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SOUTHEY, Robert. The poetical works... Paris. Published by A. and W. Galignani, 1829. 8vo. [2], xviii, 763pp, [1]. With a half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Bound by R. Hering and Muller (stamp-signed to spine) in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine sunned. William St Clair's copy, with his pencilled ownership inscription to verso of FFEP. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27627

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SOUTHEY, Robert. The Life of Nelson...with twelve illustrations by westall, printed in woodburytype, plans, &c. London. Bickers and Son, 1883. 8vo. xiv, [2], 351pp, [1]. Frontispiece and a further 13 illustrations, 11 of which are Woodburytypes, one a facsimile of Nelson's signatures, and one a folding plan of the Battle of the Nile. Contemporary gilt-tooled burgundy calf, gilt supralibros of Hillbrow School, Rugby to upper board, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, lower board, spine, and top-edge heavily sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 16487

[SOUTH POLE]. [PONTING, Herbert]. The epic of the south pole. The Kinematograph Record of captain scott's last antarctic expedition. The story of a great adventure. [London]. [J. &. B. Dodsworth], [1929?] 8vo. 20pp. Stapled into original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Lightly rubbed, marked, and browned, staples rusted. Leaves a trifle creased, More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27497

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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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SOUTH, Robert. Forty eight sermons and discourses on Several Subjects, and occasions. In Four Volumes.. London. Printed by G. James, for Jonah Bowyer, 1715. First edition. In four volumes. [8], 500pp, [4]; [16], 480pp; [16], 476pp, [4];[8], 542pp, [2]. ESTC N45839.

[Uniformly bound with:] SOUTH, Robert. Twelve sermons and discourses on several subjects and occasions. London. Printed for John Bowyer, 1724. In two volumes, labelled v and vi. [2], iv, [10], 497pp, [4]; [2], 442pp. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements to vol. v. ESTC T228105.

8vo. With a terminal ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33222

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SPALDING, John. The history of the troubles and memorable transactions in Scotland, from the year 1624 to 1645... Aberdeen. Printed for T. Evans...Sold by A. Angus and Son, 1792. First edition. 12mo. 342, [4]; [2], 311pp, [1]. Handsomely bound in later gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33312

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[SPANISH LITERATURE]. PEREZ DE HITA, Gines. Historia de las guerras civiles de granada. En Amberes [i.e. Antwerp]. Por Henrico y Cornelio Verdussen, 1714. 8vo. [8], 336, 331-680pp, [2]. Text complete despite erratic pagination. Handsomely bound in nineteenth century russia, tooled in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate in sanguine (superimposed on an earlier bookplate) of Thomas Merthyr Guest to FEP More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23536

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[SPARROW, J.]. This eventful year! 1880...J. sparrow Takes this opportunity of sincerely thanking the discriminating public...and favoured him with their patronage, that he has secured a more suitable and prominent position... Weymouth. "Guardian" Steam Printing Works, [1880]. Dimensions 130 x 190 mm. Single leaf handbill, printed on one side only. A trifle spotted. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 25355

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[SPARVENFELD, Johan Gabriel]. Catalogus centuriae librorum rarissimorum manuscript. & partim impressorum, Arabicorum, Persicorum, Turcicorum, Graecorum, Latinorum &c. Quo anno MDCCV Bibliothecam Publicam Academiae Upsalensis auxit & exornavit. Upsaliae, [i.e. Uppsala].. Typis Joh. Henry. Werneri S:ae R:ae M:tis & Acad. Upsal. Typographi, 1706. First edition. Quarto. [6], 74pp. With text in mixed Latin and Arabic type. Uncut and largely unopened, in later paper wrappers. Ink inscription to head of upper wrapper. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 15446

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[SPEEDWELL CAVERN]. The grand speedwell mine, Near castleton, Derbyshire... Fargate, Sheffield. G. Crookes, [s.d.] Dimensions 110 x 190 mm. Single leaf handbill, printed on one side only. Text within ornamental border. A trifle creased and browned. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30486

SPELMAN, Henry. De sepultura. London. Printed by Robert Young, 1641. Quarto. [2], 38pp. Without final (blank) leaf. Recent blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, leaves toned, occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22202

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SPENCE, Lewis. The problem of atlantis. London. William Rider & Son, Limited, 1924. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 233pp. With a frontispiece and a further 15 plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Joseph Appleby dated December 1924 to browned FFEP, light spotting to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35192

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SPENCE, William. Britain independent of commerce; or, proofs, deduced from an investigation into the true causes of the wealth of nations, that our riches, prosperity, and power, are derived from resources inherent in ourselves, and would not be affected, even though our commerce were annihilated. London. Printed by W. Savage...for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807. First edition. 8vo. [2], 85pp, [3]. Modern buff paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Leaves a trifle browned, overall a clean and crisp copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26489

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[SPOTTISWOODE & CO.]. [Caption title:] Messrs. spottiswoode & co.'s Annual Dinner at the old ship hotel, brighton, On saturday, july 6, 1867. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1867]. Dimensions 180 x 230 mm. Single leaf handbill. A trifle toned, three very short tears to margins. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21278

SPRANGER, Mr, [John]. A proposal or plan for An Act of Parliament for the better Paving, Cleansing and Lighting the Streets, Lanes, Courts, Alleys, and other open Passages, and for removing of Nusances, as well within the several Parishes of the City and Liberty of Westminster... London. [s.n.], 1756. Second edition. 8vo. [16], 20pp. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Fore-edge shaved with occasional slight loss to text (without loss of sense), single early manuscript correction. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34192

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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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STADTMANN, Johann Friderick. Dissertatio medico-chirurgica de tetano quam gratiosae facultatis medicae consensu in alma argentoratensium universitate... Argentorati [Strasbourg]. Typis Joh. Henrici Heitzii, Universitatis Typographi, 1785. Quarto. 34pp. Marbled wrappers, stitched as issued. Slightly rubbed and marked. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20109

STAEL-HOLSTEIN, [Auguste Louis]. Lettres sur l'angleterre. Paris. Chez Treuttel et Wurtz, 1825. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 428pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24523

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[STAFFORDSHIRE HYMNS]. A selection of psalms and hymns, for the use of Handsworth Church, in Staffordshire. Birmingham. Printed by E. Jones, 1807. First edition. 8vo. iv, 77pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-ruled red straight-grain morocco, A.E.G. Extremities rubbed. Endpapers browned, early inked ownership inscriptions to verso of FFEP and head of title. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23159

STAFFORD, Wendell Phillips. Dorian days. New York. The Macmillan Company, 1909. First edition. 8vo. vi, [1], 112pp, [4]. With 2 leaves of publisher's advertisements at rear. Original publisher's gilt-tooled green cloth. Slightly rubbed, bumping to corners. Author's ink inscription to Margaret Bell Merrill on FEP dated Christmas 1909. William St. Clair's copy, with his pencilled ownership inscription. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29195