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[YONGE, Frances Mary et al.]. The child's christian year: hymns for every sunday and holy-day, compiled for the use of parochial schools. Oxford. John Henry Parker, 1841. First edition. 12mo. xii, 113pp, [19]. With nine terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked. Contemporary ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29843

[JUVENILE CHAPBOOK]. The young invited to jesus. Otley. Printed by William Walker, [s.d., c. 1830] 16mo. 8pp. Original publisher's pictorial salmon pink wrappers. Lightly creased and dust-soiled, sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29852

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[CALCUTTA PORT]. The calcutta port trust: a brief history of fifty years' work 1870-1920. Calcutta and Simla. Thacker, Spink & Co., 1920. First edition. Quarto. [4], 44pp. With a photographic frontispiece, numerous photographic illustrations, and three folding line maps. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped in gilt. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Contents leaf stained. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29983

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GOLDSMITH, [Oliver]. Dr. goldsmith's roman history Abridged by himself For the Use of schools. London. Printed for S. Baker and G. Leigh, 1772. First edition. 12mo. [4], viii, 311pp, [1]. Later half-calf, marbled paper boards, tooled in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29997

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[ANSTEY, Christopher]. An election ball, in poetical letters from mr. inkle, at bath, to his wife at glocester: with a poetical address to john miller, esq. at Batheaston Villa. . Bath. Printed for the author, by S. Hazard, 1776. Second edition. Quarto. 64pp. With a satirical engraving. Uncut in later blue wrappers, preserved in a modern folding-box. Worn, with some tearing at gutter and chipping to edges. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30001

E. P. [PRATT, Ellis]. The art of dressing the hair. A poem. Humbly inscribed to the Members of the T. N. Club. Bath. Printed by R. Cruttwell, for the author, 1770. First edition. Quarto. 18pp. Stitched within later marbled paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed. Book-label of J. O.Edwards pasted to FEP, book label of W. S. Lewis (EX MUSEO ARBUTEANO) to verso of title page. Marginal worm-track to lower edge of pp.1-14. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30006

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MARKHAM, Christopher A. History of the Markham's of Northamptonshire. Northampton. The Dryden Press, Taylor & Son, 1890. First edition. 8vo. iv, [4], 108pp. With a photographic frontispiece, a further three photographic plates (one folding), a folding genealogical table, and several engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled dark brown half-morocco, brown cloth boards, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. Armorial bookplate of Sir Clements Roberts Markham to FEP. Presentation copy, ink inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'Clements R. Markham ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30018

PRICE, Uvedale. A letter to h. repton, Esq. on the application of the practice as well as the principles of Landscape-Painting to Landscape-Gardening... Hereford. Printed by D. Walker; for J. Robson, 1798. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 180pp. Later gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, marbled edges. Rubbed, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30019

BENSON, E.F.. Six common things. London. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1893. First edition thus. 8vo. [6], 271pp. Original publisher's green cloth boards lettered gilt with blind tooling. Boards are scuffed and marked, rolled spine ends fraying, with some staining. Decorative endpapers remain bright, with a little toning through the loosening page block. With an ink ownership inscription to the title page. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30110

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[NAPOLEONIC WARS]. [Drop-head title:] Substance of the Engagements between the Courts of St. Petersburgh and Stockholm, signed at St. Petersburgh the 24th of March 1812, so far as the same are referred to it the Treaty between His Majesty and the King of Sweden, signed at Stockholm on the 3d of March 1813. London. Printed by R. G. Clarke, [1813]. Dimensions 180 x 330 mm. Single leaf broadside. Old central horizontal fold. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30122

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[NAPOLEONIC WARS]. Bulletins of the campaign, 1805. [London]. [s.n.], [1805]. 8vo. 203pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30169

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HORDERN, Joseph Calveley. Sermons preached to seafaring men. Portsea. James Griffin, 1860. First edition. 8vo. viii, 96pp. Partially unopened in original publisher's brown limp cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, all edges red. Lightly rubbed and marked, sunned. RFEP creased, pencil prayer to REP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30170

[SEVEN YEARS' WAR]. A form of prayer, to be used...upon Friday the seventeenth day of February next, being the Day appointed by Proclamation for a General Fast and Humiliation before Almighty God, to be observed in most Devout and Solemn Manner, by sending up Our Prayers and Supplications to the Divine Majesty: For obtaining pardon of 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 Kingdoms. London. Printed by Thomas Baskett, 1758. Quarto. 30pp, [2]. Predominantly printed in blackletter. Initial and terminal leaves are blank. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Short marginal tears to head of leaves C1-2. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30172

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[LAMOUREUX, [Jean-Baptiste] Justin. Notice biographique sur pierre-remy willemet. Bruxelles [i.e. Brussels]. [s.n.], 1808. First edition. 8vo. 20pp. Uncut and unopened. Sewn, as issued, in original publisher's buff wrappers. Extremities a trifle creased and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30202

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[SCOTTISH MILITARY AND NAVAL ACADEMY]. Report of the ordinary directors of the scottish military and naval academy. Read and approved of at a meeting of the extraordinary and ordinary directors, on 31st december 1829. Edinburgh. Prined by M. Anderson, 1830. First edition. [4], 16pp. With a folding frontispiece.

[Bound with:] Report by the directors of the Scottish Naval and Military Academy, to the subscribers; occasioned by a printed letter addressed to them by major downes. Edinburgh. [s.n.], 1832. 36pp. With a folding table.

8vo. Modern red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, marbled edges. A trifle marked. Stab-stitch holes to gutters, inked ownership inscription of Sir John ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30221

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PUSEY, Rev. E[dward] B[ouverie]. Our pharisaism: a sermon preached at st. paul's, knightsbridge, on ash-wednesday, 1868. Oxford. Sold by James Parker & Co., 1868. First edition. 8vo. [2], 21pp, [1]. Partially unopened. Stitched, as issued. Stitching perished, Title page and three terminal leaves detached. Title page browned and dust-soiled, scattered spotting, occasional marginal loss. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'From the Author'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30276

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ELPHINSTONE, Mountstuart. The history of india. The hindú and mahometan periods. London. John Murray, 1857. Fourth edition. 8vo. xxiv, 698pp. Later half-calf, brown cloth boards, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Extremities rubbed. Title page and terminal leaf browned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30318

FITCHETT, W. H. The tale of the great mutiny. London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1901. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 384pp, [8]. With a portrait frontispiece, a further seven plates, four maps (one folding), and four terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blue cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and bumped, a trifle cocked. Inscribed to British Indian official Sir William Charles Macpherson (1855-1936) on recto of FFEP: 'W. C. Macpherson / 11th August. 1902 / From Ella', very occasional ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30319

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POPE, Mr. [Alexander]. One thousand seven hundred and thirty eight. A dialogue Something like horace. London. Printed for T. Cooper, [1738]. [4], 10pp, [2]. A reimpression of the impression with '(Price One Shilling.)' on the title page; sig. D under 'her'. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. ESTC T5720, Foxon P933

[Bound with:] POPE, Mr. [Alexander]. One thousand seven hundred and thirty eight. Dialogue II. London. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1738. First Edition, second state, with 'Fools' corrected to 'Tools' on the ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30338

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[FRENCH REVOLUTION]. Loi Relative à la suppression des Ordres de Chevalerie. Donnée à Paris, le 6 Août 1791. Nismes. Chez J. Gaude, 1791. Dimensions 360 x 490 mm. Single leaf broadside. Edges uncut. A trifle creased, spotted, some loss to head. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30346