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[JAPAN]. WHITNEY, W. N. [compiler]. A Concise Dictionary of the principal Roads, chief towns and villages of japan... Tokyo. Z. P. Maruya & Co., 1889. First edition. 8vo. [2], v, [1], 248pp, [4]. Printed in double columns. With an engraved folding map and a tipped-in errata slip. Original publisher's blind-stamped limp red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. One preliminary leaf detached, short tears to map at gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33349
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[BIRMINGHAM]. A concise history of Birmingham, containing an account of its ancient state, and the latest improvements: together with a statement of the arrival and departure of the mails, stage coaches, waggons, &c. &c. The whole forming a complete guide to the inhabitant and stranger. Birmingham. Printed by and for R. Jabet...and J. P. Lucas, 1808. Fourth edition. 8vo. xviii, 78pp. With an engraved folding map bound as frontispiece, and three engraved plates. Original publisher's printed paper boards, later rebacked in grey cloth. Rubbed, with some surface loss, corners bumped. Hinges exposed, ink ownership inscriptions to FEP of 'John Turner' and 'H. R. Brownwich / 1886', else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 14294
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KEYMER, Ronald. Across the Sahara. [Khartoum]. [McCorquodale & Co.], [s.d, c. 1955-65] Oblong quarto. [24]pp. With six illustrations from photographs in the text, and a sketch map of Northern Africa. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Extremities browned, sunned, and a trifle marked, staple rusted. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24526
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OSBORN, Captain Sherard. A cruise in japanese waters. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood and Sons, 1859. Second edition. 8vo. vi, 210, 16pp. With a half-title and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34384
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[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 Antiquates Ref. 28838
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BURTON, Isabel. AEI. Arabia Egypt India: a narrative of travel. London and Belfast. William Mullan and Son, 1879. First edition. 8vo. viii, 488pp. With twelve engraved plates, two engraved coloured maps (one folding), and two engraved illustrations in the text. Modern gilt-tooled red morocco-backed red cloth boards. Paper repairs to verso of folding map, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30124
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M'NAYR, James. A guide from glasgow, to some of the most remarkable Scenes in the highlands of scotland, and to the falls of the clyde . Glasgow. Printed in the Courier Office, 1797. First edition. 8vo. 249, [1], 6pp. With half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain tan morocco, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, a trifle marked, slight chipping to lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers, armoiral bookplate to FEP, internally immaculate. Presentation copy, inscribed to verso of front blank fly-leaf; 'Mr. Drummond, / of Blairdrummond, / with most respectful compliments from / The Author.' More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 15169
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FOY, Tom. A guide to archery. London. Pelham Books, 1980. Second edition. Quarto. 144pp. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt, with original publisher's photographic dustwrapper. Very lightly bumped, with only minor sunning to the wrapper spine panel. Inscribed on title page: 'To Sir Laurence Olivier, Revered by archers for his "agincourt" scene, but also for being the only actor we ever managed to shoot! Best wishes, Tom Foy.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31226
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[NAWORTH AND LANERCOST]. A guide to naworth and lanercost: or, historical & descriptive accounts of naworth castle & lanercost priory; and a life of the lord william howard.. Carlisle. Samuel Jefferson, 1839. First edition. 8vo. [6], 74pp. With an engraved frontispiece and several engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Heavily rubbed and marked, loss to lettering-piece, corners exposed. Bookseller's ticket of W. & J. Bell of Newcastle to FEP, evidence of armorial bookplate removal to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34567
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KEENE, H. G. A handbook for visitors to agra and its neighbourhood. Calcutta. Thacker, Spink and Co., 1888. Fifth edition. 8vo?. vi, [6], 163pp, [1], 30pp, [2]. With a half-title, five maps (three folding), and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Ink-stamp of Bombay-based booksellers A. J. Combridge & Co. to verso of FFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30884
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[CAMERON, George]. A history and description of the town of inverness; its principal buildings, public institutions etc. With a guide to the various objects of interest in its neighbourhood; also, a statistical sketch of the county of inverness. Inverness. Kenneth Douglas, James Smith, and Donald Fraser, 1847. First edition. 8vo. 160pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28518
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[FOXHOUNDS]. A list of the york and ainsty hounds, from 1841. York. John Sotheran, [1886]. 8vo. 137 leaves, printed on rectos only. Handsomely bound by Sotheran's of York in contemporary black straight-grain morocco, ruled and lettered in gilt, A. E.G. A trifle rubbed. Very occasional manuscript corrections to text. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31735
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BROWN, Tho[mas]. Amusements serious and comical Calculated for the Meridian of london. London. Printed, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1703. Third edition. 8vo. [2],184pp. Contemporary blind-stamped sheep, later rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Worn, corners exposed, surface loss to boards. Book-label of Peter Stewart Young Tillingham to FEP. Head of title page shaved to remove earlier inked ownership inscription, leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27667
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LENGLET DU FRESNOY, [Pierre Nicolas]. An abridgment of ancient geography; divided into short lessons, in the form of question and answer. Intended as a sequel to The Geography for Children. London. Printed for J. Harris, 1816. First edition. 12mo. 144pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's red roan-backed marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed and marked, some surface loss to lower board. Without free-endpapers, occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22472