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BROWNING, Robert. Dramatis Personæ. London. Chapman and Hall, 1864. Second edition. 8vo. [6], 250pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Finely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Endpapers lightly browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34424
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CAREY, William [Paulet]. Desultory exposition of an anti-british system of Incendiary Publication, &c. intended to sacrifice the honor and interests of the british institution, The Royal Academy, And the whole Body of the british artists and their patrons, to the Passions, Quakeries, and Falsehoods of certain disappointed candidates for Prizes at the British Gallery and Admission as Associates into the Royal Academy. London. Printed by W. Glindon...for the Author, 1819. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xii, 349pp, [3]. Without half-title. Uncut in modern navy morocco-backed blue cloth boards, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Lightly sunned. Short marginal tear to leaf S4, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22624
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[RENNET, David]. Davie: being a faithful account of the divers tributes paid in picture poetry and prose on the twenty-eight day of december A.D. MDCCCXCVI to the mathematical coach who is formally known as david rennet doctor of laws. [Aberdeen]. Printed at the Aberdeen University Press for the Benefit of Davie-Devotees, [1897]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 75pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece and a further nine leaves of plates. Contemporary vellum-backed marbled paper boards. Letterpress calling card of Mr. Patrick Cooper to FEP, contemporary A.L.S. addressed to Cooper tipped in facing p.36, foxed. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 35311
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CAESAR, Julius. C. julii cæsaris commentarii de bello gallico et civili... Londini [i.e. London]. Apud Ricardum Priestley, 1825. Editio nova [i.e. new edition]. 8vo. xxviii, [4], 675pp, [1]. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting calf lettering-piece, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and sunned. Scattered spotting. Inked inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'Frederic William Coleridge from his affectionate Papa on his being sent up for Good for the first time. July 1840. August 1st 1840', with ownership inscription of J. T. Coleridge beneath. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 35425
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BRITTON, John. Catalogue raisonné of the pictures belonging to the most honourable the marquis of stafford, in the gallery of cleveland house... London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme...for the Author, 1808. First edition. 8vo. viii, 147pp, [13]. With two engraved plates. Modern half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, tan cloth boards. A trifle marked, spine sunned. With a terminal contemporary 14pp catalogue of publisher's advertisements, the leaves of which all laid-down. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'To Wm. Owen Esq. R.A. / with the author's compts.' More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26439
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LUCAS, P.. Biographie et journal de madame judith le poidevin. Guernesey [i.e. Guernsey]. Thomas-Mauger Bichard, 1872. First edition. 8vo. viii, 116pp. Original publisher's light blue cloth. Heavily rubbed and marked, boards stained, upper joint split, spine chipped. Inked ownership inscription of J. J. Roussel to FFEP. Upper hinge exposed, leaves lightly browned, scattered staining and spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32350
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JACQUES, D. A visit to goodwood, near chichester, seat of His Grace the Duke of Richmond, with an appendix, descriptive of an ancient painting. Chichester. Published by the Author...Printed by W. Mason, 1822. First edition. 8vo. Large paper copy. 127pp, [1]. With a half-title, a list of subscribers, and a frontispiece and two further plates engraved by J. Kennerley. Later half-calf, marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in black. A trifle rubbed and sunned. Early inked ownership inscription to head of title page, marginal tears to leaves B4 and F1, foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34688
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COOPER, Rev. Mr. [i.e. JOHNSON, Richard]. A new history of england, from the earliest period to the present time; on a plan recommended by the earl of chesterfield... Dublin. Printed at the Hibernia Press Office, 1817. New edition. 12mo. 338pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Heavily rubbed. Book-label of the Dublin Juvenile Library to FEP, early ownership inscriptions of John McKenney to FFEP and head of title, frontispiece partially traced over, pen-trials to terminal page, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34246
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A LOVER OF HIS COUNTRY [i.e. MACKINTOSH, William]. An essay on ways and means for Inclosing, Fallowing, Planting, &c. Scotland; And that in Sixteen Years farthest. Edinburgh. Printed, and Sold at Mr. Freebairn's Shop, 1729. First edition. 8vo. lii, [4], 355pp. With a folding plate. Contemporary blind-ruled calf. Rubbed and marked, upper board stained, without lettering-piece. Early ownership inscription of William G. Wall to head of title, short tear to folding plate, upper corner of text-block lightly dampstained, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33909
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FOWNES, Joseph. An enquiry into the principles of toleration; the degree, in which they are admitted by our laws; and the Reasonableness of the late Application made by the Dissenters to parliament for an Enlargement of their Religious Liberties. Shrewsbury. Printed by J. Eddowes, 1773. Second edition, with considerable Additions. xxviii, 128pp. ESTC T71083.

[Bound with:] [HEYWOOD, Samuel]. The right of protestant dissenters to a compleat toleration, asserted... London. Printed for J. Johnson, 1787. First edition. [8], 228pp. ESTC T4880.

[And:] BEAUFOY, Henry. The substance of the speech delivered by henry beaufoy, Esq. in the house of commons, Upon the 28th of March, 1787, on his motion for the repeal of the test and corporation ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 35134
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[HUNT, Henry]. An authentic report of the evidence and proceedings before the Committee of the hon. house of commons, appointed to try the merits of the bristol election of october 1812. Taken in short hand.. Bristol. Printed and sold by Philip Rose, 1813. First edition. 8vo. [4], viii, 260pp. With a half-title. Finely bound in modern gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Endpapers renewed, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34930
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LANE, Edward William. An account of the manners and customs of the modern egyptians, written in egypt during the years 1833, -34, and -35, primarily from notes made during a former visit to that country in the years 1825, -36, -27, and -28.. London. John Murray, 1871. Fifth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xxiii, [1], 386pp; viii, 379pp, [1]. Finely bound by J. B. Hawes (stamp-signed to verso of FFEPs) in contemporary gilt-tooled, blind-stamped calf, contrasting burgundy morocco lettering-pieces to spine, with the supralibros of Windermere College to each board. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with light scuffing to boards. Leaves lightly browned. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34641
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KELTIE, John S. A history of the scottish highlands, highland clans, and highland regiments... Edinburgh and London. A. Fullarton & Co., 1879. Third edition. Folio. In two volumes. [3], viii-xxxvi, 776; vi, 818pp. With 17 engraved plates, a lithographed plate, 30 mounted colour plates of tartans within gilt borders, two maps (one folding), and 205 engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, brown pebbled cloth boards, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces, carmine edges, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34317
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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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DENING, Mrs. Henry. Addresses and hymns. London. S. W. Partridge et al. [s.d., c.1874] First edition. 8vo. 10 parts bound as one, as issued. [4], 8, 11, [1], 16, 7, [1], 16, 16, 12, 15, [1], 17, [1], 10pp, [2]. Each part with an individual title page. With a photographic frontispiece, including facsimile signature of the author. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Rubbed and marked, chipping to head and foot of spine, boards and spine slightly ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34381