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ARKWRIGHT, William. Knowledge and life. London. John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1930. 8vo. Limited edition of 100 copies. xxix, [1], 180pp, [2]. With a half-title and a portrait frontispiece. Uncut and unopened. Bound for the publisher by Riviere & Son in red crushed morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. Minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27561

ARKWRIGHT, John Stanhope. The supreme sacrifice. London. Skeffington and Son, Ltd., 1919. First edition. 8vo. 78pp, [2]. With a terminal colophon leaf. Original publisher's burgundy rexine, lettered and tooled in gilt. Internally bright and clean throughout. Corners bumped and spine ends torn. Pencil dedication 'For R. R. Walker from John S. Arkwright Decr. 1930 on the FFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29344

ARKWRIGHT, John Stanhope. The supreme sacrifice. London. Skeffington and Son, Ltd., 1919. First edition. 8vo. 78pp, [2]. With a terminal colophon leaf. Original publisher's dark green buckram, lettered and tooled in gilt. With the original pale blue dustwrapper lettered black, Wrappers slightly sunned. Top edge uncut. With a manuscript on lined paper, of poem 'Other Children', initialled and dated 'J. S. A, Sept 2 1932.'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29343

ARKWRIGHT, John Stanhope. The supreme sacrifice. London. Skeffington and Son, Ltd., 1919. First edition. 8vo. 78pp, [2]. With a terminal colophon leaf. Original publisher's navy rexine, lettered and tooled in gilt. Internally bright and clean throughout. Corners bumped and spine ends torn, some small holes and losses to rear board. Pencil inscription of 'D. L. Arkwright' to top right FFEP. With a manuscript leaf, loosely inserted, of 'The Pilgrim's Way', which also appears within the collection. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30505

ARKWRIGHT, John S.. The supreme sacrifice. London. Skeffington and Son, Ltd., 1919. First edition. 8vo. 78pp, [2]. With a terminal colophon leaf. Original publisher's black rexine, lettered and tooled in gilt. Top edge gilt, ribbon frayed. Corners bumped with small losses to spine. Internally bright save light toning. Loosely inserted are two hymn sheets, one bifold with music for The Supreme Sacrifice, and a single lyric leaf of 'hymn for the new year'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29345

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ARISTOPHANES. Aristophanis comoediae duae Plutus & Nubes: cum scholiis Graecis antiquis, quibus adjiciuntur notae quaedam, simul cum gemino indice. In usum studiosae juventutis. Londini [i.e. London]. Impensis Rob. Clavel, 1695. First edition. 8vo. [24], 463pp, [33]. Contemporary panelled calf. Heavy rubbing to extremities, joints split, upper board separating. Browning to blank endpapers, FEP working loose, occasional light creasing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 14160

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[ARISTOPHANES]. [Drop-head title:] The acharnians. [Malta]. [Printed at the Government Press], [1839]. Quarto. 70pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, later rebacked. Boards rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32487

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ARISTOPHANES. Aristophanis aves. Cum prolegomenis et commentariis edidit J. van Leeuwen J. F. Lugduni-Batavorum [i.e. Leiden]. A. W. Sijthoff, 1902. [6], xv, [1]. 275pp, [1]. With a half-title.

[Together with:] ARISTOPHANES. Aristophanis lysistrata. Cum prolegomenis et commentariis edidit J. van Leeuwen J. F. Lugduni-Batavorum [i.e. Leiden]. A. W. Sijthoff, 1903. [4], xiv, 177pp, [1]. With a half-title.

[And:] ARISTOPHANES. Aristophanis plutus. Cum prolegomenis et commentariis edidit J. van Leeuwen J. F. Lugduni-Batavorum [i.e. Leiden]. A. W. Sijthoff, 1904. [4], xxvi, 182pp. With a half-title.

[And:] ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24841

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ARISTOPHANES. The plutus of aristophanes: translated into english verse, by charles p. gerard. London. Published by Robinson, 1847. First edition. 8vo. 55pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed salmon pink wrappers. A trifle rubbed and dusty. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29260

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[ARGYLLSHIRE HIGHWAYS]. [Drop-head title:] An act for Making and maintaining Highways, Roads, Bridges, and Quays, and for regulating Ferries in the Shire of Argyll; and for altering and repairing certain Military and other Roads, Bridges, and Quays in the said Shire, and in the Parish of Arrochar, and Shire of Dumbarton. [London]. [D. Caldwell], [1816]. Folio. 27pp, [1]. Docket-title to verso of terminal leaf. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. Three old horizontal folds. Very small hole to text leaf G1, without loss of sense, loss and chipping to terminal leaf. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33333

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[ARGYLL POLICE]. [Drop-head title:] Testimonials in favour of alexander mitchell. To the Police Committee of the County of Argyll. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., 1857?] Single blue paper bifolium. Numerous old horizontal and vertical folds. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33332

[ARGYLL, John Campbell, Duke of]. The conduct Of his Grace The D-ke of Ar--le For the Four last Years review'd. Together with His grace's speech April 15th, 1740. Upon the State of the nation. London. Printed for C. Corbett, 1740. First edition. 8vo. 34pp. Uncut in modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece (with incorrect title) to upper board. Lightly rubbed, some loss to foot of dulled spine. Paper repairs to verso of title page and terminal leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33006

[ARGYLL HIGHWAYS]. [Drop-head title:] An act for Explaining, amending, and continuing, an Act, made in the Fifteenth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, An Act for repairing the Highways and Bridges in the Shire of Argyll. [s.l.]. [s.n.], [1800]. Folio. 14pp, [2]. Docket title to verso of final leaf. Stitched, as issued. Old horizontal folds, chipping and spotting to final leaf. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25542

ARGUS, Arabella. The adventures of a donkey. London. William Darton, 1823. Second edition. 12mo. 252pp. With an engraved frontispiece and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red roan-backed marbled boards, ruled and lettered and gilt. Rubbed, some surface loss to upper board. Offsetting to title. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 22229

ARETINO, Pietro. La orazia: tragedia. Firenze [i.e. Florence]. Nella Tipografia Bonducciana e presso Luigi Molini, 1855. Terza edizione [i.e. third edition]. 8vo. 106pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, green cloth boards, contrasting morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25738

[ARCHERY]. A Short Account of the Archery Meeting and Ball held in Thirsk in September 1844. [Thirsk]. [s.n.], [1844]. 8vo. Manuscript on paper. [16]pp. Stitched. Housed in modern navy moire cloth folder bound by John Gardener of Borough Green, Kent. Single old central vertical fold. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 33592

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ARCHBOLD, John Frederick. The law relative to Commitments & Convictions by justices of the peace; with forms. To which are added lord lansdowne's acts. London. W. Benning, 1828. First edition. 12mo. xxxi, [1], 421pp, [1]. With a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23843

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[ARCHAEOLOGY]. Annual bibliography of indian archaeology for the year 1926: published with the aid of the government of netherlands india. Leyden. E. J. Brill, 1928. First edition. Quarto. viii, [2], 107pp, [1]. With 12 plates. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Lightly rubbed and spotted. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32175

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[ARBUTHNOT, John]. An invitation to peace: or, toby's Preliminaries to nestor ironsides, Set forth in a dialogue Between toby and his Kinsman. London. Printed and Sold by Mr. Lawrence, [1713]. First edition. 8vo. 23pp, [1]. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, inked numeral to upper corner of title page, else clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21614

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ARBUTHNOT, Archibald. The life, adventures, And Many and Great Vicissitudes of Fortune of simon, Lord lovat, The Head of the Family of frasers. From His Birth at Beaufort, near Inverness, in the Highlands of Scotland, in 1668, to the Time of his being taken by Capt. Millar, after three Days Search, in a hollow Tree, on the Coasts of Knoidart and Arisaig. London. Printed and Sold (for the Author) by R. Walker, 1746. First edition. 12mo. 280pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf-backed, vellum-tipped, marbled paper boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Rubbed, some surface loss to upper board, a trifle marked. Loss to upper corner of leaf H2, touching text with slight loss of sense, loss to lower margin of leaf T3, dampstained. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27484