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[JOHNSON, Richard]. A new history of the grecian states, from Their earliest Period to their Extinction by the Ottomans...Designed for the use of young ladies and gentleman. London. Printed for E. Newbery, 1795. Third edition. 12mo. [8], 132pp, [4]. With an engraved frontispiece and a further five engraved plates. Original publisher's green vellum-backed marbled paper boards, paper lettering-piece to spine Rubbed and dulled. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP: John Williams His Book / September 14th '03', scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30730

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[JACQUE, George]. Three Street Orphans. Glasgow. John S. Marr & Sons, 1878. First edition. 12mo. 64, 16pp. With half-title, a lithographed frontispiece and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth. Lightly rubbed and dulled. Very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'David Wilson Esq. With the Author's grateful regards'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34243

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[BATTLEDORE]. The new battledore, Or, first lessons for children. Whitehaven. Printed and sold by J. Robinson, [s.d., c. 1818-35] Dimensions 80 x 160 mm folded, 190 x 160 mm unfolded. Single yellow card sheet, printed on both sides, folded into thirds. With five woodcut illustrations. A trifle rubbed, recto dulled and stained. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 19566

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[GAMES]. Mirthful moments; or, how to enjoy holidays. A new book of games and forfeits... London. Dean and Son, [s.d., c. 1870] 8vo. 31pp, [1]. With numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Lightly rubbed and creased, a trifle dulled. Scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20535

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[CHRONOLOGY]. The chronology of kings of england, from the conquest: in Prose and Verse. London. William Darton and Son, 1834. 16mo in 4s. [40]pp. Without wrappers. Some loosening to sewing, short tear at foot of spine. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33480

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[FLORA'S GALA]. [FLAXMAN, Maria]. Flora's gala. Illustrated with elegant engravings. London. Printed for J. Harris, Successor to R. Newberry, at the Original Juvenile Library, 1808. First edition. 16mo. 16pp. With frontispiece and five further hand-coloured engraved plates depicting Flora (as a goddess) and her fairies, within detailed botanical scenes. Original printed wrappers, a little chipped and marked, some damp-staining to upper wrapper, contemporary previous owner's inscription to verso of frontispiece. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32832

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BRADLEY, Rev. Charles. Sunday questions for families and the junior classes in schools. London. Hamilton, Adams, and Co. and T. Hatchard, 1858. 12mo. viii, 100pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's blind-ruled brown cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. A trifle rubbed and marked, cocked. Upper hinge exposed, early inked ownership inscription and manuscript inscription 'For the use of Ayston Sunday School' to recto of FFEP, initial gathering protruding from text-block. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34234

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[CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY]. Home record for the young. London. Seeleys et al., 1853. 12mo. 62pp. With an engraved frontispiece, two engraved full- page illustrations in the text, and three pages of musical notation. Original publisher's patterned paper wrappers, black paper lettering-piece to upper wrapper. Loss to backstrip, upper wrapper, FFEP, and frontispiece very nearly detached. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34224

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A MOTHER [i.e. GURNEY, Maria]. Rhymes for my children. London. John W. Parker, 1840. Second edition, enlarged. Small 8vo. viii, 110, [6]. With an engraved frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's dark green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Text-block detached from binding. Extremities lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34221

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[RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY]. The child's companion; or, Sunday Scholar's Reward. Vol. IV. for 1826. London. Printed [by J. Hill] for the Religious Tract Society, [1826]. 16mo. iv, 380pp. Numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Contemporary sheep. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting, occasional browning. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34241

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[FRANK, Elizabeth]. True stories; or, interesting anecdotes of children: designed through the medium of example, To inculcate principles of virtue and piety. York. Printed by Thomas Wilson & Sons...For Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown et al., 1814. Second edition. 12mo. 192pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Rubbed, joints split, spine sunned. Inked and coloured pencil juvenile ownership inscriptions to recto of FFEP, offsetting to title page, lower corner of text-block lightly dampstained, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34254

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[BERGER, George]. The essentials of geography. London. G. Berger, [s.d., c. 1830] 16mo. 16pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Extremities a rubbed and marked, inked ownership inscription of W. Baker to head of upper wrapper. Occasional ink-spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34223

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[BERGER, George]. The essentials of Sacred Biography. London. G. Berger, [s.d., c. 1830] 16mo. 16pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Extremities a trifle rubbed and marked. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34222

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[CHILDREN'S CHAPBOOKS]. Little Peepy. London. William Wesley, [s.d., c. 1855] 24pp. With a woodcut frontispiece and several woodcut illustrations in the text. Apparently unrecorded.

[Bound with:] Little Folk's Books. The story of Little Maia. Edited by the Madame de Chatelain. [London]. [Darton & Co.], [s.d. c. 1855]. [16]pp. OCLC records copies at just two locations (Princeton and Toronto). Darton H150.

[And:] The little fortune seekers. London. Groombridge and Sons, [s.d. c. 1855]. 23pp, [1]. With ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33132

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SULLIVAN, W[illiam] F[rancis]. Early habits; or, the effects of Attention and Neglect: exemplified in the history of master thomas towardley, and laurence lacey, alias lazy. London. Published by Whittingham and Arliss, 1816. First edition. 12mo. [2], 127pp, [3]. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, one further hand-coloured engraved plate, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32886

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[HAVERGAL, Frances Ridley]. Mizpah. [London]. [Ernest Nister], [Printed in Bavaria], [s.d., c. 1897] 16mo. [16]pp. Chromolithographed illustrations in the text. Original publisher's pictorial boards, contemporary - and likely original - glassine wrapper. Slight shelf-wear, wrapper dulled. Early inked gift inscription to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34244

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[TALES AND STORIES]. [Drop-head title:] The waggon load of gold. Part I. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] 8pp. With numerous woodcut illustrations in the text.

[Bound with:] [Drop-head title:] The waggon load of gold. Part II. [s.i.] [s.n.], [s.d.] 8pp. With numerous woodcut illustrations in the text.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] The house that jack built. [s.i.] [s.n.], [s.d.] 8pp. With numerous woodcut illustrations in the text.

[And:] [Drop-head tile:] Jack jingle. [s.i.] [s.n.], [s.d.] 8pp. With numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32533

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MILLER, Samuel. A sermon, preached in new-york, july 4th, 1793. Being the anniversary of the independence of america: at the request of the tammany society, or columbian order. . New-York . Printed by Thomas Greenleaf, [1793]. First edition. 8vo. 38pp, [2]. Stapled in modern cloth-backed paper wrappers, loosely inserted in a modern library folder. Spine split, tears to edges of upper and lower wrapper, small hole to lower wrapper. Inked gift inscription addressed to the New York Historical Society from John Pritchard, 1807 to head of title. Perforated and ink-stamp of the General Theological Seminary, New York, to recto and verso of title respectively. ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33769

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HOFFMAN, Professor. Puzzles Old and New. [London]. [Frederick Warne and Co.], [1893]. 8vo. xx, 394pp, [2]. With half-title, engraved frontispiece, and numerous in-text illustrations. Original publisher's pictorial red cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, with damp-staining to lower board, spine dulled and bumped. Merchant's ticket of Hamley's Magical Saloons and Magical Palace pasted over imprint to title. Later inked gift inscription dated 20 Jan 1960 to FFEP. Scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33794

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DICKENS, Charles. Little dorrit. London. Bradbury and Evans, 1857. First edition in book form. 8vo. xiv, 625pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 38 engraved plates by H. K. Browne. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled brown half-morocco, green cloth boards, marbled edges. Later recased, new endpapers. Rubbed and marked. Later inked ownership inscription to title page, small hole to leaf A8 (list of plates), with slight loss of text and sense, plates foxed, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32516

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