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SIDNEY, Sir Philip. The works of The Honourable Sr. Philip Sidney, Kt. In Prose and Verse. London. Printed for E. Taylor et al., 1725. Fourteenth edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [12], 32, 419, [1]; [3], 402-881, [1]; [4], 64, 184, [6]. With six engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting red ad green morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and marked, spines dulled. Armorial bookplate of John Searle to sprung front pastedown of Vol. I, early inked ownership inscriptions to endpapers, all three volumes dampstained. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33041
STOCKDALE, F[rederick] W[ilton] L[itchfield] . Excursions in the County of Cornwall, comprising a concise historical and topographical delineation of the principal towns and villages...illustrated with fifty engravings, including a map of the county.. London. Simpkin and Marshall, 1824. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 171pp, [9]. With a terminal index and list of plates. an engraved portrait frontispiece, additional engraved title page, large folding map, numerous engraved in-text illustrations, and 48 further engraved plates, largely depicting the landscapes and settlements of Cornwall. Finely bound in contemporary green morocco, richly gilt-tooled, and lettered in gilt to spine. Pink silk moirĂ© endpapers, A.E.G. Book-label of Liam Sims, FSA to ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33117
GRIFFITHS, Captain & Adj. F. A. The Artillerist's Manual, and compendium of infantry-exercise: sword exercise: field battery exercise: service of heavy ordnance, gyns, &c. fortification: pyrotechny: mathematics" gunnery: &c. &c. &c. With the Requisite Plates and Tables. Woolwich. Printed for and sold by J. M. Boddy, 1839. 12mo. xii, 300pp. With 12 engraved plates. Contemporary black half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Rubbed, lightly marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33149
WOODLEY, Rev. George. A view of the present state of the scilly islands: exhibiting their Vast Importance to the British Empire.. London. F. C. and J. Rivington, 1822. First edition. 8vo. [1], xviii, [1], 344pp. With half-title and large folding map of the Scilly isles. Uncut in original boards, recently rebacked with a new spine label. Quite worn and marked, with significant bumping to edges and corners. Heavy spotting and a little staining to title and preface, then lighter spotting across remainder of text. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33401
AUSTEN, Jane. Mansfield park. A novel.. London. George Routledge and Sons, [1876]. 8vo. 288pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting gilt- tooled red and green morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and marked, scoring to boards, light wear to edges. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33733
JOHNSON, J.E. "Johnnie", & LUCAS, P.B. "Laddie". Glorious summer : the story of the Battle of Britain. London. Stanley Paul, 1990. First edition. 8vo. 213pp. Sixteen photographic leaves bound in. Original publisher's blue cloth boards lettered silver, with the original photographic dustwrapper. With c.30 signatures of airmen who served in the Battle, pasted over title page and the half title. A little shelfwear, and some fading to spine of wrapper, else a crisp copy. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 34297
SIMS. Edward H. . The greatest aces . New York. Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967. First edition. Lrg 8vo. 294pp. Original publisher's blue cloth boards stamped & lettered silver, with the original illustrated dustwrapper. Sixteen pages of illustrations and eight maps throughout. Extensively autographed by both Allied and Axis fighter crew. A printed list of the most successful German aces is pasted to the FFEP, and verso the title page of the Ballantine Books edition of the same title, also extensively signed. Loosely inserted ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 34298
MILNE, A. A. Now we are six. London. Methuen & Co., [1927]. First edition, deluxe issue. 8vo. x, [2], 103pp, [1]. Illustrated throughout by Ernest H. Shepard. Original publisher's gilt-stamped pictorial limp green sheep, A.E.G., pink pictorial endpapers. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Early inked gift inscription to half-title, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 34344
GRAY, T[homas]. Poems by Mr. T. Gray. This Collection contains all the Author's Poetical Works, among which are three never before published in Ireland. . Cork. Printed by William Flyn, 1768. First edition. 8vo. 79pp, [1]. With contents page printed at rear. Contemporary calf- backed marbled boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering- piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, with small losses to head and food of spine and surface wear to boards. Armorial bookplate of Sir George Cooke, Baronet, of Wheatley to FEP. Leaves lightly browned, light spotting to initial leaves. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 34415
KAVANAGH, Julia. A summer and winter in the two sicilies. London. Hurst and Blackett, 1858. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. v, [1], 333pp, [3] ads; [2], 316pp, [2] ads. With an engraved frontispiece and title vignette to each volume. Original publisher's red cloth, gilt. Extremities rubbed with some slight surface loss and spots of soiling. Sporadic foxing throughout, armorial bookplate of 'Robert Hutton' to FEP of both volumes. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 11703
[PINDAR, Peter, i.e. WOLCOTT, John]. A poetical, supplicating, modest, and affecting epistle to those literary colossuses, the reviewers. London. Printed for the Author, and sold by R. Baldwin, 1778. First edition. [2], 8pp. ESTC T174481.

[Bound with:] PINDAR, Peter. Lyric odes to the royal academicians, for M,DCC,LXXXII. London. Printed for G. Kearsley, 1787. Eighth edition, enlarged. 36pp. ESTC N3345.

[And:] PINDAR, Peter. More lyric odes to the royal academicians...and to the laureat to the academy. London. Printed for J. Kearsley. 1789. Fifth edition. [2], 5-35pp, [1]. Without half-title. ESTC T41415.

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£ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 11756
[LOCKE, John - Misattributions]. A Common-place Book to the holy bible: or, the Scriptures Sufficiency Practicall Demonstrated. Wherein Whatsoever is contain'd in Scripture, Respecting Doctrine, Worship, or Manners, is reduced to its Proper Head: Weighty Cases Resolved, Truths Confirmed, difficult Texts Illustrated, and Explained by others more plain. London. Printed by Edw. Jones, for Awnsham and John Churchill, 1697. Third edition. Quarto. [16], 310, [10]. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Contemporary blind-panelled speckled calf, neatly rebacked and recornered in brown morocco, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Binding a trifle rubbed and a little marked, new endpapers. Small rust hole to G3, without loss of sense, else a crisp and clean copy. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 12749
DRAYTON, Michael. England's Heroical Epistles, written In Imitation of the Stile and Manner of Ovid's Epistles: with annotations of The Chronicle History. London. Printed for S. Smethwick, [c.1695]. 8vo. [8], 225pp, [1]. Without frontispiece. Recent calf-backed decorated paper boards, gilt. Very minor wear to extremities. Ink inscriptions to title, browning to all leaves, occasional spots of dust-soiling and light marginal damp-staining, loss of characters 'h' and 'i' of 'white' on p.199. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 13209
[ROSCOE, William]. An address from the liverpool society for the Abolition of Slavery, on the safest and most efficacious means of promoting the gradual improvement of the negro slaves in the British West India Islands, preparatory to their becoming free labourers, and on the expected consequences of such change. Liverpool. [J. & G. Smith], [1824]. First edition. 8vo. 18pp. Stitched, as issued. Title laid-down due to loss at head and foot and small hole to centre, loss of publisher's name and date to imprint, very small hole to final leaf, just touching text but without loss of sense, light spots of dust-soiling. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 13613
BENJAMIN, S[amuel] G[reene] W[heeler]. The Atlantic islands as resorts of health and pleasure. New York. Harper & Brothers, 1878. First edition. Quarto. 274pp, [4]. With an engraved frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and two terminal advertisement leaves. Original publisher's burgundy pictorial cloth, gilt. Slight rubbing to spine. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inscribed in ink to recto of FFEP; 'Eugene Cowles, Esq. / with the compliments of / the author.' With the booklabel of Eugene H. Cowles (1855-1892) to FEP, and a tipped-in A.L.S. ... More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 14070
ACTON, Harold. Memoirs of an Aesthete 1939-1969. New York. The Viking Press, 1970. First American edition. 8vo. 318pp. Original publisher's black cloth-backed purple paper boards, dustwrapper. A very good copy with only slightest of chipping to unclipped dustwrapper. Presentation copy, inscribed to recto of FFEP; 'For Mason and Florence / with all best wishes for / Christmas and the New Year / ever affectionately / Harold / 19 December 1973.' More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 14541
GUICCIARDINI, Lodovico. [PINKERTON, John?]. Guicciardini's account of the ancient flemish school of painting. Translated from his description of the netherlands, published in italian at antwerp, 1567. With a preface, by the translator. London. Printed for I. Herbert, 1795. Second English edition. Quarto. xv, [1], 36pp. With half-title. Uncut in original paper-backed marbled paper wrappers, with evidence of being disbound from a larger volume, with some loss and stitching to spine. Some browning and spotting internally. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 14794