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BELSHAW, Patrick. A Kind of Private Magic. [London]. Andre Deutsch, [1994]. First edition. 8vo. 240pp. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear. Bookplate of George Lowe to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to FFEP: 'For my good friends Mary and George Lowe, with whom I have been privileged to share a different kind of magic. Thank you for your interest and support. Best Wishes, Pat'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23621

KING CONSTANTINE. A king's private letters... London. Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, [1925]. First edition. 8vo. 205pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's gilt-tooled purple cloth. Without dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed and bumped, loss and chipping to head of sunned spine. Inked inscription to foot of frontispiece: 'To His Royal Highness the Prince Arthur of Connaught from his most devoted Paola Ostheim Saxony Weimar'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29702

NEWBOLT, Henry. Aladore. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood and Sons, 1914. First edition. Quarto. Limited edition, 150 copies on hand-made paper, of which this is number 30. xiv, 361pp, [1]. With 15 plates with collotype illustrations from drawings by Lady Hylton. Uncut in original publisher's vellum, ruled and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Extremities a trifle discoloured. Endpapers browned, contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. Signed by the author on limitation page. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 25553

PHILLIPS, C. E. Lucas. Alamein. London. Heinemann, 1962. First edition, second issue. 8vo. xi, [1], 434pp. With a frontispiece and 32 photographic plates, and 19 diagrams and maps in the text. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt. Without dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed, marked, and bumped. Internally clean and crisp. Armorial bookplate of Field Marshal Slim to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'For / Field Marshal The Viscount Slim / C. E. Lucas / 1962'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25843

[OPERA]. A GENTLEMAN OF QUALITY. Alarbas. A Dramatick opera.. London. Printed by M. J. for J. Morphew, 1709. First edition. Quarto. [6], 51pp, [1]. Without half-title. Later half-vellum, marbled boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Bookseller's ticket of T. Connolly of Dublin to FEP, three horizontal closed tears to title page, naive paper repair to verso, occasional spotting/damp-staining. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 21222

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[IRELAND AND THE IRISH UNION]. [A large collection of 51 pamphlets relating to Ireland, and the Irish Union with Great Britain, from the library of the Marquesses of Lothian at Newbattle Abbey]. [Dublin, Edinburgh and London]. [vs., 1789-1801] 51 volumes. Preserved in the original states; the vast majority stitched as issued, many uncut and in the original plain paper wrappers. More > £ 12,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 17706

SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. Alastor or the spirit of solitude and other poems...a facsimile reprint of the original edition first published in 1816 edited by bertram dobell. London. Published for The Shelley Society by Reeves and Turner, 1886. 12mo. One of 300 copies printed. xlvi,101pp, [2]. Unopened in original publisher's printed blue paper boards. Rubbed, loss to head of dulled spine. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32402

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[DURHAM HISTORY]. [A late eighteenth-century manuscript history of England and Scotland]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., late eighteenth-century] Folio. Manuscript on paper. [27] leaves. Stitched into contemporary marbled papers boards. Extremities worn and marked. Several leaves excised, one leaf detached, some scoring to gutter margins, contemporary manuscript note on Gillygate Manor, Durham, loosely inserted. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 13041

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[CHAUCER, Geoffrey]. [MORRIS, William]. [A leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucer - Troilus and Criseyde Book IV pp523-524]. London. The Kelmscott Press, 1896. Dimensions 288 x 423 millimetres. A single leaf (pp523-524) from the larger work. Slightest of creasing to edges, else fine. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29156

A CIVIL MAGISTRATE [L'ESTRANGE, Hamon]. A Legacy to the World: or, essays to promote Practical Christianity. London. Printed by J. and W. Oliver for the Author, 1762. First edition. 8vo. ix, [2], 12-72pp. Disbound. Occasional dust-soiling to margins. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21449

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[BAKER, Pacificus]. A lenten monitor to christians, in Pious Thoughts, Moral Reflections, and Devout Aspirations, on the gospels, For every Day in lent, from Ash-Wednesday to Easter-Tuesday inclusive. London. Printed and Sold by J. Marmaduke, 1755. First edition. 12mo. xii, 364pp, [2]. With one of two terminal advertisement leaves. Recent brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Minor wear to extremities. Recent endpapers, ink annotation to title-page, with slightest of loss to margin, leaves a trifle toned, occasional spotting, clear tape repairs to gutter margins of final gathering More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 16231

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SELKIRK, [Thomas Douglas], Earl of. A letter addressed to john cartwright, esq. chairman of the committee at the crown and anchor; on the subject of parliamentary reform. London. Printed for Constable, Hunter, Park & Hunter, 1809. First edition. 8vo. 22pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Modern brown crushed morocco-backed tan paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Decorated endpapers, bookplate of Sidney Broad to FEP. Clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30616

SELKIRK, [Thomas Douglas], Earl of. A letter addressed to john cartwright, esq. chairman of the committee at the crown and anchor; on the subject of parliamentary reform. London. Printed by J. M’Creery…for Constable, Hunter, Park & Hunter, 1809. First edition. 8vo. 22pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Modern Red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30619

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BOWLES, John. A letter addressed to samuel whitbread, esq. m.p. In consequence of the unqualified approbation expressed by him, in the house of commons, of mr. lancaster’s system of education... London. Printed for John Joseph Stockdale, 1808. Second edition, corrected and enlarged. 8vo. [4], 66pp. Recent calf-backed marbled papers boards, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27651

[WYNDHAM, William, Sir]. A letter From a Absented Member to a Friend at Westminster, Shewing his reasons for retiring into the Country upon the present Situation of the Affairs of Great Britain. London. Printed for J. Standen, 1739. First edition. 8vo. [2], 5-26pp. Without half-title. Recent two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Minor wear to extremities. Inked ownership inscription and slight loss to head of title, lightly dust-soiled/toned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21654

[HANWAY, Jonas]. A letter from a member marine society of the marine society. Shewing the Piety, Generosity, and Utility of their design, with respect to the sea-service, at this important Crisis. Addressed to all true friends of their country. London. Printed and sold by J. Waugh et al., 1757. Fourth edition. 8vo. [4], 117pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Title in red and black. Near contemporary gilt-tooled polished calf. Lightly rubbed and marked, cracking to joints, upper board detached, loss to head of spine. Loss to FEP from earlier removal of bookplate, light spotting to frontispiece and title-page, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 18020

A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. A letter from a Member of Parliament in london to His Friend in Edinburgh, relating to The present Critical State of Affairs, and The Dangerous Antipathy taht seems daily to increase between the People of England and Scotland. Edinburgh. [s.n.], 1763. First edition. 8vo. 33pp, [1]. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Scattered foxing, a trifle dusty. Early inked ownership inscription to title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25299

[IRON PRODUCTION]. A Letter from a Merchant at Whitehaven to his Friend in London. [s.i., London?]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1730] Folio. 3pp, [1]. Docket title to verso of second leaf. Disbound, with slight chipping at gutter and extremities, old folds, slightly browned to extremities. Wax crayon numeral and ink paginations at head. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27281

WESTON, J. Webbe, EYRE, Francis, and SHELDON, William. A letter from J. Webbe Weston, Francis Eyre, and William Sheldon, Esqrs. to the Gentlemen at whose desire they accepted the office of mediators between the Vicars Apostolic and the Gentlemen of the Late Catholic Committee.. London. Printed By J. P. Coghlan, 1792. First edition. Large quarto. [2], 26pp. Contemporary paper wrappers, stitched as issued. Wrappers slightly dusty with occasional marks and softened edges. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 19151

EUSTACE, John Chetwode. A letter from Paris, to george petre, esq. London. Printed for J. Mawman, 1814. First edition. 8vo. [2], 2, 98pp. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26237