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[BLENCLOWE, Charlotte]. The casket, a miscellany, consisting of unpublished poems. London. John Murray, 1829. First edition. 8vo. xxii, [4], 451pp, [1]. With a half-title. Uncut in original publisher's brick-red cloth, printed paper lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled, corners bumped. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Mrs. Lovibond to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25046

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COUNTESS COWPER, Mary. Diary of mary countess cowper, Lady of the Bedchamber to the princess of wales. London. Printed for John Murray, 1864. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 207pp, [1]. Title page in red and black. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Original publisher's blind-stamped dark brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, slight loss to head and foot of spine, corners bumped. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34072

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A CLERGYMAN'S DAUGHTER. The godmother: A Tale. London. Saunders and Otley, 1854. First edition. 12mo. viii, 109, [1], 2pp. With list of subscribers and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32343

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[QUERTIER, Priscilla]. Mémoire de priscille quertier de guernesey, conforme aux extraits de son journal et de ses lettres. Guernesey. Thomas-Mauger Bichard, 1870. Deuxieme edition. 8vo. 163pp, [1]. With a photographic albumen portrait of the author (by Edouard Ellis) to frontispiece. Contemporary drab cloth. Rubbed and marked, with circular ring marks to both boards. Some damp-staining at front. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32679

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[COOK, Captain James]. The royal kalendar; or complete and correct annual register for England, Scotland, Ireland, and America, for the year 1780... London. Printed for J. Almon et al., [1780]. 12mo. 12mo. [4], 272pp. ESTC T45315.

[Bound with:] RIDER, Cardinus. Rider's British Merlin: For the Year of Our Lord God 1780... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, and sold by G. Hawkins, 1780. [60]pp. Title and calendar in red and black. ESTC T45019.

12mo. Contemporary gilt-tooled red calf, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed and marked. Slightly shaved at head with occasional loss to pagination ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33842

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[RĀDHĀ SOĀMĪ]. Rádha soámi mat prakásh or a brief view of rádha soámi faith, being a message of eternal peace and joy to all nations... Benares. The Chandraprabha Press Co., 1896. First edition. 8vo. [4], 11, 96pp. Original publisher's cloth-backed printed tan limp card boards. Heavily rubbed, boards marked and creased, early faded inked ownership inscription to upper board. Upper hinge exposed. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 34113

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GOLDSMITH, John. Goldsmith. An almanack for the year of our lord m.dccc.xliv... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, By C. Baldwin, [1844]. 24mo. 80pp. Title page and initial gathering in red and black. Calendar interleaved with blanks. Original publisher's plain green wrappers, A.E.G. Housed in contemporary black limp calf 'wallet' style binding, fastened with sprung metal clasp, pockets at front and rear. Contemporary metal-tipped pencil housed in custom pocket. Extremities a trifle rubbed.

[Loosely inserted:] Goode's gold almanack for 1843. London. Published by T. Goode, [1843]. 16pp. Black ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34201

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GOLDSMITH, John. Goldsmith. An almanack for the Year of our lord god M. DCC.XCVIII... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers; and sold by Robert Horsfield, and George Greenhill, [1798]. 24mo. 48pp. Title page and initial gathering in red and black. Calendar interleaved. Elaborately bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, vellum onlays, A.E.G., housed in matching contemporary slipcase. Lightly rubbed, slipcase dulled and worn. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp, single early note to interleaved blank. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33912

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[CHARLES I]. His majesties Declaration To all His loving Subjects: Published with the advice of His Privie Councel. [London]. [s.n.], 1641. First edition. Quarto. 11pp, [1]. Without preliminary blank leaf. Bound by Ronald Bayman in modern red calf-backed marbled paper boards. A trifle rubbed, Title page reinforced at gutter. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33902

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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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WOOD, John Jarrett. Jamaica: its history, constitution, and topographical description: with geological and meteorological notes. Compiled for the use of Schools. Kingston. McCartney & Wood, 1884. First edition. 8vo. vi, 163pp, [1]. Later gilt-tooled navy half-morocco, blue cloth boards, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. Likely a family copy, with inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf: 'J. L. Wood. March 19th. 1885'; and a perforated photographic portrait (appearing thus as a postage-stamp) tipped to blank fly-leaf at front. Very occasional inked and pencilled manuscript errata. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33727

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ROSSETTI, D[ante] G[abriel]. The early italian poets from ciullo d'alcamo to dante alighieri (1100-1200-1300) in the original metres together with dante's vita nuova translated by d. g. rossetti... London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1861. First edition. 8vo. xxxvi, 464pp, [2]. With a half-title. Bound by Riviere (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tan morocco, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G., gilt dentelles. Spine a trifle dulled. Inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf: 'J. T. Coleridge from his children J. D. C. and J. F. C. on his 73rd birthday 9th July. 1863'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25997

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LYALL, Alfred. Verses written in india. London. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1901. Fifth edition. 12mo. vi, 144pp. Title in red and black. Bound by Worsfold (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary red morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden to FEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29527

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[COMBE, William]. Letters of an Italian Nun and an english gentleman. Translated from the French of j. j. rousseau. London. Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1817. Sixth edition. 12mo. [3], vi-xii, 132pp. Without half-title. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting dark green morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed, paper shelf-label to foot of spine. Offsetting to title page. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34126

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[JOURDAN, Mary J.]. The althorp picture gallery and other poetical sketches. Edinburgh. William Blackwood & Sons;, 1836. First edition. 8vo. [14], 163pp. With two half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled brown morocco, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, joints split, with surface loss to edges and loss to gilt of boards. Damp-staining to endpapers, occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34071

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DANTE. La divina commedia di dante alighieri, con Argomenti, ed Annotazioni scelte da' migliori Commentatori. Avignone. Presso Fr. Seguin Aíné, Stampatore e Librajo, 1816. Nuova edition [i.e. new edition]. 12mo. In three volumes. xii, 287, [1]; 287, [1]; 311pp, [1]. With half-titles. Handsomely bound by Charles Thurnam (tickets to FEPs) in later tan calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed. Book-labels of Harriet Dunlop to FEPs, inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf of Vol. I: 'Given to Mary F. Coleridge / as a Remembrance / with her cousin ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26017

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TENNYSON, [Alfred, Lord]. In memoriam. London. Macmillan and Co., 1904. 8vo. [4], 214pp. With a half-title. Contemporary richly gilt- tooled navy morocco, A.E.G., signed in gilt on the rear lower turn-in with what appears to be a gate; perhaps indicating that the binder's name was 'Gate' or 'Gates'. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28411

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VOLTAIRE. Candide ou l'optimisme. Paris. Éditions Jules Tallandier, [1921]. 8vo. [4], xvi, [2], 174pp, [4]. Title in red and black. With 10 plates and numerous illustrations in the text by Adrein Moreau. Bound in later purple half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine, stamp-signed with gilt omega symbol and dated in blind 1969 to rear turn-in. Original publisher's printed wrappers bound in. Spine sunned.

[Together with:] LAFAYETTE, Madame de. La princesse de clèves. ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33882

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PIOZZI, Hester Lynch. Observations and reflections made in the course of a journey through france, italy and germany. London. Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1789. First edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. vii, [1], 437pp; [3], 389pp, [7]. Later gilt-tooled burgundy half-morocco, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, others uncut. Lightly rubbed, with slight surface loss to edges and spine, corners bumped. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34156

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CRAWFORD, Mrs. A. Lismore. London. Thomas Cautley Newby, 1853. First edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [2], 283; [2], 282; [2], 264, [2], 16pp. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements to Vol. III. Contemporary blind-tooled black calf-backed, green cloth-tipped marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, corners bumped, remnants of bookseller's advertisement to upper board of Vol. I. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP of Vol. I, short tear to leaf D8 of Vol. III, ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 22311