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Photo of "Plutarch's morals by way of ..."

PLUTARCH. Plutarch's morals by way of abstract: Done from the Greek. London. Printed for J. Nicholson and W. Newton et al., 1707. 8vo. [6], 424pp, [4]. In this issue of the 1707 edition, the imprint begins 'Printed for J. Nicholson', and there is an additional preliminary leaf with an address to the reader. Contemporary panelled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed, joints split. Early inked ownership inscription of John Rogers to head of title, light damp-staining to gutter of final gathering. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 25105

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[KING, William]. The art of cookery, In Imitation of Horace's Art of Poetry. With some letters to Dr. Lister, and Others... London. Printed for Bernard Lintott, [1712]. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 112pp, [4]. Parallel Latin and English texts. With an engraved frontispiece and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Recent red half-calf, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed. Leaves toned, later inked ownership inscription to head of title page, occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25098

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ASTON, F[rancis] W[illiam]. Isotopes. London. Edward Arnold & Co., 1922. First edition. 8vo. viii, 152pp. Original publisher's blind-ruled navy cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and bumped. Endpapers browned, bookseller's ticket to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25083

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MAUPASSANT, Guy de. Doctor Heraclius Gloss. London. Brentano's Limited, 1923. 8vo. 127pp, [1]. Original publisher's tan cloth-backed grey paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces to spine and upper board. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Bookplate of Mary Priscilla Smith to FEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24949

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HERBERT, A[lan] P[atrick]. Poor poems and rotten rhymes. Winchester. P. & G. Wells, 1910. First edition. 12mo. 72pp. Unopened in original publisher's printed buff wrappers, housed in custom navy cloth clamshell case. Extremities a trifle rubbed. Internally immaculate. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24964

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CARROLL, Lewis. Feeding the mind. London. Chatto & Windus, 1907. First edition. 8vo. 30pp, [2]. Original publisher's red cloth-backed printed wrappers. A trifle rubbed. Bookplate of Mary Priscilla Smith to FEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24950

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ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel. The Ballad of Jan Van Hunks. London. George G. Harrap & Co., [1929]. First trade edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 620 copies, of which this is number 484. 42pp, [4]. Numerous illustrations in the text. Original publisher's gilt-stamped limp vellum. Without card slipcase. Extremities a trifle rubbed and discoloured. Bookplate of Mary Priscilla Smith to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24961

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HELPS, Sir Arthur. Life and labours of Mr. Brassey. London. Bell and Daldy, 1872. Third edition. 8vo. xiv, [2], 386pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, two further engraved plates, and four engraved maps. Original publisher's brick-red cloth, stamped in gilt and black. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to FEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 24970

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BEADNELL, H. J. Llewellyn. An Egyptian Oasis... London. John Murray, 1909. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 248pp. With a photographic frontispiece, a further 27 photographic plates, and four maps. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Endpapers browned, scattered foxing. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 24969

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BEWICK, Thomas. The Fables of Aesop and Others, with designs on wood by Thomas Bewick. Newcastle. T. Bewick, 1823. Second edition. 8vo. xxiv, 376pp. Bound by J. & S. Pullen in contemporary gilt-tooled calf-calf, marbled boards, marbled edges. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 24945

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ALDRICH, Henry. The elements of civil architecture... Oxford. Printed by W. Baxter, for J. Parker, 1818. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 151pp, [1]. With a half-title, and engraved portrait frontispiece, and a further 55 engraved plates. Later black cloth, contrasting morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked. Offsetting to title page, occasional spotting to plates. Armorial bookplate of Cranstoun of Corehouse to FEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 25066

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[SAUNDERS, Edmund]. Summus Angliae Seneschallus: or, a survey of the Lord High-Steward of England, his Office, Dignity, and Jurisdiction; Particularly the Manner of arraigning a Peer indicted of treason or felony. In a Letter to the Lords in the tower; with Resolutions to certain queries made by their Lordships, relating to Traiterous and Seditious Practices. London. Re-printed and sold by M. Cooper, 1746. Second edition. 8vo. [2], 49pp, [1]. Recent dark green calf-backed green cloth. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25131

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[SMEDLEY, Edward]. Lux renata: a protestant's epistle, with notes. London. Printed for J. Mawman, 1827. First edition. 8vo. [8], 63pp, [1]. With a half-title. Stitched into recent powder-blue wrappers. Book-label of J. O. Edwards to verso of upper wrapper, foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 25128

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[SILVER]. IMPERIAL MINERAL RESOURCES BUREAU. The mineral industry of British Empire and foreign countries (war period). Silver (1913-1919). London. Printed & Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1923. First edition. 8vo. 218pp. Original publisher's printed drab wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked. Ink stamp of the Birmingham Assay Office to verso of upper wrapper. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22302

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SHIPP, John. The military bijou; or the contents of a soldier's knapsack: being the gleanings of thirty-three years' active service. London. Published by Whittaker, Treacher, and Co., 1831. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xii, 240; v, [1], 240, 4pp. With two final leaves of publisher's advertisements to Vol. II. Recent tan paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces. Minor shelf-wear. Occasional chipping to margins. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 25019

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FERGUSON, James. Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, and optics: with The Use of Globes, The Art of Dialing, and The Calculation of the Mean Times of New and Full Moons and Eclipses. London. Printed for A. Millar, 1760. First edition. 8vo. [8], 417pp, [7]. With 23 engraved plates. Contemporary calf, recently rebacked, preserving contemporary contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed. Endpapers chipped and browned, recent book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription to title page, scattered foxing. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 22407

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[BECCARIA, Cesare, marchese di]. An essay on crimes and punishments, translated from the Italian; with a commentary, attributed to Mons. De Voltaire, translated from the French. London. Printed for F. Newbery, 1770. Third edition. 8vo. viii, [4], 179pp, [1], lxxix, [1]. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, a trifle marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24953

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MORGAN, William. The principles and doctrine of assurances, annuities on lives, and contingent reversions, stated and explained. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 326pp. Recent brown cloth, lettered in gilt, marbled edges. Very occasional spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 25089

Photo of "Andromeda and other poems"

KINGSLEY, Charles. Andromeda and other poems. London. Parker, Son, and Bourn, 1862. Third edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 169pp, [3]. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, marked, and bumped. Contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 25081

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JOHNSON, [Samuel]. Johnson's dictionary of the English Language, in miniature... London. Printed by C. Whittingham, 1809. New edition. 12mo. [4], 284pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary blind-ruled calf, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, scattered foxing. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 24967

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