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[BANNATYNE CLUB]. Rules of The Bannatyne Club. Instituted February, MDCCCXXIII. [Edinburgh?]. [s.n.], [1823]. First edition. 8vo. 12pp. Later drab wrappers. Extremities rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30752

BAILEY, Thomas. The life and death Of the Renowned john fisher, Bishop of rochester, Who was beheaded on Tower-Hill, the 22nd of June, 1535... London. Printed in the Year 1655. Reprinted for P. Meighan, 1739. 12mo. [6], 267pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Later diced calf, tooled in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, paper shelf-label to foot of spine. Scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30995

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A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF TRURO SCHOOL [POLWHELE, Richard]. The Fate of Lewellyn; or, the druid's sacrifice. A legendary tale. To which is added, The genius of carnbre', a poem. Bath. Printed by R. Crutwell, for the Author, 1777. First edition. Quarto. [6], 5-55pp, [1]. Modern green wrappers. Book-label of J. O. Edwards to verso of upper wrapper. Small marginal worm-track running throughout, blank lower margin of leaf F1 shaved, ink-stamps of Merton House to terminal leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30003

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[AUCTION CATALOGUE]. Catalogue de livres rares Dont la Vente se sera le Lundi 13 Mars 1786 & jours suivants, trois heures de relevée, en l'une des Salles de l'Hôtel de Bullion, rue Plâtriere. Par Guillaume de Bure, Fils aîné. Paris. Chez G. de Bure, 1786. First edition. xii, 259, [1], 26pp. With an index of authors. Priced in a contemporary hand throughout.

[Bound with:] Prix des livres rares, dont la vente s'est faite le lundi 20 mars 1786, en l'une des salles de l'Hôtel de Bullion... [Paris], [s.n.], [1786]. 32pp, [4].

8vo. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Extremities rubbed, wear to head of spine and upper joint, ... More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 22577

ATKINSON, Henry. Shakespeare in Lypiatt. London. E. T. Heron & Co., 1946. First edition. 8vo. [iv], 80pp. Original publisher's beige cloth, lettered in gilt. Cloth faded and toned, corners and spine ends bumped. Internally bright and clean with the inked gift inscription: 'Presented to Laurence Olivier, May 12, 1946, Robert B. Abbot'. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31089

ARNOLD, T. W. [translator]. The little flowers of s. francis of assisi translated from the italian by t. w. arnold m.a.. London. Chatto and Windus, 1909. Limited edition. 4to. This edition printed on Batchelor's hand-made paper, one of 475/500 for sale, this numbered 67. xvi, 135pp. With 32 plates. Original publisher's cream cloth-backed blue paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed and discoloured. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30651

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AN OFFICER [THURLOW, Edward Thurlow, Baron]. A refutation of the letter to an Honble. Brigadier-General, Commander of His Majesty's Forces in Canada. London. Printed for R. Stevens, 1760. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 52pp. With a half-title. Modern buff paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Initial three gatherings dampstained. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26611

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AN OFFICER [BEVER, Samuel]. The cadet. A Military Treatise. London. Printed for W. Johnston, 1756. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 244pp. Preliminary leaves misbound. With an engraved folding plate. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints starting, some loss to head of dulled spine. Bookplate of Teston Library to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22807

A MODERN ANTIQUE [BYRON, Medora Gordon]. Celia in search of a husband. London. Printed at the Minerva Press, For A. K. Newman and Co., 1809. Second edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. viii, 322; [4], 306pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Modern brown cloth. A trifle rubbed and marked. Small hole to leaf Q7 of Vol. I - touching text without loss of sense, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30831

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[ALMANACS]. ANDREWS, William. Strange News from the Stars: or, an ephemeris For the year, 1705... London. Printed for J. Wilde, 1705. 48pp. Title page and calendar in red and black.

[Bound with:] COLE, Tho[mas]. Ouranologia. Being an ephemeris of the Motion of Celestial Bodies for the Year of our Lord 1705... London. Printed by B. M., 1695 [i.e. 1705]. [32], 16pp. Title page and calendar in red and black. First word of title transliterated from the Greek.

[And:] COLEY, Henry. Merlinus Anglicus Junior: or, the starry ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 25240