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KNIGHTLY, Phillip. SIMPSON, Colin. The Secret Lives of Lawrence of Arabia. [London]. Nelson, [1969]. First edition. 8vo.. ix, [1], 293pp, [1]. With five plates of black and white photograph. Original publisher's wrappers. Extremities sunned and a trifle creased and rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22141

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KNIGHTLY, Phillip. SIMPSON, Colin. The Secret Lives of Lawrence of Arabia. [London]. Nelson, [1969]. First edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 293pp, [1]. With five plates of black and white photograph. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in blue, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, wrapper lightly creased and dust-soiled. From the London reference library of the late Jeremy Wilson (1944-2017), the authorised biographer of Lawrence, with his book-label to FEP and distinctive inked ownership inscription to FFEP above an annotation regarding the publication of the ... More > £ 65.00 Antiquates Ref. 22140

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LAWRENCE, T. E.. Seven pillars of wisdom: A Triumph. New York. International Collectors Library, [1938]. 8vo. xvi, [2], 622pp. Original publisher's gilt-stamped black buckram. Very minor shelf-wear. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22139

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LONNROTH, Erik. Lawrence of arabia: an historical appreciation. London. Vallentine, Mitchell, [1956]. First edition in English. 8vo. xviii, 102pp. Original publisher's turquoise cloth, lettered in red, printed paper dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22138

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[SCOTT, Walter]. The waverley album: containing fifty-one line engravings to illustrate The Novels and Tales of sir walter scott... London. Published for Charles Heath, [1854]. 12mo. [2], ii, iii, [1], 50 leaves. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, and a further 50 engraved plates. Each plate is accompanied by single leaf bearing upon the recto side a quotation from the novel illustrated. Original publisher's dark brown cloth, lettered in gilt, marbled edges. Extremities rubbed. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of title, occasional spotting to plates. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22085

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LAMBE, Charles. A volume of sermons on Several Occasions. Many of them preach'd in the Height of the late Rebellion; In the Parish-Churches of St. Katherine Cree-Chruch, and All-Hallows Barkin. London. Printed by J. Humfreys, for William Hinchliffe, 1717. First edition. 8vo. [45], 10-396pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled panelled black morocco, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, slight splitting to joints, spine sunned with loss to head, corners bumped. Marbled endpapers, leaves browned and foxed, very small burn-hole to text of leaf T5 - without loss of sense. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18710

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KNIGHT, Samuel. The present, and future Rewards of Charity. A sermon Preach'd before the Right Honourable the lord mayor, the aldermen, and Governors of the several Hospitals of the City of London; At St. Bridget's Church, On Wednesday in Easter-Week, April 9. 1720. Cambridge. Printed at the University-Press, for John Crownfield, [1729]. First edition. Quarto. [4], 24pp. Original publisher's marbled paper wrappers, title in manuscript to upper panel. Extremities rubbed and marked. Internally immaculate. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 18912

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BARNESTAPOLIO, Obertus [TURNER, Robert]. Maria stuarta, regina scotiae, dotaria franciae, haeres angliae et Hyberniae; Martyr Ecclesiae, Innocens a caede Darleana... Coloniae [i.e. Cologne]. Sumptibus Petri Henningii, 1627. 8vo. [6], 68pp, [2]. Nineteenth-century half-calf, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Extremities a trifle rubbed. Inked ownership inscription to FEP, light damp-staining to margins, occasional spotting, final (approval to print) leaf laid-down due to significant loss (not touching text). More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19382

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[HARLEY, Robert, first earl of Oxford]. A breviate for the Scaffold in Westminster-Hall: or, some Necessary notes for the Tryal of the E. of Oxford... London. Printed for J. Roberts et al., 1717. First edition. 8vo. [4], 36pp. Recent red cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities a trifle marked. Leaves lightly browned. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 15129

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[FLIGHT OF THE PRETENDER]. The flight of the Pretender, with Advice to the poets. A Poem, in the Arthurical, -- Jobical, -- Elizabethecal Style and Phrase of the sublime poet maurus. London. Printed and Sold by H. Hills, 1708. 8vo. [4], 8pp. Recent marbled wrappers. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 22053

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[JACOBITE REBELLION]. The young chevalier: or, a Genuine Narrative Of all that befell that Unfortunate adventurer, from his fatal Defeat to his final Escape... London. Printed for the Author, and by his Appointment sold by R. Griffiths, [1748?]. First edition. [4], 107pp, [1]. Without half-title. ESTC T52876.

[Bound with:] [RICHTER, Christoph Gottlieb]. Dathan's Account of the political conduct of the Son of James And his men, From the raising the Siege of stirling, To the battle near inverness... London. Printed for G. Lion, [1746?]. [2], 26pp. ESTC T191607.

8vo. Later half-calf, marbled boards. Extremities worn, joints split, without lettering-piece. Partially deleted inscription and small holes ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 22035

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AN IMPARTIAL HAND [i.e. HENDERSON, Andrew]. The history of the Rebellion, 1745 and 1746. Containing, A full Account of its Rise, Progress and Extinction... London. Reprinted from the Edinburgh Edition, and Sold by R. Griffiths, 1748. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 126pp. Recent marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces to spine and upper board. Lightly rubbed. Paper repair to gutter of title page, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 22033

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FULLER, William. A Brief discovery of the true mother Of the pretended Prince of Wales Known by the name of Mary Grey... London. Printed for the Author, 1696. First edition. 8vo. [4], 48pp. With a half-title. Recent marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Lightly rubbed and sunned. Browned. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22024

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[RYE HOUSE PLOT]. The history of the plot Anatomised: or the Late Sham Fanatical-Plot, Briefly and plainly laid open... London. Printed for M. R., 1689. First edition. Quarto. [2], 32pp. Without initial blank leaf. Recent marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Lightly rubbed and sunned. Toned and foxed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22022

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[PRESBYTERIANISM]. A new edition of Some scarce Papers, fit to be bound up with several Sermons and Pamphlets lately preached and published; shewing The Harmony of the present Presbyterians in Scotland, with the Principles and Practices of their Ancestors in former Times. [Edinburgh]. [s.l.], 1746. 8vo. 32pp. Variant omitting 'stitch'd in blue paper' following price in brackets. Recent marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. A trifle rubbed and sunned. Gutter of title browned, lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22074

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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

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[MURDER - PEACE, Charles]. Charles Peace. Authentic Account of the Life, Trial and Execution of the Notorious Burglar & Murderer. [Manchester]. [Published by the Daisy Bank Printing and Publishing Company], [s.d., c.1905] 8vo. [32]pp. Title from wrapper. Original publisher's blue printed paper wrappers, stapled. Slight rubbing to extremities, somewhat poor printing quality (as often with this publisher) More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 22081

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[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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[BIBLE - English, Authorised Version]. The holy bible, containing the old and new testaments: translated out of The Original Tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by his majesty's special command. Printed to be read in churches . Oxford. Printed at the University Press, by Samuel Collingwood and Co. Printers to the University. Sold by E. Gardner, Oxford Bible Warehouse...London, 1841. 24mo in 12. [1096]pp.

[Bound uniformly with:] [LITURGY - English]. The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments...together with the psalter or psalms of david. Oxford. Printed at the University Press, by Samuel Collingwood and Co. Printers to the University. Sold by E. Gardner, Oxford Bible Warehouse...London, 1840. 24mo in 4s and 8s. [768]pp.

Exquisitely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled scarlet morocco, with double-raised ... More > £ 3,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 21480

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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