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GOLDSMID, Edmund. Bibliotheca Curiosa. Some political satires of the seventeenth century. Selected from the Writings of the earl of rochester, sir john denham, and andrew marvel.. Edinburgh. Privately printed, 1885. Limited edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. 62; 73pp, [1]. Title pages in red and black. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled brown half-morocco, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, with some surface loss to head of spine and lower board. Book-label of G.F.J. Elliot to FEP. Spotting to blank fly-leaves. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34542
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[HYMNAL]. Hymns ancient and modern for the use in the services of the church. London. William Clowes and Sons, Limited, [s.d., c.1900s] Complete edition. 8vo. vi, 659pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-stamped limp black calf, lettered in gilt to spine, with the supralibros of the Lonsdale family to upper board, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed to extremities, light scratching to boards. Light spotting to blank fly-leaves. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34713
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MEDWIN, Thomas. Conversations of lord byron: noted during a residence with his lordship at pisa, in the years 1821 and 1822. Paris. Published by A. and W. Galignani, 1824. 8vo. In two volumes. [4], vi, vii, [1], 214; [4], v, [3], 224pp. With half-title to both volumes, engraved portrait frontispiece to vol. i and folding facsimile handwriting sample as frontispiece to vol. ii. Contemporary blind-stamped, gilt-tooled, calf-backed marbled boards. Rubbed and marked, spines sunned, light surface wear to corners and edges. Vol. i. a trifle cocked. Paper repairs to p.63-66 of vol. i. Spotting throughout. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34639
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[LAKE DISTRICT]. Hand-book to the english lakes. Kendal. Printed by T. Atkinson, 1847. 8vo. iv, 60pp. With a preliminary large folding map of the Lake District, engraved frontispiece, and five further engraved plates. Original publisher's forest green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. A trifle rubbed. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of title. Endpapers browned, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34704
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[KENNEDY, Grace]. Father clement: a roman catholic story.. Edinburgh. 1824, 1824. Second edition. 8vo. 370pp. Without half-title. With an engraved frontispiece. Finely bound in blind-stamped, richly gilt-tooled contemporary calf. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked, with slight surface wear to joints. Browning to initial leaves, occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34439
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CHERRY-GARRARD, Apsley. The worst journey in the world: antarctic 1910-1913. London. Constable and Company, [1922]. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. lxiv, 300, [4]; viii, 310-585pp. With colour frontispieces, 46 plates (four colour), 10 folding panoramas, and five maps (four folding). Uncut in original publisher's 'polar' binding, linen-backed powder blue paper boards, printed paper title labels. Spare title labels loosely inserted. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine labels chipped and dulled. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33363
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WEBSTER, Noah. A dictionary of the english language: abridged from the american dictionary, for the use of primary schools and the counting house. New-York. Published by White, Gallaher, & White, 1831. 12mo. [8], 532pp. Contemporary sheep, ruled and lettered in gilt. Heavily rubbed. Early inked ownership inscriptions of Susan W. Merrill to front blank fly-leaves, several short incisions to two leaves (pp183-4 and 259-60), terminal gathering dampstained at head, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27728
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[JENNINGS, William]. A general system of attack and defence; with one general rule for erecting fortifications, without the circuitous aid of trigonometry... Dublin. Printed for the author, by C. Downes, 1808. 8vo. vi, [14], 62pp. With an engraved folding frontispiece and a lengthy list of subscribers. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue paper boards, later rebacked. Extremities rubbed and heavily marked. Hinges exposed. Armorial bookplate of the Molyneux family and near contemporary gift inscription to FEP: '5th March 1811 / Thos. Molyneux / Kings Own Rifles / the gift of his father / Colonel Molyneux / on ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22761
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[ALMANACS]. The lady's and gentlemen's diary, for the year of our lord 1847, Being the third after Bissextile. Designed principally for the amusement and instruction of students of mathematics... London. Printed [by C. and J. Adlard] for the Company of Stationers, [1847]. 96pp.

[Bound with:] MOORE, Francis. Vox stellarum: or, a loyal almanack for the year of human redemption 1847... London Printed for the Company of Stationers, [1847]. 48, 57-60, 53-56, 49-52pp. Partially misbound. Title in red and black.

[And:] PARTRIDGE, John. Merlinus Liberatus. An almanack For the Year of our Redemption, 1847... LondonPrinted for the Company of Stationers, By Harrison & Co., [1847]. 48pp. Title and ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24657
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TROLLOPE, Anthony. Phineas finn, the irish member. London. Virtue & Co., 1869. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vi, [2], 320pp; vi, [2], 328pp. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume and 18 further engraved plates by Pre-Raphaelite founder J. E. Millais. Later gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Rubbed and marked, with patches of surface wear to spine and edges, boards lightly stained. Armorial bookplates of Richard Greville Verney to FEP of each volume. Scattered spotting, particularly to ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34451
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EDLER, Karl Erdmann. Baldine And other Tales. London. Richard Bentley and Son, 1886. First edition in English. 8vo. In two volumes. xliv, 289, [1]; [2], 291pp, [1]. Titles printed in red and black. Contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32393
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MEDWIN, Thomas. Conversations of lord byron: noted during a residence with his lordship at pisa. London. Printed for Henry Colburn, 1824. New edition. 8vo. xxiii, [1], 351pp, [1], ciii, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of Lord Byron, a large folding facsimile of his handwriting, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Modern black cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with the library stamp of Nottingham Public Libraries to top edge. Armorial bookplate of the Local History Library, Citty of Nottingham Public Libraries to FEP, ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34108
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DODDRIDGE, P[hilip]. The rise and progress of religion in the soul: illustrated in a course of serious and practical addresses, suited to persons of every character and situation: with a devout meditation, or prayer, added to each chapter.. London. Printed for the Religious Tract Society, 1827. 8vo. [4], 284pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled burgundy straight-grain half-morocco, marbled boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, slight surface wear to boards. Inked gift inscription addressed to 'Martha Capron, The gift of her affectionate sister Ann Halliley, Dec. 1833' to FFEP. Endpapers browned and stained. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34666
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[ROGERS, Samuel]. Italy, a poem. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1822. First edition. 8vo. 164pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled green morocco, later rebacked, partially preserving contemporary backstrip. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Very occasional light scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34020
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TENNYSON, Alfred Lord. Poems, chiefly lyrical. London. Effingham Wilson, 1830. First edition. 8vo. [4], 154, 2pp. With a leaf of errata and terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece. Very lightly rubbed, joints starting. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate of Oliver Brett to FEP. Edges of endpapers discoloured, occasional scattered spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28479
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MALTHUS, T[homas] R[obert]. An essay on the principle of population; or, a view of its past and present effects on human happiness; with an inquiry into our prospects respecting the future removal or mitigation of the evils which it occasions. London. Printed for J. Johnson...by T. Bensley, 1807. Fourth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xvi, 580; vii, 484pp, [60]. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting green and tan calf lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, corners exposed. Hinges exposed, later inked ownership inscription of Arthur Johnson to recto of front blank fly-leaf of Vol. I, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28409
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LAWRENCE, T. E.. Ha-mered ba-midbar... Tel Aviv. Mizpah Publishing Co., 1931. First edition in Hebrew. 8vo. In two volumes. 210; 212pp. With two plates. Hebrew text. Original publisher's blue buckram, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Modern tickets of the Mizrahi Bookstore to pastedowns, leaves browned, lower corner of one leaf of Vol. I torn-away but present. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33508