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BAILLIE, Joanna. A series of plays: in which it is attempted to delineate the stronger passions of the mind: each passion being the subject of a tragedy and a comedy. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, [1806-1812] Vol. I. fifth edition; Vol. II third edition; Vol. III, first edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [4], 410; xi, [1], 478; xxxi, [1], 314pp, [6]. With half-titles to Vols. I and II, three terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements to Vol. III. Contemporary panelled calf, later rebacked, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Boards rubbed, corners exposed. Scattered spotting. Inked ownership inscriptions of Robert Milligan to titles of Vols. II and III, manuscript notes to front and rear blank fly-leaves of ... More > £ 2,500.00 On Sale: £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 29991
[EGERTON, George Le Clerc]. [An archive of letters]. [c. 1882-1907] Including: nine ALS within stamped envelopes, eight addressed to George Le Clerc Egerton, and one to Lady Egerton; seven stamped envelopes variously addressed to Egerton and Lady Egerton; six postcards; two receipts from Curtiss & Sons, Royal Pantechicon, Portsmouth; and a copy of E. M. Tenison's The Legend of Saint Christopher (Plymouth, 1922?), inscribed by the author to Egerton. More > £ 1,500.00 On Sale: £ 1,200.00 Antiquates Ref. 31490
BEETON, Mrs.. The "all about it" books. Mrs. Beeton's Dictionary of Every-day Cookery. London. S. O. Beeton, 1865. First edition in book form. 8vo. 371pp, [5]. With numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary black half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Heavily rubbed, joints starting, corners bumped and exposed. Two sheets of manuscript recipes naively stitched to gutter of title page, early inked ownership inscription of 'C. Campbell' to head, long tear to one leaf (p.255-256), without loss, very occasional chipping to margins, scattered spotting, later ... More > £ 750.00 On Sale: £ 400.00 Antiquates Ref. 31368
A TRUE PENITENT. The folly, sin, and danger of Marrying widows, and Old Women in General, demonstrated; And earnestly address'd to the Batchelors of Great Britain. London. Printed for J. Robinson, [1746]. First edition. 31pp, [1]. ESTC T109649.

[Bound with:] A dialogue between King richard III. And his Adopted son richard IV. Dublin,
Printed: London, Re-printed for John Warner, 1744. [2], 5-30pp. ESTC T166081.

8vo. Later dark green roan-backed green paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, upper board heavily stained. Long horizontal tear to text leaf B1 of first mentioned work, without loss, slight loss to ... More >
£ 1,250.00 On Sale: £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 29061
[FAIRLESS, Joseph]. [An album of manuscript observations concerning British history, with press-cuttings and ephemera]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [c. 1850-71] Folio. Manuscript on paper. [115] leaves. Numerous press-cuttings and ephemeral articles pasted in. Recent half-calf, navy cloth boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Very occasional light spotting.

[Loosely inserted:] FAIRLESS, Joseph. A guide to the abbey church, &c., at hexham, northumberland. Hexham. Edward Pruddah, 1853. First edition. 16pp. Disbound. Adhesive residue to spine. More >
£ 2,500.00 On Sale: £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26586
HORACE, Quintus Flaccus. Quinti horatii flacci opera. Londini, [i.e. London]. Aeneis Tabulis Incidit Johannes Pine, 1733-1737. First Pine edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [30], 264, [2]; [24], 94, [2], [95]-152, [2], [153]-172, [2], [173]-19pp, [15]. Engraved throughout, each volume with a large engraved frontispiece (that to Vol. I trimmed and laid down) and numerous vignette initials and head/tail pieces, several of which occupying a full page. Finely bound in eighteenth century English gilt- tooled crushed red morocco for Thomas Pearson, with a poppinjay atop a ... More > £ 2,500.00 On Sale: £ 1,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28894
[CORNISH TRACTS]. Ode for the coronation, 19th july, 1821, recited at a public festival held on that day, in the town of penzance; Dedicated to all loyal subjects, and to The Inhabitants of that Town in particualr. Penzance. Printed and sold by T. Vigurs, [1821]. First edition. 8pp.

[Bound with:] BARRINGTON, [Daines]. [Drop-head title:] III. Mr. Barrington on some additional Information relative to the Continuance of the Cornish Language. In a Letter to John Lloyd, Esq. F. A. S. Read March 21, 1776. [s.i.], [s.n.], [1776]. 81-86pp. ESTC T190832.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Excellent New Ballad entitled The Cripple of Cornwall, Wherein is shewn his dissolate Life and deserved Death. To the ... More >
£ 2,500.00 On Sale: £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 29383
[STOKER, Bram]. Dracula [serialised excerpt of - in The Argosy]. London. Cassells, 1926. Large 8vo. [8] 152pp. Original publisher's full colour illustrated paper wraps. Wraps a little scuffed and marked, with minor losses to spine ends, with creasing and foxing to all edges. Internally bright and clean, with eight paged of contemporary advertising to the front. More > £ 250.00 On Sale: £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30776
[SHAKESPEARE, William]. L[ATHAM], H[enry]. Sertum shaksperianum, subnexis aliquot inferioris notae floribus. [Oxonii, i.e. Oxford]. [Excudebant T. Combe...E. Pickard Hall, et H. Latham], 1863. First edition. 8vo. xiv, [2], 134pp, [2]. Contemporary gilt-tooled diced calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers and edges. A little rubbed to extremities, spine darkened with very short crack at head of upper joint, corners a trifle bumped, text occasionally spotted. More > £ 450.00 On Sale: £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 27433
HERTZ, Henrik. King rene's daughter: A Danish Lyrical Drama. London. Wm. S. Orr and Co., 1850. First edition. 8vo. [8], 78pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's dark green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Insect damage to head of initial three leaves. Ink inscription to verso of FFEP: 'To Robert Roy Esq. / with the kind regards / of the Translator / Theodore Martin / 17 January 1850'. More > £ 250.00 On Sale: £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30466
WHITAKER, Jeremiah. The Danger of Greatnesse: or, uzziah HIs Exaltation and Destruction: set forth in a sermon preached Before the Right Honourable the lords and commons assembled in Parliament... London. Printed by G[eorge] M[iller] for John Bellamie, 1646. [8], 44pp. With an initial imprimatur leaf. ESTC R200519, Wing W1711.

[Together with:] NEWCOMEN, Matthew. The all-seeing unseen Eye of God. Discovered, in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons... London. Printed by A[braham] M[iller] for Christopher Meredith, 1647. [4], 48pp. ESTC R201280, Wing N904.

[And:] NEWCOMEN, Matthew. The craft and cruelty of the churches adversaries, Discovered In a Sermon Preached at St. ... More >
£ 3,750.00 On Sale: £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 28577
[TOM THUMB]. Histoire de tom pouce. London. [s.n.], 1833. First edition. 12mo. [4], 44pp. With a frontispiece and a further three plates. Original publisher's blind-ruled navy buckram, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Hinges exposed, blind-stamp of Cambridge bookbinder F. Munns to FFEP. More > £ 450.00 On Sale: £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 28836
MOLIÈRE. Oeuvres choisies de moliere... A Oxford. Chez J. Cooke et al., 1799. 24mo. In two volumes. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Armorial bookplates of English politician Edward William Wynne Pendarves (1775-1853) to both FEPs. More > £ 250.00 On Sale: £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27092
A KEMPIS, Thomas. The Imitation of Christ: being the autograph manuscript of thomas a kempis, De Imitatione Christi, reproduced in facsimile from the original preserved in the royal library at brussels. With an introduction by charles ruelens, Keeper of the Department of Manuscripts, Royal Library Brussels. London. Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, E.C., 1879. 16mo in 4s. [2], 5-16pp, [236], including four blank leaves. Without the initial advertisement leaf (likely not included in this limited vellum issue). Contemporary gilt-tooled and panelled brown morocco, A.E.G., by Ramage. Rubbed to extremities, cracking to joints with short chip at head of upper joint. From the recently dispersed family library of the descendants of John Duke Coleridge (1820-1894), inscribed 'C. Coleridge, 1 Sussex Square, 1879' to ... More > £ 2,000.00 On Sale: £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 28000
[COVENTRY]. [A folio scrap album containing a collection of 85 pieces of printed ephemera relating to the parliamentary elections in Coventry, 1830]. [vs., largely Coventry]. [vs.], [1830]. Folio.. 85 separately printed broadsides, flyers and hand-bills; one printed pamphlet (Speech of Mr Ellice, for a select committee of of enquiry on the state of the silk trade. [s.i., Coventry?]. [s.n., s.d., likely 1830]. 16pp); and several clippings from contemporary newspaper accounts. Contemporary marbled paper covered wrappers. Worn, with splitting to spine, loss to surfaces. In spite of the exterior, the album has preserved the ... More > £ 3,750.00 On Sale: £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27279
[RICHARDSON, George]. Aedes pembrochianae: a new account and description of the Statues, Bustos, Relievos, Paintings, Medals, and other antiquities and curiosities in wilton-house... [Salisbury]. Printed at the Salisbury Press: and sold by W. Morris...and B. C. Collins, 1795. Twelfth edition. [6], xvi, 133pp, [15]. Without half-title. ESTC T193594.

[Bound with:] The weymouth guide: exhibiting the ancient and present state of weymouth and melcombe regis... Weymouth. Printed for P. Delamotte, [1792]. Third edition. 128pp. With an engraved folding frontispiece, and one further engraved folding plate. ESTC T66352.

[And:] [MOREAU, Simeon]. A tour to the Royal Spa at Cheltenham; or, Gloucestershire Displayed... Bath. Printed for the Author ... More >
£ 500.00 On Sale: £ 400.00 Antiquates Ref. 28838
BONHOTE, Mrs.. The parental monitor. Dublin. Printed by William Porter, 1788. 12mo. Two volumes bound as one. x, 162; [3], 166-326pp. Later gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards. A trifle rubbed. Inked ownership inscription of Fanny Butler to head of Vol. I title page, inked gift inscription to head of p[iii]: 'The gift of Fanny Butler to Margaret Ellinore Cooker.' More > £ 1,250.00 On Sale: £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 25703