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[RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY]. Heat: its sources, influence, and results. London. The Religious Tract Society, 1841. First edition. 8vo. [4], 196pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 15 engraved plates, and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and bumped. Ticket of E. & F. N. Spon of London to FEP, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, spotting to plates. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29776
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[FISHER, Anne]. The Pleasing Instructor or entertaining moralist consisting of Select Essays, Relations, visions, and allegories collected from The most Eminent English Authors. To which are prefixed, New Thoughts on education. Designed for th Use of Scholls... Newcaslte [sic] Upon Tyne. Printed for Thomas Slack, 1756. Second edition. 12mo. [4], x, 330pp, [4]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Title in red and black. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf,Rubbed, slight loss to head of spine. Hinges exposed. early pen trials to endpapers, without FFEP, very occasional marginal chipping, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29181
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[MARCH'S PENNY LIBRARY]. The history of little jack, and his goat. [London]. Published by J. March, [s.d., c. 1850] 12mo. [10]pp. Initial and terminal leaves pasted to wrappers. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and a seven engraved illustrations in the text. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's pictorial yellow wrappers. A trifle rubbed and marked. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25096
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[COUSIN CLARA]. Cousin clara. A story for the young. London. T. Nelson and Sons, 1854. 16mo. 127pp, [1]. With a half-title and an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, damp-stained, spine dulled. Hinges exposed, prize plate of Weaverham Sunday School to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23182
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RHIND, W[illiam] G[raeme]. The creation: illustrated by Six Engravings on Steel exhibiting The progressive advance of Creation through the six days. In A Series of Letters, from a father to his children: briefly explaining in language suited to their young minds 1. The natural history of each days mercies, and their peculiar adaptation to the wants of man. 2. The scriptural use of the same, in the illustration of divine truth. London. Published by Samuel Bagster and Sons, Harvey & Darton et al., [s.d., c. 1842] First edition. 12mo. [2], xii, 396iv pp, [4]. With an engraved frontispiece headed 'The habitable globe', without volvelle, an engraved title page, and a further six plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, some staining to boards, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 29846
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[RICHARDSON, Thomas]. A natural history of british beasts and birds. Derby. Printed and published by Thomas Richardson, [s.d., c.1830] 31pp, [1]. Wrappers included in pagination. With a woodcut frontispiece and numerous woodcut illustrations in the text.

[Together with:] Select pieces for the nursery. Derby. Printed and published by Thomas Richardson, [s.d., c.1830]. 31pp, [1]. Wrappers included in pagination. With a woodcut frontispiece and numerous woodcut illustrations in the text.

[And:] Nursery rhymes. Derby. Printed by and for Thomas Richardson, [s.d., c.1830]. 31pp, [1]. Wrappers ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 26051
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AN INFANTRY OFFICER. A treatise on the british drill and exercise of the company; with an introduction to the field exercise of the battalion; explaining the different posts and situations of every individual in the battalion During the Performance of its Movements. London. Printed and sold by W. Clowes, 1814. First edition. 12mo. [3], vi-xxxii, 351pp, [1]. Without half-title. With 82 engraved figures on five folding plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf. Lightly rubbed and marked, corners bumped, head of spine scorched. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Francis Fremantle, third Lord Cottesloe (1862-1965) to FEP, manuscript shelf-marks to front blank fly-leaf, tear to leaves K9-10 - touching text without loss of sense. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 22779
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[BRITISH ARMY]. An historical account of the british regiments employed since the reign of queen elizabeth and king james I. in the formation and defence of the dutch republic, particularly of the scotch brigade. London. Printed by B. Millan, printer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, 1794. First edition. 8vo. viii, 102pp. With a half-title. Contemporary red straight-grain morocco, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Robert Saunders Dundas, Second Viscount Melville (1771-1851) to FEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22706
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FERNEL, Jean. Joannis fernelii ambiani, doctoris medici parisiensis, Archiatri Regii, Consiliorum medicinalium liber. Exeius adversariis quadringentarum consultationum selectus. Nunc denuo fidelus & accuratius quam antea editus, & a quam plurimis mendis, quibus antea scatebat, repurgatus. Cum indice accurato. Francofurti [i.e. Frankfurt]. Apud Joannem Wechelum, 1585. 8vo. 143pp, [1]. Later blind-ruled calf, morocco lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Leaves lightly browned. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29812
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[VANDERSTEGEN, William]. An address to the public, in justification of the conduct of the author of the pamphlet entitled observations on frauds practised in the collection of the salt duties and the Misconduct of Officers fairly stated. Reading. Printed by Smart and Cowslade, [1794?] First edition. 8vo. vii, [3], 96pp. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title: 'From the Author' - a trifle shaved. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 26615
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CARLYLE, Thomas. The French Revolution. London. Macmillan and Co., 1911. 8vo. In two volumes. xi, [1], 478; viii, 465pp, [1]. With half-titles. Titles in red and black. Bound by Spottiswoode & Co. in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-calf, red cloth boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed, spines dulled with a little light water-marking. Marbled endpapers. Presentation inscriptions to both FEPs: 'R. A. Eden / Brinckman Divinity Prize / Eton / 1911'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29831
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ASTLEY, Philip. Remarks on the profession and duty of a soldier; with other observations relative to the army, at this time in actual service on the continent. London. Printed for J. Moore and N. Stanley, 1794. Second edition. 8vo. 56pp. With an engraved frontispiece (The French mode of pointing cannon as practised at Valenciennes during the siege of 1793). A reissue with cancel title page of edition with 'Hercules-Hall, Lambeth, London' in title and 'Printed for the author' in imprint. Original publisher's marbled paper wrappers. Worn and marked. Long tear and naive paper repair to leaf C3 - touching text, but without loss of ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 22783