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GERRARD, R. Ellis. Ballads of battle and poems of peace. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. North of England Printing Co., 1914. First edition. 8vo. [12], iii, [1], 204pp. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Binding cocked, heavily rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Decorated endpapers, near contemporary pencilled ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24616

JAMESON, Mrs. [Anna]. A handbook to the public galleries of art in and near London... London. John Murray, 1842. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. lii, 281, [1]; [3], 283-628pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-roan, marbled boards, marbled edges. Extremities worn, loss to spines. Marbled endpapers, early inked ownership inscriptions to head of both titles, scattered foxing. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24741

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BARSTOW, D.. A Secular Diary for ascertaining any day of the week or month, in either the old or new style, commencing 1601, and continued up to the year 1900. [s.l.]. Printed for the author, 1836. First edition. Dimensions 360 x 265 mm (unfolded), 127 x 80 mm (folded). A single leaf broadside, folded and mounted onto original publisher's limp green cloth boards. A trifle creased. Book-label of Erwin Tomash to verso. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24816

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[SOMERSET AUCTION]. Somerset: manor, mansion, and estate. Specifications Of a Desirable and Valuable freehold estate...comprising the manor or reputed manor of Roundhill or Barrow; a mansion-house, together with above Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Acres... [London]. [s.n.], [s.d., 1831?] Folio. [4]pp. Single folded sheet. Docket title to verso of final leaf. Three early horizontal folds. A trifle creased, short tears to folds. Contemporary manuscript notes, providing further details of the estate, to verso of final leaf. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24868

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SHERLOCK, Tho[mas]. Several discourses preached at the temple church. Edinburgh. Printed for J. Dickson, and J. Fairburn, 1789. 12mo. In three volumes. xvii, [7], 329, [1]; [8], 336; [8], 335pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Extremities rubbed, loss to head of Vol. III spine, corners bumped. Without Vol. I FFEP, More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24909

[IMPORTATION]. ECROYD, W. Farrer. The policy of self help. Suggestions towards the consolidation of the empire and the defence of its industries and commerce. London. Hamilton, Adams and Co., 1879. First edition. 8vo. v, 25pp. Stitched, as issued. Central vertical fold. A trifle dust-soiled, scattered foxing, ink-stamp of the Webster Collection to verso of final leaf. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'With the author's compliments'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24972

FULLARTON, Lady Georgina. La comtesse de bonneval... Paris. La Libraire d'Auguste Vaton, 1857. First edition in French. 8vo. xiv, [2], 319pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled navy morocco-backed blue cloth boards, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25075

TROJAN, Johannes. Die Zwolf Handwerker. Berlin. Verlag von Neufeld & Henius, [1910]. First edition. Quarto. 26pp, [2]. With an illustrated colour title page and 12 full-page colour illustrations in the text by Paul Hey. Original publisher's pictorial boards. Lightly rubbed and marked. Title page creased - naive paper repair to fore-edge. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25090

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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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[WOOL TRADE]. Remarks upon Mr. webber’s scheme and the draper’s pamphlet. London. Sold by J. Roberts, 1741. First edition. 8vo. 40pp. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. A trifle dusty. Scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25221

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CORRY, John. The life of Joseph priestley... Birmingham. Printed by Wilks, Grafton, & Co., 1804. First edition. 8vo. 4, [1], 10-60pp. Complete despite erratic pagination. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Dust-soiled, frontispiece creased and marked, small hole to centre of final leaf - touching text with slight loss of sense - scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25224

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[HORTICULTURE]. The garden; or, familiar instructions for the laying out and management of a flower garden. London. John Harris, 1833. Third edition. 8vo. 175pp, [33]. With engraved 19 plates and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's red roan-backed dark-green cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, corners bumped. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25264

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[CHILD'S OWN BOOK]. The child's own book. For April, 1839. London. Published by Richard Davis, [1839]. 16mo. 49-64pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed yellow wrappers.

[Together with:] Another copy of the same work in variant publisher's printed blue wrappers. A trifle creased and dusty. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25268

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HADFIELD, P. Heywood. With an Ocean Liner (S.S. "Ophir" - Orient-Pacific Line) through the fiords of Norway. A Photographic Memento of Fortnight's Cruising. [London]. Printed by The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co., [1905]. Quarto. With 58 photographic illustrations in the text. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in black. Extremities rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25279

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[WORTH, Samuel]. Worth's newly invented knife cleaning machine. [London]. [s.n.], [s.d., c.1855] Dimensions 240 x 390 mm. Single leaf broadside. Numerous early vertical and horizontal folds. manuscript title to verso. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25310

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[FYFE & COMPANY]. Domestic sanitary measures. Fyfe & Co. engineers and machinists...Respectfully invite the Public to inspect the following useful articles at their Repository of Scientific Inventions for Sanitary Purposes... [London]. [s.n.], [s.d., c.1850] Quarto. [4]pp. Single folded sheet. Manuscript title to verso of final blank page. Three early horizontal folds.

[Together with:] [An advertisement for Fyfe's 'Fixed Water Closets']. Single sheet, printed on one side only. Dimensions 200 x 180 mm. Three early folds. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25330

Photo of "Teatro de s. fernando. Estraordinaria ..."

[THEATRE, SAN FERNANDO]. Teatro de s. fernando. Estraordinaria funcion para el Jueves 10 de Marzo de 1864. 31 de abono. A beneficio de los ninos del Asilo de Mendicidad de S. Fernando...ultima representacion de la aplaudida comedia de magia en tres actos y un prologo, titulada la almoneda del diablo... [s.l.]. Imp. de las Novedas, [1864]. Dimensions 250 x 400 mm. Single leaf broadside. Numerous early vertical and horizontal folds. A trifle creased. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25335

Photo of "Notice of removal. Levant Carpet ..."

[W. CARDINAL & COMPANY]. Notice of removal. Levant Carpet Warehouse, 108 & 109, High Holborn, London. W. C. November 7, 1864... [London]. [s.n.], [1864]. Dimensions 200 x 260 mm. Single leaf handbill. Several early vertical and horizontal folds. A trifle creased, manuscript title to verso. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25357

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[LEYBOURNE, George]. [Drop-head title:] You never miss the water till the Well runs Dry...After the opera: Sung by George Leybourne... [s.l.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Dimensions 190 x 240 mm. Single leaf broadside. With a single - very worn - woodcut vignette. Creased and a trifle spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25478

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[BROADSIDE BALLADS]. [Drop-head title:] Liston's Drolleries.---Something new starts every day...Young Donald of Dundee. [London]. Pitts, Printer, [s.d., between 1819 and 1844] Dimensions 170 x 250 mm. Single leaf broadside. Printed in two columns. Edges uncut. Browned and a trifle creased. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25574