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PAIĆ, Moses. System einer Universal-Sprache sowohl durch die Schrift (Pasigraphie), als auch durch die Laute (Pasilogie) durch Begriffsfixirung mittelst arabischer Zahlzeichen und deren Lautfixirung für den internationalen Verkehr. Wien. In Commission bei Rudolf Lechner, 1864. First edition. Dimensions 660 x 780 mm, folded to 220 mm. Single sheet. A trifle creased. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32341

B., W. Syr raymond of ure. A border ballad. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1860] First edition?. Quarto. [6] leaves. Printed on rectos only. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and sunned. Inked gift inscription to verso of FFEP: 'William Arthur Boord / from Katherein Ure (?)MacKinsley'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26414

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BERKENHOUT, John. Synopsis of the natural history of great-britain and ireland. Containing a systematic arrangement and concise description of all the animals, vegetables, and fossils, which have hitherto been discovered in these Kingdoms...Being a second edition of the Outlines, &c. Corrected and considerably enlarged... London. Printed for T. Cadell, 1789. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], xii, 13-19, [1], 334, [2]; [4], 380pp. Contemporary diced calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, 'Newall' lettered in gilt to foot of spines. Rubbed and sunned. Paper strips pasted to half-titles in order to obscure early ownership inscriptions, inked ownership inscription of Thos: Clifton to title page of Vol. II. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27397

SAMAIN, Albert. Symphonie heroique. Paris. Librarie des Amateurs, A. Ferroud - F. Ferroud, Successeur, 1908. Quarto. Limited edition of 250 copies, of which this is number 205. 87pp, [1]. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and several engraved vignettes by Charles Chessa. Attractively bound by P. Affolter in contemporary gilt-tooled tan crushed morocco, marbled boards, T.E.G., original publisher's powder blue paper wrappers bound-in. Very slight shelf-wear to extremities. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 18618

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KYLE, Barry. Sylvia plath a dramatic portrait. London. Faber & Faber, 1976. First edition. 8vo. 70pp. Original publisher's pink monochrome laminate wrappers, lettered in black. Lightly scuffed, internally bright and clean. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed, though no indications of such. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28763

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[HEATHCOTE, Ralph]. Sylva; or, the wood: being a collection of anecdotes, dissertations, characters, apophthegms, original letters, bon mots, and other little things. By a society of the learned. London. Printed for T. Payne, and Son, 1788. Second edition, corrected and enlarged. 8vo. xvi, 368pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, recently rebacked, preserving contemporary red morocco lettering-piece. Board rubbed and marked. Booksellers ticket of John Noble of Inverness and recent armorial bookplate of Arthur Melville Clark of Herriotshall and Oxton to FEP, title page browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 28442

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BLENCOWE, R. W. . Sydney papers, consisting of a journal of the earl of leicester, and original letters of algernon syndey. London. John Murray, 1825. First edition. xxxvi, 284pp. With two facsimiles of the handwriting of Sidney, Earl of Leicester, and his son, Algernon Sydney. Original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. Browning and light spotting to endpapers. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 18483

DISRAELI, B[enjamin]. Sybil; or, the two nations. London. Henry Colburn, 1845. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. viii, 315pp; [4], 324pp; [2], 326pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting dark green morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed, with surface loss to joints and edges, spines sunned. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 34019

DRINKWATER, John. Swords and Ploughshares. London. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1915. First edition. 8vo. 56pp, [8]. Original publisher's red cloth boards, with paper label to spine. Boards rubbed and marked, label chipped, internally bright and clean with an ALS from Drinkwater thanking Captain Mylne for his letter dated 1917 tipped to FFEP.

It is clear that Mylne's original note was a complimentary one by Drinkwater's response:

'My dear Captain Mylne,
Your letter has given me more pleasure than I ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28732

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BACHMAN, Walter [Translator and Editor]. Swiss bakery and confectionery. London. Maclaren & Sons Limited, 1949. First edition in English. Quarto. x, [2], 288pp, xi-xlii, [4]. With colour plates and numerous black and white photographs and illustrations in the text. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper marked and chipped, short tears to upper panel. With a loosely inserted 2pp publisher's prospectus, and a typed letter on publisher's stationery stating this to be a complimentary copy provided at the request ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22604

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[POVERTY]. [VAN BEUGHEM, Charles Antoine Francois de Paule]. Suppressio mendicitatis, sive specimen staturoum stimulorumque pro ea abolenda. Gandavi, [i.e. Ghent]. e Typographia Philippi Gimblet & Fratum, in Foro Granorum, 1778. First edition. 8vo. 24pp. Original marbled paper wrappers. Slightest creasing to extremities, else a fine copy. More > £ 400.00 Antiquates Ref. 14803

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[NAUTICAL MAGAZINE]. Supplement to the nautical magazine…December, 1833. No 22. Vol. II. London. Printed by Fisher, Son, & Co., [1833]. 8vo. [1], 754-756pp, [32]. With two engraved plates (one folding), and an engraved general title page for the second volume of the magazine. Original publisher’s pictorial blue wrappers. A trifle creased and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22347

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[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 4th of May, 1948: Published by Authority...Action between British and Italian forces off cape Spartivento on 27th November, 1940. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 2799-2808pp. With two charts (one folding). Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, typed lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12167

[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 10th of February, 1948: Published by Authority...The attack on the Tirpitz by midget submarines on 22nd September, 1943. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 993-1008pp. With two plans (one folding). Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, typed lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12168

[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 3rd of February, 1948: Published by Authority...The African campaign from El Alamein to Tunis, from 10th August, 1942 to 13th May, 1943. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 839-887pp, [1]. Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, manuscript lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, very occasional ink-spotting. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12176

[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Friday, the 9th of July, 1948: Published by Authority...Action against raiders. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 4009-4015pp. Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, manuscript lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. A duplicate copy, stapled, is loosely inserted. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12175

[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 25th of May, 1948: Published by Authority...The carrier borne aircraft attack on Kirkenes and Petsamo. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 3169-3177pp, [1]. Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, typed lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12174

[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 13th of January, 1948: Published by Authority...Operations in the Middle East from 1st November 1941 to 15th August 1942. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 309-400pp. Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, typed lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12169

[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 2nd of March, 1948: Published by Authority...The capture of Diego Suarez. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 1589-1616pp. With two plans (one folding). Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, typed lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12173

[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Friday, the 15th of October, 1948: Published by Authority...Coastal Force actions. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 5493-5511pp, [1]. With a folding chart. Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, manuscript lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 12171