manuscript. Original publisher's dark brown morocco-backed brown cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spines, gilt monograms to upper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked. Later inked ownership inscription of P. A. Robson and later bookseller's typed ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30180
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WILSON, Sir Charles [editor]. Picturesque palestine, sinai and egypt. London. J. S. Virtue and Co., [1881-84] First edition. Folio. In 10 parts, as issued. With 42 engraved plates (including additional engraved title pages), two large colour maps (Palestine and Sinai and Egypt respectively) and hundreds of in-text woodcut illustrations. Original publisher's cloth-backed pictorial powder blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, some bindings shaken, with leaves/plates detached. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 29826
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[MARQUIS OF WATERFORD]. Life and and extraordinary exploits of the marquis of waterford, with curious anecdotes, comprising Night Rambles in the vicinity of Covent Garden, his flare up among the nymphs at mother h's The Brandy and Water Wager; or, Sharks at the Kean's Head, pocketing the affront, looking out for fresh game, shirting the shirtless, a spree at the toll-gate at melton, coming in for the brush! Taking the fire barred gate in the drawing room, &c. &c. &c.. [London]. Published by J. Thompson, 51, Gloucester Street, Oakley Street, Lambeth, [1840]. 8vo. 8pp, including the woodcut portrait frontispiece of the Marquis of Waterford. Handsomely bound in later brown half-morocco, lettered and ruled in gilt, over brown buckram. Lightly rubbed to joints, extremities; internally immaculate. The Ricky Jay copy, with the 'Ricky Jay Collection' book plate loosely inserted. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33420
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VERTUE, George. Medals, Coins, Great-Seals, Impressions, From the Elaborate Works of Thomas Simon... [London]. Invented and Published by Geo: Vertue, 1753. First edition. Quarto. [4], 3, [1], iv, 68pp. With 38 engraved plates. Contemporary blind-tooled calf, later rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed. Hinges exposed, adhesive residue to FEP, scattered spotting. Inscribed 'James Vertue' to head of title page, later manuscript inscription to RFEP: 'Presentation copy, first impress'. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27537
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[GLAZIER, Richard]. The Architectural Treatment of the fire-place and its accessories. [Manchester?]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Folio. Manuscript on paper. [35]ff. With numerous pen and ink illustrations in the text and four contemporary photographs, depicting Tattershall Castle and its fireplaces, pasted in. Contemporary dark green cloth. Rubbed and marked. Later ownership inscription and manuscript note - attributing the manuscript to Richard Glazier - to FFEP, two leaves detached, occasional spotting. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20249
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[NAPOLEONIC WARS]. Sketches on the intrinsic strength, military and naval force of france and russia; with remarks on their present connexion, political influence and future projects. In two parts. Part I. Hague [i.e. London]. [s.n.], 1803. First edition. Quarto. Part I, all published. xvi, 182pp, [18]. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue paper boards, recently rebacked. Boards rubbed and marked, corners exposed. Imprint overpasted with letterpress label to alter place of publication. More > £ 850.00 Antiquates Ref. 14152
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ACTON, Eliza. The english bread-book for domestic use, adapted to families of every grade: containing the plainest and most minute instructions to the learner; practical receipts for many varieties of bread; with notices of the present system of adulteration, and its consequences; and of the improved baking processes and institutions established abroad. London. Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1857. First edition. 8vo. xii, 204, 24pp. With (illustrated) half-title and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, heavily marked. Very occasional light spotting, early manuscript recipe to blank recto of RFEP. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 32112
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DICKENS, Charles. Hard times. For these times. London. Bradbury & Evans [Chapman and Hall], 1854 [1870] First edition. 8vo. viii, 352pp. Advertisements to endpapers dated 1870. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed and marked, cocked. Hinges exposed, blind-stamp of W. H. Smith and Son to FEP, inked ownership inscription to half-title, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 29041
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MACHIAVELLI, Niccolo. Le prince... Amsterdam. Chez Henry Wetstein, 1684. 12mo. [32], 254pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf. Rubbed, upper joint split, loss to head of spine. Very occasional early manuscript annotations, scattered spotting. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 27825
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[ACTS - GEORGE II]. [Drop-head title:] An Act to empower the Court of Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London to set the Price upon all Coals, commonly called Sea Coals, imported into the Port of London from Newcastle and the Ports adjacent thereunto, for the Space of One Year... [London]. [Printed by John Baskett], [1738]. [2], 31-36pp. cf. ESTC N51659.

[Bound with:] [Drop-head title:] An Act for continuing the Duty of Two Penies Scots, or One Sixth Part of a Peny Sterling, on each Pint of Ale and Beer that shall be vended or sold within the Town of Invernes... [London]. [Printed by John Baskett], [1738]. [2], 39-42pp. cf. ESTC N51660.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act for securing the Estates ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 35163
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[RHYMERS' CLUB]. The book of the rhymers' club. London. Elkin Matthews, 1892. First edition. 8vo. One of 450 copies, 350 of which for sale. xv, [1], 94pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's buff cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and lightly marked, wear to head of dulled spine, lettering-piece chipped. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to FFEP, very occasional light spotting.

[Together with:] The second book of the rhymers' club. London. Elkin Matthews & John Land, 1894. First edition. One ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 34532
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[CHARLES I]. His Majesties answer, by way of declaration To a Printed Paper, entituled, A Declaration of both Houses of Parliament, in Answer to His Majesties last Message concerning the Militia. London. Printed by Robert Barker, 1642. Quarto. [2], 11pp, [1]. Without terminal blank leaf. Printed in black letter. Nineteenth century gilt-tooled roan-backed marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Denham Court Library to FEP, some marginal chipping. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33088