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BRIDGES, Robert. Collected essays papers &c. vols i - v.. London. Oxford University Press: Humphrey Milford, 1927-30 8vo. Five volumes bound as four (instalments two and three together). Partially unopened in original publisher's blue cloth-backed paper boards. Fore and bottom edges foxed and untrimmed, some pages unopened. Armorial bookplates of Oliver Sylvain Baliol Brett, third Viscount Esher (1881-1963) to all FEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30648
[BRICKLEY]. Brickley's new primer. Adorned with beautiful cuts. Being A Present for my dear Child. London. Printed for T. Hughes, Broadway, Blackfriars, and T. Coldwell, 50, Capel-S. Dublin. [s.d., c. 1825?] 32mo?. [2], 3-15pp, [1]. With three crude woodcut illustrations (of a cat, a sheep, and a goose), pagination includes printed wrappers which were evidently designed as such. Sewn within original publisher buff paper wrappers, with a further crude woodcut captioned 'The Market Girl' to lower wrapper. A trifle dusty, upper wrapper (in effect the title leaf) shaved at foot. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24639
BREWSTER, Patrick. The seven chartist and military discourses libelled by the marquis of abercorn and other heritors of the abbey parish. Paisley. Published by the author, 1843. First edition. viii, 424pp.

[Bound with]: BREWSTER, Patrick. The legal rights of the poor of scotland, vindicated against the misrepresentations and mis-statements of mr. john henderson. Paisley. Published by the author, 1843. 24pp.

8vo. Contemporary brown cloth, recently rebacked, preserving contemporary backstrip. Rubbed and lightly marked, spine sunned. Light spotting throughout. A handful of pencilled annotations to contents leaves. More >
£ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33400
BREWER, J[ames] Norris. Histrionic topography: or, the birth-places, residences, and funeral monuments of the most Distinguished Actors. London. Published by the Proprietor, J. Cole, 1818. First edition. 8vo. [2], iv, 37pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and a further engraved plates. Original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. Foxed and browned, one gathering (and three attendant plates) detached from text-block. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 24608
[BREWER, George]. The life of rolla: a peruvian tale... London. Printed [by S. Gosnell] for E. Newbery, 1800. First edition. 12mo. xii, 132pp. With a half-title and an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled paper boards. Rubbed, corners exposed, remnants of printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Early inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'David Allen the gift of his dear Mamma.' More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28888
BREWER, E[benezer] Cobham. The dictionary of phrase and fable. London. Cassell, Petter, & Galpin, [c.1872]. Third edition. 8vo. In 15 parts. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's orange printed paper wrappers. Some loss, chipping, and spots of marking to all extremities, parts 3 and 5 without upper wrappers, lower wrappers of parts 3, 13, and 15 detached, both wraps of part 10 detached, gatherings of parts 5 and 10 separating. Overall internally clean and crisp but for some light foxing. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 14059
BRETTELL, J[acob]. Sketches in verse from the historical books of the old testament. London. Printed for Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1828. First edition. 8vo. 8, 183pp, [3]. With a terminal leaf of errata. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's buff paper board, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Extremities worn and marked. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, recent ink ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30471
B[RETON], [W[illiam]. Militia Discipline. The Words of Command, and directions for Exercising the Musket, Bayonet, and Carthridge: And the exercise for the Soldiers of the Militia Horse, Arm'd with Carbine, Pistols, and Sword... London. Printed by R. Harbin, and Sold by J. Morphew, 1717. Fourth ediiton. 8vo in 4s. [8], 67pp, [1]. Contemporary panelled calf, Later rebacked. Boards worn. Recent book-label of Peter Stewart Young to FEP, title browned, terminal leaf and rear endpapers dampstained. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30264
[BRET, Antoine]. Ninon de lenclos. London. Arthur L. Humphreys, 1904. 8vo. [4], 310pp. With half-title; title page in red and black. Finely bound for Hatchards of Piccadilly (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-ruled red half-morocco, red cloth boards, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed. Contemporary inked gift inscription reading 'To my darling mother, with the best love of ? Airlie, Xmas. 1904' to first blank fly-leaf; otherwise, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34787
BRENT, Peter. Great lives: T. E. Lawrence. London. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, [1975]. First U.K. edition. Quarto. 232pp. With 20 colour plates and 100 black and white illustrations. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle sunned. Internally clean and crisp. From the library of the late Jeremy Wilson (1944-2017), the authorised biographer of Lawrence, with his distinctive inked ownership inscription to FFEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22257
BRENT, Nathanael. The historie of the councel of trent... London. Printed by Bonham Norton and John Bill, 1629. Second edition. Folio. [12], 881 [i.e. 879]pp, [17]. Contemporary blind-ruled sprinkled calf. Rubbed, marked, and scored, wear to head of spine, corners exposed. Pastedowns sprung, without free-endpapers. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30967
BRAYLEY, E[dward] W[edlake]. Views in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire; illustrative of the works of Robert Bloomfield; accompanied with descriptions: to which is annexed, a memoir of the poet's life. London. Published by Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe et al., [1806]. First edition. 8vo. 56pp. With an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and a further 13 engraved plates. Bound by C. A. Campling of Yarmouth in contemporary half-vellum, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Extremities discoloured and a trifle rubbed. Scattered foxing, minute worm-track to fore-edge. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 25132