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[WEITBRECHT, Mary Edwards]. Memoir of the rev. john james weitbrecht, late missionary of the church missionary society at burdwan, in bengal. Comprehending a history of the burdwan mission. Compiled from his journal and letters, by his widow... London. James Nisbet and Co., 1854. First edition. 8vo. xxviii, 580pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, two further engraved plates, and an engraved folding map. Bound by Knill of Reading in contemporary dark green half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked. Later inked ownership/gift inscriptions to recto of front blank fly-leaf. With a loosely inserted A.L.S. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31441
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WELLBELOVED, C[harles]. Memoir of Thomas Thrush, Esq., formerly an officer of rank in the royal navy: who resigned his commission on the ground of the unreasonableness of war. London. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845. First edition. 8vo. [4], 116pp. With a facsimile portrait frontispiece and a tipped-in errata slip. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Slightest of loss and splitting to head and foot of spine. Light offsetting to title, very short marginal tear to F8, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 13856
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[WELLESLEY, Richard Wellesley, Marquess]. Substance of lord mornington's speech in the house of commons, on tuesday, january 21st 1794, on a motion for an address to his majesty at the commencement of the sessions of parliament. London. Printed for J. Debrett, 1794. First edition. 8vo. [4], 176pp, [8]. With a half-title and four terminal advertisement leaves. Without preliminary errata leaf. Uncut, stitched, as issued. Inked ownership inscription to title-page, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 18999
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WELLS, H. G.. The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance. London. C. Arthur Pearson, 1897. First edition, first impression. 8vo. viii, 245pp, [3]. First page numbered '2'. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's pictorial red cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Hinges starting, early ink-stamp of M. C. Aston to head of half-title, leaves lightly toned. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31501
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WELSTED, [Leonard]. The works of dionysius longinus, On the Sublime: or, a treatise Concerning the Sovereign Perfection of Writing. Translated from the Greek. With Some remarks on the English poets.. London. Printed for Sam. Briscoe, 1712. First edition. 8vo. xiv, [10], 192pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf. Worn, with some loss to foot of spine, joints cracked, surface wear to boards and edges. Pastedowns sprung. Leaves lightly browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33914
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WEMYSS, David. Letter to the right honourable the lord high chancellor of great britain, upon the present state of the scotch law of entail. Edinburgh. Printed for Bell & Bradfute, 1822. First edition. 8vo. [4], 46, 2pp. With a half-title and a terminal advertisement leaf. Uncut, stitched, as issued. Half-title and verso of terminal leaf lightly dust-soiled, vertical crease to all leaves. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of half-title; 'Marquis of Lothian / With most respectful compliments / from the Author.' More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 18960
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WESLEY, John. Primitive physic: or, an easy and natural method of curing most diseases. Dublin. Printed by Wilkinson ans Courtney, 1809. Twenty-sixth edition. xx, [1], 22-132pp.

[Bound after:] TISSOT, [Samuel Auguste David]. Advice with respect to health. Extracted from dr. tissot. Dublin. Printed by Wilkinson and Courtney, 1809. Seventh edition. 228pp.

12mo. Recent half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Extremities a trifle marked. Lightly foxed, paper repairs to fore-edges of leaves D2-3 of first bound-work, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17441
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WESLEY, [John]. Medecine primitive, ou recueil de remedes choisis & eprouves par des experiences constantes, A l'uage des Gens de la Campagne, des Riches & des Pauvres. Lyon. Chez Jean Marie Bruyset, 1772. 12mo. xl, 300pp, [4]. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled sheep, calf lettering-piece, marbled edges. Heavily rubbed, some loss to head of spine. Early manuscript shelf-mark and recent book-label of Le Docteur Georges Martin to FEP, worm-track to lower corner of text-block, marginal loss to leaf Y1, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32979
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WESLEY, Samuel. Poems on several occasions. London. Printed for the Author by E. Say...and sold by S. Birt, 1736. First edition. Quarto. [2], iv, [6], 412pp. A variant, with leaf A1 cancelled and replaced by one with a woodcut headpiece, with a woman holding a flaming heart in the central compartment, flanked by two angels. Contemporary gilt-ruled mottled calf, recently rebacked, recent contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Boards worn. Marbled endpapers, paper repair to head of front blank fly-leaf, small stain to lower corner of leaf F2. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29984
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WESSELING, Peter (editor). Vetera romanorum Itineraria, sive antonini augusti itinerarium... Amstelaedami [i.e. Amsterdam]. Apud J. Wetstenium & G. Smith, 1735. Quarto. [26], 762pp, [56]. With a half-title and an additional engraved title page. Contemporary blind-tooled vellum, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities marked and discoloured. Later armorial bookplate of Rugby School to FEP, armorial plate to recto of FFEP: 'From the library of the Rev. T. Arnold, D.D. Head Master. Presented to the School by his Widow. 1842'. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 24399