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SPROULE, John Watson. Dissertatio medica inauguralis, de rachitide... Edinburgi [i.e. Edinburgh]. Apud Balfour et Smellie, 1787. 8vo. [4], 21pp, [1]. Recent brown cloth. A clean and crisp copy. From the library of British physiologist John Yudkin (1910-1995), with his bookplate to FEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21618

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[ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS]. A list of contributing members to the society for the encouragement of arts, manufactures, and commerce. Extended to December 31st, 1818. [London]. [Printed by order of the Society], [1819]. (xl) pp.

[Bound with:] A list of contributing members to the society for the encouragement of arts, manufactures, and commerce. Extended to December 31st, 1819. [London]. [Printed by order of the Society], [1820]. (xli) pp, [1].

8vo. Recent tan cloth-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Very minor shelf-wear. Leaves lightly browned, very occasional coloured pencil highlighting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21625

GRANVILLE, A[ugutus] B[ozzi]. The spas of germany. London. Henry Colburn, 1839. Second edition. 8vo. [2], lviii, [2], 516pp. With a half-title, a large engraved folding map, 14 engraved plates, 21 engraved vignettes, and a folding table. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked. Inked initials to front endpapers, else internally immaculate. A fine copy. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 20449

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BARBAZAN, [Etienne]. Fabliaux et contes des poetes francois des XI, XII, XIII, XIV et XVe siecles, tires des meilleurs auteurs. A Paris. Chez B. Waree, 1808. Nouvelle edition [i.e. new edition]. In four volumes. [4], xxi, [1], 465, [1]; [4], xiv, 467, [1]; [4], xxxii, 514; xvi, 521pp, [3]. With half-titles and a suite of three engraved plates to each volume.

[Bound uniformly with:] MEON, [Dominique Martin]. Nouveau recueil de fabliaux et contes inedits, des poetes francais des XIIe, XIIIe, XIVe, et XVe siecles... A Paris. Chez Chasseriau, 1823. First edition. In two volumes. viii, 500, ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20270

SNEPP, Charles B.. Songs of grace and glory for mission services, &c. &c. Selected from the full edition of 1025 hymns. Enlarged, with appendix. London. James Nisbet Sixty-third Thousand. 16mo in 8s. 160pp. Original publisher's mauve printed wrappers. Slightest of creasing to extremities, else a fine copy of a fragile production. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21412

MORGAN, Lady. Woman, or ida of athens. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809. First edition. 12mo. In four volumes. xxviii, 223, [1]: [4], 272; [4], 192; [4], 290pp, [10]. With half-titles to each volume, exception Vol. I - as issued? Contemporary calf, rubbed, some cracking to surface of spines. Head of each title torn away, presumably to remove an ownership inscription. Half-title and title of vol IV detached, with some dog-earring. Marginal tear to K12, vol. I, marginal paper flaw to ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 16831

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WELLBELOVED, C[harles]. Memoir of Thomas Thrush, Esq., formerly an officer of rank in the royal navy: who resigned his commission on the ground of the unreasonableness of war. London. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845. First edition. 8vo. [4], 116pp. With a facsimile portrait frontispiece and a tipped-in errata slip. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Slightest of loss and splitting to head and foot of spine. Light offsetting to title, very short marginal tear to F8, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 13856

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[EVELYN, John]. Fumifugium: or The Inconvenience of the aer, and smoake of london dissapated... Oxford. [Percy Lund, Humphries & Co. Ltd.], 1930. 8vo. [4], viii, 49pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth boards, lettered in black. A trifle rubbed and bumped. Near contemporary ink ownership inscription to FFEP, lightly foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16850

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CHUBB, Thomas. A discourse concerning reason, With regard to Religion and Divine Revelation. Wherein is shewn, That Reason either is, or else that it ought to be, a sufficient Guide in Matters of Religion... London. Printed for T. Cox, 1731. First edition. 8vo. 83pp, [5]. With five final pages of publisher's advertisements. Disbound, all edges red. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, title page soiled, later paper shelf-label to head. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21306

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[LYTTELTON, George Lyttelton, Baron]. Observations on the conversion and apostleship of St. paul. In a letter to Gilbert West, Esq. London. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1747. 8vo. [4], 110pp. With a half-title. Disbound, all edges red. Very occasional light spotting, stab-stitch holes to gutter. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21305

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SYKES, Arthur Ashley. An enquiry when The Resurrection of the Body, or Flesh, was first inserted into the public creeds. London. Printed for A. Millar, 1757. First edition. 8vo. [12], 52pp. With a half-title. Disbound, all edges red. Ink-spotting to title page, inked shelf-mark to head, occasional light spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21307

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[SKELTON, Philip]. Some proposals for the revival of christianity. Dublin Printed: London Re-printed, for T. Cooper. 1736. 8vo. 31pp, [1]. Disbound. Light spotting to title, minute worm-hole to fore-edge, else clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21304

MORGAN, Thomas. Letters to the Rev. Dr. priestley, of Leeds, in defence of An appeal to The Common Sense of plain and common Christians, in Behalf of the Old Christianity of the Gospel, and In Defence of the Author... Leeds. Printed by G. Wright, 1772. First edition. 8vo. 28pp. Disbound. Lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21396

JENNINGS, A[lfred] Vaughan. The geology of the davos district (switzerland). London. Printed by Taylor and Francis, 1899. First offprint edition. 8vo. [1], 382-412pp. With two folding plates. Original publisher's printed salmon wrappers. Extremities a trifle dust-soiled. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of upper cover: 'With the author's compliments'. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21317

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JENNINGS, A[lfred] Vaughan. The landwasser and the landquart. London. Dulau & Co., [1899]. First offprint edition. 8vo. [1], 260-270pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed tan wrappers. Extremities a trifle dust-soiled. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of upper cover: 'With the author's compliments'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21318

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DAVIES, A. M., GREGORY, J. W.. [Caption title:] The Geology of Monte Chaberton. [London]. [s.n.], [1894]. 8vo. [1], 304-310pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's plain salmon wrappers. Extremities a trifle dust-soiled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21319

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MEIGS, Dr. [Charles]. Extracts from the diary of the late samuel emlen, m. d. Physician to the Pennsylvania hospital. With a short memoir of his life. London. Harvey and Darton, 1830. First edition. 12mo. 23pp, [1]. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's drab wrappers. A trifle creased and spotted. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21331

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[SOUTH, Robert]. Decreti Oxoniensis vindicatio In Tribus ad Modestum ejusdem Examinatorem Modestioribus Epistolis, A Theologo Transmarino. [Oxford]. [s.n.], 1696. First edition. Quarto. [16], 92pp. Disbound. Earlier stab-stitch holes to gutter, lightly spotted. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21333

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CHALMERS, Thomas. The influence of bible societies on the temporal necessities of the poor. London. [s.n.], Reprinted 1835 8vo. iv, [1], 24pp. Disbound. A trifle dusty. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21403

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[DENTON, Thomas]. Immortality: or, the consolation of human life. A monody. London. Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1754. First edition. Quarto. 20pp, [4]. With a half-title and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Disbound Inked numeral to head of dust-soiled half-title, else clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21301