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[TURNOR, Thomas]. The case of the bankers And their creditors, Stated and Examined. Wherein the Property of the Subject in this, and the like Cases, is soberly asserted, by the Common and Statute Laws of England, His Majesties most gracious Declarations; By innumberable, great and Important Records of this Kingdom, from the time of the Norman Conquest to our own Times; By the Civil Law, History, Polity, Morality, and common Reason: and all Objections undeniably Refuted... London. [s.n.], 1675. 8vo. [10], 147pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep. Worn, with upper board detached, some loss to spine and exposure to corners, pastedowns sprung. Early armorial bookplate of Corbet Corbet and later label of Richard Corbet of Adderley (1803/4-1872) to pastedown of upper board, later bookplate of the Institute of Bankers in Scotland to blank fly-leaf. Presentation copy, inscribed 'This For my honour'd Friend Sr Humphrey Briggis Baronet. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27603
[CHESTERFIELD, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of]. [WALLER, Edmund]. The case of the hanover forces, In the pay of great-britain, Impartially and freely examined. With some Seasonable Reflexions on the Present Conjuncture of Affairs. London. Printed for T. Cooper, 1742. 8vo. 35pp, [1]. Modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Loss and later paper repairs to title page, with some loss to text. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22030
GROSSETESTE, Robert. The Castle of Love: A Poem...Now first printed from Inedited Manuscripts of the Fourteenth Century. Brixton Hill. [Printed by C. & J. Adlard] For private circulation only, 1849. Quarto. Limited edition of 100 copies signed by the publisher (ten of which printed on thick paper); this copy is number 66, on thin paper. vii, [1], 80pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Recent bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, short tear to margin of p.51-52, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20792
SCOTT, Leader [i.e. BAXTER, Lucy]. The Castle of Vincigliata. Florence. Printed by G. Barbèra, 1897. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 304pp, [3]. With numerous photographic illustrations in the text, full-page photographic portraits of Louisa Temple Leader and John Temple Leader (Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy). Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges red. Rubbed, some chipping to joints. Upper hinge exposed, armorial bookplate of publisher Thomas Fisher Unwin (1848-1935) to FEP, FFEP detached. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23688
[HILL, Thomas]. The Cause of Truth defended; being a plain statement of the facts connected with the Two Trials of the Rev. T. Hill, methodist preacher, for defamation of the character of Miss Bell, of North-Shields, containing a correct report of the trial at York, And other Matter relative thereto, illustrated by fac-similes of Three different Hand-Writings of Mr Hill.. London. Simpkin and Marshall, 1827. First edition. 8vo. viii, 155pp, [1]. With six folding plates containing facsimiles of manuscript letters. Uncut in contemporary two-tone paper boards, rebacked, contrasting modern gilt-tooled burgundy morocco lettering-piece to spine. Lightly worn, with chipping to foot of spine, and bumping to corners. Some light damp-staining to gutters, scuffing to endpapers, and occasional spotting, but largely clean. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 35067
[TRADE UNIONISM]. HYNDMAN, H. M. The chicago riots and the class war in the united states. (A Reprint from "Time."). London. Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co., 1886. First offprint edition. [2], 16pp

[Bound with:] [Caption title:] To-day. No. 26.----february, 1886. [33]-64pp.

[And:] "The Times" and Mr. Parnell: the press and the patriot. A lecture, Being a Criticism of the pRess and a Defence of the Patriot, Delivered in the Unitarian Christian Church, Aberdeen, 7th May, 1887. First edition. Aberdeen. George Middleton, [1887]. 12pp. Ink-stamp of the Aberdeen Branch of the Socialist League to head of ... More >
£ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 29372
[YONGE, Frances Mary et al.]. The child's christian year: hymns for every sunday and holy-day, compiled for the use of parochial schools. Oxford. John Henry Parker, 1841. First edition. 12mo. xii, 113pp, [19]. With nine terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked. Contemporary ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29843