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[ROYAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY]. [A manuscript memorial volume]. [London?]. [s.n.], [1951]. Large quarto. Manuscript on paper. 963 autographs pasted on 64 leaves. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-stamped red morocco, decorative endpapers, housed in custom red cloth clamshell case. Clean and crisp. Case rubbed and marked. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 30440
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PRATT, Mr [Samuel Jackson]. Emma corbett. London. Printed for T. Beckett, 1789. Ninth edition. 12mo. In two volumes. [3], vi-viii, 264; 259pp, [1]. Without half-title. With an engraved frontispiece (each engraved after works by Angelica Kauffman) to each volume. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf. Without lettering-pieces. Rubbed, joints split, spines dulled. Short tear and slight loss to leading edge of leaf E10 of Vol. I. Armorial bookplates of George Jacob Bosanquet to both FEPs, ticket of bookseller T. Hookham of New ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 32557
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TASSIE, William. Descriptive Catalogue of a collection of devices and mottos english, french, and italian, from Engraved Seals, formed in composition paste, and sold by william tassie, leicester-square. London. Printed by William Bulmer and Co., 1816. First edition. 12mo. [8], 43pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's printed powder blue paper boards, recently rebacked in black cloth. Ink-stamp of the Birmingham Assay Office to front blank fly-leaf, later inked gift inscription and annotation to half-title, manuscript numerals to REP, occasional paper repairs to gutter margins, scattered spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 30905
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LAIRESSE, Gerard de. The art of painting, in all its branches, Methodically demonstrated by Discourses and Plates, and exemplified by remarks on the paintings Of the best Masters: And their Perfections and Oversights laid open. London. Printed for S. Vandenbergh, 1778. Second edition in English. Quarto. [20], 504pp. Title in red and black. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 69 engraved plates (numbered 1-71, several folding). Modern gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards. Minor shelf-wear, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, verso of six initial leaves (including frontispiece and title page) and terminal leaf neatly strengthened to verso, one plate with repaired closed tears, some dampstaining, mostly to plates, scattered spotting, offsetting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 26443
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LAMOTTE, Charles. An essay upon Poetry and Painting, With Relation to the Sacred and Profane history. With an appendix Concerning obscenity in Writing and Painting. London. Printed for F. Fayram...and J. Leake, 1730. First edition. 12mo. 2], 202pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf. Lightly rubbed and marked, wear to upper corner of lower board and foot of sunned spine. Without free-endpapers, very slight loss to head of leaves B5-6, occasional light spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 30784
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BARTELON, Pantaléon. Pantaleontis bartelonæi raverini de ratione Quantitatis syllabariæ Liber... Lugduni [i.e. Leiden]. Apud Joannem Lertout, 1578. 197ff, [3].

[Bound with:] BARTELON, Pantaleón. Syntaxis latina facili carmine conscripta. Lugduni [i.e. Lyon]. Apud Joannem Lertout, 1578. 159pp.

16mo. Contemporary vellum-backed marbled paper boards, title in manuscript to spine. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Occasional early manuscript numerals to margins. The Macclesfield copies, with the armorial 'North Library' bookplate and typical armorial blind-stamps to title page and first two leaves of text. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31928
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[WOMEN]. [A manuscript commonplace, predominantly concerning the character of women]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c.1830] 8vo. Manuscript on paper. [101]ff, the remainder blank. Paper watermarked 1829. Contemporary red straight-grain morocco, richly tooled in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, contemporary inked gift inscription and later manuscript note on the provenance of the volume in the hand of a descendent of the original compiler to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 30041
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WILLIAMS, Benjamin. Chronicque de la traïson et mort de richart deux roy dengleterre... À Londres [i.e. London]. Aux dépens de la Société, 1846. First edition. 8vo. xcvi, 324pp. Text in English, Latin, and Old French. Interleaved throughout. Bound by Lake and Mackenzie of Uxbridge in contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled papers boards, morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed, corners bumped and exposed. Marbled endpapers, contemporary review of the publication - extracted from The Gentleman's Magazine - tipped-in to front blank fly-leaf. Armorial bookplate of Benjamin Williams to FEP, with his ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31449
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[GENLIS, Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de]. Lessons of a governess to her pupils: or, Journal of the Method adopted by Madame de Sillery-Brulart (formerly Countess de Genlis) in the Education of the Children of M. d'Orleans, First Prince of the Blood-Royal. Published by herself. London. Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1792. First edition in English. In three volumes. xxxvi, 364; xii, 333, [1]; [2], 308pp. Contemporary gilt- tooled mottled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29066
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[COMBE, William]. Anti-diabo-lady. Respectfully dedicated to all the women in her majesty's dominions, in general; and to the best of them in particular, Calculated to expose the Malevolence of the Author of diabo-lady. London. Printed for the Author, and to be had of C. Parker...Mr. Bew, 1777. First edition. Quarto. [2], iv, 17pp, [1]. Late dark green half-morocco, red paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed. Title lightly browned, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29062
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BEETON, Mrs.. The "all about it" books. Mrs. Beeton's Dictionary of Every-day Cookery. London. S. O. Beeton, 1865. First edition in book form. 8vo. 371pp, [5]. With numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary black half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Heavily rubbed, joints starting, corners bumped and exposed. Two sheets of manuscript recipes naively stitched to gutter of title page, early inked ownership inscription of 'C. Campbell' to head, long tear to one leaf (p.255-256), without loss, very occasional chipping to margins, scattered spotting, later ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31368
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[VAIRASSE, Denis]. Histoire des sevarambes peuples qui habitent une Partie du troisieme Continent, communement appelle la terre australe... Amsterdam. Aux depens d'Estienne Roger, 1702. 12mo. In two volumes. 333, [1]; 303pp, [25]. Titles printed in red and black. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements to Vol. II. Uncut. Handsomely bound in later red morocco, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Early armorial bookplates of Lord Bracco tipped-in to FFEP of Vol. I and verso of frontispiece of Vol. II respectively, frontispieces heavily ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31618
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DAVANZATI, Bernado. Scisma d'inghilterra Con altre Operette. In Florenza [i.e. Florence]. Nella nuoua Stamperia del Massi, e Landi, 1638. Quarto. [12], 3-204pp. Without divisional title (leaf A1), as often. Contemporary gilt-tooled vellum, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed, marked, and discoloured. Recent booklabels of Gulielmi O'Brien and Milltown Park Library to FEP, manuscript bibliographical note to recto of FFEP, ink-stamp of Milltown Park Library to title page, occasional early manuscript annotation, very occasional marginal loss, scattered spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 15491
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PADOVANI, G[eronimo]. Saggio sulla storia antica d'inghilterra dall'invasione di giulo cesare fino a quella di guglielmo il conquistatore. Corfù. [s.n.], 1826. First edition. Quarto. [8], 99pp, [3]. Contemporary half-calf, marbled paper boards, later rebacked partially preserving contemporary backstrip. Rubbed. Later inked ownership of 'Geo: Gibson' to FFEP, very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Doto dall autore al Rev. Sigr. Crozier'. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29934
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BURBIDGE, John. The Slave Trade, and other poems. London. J.H. Jackson, 1847. First edition. 8vo. [2], 24pp. Original publisher's green cloth over card boards. A little rubbed and marked, some damp-staining to endpapers and preliminaries, hinges starting. Light spotting to text. Presentation copy, inscribed 'Louisa Sarah Laufear from Dear Mrs Burbidge, Thursday Sept. 2nd 1847' to head of title. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 17539