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[CHEAP REPOSITORY]. Sunday reading. The Harvest home. [London]. Sold by J. Marshall, (Printer to the Cheap Repository), [1795]. First edition. 12mo. 22pp, [2]. With a woodcut vignette to title page and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Uncut. Sewn, as issued. A clean and crisp copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20559
[DYMOND, Jonathan]. An enquiry into the accordancy of war with the principles of christianity, and an examination of the philosophical reasoning by which it is defended: with observations on some of the causes of war, and on some of its effects. London. Published by Longman, Hurst, & Co., 1823. First edition. 8vo. 161pp, [1]. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, joints split, some loss to back-strip. Contemporary inked ownership inscription and later book-label of the Friend's Meeting House, Purley', to recto of FFEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29726
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
GRESWELL, Rev. W[illiam]. A commentary on the order for the burial of the dead, considered as a manual of doctrine and consolation to christians. Oxford. Printed by S. Collingwood...For J. G. & F. Rivington, 1836. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xix, [1], 340; vii, [1], 353, [1], 16pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue to Vol. II. Unopened in original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, spines sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28075
[HELPS, Sir Arthur]. Companions of my solitude. London. John W. Parker and Son, 1857. Fifth edition. 8vo. [2], 284pp. Contemporary straight-grain brown calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29758
HUNT, Leigh. The religion of the heart. A Manual of Faith and Duty. London. John Chapman, 1853. First edition. 8vo. xxiv, 259pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary black half-morocco, marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, Ticket of Blackwell's of Oxford and bookplate of Caroli I. Billson to FEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 29629
FAIRFAX, John. [GREEK TITLE]; or, The true Dignity of St. Paul's elder, Exemplified in the life Of that Reverend, Holy, Zealous, and Faithful Servant, and Minister of Jesus Christ Mr. Owen Stockton, M.A. Sometimes Fellow of Gonville and Caius Colledge in Cambridge, and afterward Preacher of Gods Word at Colchester in Essex... London. Printed by H.H. for Tho. Parkhurst.., 1681. First edition. 8vo. [14], 149, [3], 151-196pp, [4]. Later blind-tooled and panelled calf, titled in gilt to spine. Rubbed to extremities, joints, small chip at head of spine. Some some shaving of pagination/headlines and register/catchwords, browned and with some occasional ink-stains; tear without loss to B6 at head. With the bookplate of Fairfax of Cameron to FEP and an old Pickering and Chatto catalogue entry tipped in noting ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28718
ABERNETHY-DRUMMOND, William. A form of consecrating burying-ground. First used at the consecration of a burial-place for General Count Lockhart of Lee, At dryden, March 15. 1790. [Edinburgh?]. [s.n.], 1790. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. With a half-title. Bound by C. Murton in nineteenth-century half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind. Rubbed, corners exposed. Marbled endpapers, occasional early manuscript corrections to text, later ownership inscription of Christopher Wordsworth to recto of front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27730
[ROMAN CATHOLIC LITURGY - Missal]. Missale romanum ex decreto sacrosancti concilii tridentini restitutum ss. pii v. pontificis maximi... Mechliniae [i.s. Mechelen]. H. Dessain, 1896. Large 8vo. xli, 502, 60, 24pp, [2]. With a half tile. Printed in red and black. Elaborately bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, device of seated christ proffering book with Greek letters alpha and omega within ornate border to both boards, A.E.G., with eight divisional red moire cloth tabs (one partially perished), gilt dentelles, decorated endpapers. Slightest of rubbing to extremities. Internally immaculate. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28784
RAEMOND, Jean Charles Florimond de. Error popularis Seu fabula joannae quae pontificis romani sedem occupasse falso credita est... Coloniae [i.e. Cologne]. Apud Petrum Henningium, 1614. 12mo. [16], 347pp, [4]. Later vellum-backed pink paper covered wooden boards, titled in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to upper board, corners exposed, spine dulled. Hinges exposed, manuscript bibliographical notes on the subject of Pope Joan to verso of FFEP, very occasional underlining, loss to margins of N2 and T3, small paper flaw to gutter margin of S7 at head - touching ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27771