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COLLINS, William. The poetical works of william collins. London. William Pickering, 1830. 8vo. [2], lxxii, [2], 150pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled vellum, intricate floral motif to upper board with red calf inlays, T.E.G. A trifle discoloured. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33858
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WRIGHT, Thomas. A history of caricature & grotesque In Literature and Art. London. Virtue Brothers & Co., 1865. First edition. Quarto. xvi, 494pp. Title in red and black. Handsomely bound by Holloway (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Spine a trifle dulled. Armorial bookplate of Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, first Baron Tweedmouth (1820-1894) to FEP. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 24077
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MAXWELL, W[illiam] H[amilton]. History of the irish rebellion in 1798; with memoirs of the union, and emmett's insurrection in 1803. London. Baily, Brothers, 1845. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 477, [3], 16, 16, 8, 8, [6], 8, 8, 7pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, a further 26 engraved plates, chiefly by George Cruikshank, and eight terminal catalogues of advertisements. Handsomely bound by Bedford (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled crushed morocco, T.E.G., gilt dentelles. Original publisher's pictorial wrappers bound in. Spine a trifle dulled. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33253
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[ALMANACS]. The court and city register. For the Year 1764... London. Printed for John Rivington et al., [1764]. [8], 256pp. ESTC N27781.

[Bound with, presumably as issued:] RIDER, Cardinus. Rider's British Merlin: For the Year of our Lord God 1764... London. Printed by H. Woodfall, 1764. [60]pp. Title page and initial gathering in red and black. Calendar interleaves with blanks. ESTC T143857.

12mo. Attractively bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco wallet style binding, fastened with metal clasp, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece lettered ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 33841
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[CHURCH OF ENGLAND]. A form of prayer to be used In all Churches and Chapels throughout those Parts of the United Kingdom called England and Ireland, on Wednesday the Twenty-sixth Day of February 1806, being the Day appointed by Proclamation for a General Fast and Humiliation before Almighty God, to be observed in the most devout and solemn Manner, by sending up our Prayers and Supplications to the Divine Majesty: For obtaining Pardon for our Sins, and for averting those heavy judgements which our manifold Provocations have most justly deserved;and imploring His Blessing and Assistance on the Arms of His Majesty by Sea and Land, and for restoring and perpetuating Peace, Safety, and Prosperity to Himself, and to His Kingdom. By His Majesty's Special Command. London. Printed By George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1806. First edition. Quarto. 20pp. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Stitching perished, with all leaves working loose, tear to head of terminal leaf, just clipping text without loss of sense, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 13350
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WETHERELL, J[ames] E[lgin] (Editor). The Great War in verse and prose. Toronto. Printed and Published by A. T. Wilgress, 1919. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 160pp. Original publisher's limp red morocco with gilt title, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. A near fine copy. A trifle rubbed to spine and edges. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To Viscount-Jellicoe with profound respect J.E. Wetherell, Toronto Dec. 8, 1919'. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 12833
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[GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE]. Suggestions for the guidance of the clergy relative to the duties imposed upon them by the marriage and registration acts. London. Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Darling & Son, Ltd., 1901. First edition. 8vo. v, [1], 33pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-tooled green cloth, lettered in gilt. Very light rubbing to extremities. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to FFEP, title-page and terminal leaf browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 18221
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[ROAD TO ROYALTY]. Principal characters, In the New Play of The Road to Royalty! "All the World's a Stage, and all the Men and Women merely plays.". [London[. Printed and Published by T. Rockliffe, 65 Ratcliff Highway, [1829]. Dimensions 380 x 520 mm. Single leaf broadside, printed on one side only. With 12 hand-coloured woodcut characters, each captioned. Old folds, some associated holes (without loss of text or image); a little chipped and marked to extremities, some creasing and a few small worm-holes. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32319
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[QUEEN VICTORIA]. [Drop-head title:] The patriotic declaration of her most Gracious Majesty, queen victoria, Made in Council, on the 20th of June, 1837. [London]. Hodson, [1837]. Dimensions 220 x 370 mm. Single leaf broadside. Mounted on later card sheet.

[Together with:] [Drop-head title:] Biographical sketch of his Royal Highness the duke of kent; Father of her present Majesty. [London]. Hodson, [1837?] Dimensions 220 x 370 mm. Single leaf broadside. Mounted on later card sheet.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] The answer to the address of the city of london, of her Royal Highness, the duchess of kent; on ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33194
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[VIENNA UNIVERSITY]. [A presentation volume for an unidentified professor at Vienna, produced by his wife, celebrating his 25th anniversary]. [Vienna]. [s.n.], 1900. Oblong folio. [4]ff. With a printed title and six large landscape photographic architectural views and two portrait carte de visites (of the Education ministers Conrad von Eybesfeld and Carl von Stremayr. Finely bound in lavish and richly-gilt tooled crushed green morocco, by Hermann Schibe, Wien (his stamp to lower board), with the dates 1875-1900 within a laurel wreath to centre and large gilt metal pieces to corners ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30183
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BROOME, William. Poems on several occasions. London. Printed for Henry Lintot, 1739. The second edition, with large alterations and additions.. 8vo. xxiii, [1], 280pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Worn, boards rubbed, joints split, loss to head of dulled spine, corners exposed. Armorial bookplate of John Bateman to FEP, spotting and light browning to endpapers, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34109
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SAINT PIERRE, Jacobo Bernardino Enrique de. Pablo y virginia. Madrid. Pantaleon Aznar, 1798. 8vo. [10], xxvi, 250pp, [4]. With a half-title, an engraved title page, an engraved plate, and two terminal leaves of advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Rubbed, loss to head of spine. Marbled endpapers, without FFEP, inked ownership inscription of T. Beckett to head of half-title, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25735
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GREEN, Matthew. The spleen, and other poems... London. Printed for T. Cadell, junr. and W. Davies, 1796. 8vo. [4], xxxi, [1], 94pp, [2]. With a half-title, three engraved plates, and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary speckled calf, morocco lettering-piece, gilt. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, booklabel of John Hely-Hutchinson of Chippenham Lodge, Ely to verso of FFEP, slight loss to lower corner of half-title, plates foxed. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 19738
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ROSE, T[homas]. Westmorland, cumberland, durham, and northumberland, Illustrated. From original drawings by thomas allom, george pickering, &c. with descriptions by t. rose. London. H. Fisher, R. Fisher, & P. Jackson [1832-35] First edition. Quarto. Three volumes bound as one. 220pp. With an engraved frontispiece (not called for in the list of plates), an additional engraved general title page, a general letterpress title, and 214 (of 215) steel engraved views (including additional title) on 109 leaves; without 'General View of Windermere Lake' (plate number 213) as usual (possibly not issued). Without separate volume titles. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled black ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 31077