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ROGERS, Samuel. The pleasures of memory, with other poems. London. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1810. New edition. 8vo. 167pp, [1]. With half-title and several in-text engravings. Finely bound by J. Larkins (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in nineteenth century gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces, A.E.G., gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked, small split to foot of upper joint, light wear to extremities. Very occasional light pencilled annotations, light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26319
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SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley. The Plays of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. London. Macmillan and Co., 1908. Fourth edition. 8vo. viii, 455pp. With half-title. Title page in red and black. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled polished tree-calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece, supralibros of Eton College to both boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28271
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DICKENS, Charles. The mystery of edwin drood. London. Chapman and Hall, 1870. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 190pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and 12 engraved plates. Bound by Frank Murray of Derby (ticket to FEP) in contemporary olive-green half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, T.E.G. Original publisher's pictorial wrappers and advertisements bound in. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting, some loss to wrappers/advertisements. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30821
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A GENERAL OFFICER. The military mentor. Being a Series of Letters recently written by a general officer to his son, on his entering the army.... London. Printed for Richard Phillips, 1804. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. x, 336pp; iv, 122pp, [40]. With a terminal index and terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to Vol.II. Contemporary mottled calf, ruled and tooled in gilt to spine, with contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and marked, with small losses to head and foot of spines, upper joint of Vol.I cracked, joints of Vol.II starting. Armorial bookplates of Christopher Hamilton to FEPs. Light browning ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22767
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HOWARD, Michael. The Mediterranean Strategy in the Second World War. London. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, [1968]. First edition. 8vo. xii, 82pp, [2]. With half-title. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine, with original tricolour dust-wrapper. Lightly rubbed, with very light chipping to edges of dust-wrapper. Dust wrapper price-clipped. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35306
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MILMAN, R[obert]. The love of the atonement. A Devotional Exposition of the fifty-third chapter of isaiah.. London. Joseph Masters, 1853. First edition. 8vo. viii, 239pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-stamped brown calf, contrasting gilt-tooled orange morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers, A.E.R. Rubbed and marked, with surface wear to edges and spine, scoring and dust-soiling to boards. Contemporary inked gift inscription to first blank fly-leaf. Browning and spotting to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35946
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[BENT, William]. The london catalogue of books, with their sizes and prices. Corrected to august MDCCCXI. London. Printed [by G. Woodfall] for W. Bent, 1811. 239pp, [1].

[Bound with:] [BENT, William]. A modern catalogue of books, with their sizes and prices: containing the books that have been published in london, and such as have been altered in size or price, since the publication of the london catalogue of books, 1811, to the present time, or from august 1811 to september 1812. London. Printed [by G. Woodfall] for W. Bent, 1812. ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33589
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WATTS, Alaric A.. The literary souvenir. London. Longman, Rees, Orne, Brown and Green, 1832. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 344pp. With an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements, colour engraved frontispiece, and 11 further plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped dark green calf, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities. Hinges exposed; spotting and browning throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35200
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MADDEN, R[ichard] R[obert]. The literary life and correspondence of the countess of blessington. London. T. C. Newby, 1855. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. viii, 491pp, [1]; vi, 484pp; vi, 555pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Finely bound for Hatchards (stamp-signed to verso of FFEPs) in near-contemporary salmon-pink gilt-ruled half-morocco, lettered and tooled with fleur-de-lis devices to spine, pink cloth boards. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed, spines slightly dulled and stained to foot. Light staining to initial leaves of each volume. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 35315
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[ACTS - SCOTLAND]. The laws and acts Made in the first parliament Of Our most High and Dread Sovereign James VII... Edinburgh. Printed by Robert Freebairn, 1731. 12mo. 875pp, [1]. Each session of Parliament has a separate title page. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, joints starting, foot of spine worn. Early ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, head of text-block shaved with occasional loss to running-title, initial four gatherings dampstained at foot, very small hole to leaf Mm7, touching text without loss of sense. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 35301
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SIBBALD, Sir Robert. The history, ancient and modern, of the sheriffdoms of fife and kinross, with a description of both, and of the firths of forth and tay... Cupar-Fife. Printed by and for R. Tullis et al., 1803. New edition. 8vo. xvi, 468pp, [6]. With an engraved frontispiece, a further three plates, and a list of subscribers. Handsomely bound by Ramage (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in later panelled sprinkled calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces, T.E.G., gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers. Lower corner of leaf 3D4 torn away, with slight loss of text and sense, later neatly repaired. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32668
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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
Photo of "The glory hole: yarns for ..."
HOBBS, Major H[arry]. The glory hole: yarns for soldiers; regular, irregular and highly irregular. Calcutta. H. Hobbs & Co., [1943]. First edition. 8vo. [2], 130pp. Stapled in original publisher's printed brown paper wrappers, printed paper lettering-piece pasted to lower wrapper. Rubbed and marked, with damp-staining to wrappers, and slight chipping to edges and corners. Inked gift inscription reading 'J.R G C from E.N.W. Calcutta, October, 1961' to FEP. Leaves lightly browned. Light spotting to title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35103
Photo of "The ghost. Book III"
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
Photo of "The flora of the nilgiri ..."
FYSON, P. F. The flora of the nilgiri and pulney hill-tops (above 6,500 feet): being the wild and commoner introduced flowering plant round the hill-stations of ootacamund, kotagiri and kodaikanal. Madras. Printed by the Superintendent, Government Press, 1915. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [2], xxvi, 475, [1]; [2], 286; xviii, 581pp, [1]. With 580 full page illustrations and four maps. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Rubbed and marked, joints starting, spines dulled. Several illustrations neatly hand-coloured. Near contemporary gift inscriptions to FFEPs presenting the set to Lady Margaret Evelyn Goschen (1858 -1943), wife of George Goschen (1886- 1952) Governor of Madras ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34392
Photo of "The english physician, enlarged with ..."
PARKINS, Dr.. The english physician, enlarged with three hundred and sixty-nine medicines made of english herbs, not in any former impression of culpeper's british herbal.... London. Printed by J. & E. Hodson...For B. Crosby & Co., 1809. First edition. 8vo. xxii, [2], 389pp, [7]. With five engraved plates and a terminal table of diseases. Later red cloth boards, with gilt-tooled green morocco lettering-piece pasted to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned, foot of lower joint starting. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of Thomas Hayes to first blank fly-leaf; additional manuscript inscription, partially removed, to head of title. Initial leaves heavily browned; lighter browning, staining, and ... More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 35426