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[PRISON BOARD OF SCOTLAND]. Rules as to the Safe Custody of Prisoners, made by the General Board of Directors of Prisons in Scotland, and certified by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, on 28th April 1853... [s.l.]. [s.n.], [1853]. Quarto. 2pp, [2]. Single folded sheet. Two horizontal folds, manuscript docket title to verso. Lightly creased and dust-soiled. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21538

[HASLEWOOD, John]. St. Paul, No mover of sedition: or, A Brief vindication of that apostle, From the False and Disingenous exposition of Mr. hoadly... London. [s.n.], 1706. First edition. Quarto. 16pp. Disbound. Short tear to gutter of title page, foxed and browned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22135

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[FRANKLIN, Benjamin]. The art of swimming; made Safe, Easy, Pleasant, & Healthful... London. Printed and Sold by J. Bailey, [s.d., c.1810?] 24pp. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece - severely shaved by the binder, with the loss of the six depictions of swimming figures surrounding the central image in the original plate. Textblock shaved to very narrow margins (loss of part of A2 at foot).

[Bound after:] [SIMPSON, James]. A visit to flanders, in july, 1815, being chiefly an account of the field of Waterloo... Edinburgh. Printed ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 21674

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DA COSTA, Jose Daniel Rodrigues. O espreitador do mundo novo. Obra critica, moral, e divertida. Lisboa [i.e. Lisbon]. Simao Thaddeo Ferreira, 1802. First edition. Quarto. In twelve parts. 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32pp. With a woodcut vignette to title, and a further 11 identical woodcut vignettes in the text. Contemporary black morocco-backed marbled boards, gilt. Rubbed, some surface loss. Marbled endpapers, small neat paper repair to verso of title (slight loss to imprint), very occasional chipping to margins. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 20924

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[FRENCH NAVY]. Republic Francaise. Marine nationale. Registre des ordres du commandant en chef. [s.n.]. [s.i.], [s.d., 1900?] Folio. [168]pp. Original publisher's drab buckram-backed vellum-tipped orange paper boards. Extremities rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21676

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LAWRENCE, T. E.. Seven pillars of wisdom a triumph. Stockholm. The Continental Book Company AB, 1946. Fifth edition, eighth impression. 8vo. 700pp. With fourteenth illustrations and four maps. Original publisher's buff cloth. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22038

MURRAY, Richard Paget. The flora of somerset. Taunton. Published for the Society by Barnicott and Pearce, 1896. First edition. 8vo. lxi, [1], 437pp, [1]. With an illustrated frontispiece and a folding map of the county.

[Bound with:] MARSHALL, Edward Shearburn. A supplement to the flora of somerset. Taunton. Published by the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, 1914. First edition. iv, 242pp.

8vo. Contemporary green cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed lower joint split.Inked ownership inscription to FFEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 22039

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GREEN, Emanuel. Some Bath love letters of John Wilkes... Bath. George Gregory, 1918. First edition. 8vo. 54pp, [2]. With a final leaf of advertisements. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed grey wrappers. Inked ownership initials to upper wrapper, lightly sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22008

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GREEN, Emanuel. John Wilkes and his visits to Bath. Bath. Printed at the Herald Office, 1905. First edition. 8vo. 39pp, [1]. Unopened. Stapled into original publisher's printed green wrappers. Extremities dust-soiled and lightly rubbed, stapled rusted. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22007

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[MUSGRAVE, Samuel]. The musgrave controversy: being a collection of curious and interesting papers, on the subject of the late peace. London. Printed for J. Miller, [1769]. First edition. 8vo. 60pp. Disbound. Title page working-loose, lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22013

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[BEAUCHAMP-PROCTOR, Sir William?]. [A manuscript memorandum book relating to the reelection of Sir William Beauchamp-Proctor].. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1768]. Folio. Manuscript on paper. [24]pp of manuscript text, and 35 unused pages. Contemporary marbled paper wrappers. Extremities rubbed, marked, and a trifle creased. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 19354

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NOORTHOUCK, John. An historical and classical dictionary: containing the lives and characters of the most eminent and learned persons, in every age and nation, from the earliest period to the present time. London. Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1776. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. Unpaginated. Contemporary speckled calf, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces, gilt. Rubbed, lightly bumped. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21782

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[BADMINTON LIBRARY]. CHOLMONDELEY-PENNELL, H.. Fishing with contributions from other authors, Pike and other coarse fish, with numerous illustrations. London. Longmans, Green and Co, 1887. Third edition. 8vo. xiii, [3], 412pp, [2]. With half-title, frontispiece and terminal advertisement leaf. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text. With text leaves largely unopened. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15470

[BADMINTON LIBRARY]. CHOLMONDELEY-PENNELL, H.. Fishing, with contributions from other authors. Salmon and Trout. With numerous illustrations. London. Longmans, Green and Co., 1888. Fourth edition. 8vo. xiii, [3], 472pp. With a half-title and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text, hinges just starting. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP.
More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15469

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[BADMINTON LIBRARY]. Skating by J.M. Heathcote and C.G. Tebbutt. Figure-skating by T. Maxwell Witham with contributions on Curling (Rev John Kerr), Tobogganin (Ormond Hake), Ice-sailing (Henry A. Buck), Bandy (C.G. Tebbutt), illustrated by Charles Whymper and Captain R.M. Alexander and from photographs. London. Longmans, Green, and Co, 1892. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 464pp. With half-title, and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP.
More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15472

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[BADMINTON LIBRARY]. WEIR, Captain Robert. BROWN, J. Moray. Riding...Polo, illustrated by G.D. Giles, Frank Dadd and J. Stuart Allan. London. Longmans, Green and Co, 1891. Second edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 423pp, [1]. With a half title and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text. Both hinges cracking, with some splitting to endpapers. Some quires with unopened leaves. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP.
More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15462

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[BADMINTON LIBRARY]. WOODGATE, W.B.. Boating, with an introduction by the Rev. Edmond Warre, D.D. and a chapter on rowing at eton by R. Harvey Mason. London. Longmans, Green, and Co, 1888. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 340pp.With half-title and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text, rear hinge cracking. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15465

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[BADMINTON LIBRARY]. STEEL, A.G. LYTTELTON, Hon R.H.. Cricket, with contributions by A. Lang, W.G. Grace, R.A.H. Mitchell, and F. Gale. With numerous engravings after Lucien Davis and from photographs. London. Longmans, Green and Co, 1888. Second edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 429pp. With half-title and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP.
More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15473

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[BADMINTON LIBRARY]. DENT, C.T.. Mountaineering, with contributions by W.M. Conway, D.W. Freshfield, C.E. Matthews...and an introduction by Mr Justice Wills.. London. Longmans, Green and Co., 1892. Second edition. 8vo. xvi, 439pp, [3]. With a half-title, frontispiece and terminal advertisement leaf. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine (which is also slightly faded), some foxing to text. Rear hinge starting. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP.
More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 15459

MASON, Walt. Uncle Walt. Toronto. The Musson Book Company Limited, [1910]. First Canadian edition. 8vo. 189pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece, numerous line illustrations in the text. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's pictorial brown cloth, pictorial dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear to extremities, chipping and short tears to dustwrapper edges, some small clear tape repairs to verso. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21736