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[A GENTLEMAN ON HIS TRAVELS]. A brief account of the vaudois, His Sardinian Majesty's protestant subjects In the Valleys of Piedmont. In a letter from a Gentleman on his Travels in Italy.. London. Printed for R. Dodsley...and sold by M. Cooper, 1753. First edition. 8vo. 32pp. Contemporary grey paper wrappers, title in manuscript to upper wrapper. Lightly rubbed and marked, slight loss to foot of spine. Occasional light marking to text. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34063

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PORTEUS, Right Rev. Beilby. A Brief Confutation of the Errors of the Church of Rome. Extracted from Archbisop Secker's Five Sermons Against Popery; And Published for the Use of the Diocese of Chester.. London. Printed By John Rivington for J.F. And C. Rivington..., 1781. First Edition. 12mo. [8], 81pp. Original publisher's stitched blue paper wraps, some wear and creasing to edges. Contemporary ink inscription to head of upper wrapper. Lightly soiled. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 9312

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HOADLY, Benjamin. A brief defense of episcopal ordination...And a Postscript relating to the Third Part of Mr. Calamy's Defense of Moderate Non-Conformity. . London. Printed by H. Clark, 1707. First edition. 8vo. [14], 400pp. Contemporary panelled sprinkled calf, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. A crisp copy, a little rubbed and marked, with some wear to edges and scuff to lower board. Staining to endpapers and spotting throughout, title page browned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33230

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WATSON, Ralph. A brief explanatory statement of the principle and application of a plan for preventing ships foundering at sea, and thereby rendering every ship a life ship. London. Printed by A. Hancock, 1829. First edition. 8vo. 70pp, [1]. Later buff wrappers. A trifle creased. Foxed. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to geodesist and metrologist Henry Kater (1777-1835) to head of title page. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22297

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[GRESHAM COLLEGE]. A Brief Representation of the Original and Subsequent State of Gresham College. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [21]pp. Disbound. Clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19223

MORGAN, Lady [Sydney]. Absenteeism. London. Henry Colburn, 1825. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xix, [1], 160pp, [8]. With four final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Without half-title. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, gilt. Extremities rubbed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23272

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BAXTER, Richard. A call to the unconverted, to turn and live, and Accept of Mercy while Mercy may be had, as ever they would find mercy in the day of their extremity, from the living god. North-Allerton. Printed by J, Langdale, 1802. New edition. 12mo. 129pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-tooled sheep. Lightly rubbed, sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34198

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GREEN, J[ohn] H[ippisely]. A catalogue and Description of the whole of the works of the celebrated jacques callot; consisting of 1450 pieces, including those attributed to him, and after him... London. Printed by J. Barfield, 1804. First edition. 12mo. xx, 51, [1], 4pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled paper boards. Rubbed, a trifle marked. Later bookplate of Bristol-based painter William Edkins to FEP, recent bookplate of Winifred M. Oliver-Jones to REP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31031

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[AUCTION CATALOGUE]. A catalogue of a valuable Collection of Prints, Recently Imported from the Continent, consisting of rare british portraits, and historical subjects...which will be sold by auction, by Mr. c. dubois. [London]. [s.n.], [1823]. 12mo. 11pp, [1]. Disbound. Title-page a trifle toned, small hole to text of p.5-6 - without loss of sense, light spotting/creasing. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 13971

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[CUTHELL AND MARTIN]. A catalogue of books, for the year 1807, in various languages, and classes of literature; on sale, for ready money, By cuthell & martin, middle row, holborn. London. Printed by E. Blackader, [1807]. 8vo. In two parts. [4], 155, [1], 201-540, 16pp. Complete despite erratic pagination. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind. Without lettering-piece. Extremities worn, upper board held by two of three cords only. Naive paper repair to gutter of title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27391

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GODWIN, Francis. A catalogue of the Bishops of England, since the first planting of Christian religion in this Island, Together with a briefe History of their lives and memorable actions, so neere as can be gathered out of antiquity. Whereunto if prefixed a discourse concerning the first conversion of our Britaine unto Christian Religion. London. Printed [by Eliot's Court Press] for Thomas Adams, 1615. Quarto. [12], 701, 698-699pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-tooled calf. Heavily rubbed, joints split, without lettering- piece, corners bumped. Without fly- leaves, later inked ownership inscription of Sir H. Tempest and recent ink-stamp of Maynard Smith and Outram Library to FEP, early ownership inscription of E. Walker to title page, occasional early manuscript annotations, occasion marginal loss/dampstaining, text-block shaved at head, with loss to running-title and pagination numerals. More > £ 850.00 Antiquates Ref. 27661

[BIRMINGHAM ASSAY OFFICE]. A catalogue of the books in the library at the Assay Office, Birmingham. Birmingham. [Printed at the Midland Counties Herald Office], 1900. Quarto. [1], 36 leaves. Uncut in original publisher's printed brown wrappers. Rubbed, creased, and chipped. A trifle dusty. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23282

[SHEFFIELD LIBRARY]. A catalogue of the books belonging to the sheffield library, surrey-street. Sheffield. Printed by George Ridge, 1857. 8vo. xiv, [2], 197pp, [1]. Contemporary green limp cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24419

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[FERTEL, Rev. J.W.]. A catalogue of the library of about 1200 vols. of Books. The property of the Representatives of the Rev. J.W. Fertel, late Vicar of Holton-le-Clay, Which will be Sold by Auction, by messrs. Thompson & Wood in the corn exchange grimsby, On Wednesday, 21st Jan., 1891. Sale to commence at 6.30pm. Grimsby. Albert Gait, Printer, Market-Place, [1891]. 8vo. 8pp. Disbound, old staple rusted away. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32594

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[WINE MERCHANT'S ESTATE]. A catalogue of the neat household furniture, stock in trade, And other Effects, the property of mr. c. williams, wine merchant, st. albans, herts. which will be sold by auction, by sedgwick and son, on the premises, On wednesday next, Dec. 9th, 1812, under an execution. St. Albans. Shaw, Printer, [1812]. 8vo. 8pp. Two bilfolia, disbound. Priced in manuscript.

[Together with:] Inventory of the Effects of Mr. Charles Williams of St. Albans not included in the printed catalogue of sale. 10th December 1812. Manuscript on paper. Single bifolium, More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 30893

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NORRIS, John. A catalogue of the pictures, models, busts, &c. in the bodleian gallery, oxford. Oxford. Printed for, and sold by, the author, at the Picture Gallery Baxter, Printer, [1847?] 8vo. 60pp. With a half-title. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. Initial four leaves and six terminal leaves detached from text-block. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22501

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[LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN]. A catalogue of valuable and rare Old Books, including many superb works, illustrated by numerous prints, offered to the public at the prices affixed to each, by longman, hurst, rees, orme, and brown, paternoster-row, london. [London?]. [s.n.], [1814]. Quarto. In six parts, [2], 23; 20; 41; 28; [29-]80; [21]. Contemporary sprinkled half-calf, marbled boards, later rebacked preserving contemporary back-strip, all edges red. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting.

Comprising: [1] A catalogue of very curious and rare books, in uncommon fine condition, and the greater part in handsome bindings (May 7th, 1813; 396 lots); [2] A catalogue of rare, curious and valuable books, many of ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 21082

[CATECHISM]. A catechism to be learnt before The Church Catechism. London. J. Masters, [s.d., c.1850] 16mo. 16pp. Original publisher's printed grey wrappers. Lightly spotted. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 20996

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[WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION]. A caveat to the treaters; or, the Modern Schemes of partition examin'd, With relation to the Safety of Europe in general, and of Great-Britain and Ireland in particular... London. Printed for S. Popping, 1711. First edition. 8vo. [8], 88pp. Modern half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Minor shelf-wear. Half-title browned. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26623

[MATCHAM, George]. [Account of a journey in North West-Provinces]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1850] Small Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [36]pp, excluding blanks. Two pencil sketches of a passenger in a horse and carriage and a guide respectively. Contemporary limp black cloth. Extremities rubbed. Several leaves torn out. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 29313