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GOLDSMITH, John. Goldsmith. An almanack for the year of our lord m.dccc.xliv... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, By C. Baldwin, [1844]. 24mo. 80pp. Title page and initial gathering in red and black. Calendar interleaved with blanks. Original publisher's plain green wrappers, A.E.G. Housed in contemporary black limp calf 'wallet' style binding, fastened with sprung metal clasp, pockets at front and rear. Contemporary metal-tipped pencil housed in custom pocket. Extremities a trifle rubbed.

[Loosely inserted:] Goode's gold almanack for 1843. London. Published by T. Goode, [1843]. 16pp. Black ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34201
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WYRLEY, William. The true use of arms. Reprinted from the original edition, 1592. London. John Gray Bell, 1853. vii, [3], 42pp. With six engraved plates depicting coast of arms.

[Bound with:] ST. GEORGE, Sir Richard. The heraldic visitation of westmoreland, made in the year 1615. London. John Gray Bell, 1853.vi, [2], 57pp, [1]. Title in red and black.

[And:] Pedirgree of the family of scott, of stokoe. Reprinted from the original edition 1783, with introduction, continuation, &c. London. John Gray Bell, 1852. 47pp, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34217
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[BERGER, George]. The essentials of geography. London. G. Berger, [s.d., c. 1830] 16mo. 16pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Extremities a rubbed and marked, inked ownership inscription of W. Baker to head of upper wrapper. Occasional ink-spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34223
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KEATS, John. The poetical works of john keats: edited with introduction and memoir by walter s. scott. London. James Finch and Co., 1902. The 'Hampstead' edition. 8vo. xl, 632pp. With a half-title, title page in red and black. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled half-vellum, contrasting tan morocco lettering-piece to spine, green cloth boards. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Contemporary inked ownership inscription dated Christmas 1915 to head of first blank fly-leaf. Light spotting and browning to initial leaves. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34511
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CRAWFORD, Mrs. A. Lismore. London. Thomas Cautley Newby, 1853. First edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [2], 283; [2], 282; [2], 264, [2], 16pp. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements to Vol. III. Contemporary blind-tooled black calf-backed, green cloth-tipped marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, corners bumped, remnants of bookseller's advertisement to upper board of Vol. I. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP of Vol. I, short tear to leaf D8 of Vol. III, ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 22311
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DUNBAR, William. The poems of william dunbar, now first collected. With notes, and a memoir of his life. By david laing. Edinburgh. Printed for Laing and Forbes, 1834. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [3], vi-xiv, 71, [1], 255, [1]; [2], [v]-vi, 498pp. Without half-titles. Titles in red and black. Handsomely bound by Andrew Grieve of Edinburgh (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-tooled olive-green morocco, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Slightest of shelfwear, spines a little sunned, else an immaculate set. Armorial bookplates of T. M. Bruce Gardyne to FEPs. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 23496
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[ROYAL NAVY]. Steel's original and correct List of the Royal Navy... London. Printed [by C. and W. Galabin] for P. Steel, Corrected to March, 1804 12mo. 52pp. Naively rebound in later cloth-baked buff paper boards, partially preserving original publisher's upper and lower wrappers. Rubbed and marked. Title page and terminal leaf attached to boards, the remainder (sewn, as issued) loosely inserted.

[Bound between p.26-27:] [Caption title:] Sir james saumarez' victory. Lloyd's Coffee-House, February 17, 1804. [s.i.] [s.n.], [1804]. 4pp. Bound between p2-3 are [4]pp of advertisements for publisher P. Steel. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 27803
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B[URNETT], C[hristina] L[eslie]. Songs of a Caged bird. [Inverurie]. Printed [by George M. Cornwall] for private circulation, [s.d., c. 1875] First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 133pp, [1]. With an albumen portrait frontispiece and two further albumen plates of Inverurie by photographer R. Brown. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, spine dulled. Inked inscription to half-title: 'To Jane Ramsay Walker In memory of one who felt much indebted to her kindness. April 17th, 1875'. Manuscript inscription pasted to foot of frontispiece: 'Yr. affect. CLB'. Manuscript ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25742
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[HAZLITT, William]. The plain speaker: opinions on books, men and things.. London. Henry Colburn, 1826. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [4], 465pp; [4], 447pp, [1]. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue paper boards, recently rebacked in buckram, contrasting burgundy morocco lettering-pieces. Boards rubbed, marked, and worn at edges. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription to FFEP, some surface loss to title page of Vol. I., some loss to terminal gathering of Vol. II, without loss of textscattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29116
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[DODSLEY, Robert]. Melpomene: or The regions of terror and pity. An ode. London. [s.n.], 1757. First edition. Quarto. 15pp, [1]. Modern tan cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked. Book-label of Nottingham Free Public Libraries to upper board. Loan label of Nottingham Free Public Libraries to FEP, typed booksellers description tipped-in to FFEP, ink-stamps of Nottingham Free Public Libraries to title page, p.3, and p.15, nineteenth-century inked ownership inscription and manuscript author attribution to title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29353
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[HAYLEY, William] . The triumphs of temper. A poem: in six cantos.. Chichester . Printed by J. Seagrave; for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1803. Twelfth edition, corrected. 8vo. xii, 163pp. With an engraved frontispiece and five further engraved plates by Maria Flaxman. Contemporary gilt-tooled half calf, marbled boards. Rubbed and marked, with surface loss and staining to boards, joints starting. Lengthy inked gift inscription to FFEP. Very occasional light scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30564
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DE SERVIEZ, Jacques Roergas. The roman empresses; or, the history of the lives and secret intrigues of the wives of the twelve cæsars. London. The Walpole Press, 1899. Fine Library edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xvi, 499pp, [1]; viii, 573pp, [1]. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in modern gilt-tooled blue half-morocco. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Very lightly rubbed. Armorial bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to FEP of both volumes. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30904
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[PATTON, Henry]. Address to the members of the United Church of England & Ireland, In the Johnstown Deanery, on the subject of an episcopal fund. Cornwall [Ontario]. Printed at the Constitutional Office, 1854. First edition. 8vo. 7pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed powder-blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, two old vertical folds. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'The Reverend Ernest Hawkins B. D. with the author's kind respectful regards. H. Patton'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32620
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JAMESON, Robert. Manual of mineralogy: containing an account of simple minerals, and also a description and arrangement of mountain rocks. Edinburgh. Printed for Archibald Constable & Co., 1821. First edition. 8vo. [8], liv, [2], 501 [i.e. 491]pp, [5]. With a half-title and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33502