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[LOTHIAN, William Schomberg Robert Kerr, Marquess of]. Fragment of a parallel between the history, literature, and art of Italy in the middle ages. Edinburgh. [William Blackwood and Sons], 1863. First edition. 8vo. xii, 478pp, [2]. Unopened in original publisher's brown cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked, corners bumped. Ink-stamp of Newbattle Abbey College to half-title. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23731

WINSTON, W. R. Four years in upper burma. London. C. H. Kelly, 1892. First edition. 8vo. xii, 266pp, [10]. With a photographic frontispiece, a further 21 plates, a partially coloured engraved folding map, numerous woodcut vignettes, and five terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's gilt-stamped brown cloth. Lightly rubbed and bumped, spine dulled. Hinges exposed, ticket of booksellers Henry Sotheran to verso of FFEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to half-title: 'To Charles Winston / with his brother's love. / Oct ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 31581

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[LUCKNOW]. [Four programmes for the Lucknow Horse Show]. [Lucknow]. [Perry's Press], [1922-24] 8vo. Four programmes, stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked. Very occasional manuscript corrections to text. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 30236

AUCKLAND, William Eden, Baron. Four letters to the earl of carlisle, from william eden, esq. On certain Perversions of Political Reasoning; and on the Nature, Progress, and Effect of Party Spirit and of Parties. On the present Circumstances of the War between Great Britain and the combined Powers of France and Spain. On the Public Debts, on the Public Credit, and on the Means of raising Supplies. On the Representations of Ireland respecting a Free-Trade. London. Printed for B. White...and T. Cadell, 1779. First edition. 8vo. [2], 163pp, [1]. Without half-title. Uncut and partially unopened. Stitched, as issued. Small marginal hole to dust-soiled title page, very occasional light spotting, verso of terminal leaf marked. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20162

CROOK, William. Four Days. London. Eyre Methuen, 1979. First edition. 8vo. 171pp. Original publisher's grey cloth, lettered in gilt. Without dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear. Internally clean and crisp. With an A.L.S., pasted to front endpapers, from the author (dated 7th August 1979) addressed to John Douglas Slim (1927-2019), son of Field Marshal William 'Bill' Slim, first Viscount Slim (1891-1970), thanking him for his assistance in researching the book. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 26242

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SOUTH, Robert. Forty eight sermons and discourses on Several Subjects, and occasions. In Four Volumes.. London. Printed by G. James, for Jonah Bowyer, 1715. First edition. In four volumes. [8], 500pp, [4]; [16], 480pp; [16], 476pp, [4];[8], 542pp, [2]. ESTC N45839.

[Uniformly bound with:] SOUTH, Robert. Twelve sermons and discourses on several subjects and occasions. London. Printed for John Bowyer, 1724. In two volumes, labelled v and vi. [2], iv, [10], 497pp, [4]; [2], 442pp. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements to vol. v. ESTC T228105.

8vo. With a terminal ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33222

QUEVEDO, Francisco de. Fortune in her wits, or, The Hour of all Men. Written In Spanish by the most Ingenious Don Francisco de Quivedo Villegas, Author of the Visions of Hell. Translated into English by Capt. john stevens. London. Printed for R. Sare et al., 1697. First edition. [16], 131pp, [1]. Leaf A8 a blank. ESTC R5377, Wing Q188.

[Bound with:] QUEVEDO, Francisco de. The visions of dom francisco de quevedo villegas, Knight of the Order of St. James. Made English by Sir robert l'estrange, Knt. London. Printed by W. B. for Richard Sare, 1708. Tenth edition, corrected. [4], 282pp, [2]. With a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. ESTC T88976.

8vo. Contemporary calf, contrasting ... More > £ 650.00 Antiquates Ref. 15247

WALPOLE, Hugh. Fortitude: a romance. London. Macmillan and Co., 1933. 8vo. viii, 432, 6pp. With three terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Preliminary leaves partially misbound. Contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. lettered in gilt to front lower turn-in: 'B. H. H. EASTER 1935. I. C.', signed 'Katharine Pountney' to rear lower turn-in. Lightly rubbed, some surface loss to spine. Decorated endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32114

[TRAVELLING COMPANY OF ACTORS]. For three nights only A Company of comedians on their way to a Situation, purpose to give a Dramatic Performance, humbly trusting to the approbation of a generous Public...On Monday Evening, the Tragedy of Douglass...After which, the Laughable Farce of the village lawywer... Newcastle. W. Fordyce, Printer, [s.d., c. 1820s] Dimensions 150 x 230 mm. Single leaf broadside, edges uncut. A trifle creased and browned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22324

VERNE, Jules. For the flag: from the french of jules verne by mrs. cashel hoey. London. Sampson, Low, Marston & Company, 1897. First British edition. 8vo. viii, 312pp. With a frontispiece and a further 40 plates. Original publisher's pictorial cloth, bevelled boards, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Decorated endpapers, frontispiece shaved at head, evidently to remove inked inscription, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27947

[LEEDS THEATRE]. For the Benefit of Mr. kemble. By Their majesties Servants, At the theatre in leeds, On tuesday Evening, June 5, 1781, will be reviv'd a tragedy, call'd The earl of essex: or, the unhappy favourite... [Leeds?]. [s.n.], [1781]. Dimensions 190 x 300 mm. Single leaf broadside. Browned and creased, some marginal chipping/tearing. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31604

[PANTOMIME]. For the Benefit of Mr. Bradbury. On friday, January 25, 1799, will be performed, (Not acted these Two Years) the favourite comedy of The Way to get Married...To which will be added, an entire original pantomime, with new scenery, Dresses, and Decorations, called harlequin sailor: Or, The flight from africa... [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1799]. Dimensions 160 x 230 mm. Single leaf handbill, printed on one side only. A trifle browned, manuscript price '£88-8-6' to verso (presumably the evening's box office take?) More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25369

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[MADOX, Thomas]. Formulare anglicanum: or, a collection of antient Charters and Instruments of divers kinds, Taken from the original Placed under several Heads, and Deduced (in a Series according to the Order of Time) from the Norman Conquest, to the End of the Reign of King Henry the VIII. London. Printed for Jacob Tonson...and R. Knaplock, 1702. First edition. Folio. [12], xxxiv, 209, 212-441pp, [11]. Title printed in red and black. With two engraved folding plates. Contemporary panelled calf, calf lettering-piece, recently recornered and rebacked preserving the majority of the original backstrip. Heavily rubbed. Leaves browned and spotted, small hole to leaf C2 with some loss of text and sense, loss to upper corner of leaf Fff2, short marginal tear to leaf Ggg2, very occasional ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31746

PATERSON, Arthur. For freedom's sake. London. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1896. First edition. 8vo. viii, 323pp, [5]. With two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, and marked. Endpapers browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30341

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[COMMON COUNCIL]. Forbes Mayor. Commun' Concil' tent' in Camera Guilhald' Civitat' London' Die Jovie, 24 Die Martii, Anno Domini 1725. It is this Day Ordered by this Court: That the Clause relating to Servants, in a late Act of Parliament passed in the Sixth Year of Queen Anne... London. Printed by George James, Printer to the Honourable City of London, [1726]. Dimensions 308 x 390 mm. Single leaf broadside. Somewhat marked, with some creasing and tearing to extremities, especially at horizontal folds. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31788

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A MOTHER. Food for the young, adapted to the mental capacities of children of tender years. London. Printed by and for W. Darton, Jun., 1818. First ediiton. 12mo. [4], 176pp. With an engraved frontispiece and two further engraved plates. Original publisher's red roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and bumped. Upper hinge exposed, early inked ownership inscriptions to front endpapers, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27960

THOMPSON, Sir Henry. Food and feeding. London. Frederick Warne and Co., [1880]. First edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 147pp, [3]. With a half-title and a final leaf pf publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt and black. Minor shelf-wear. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27088

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O'KEEFFE, John. Fontainbleau: a comic opera, In Three Acts. London. John Cumberland, [s.d., c.1830] 12mo. 59pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece by Mr. Bonner after a drawing by R. Cruikshank. Partially unopened in original publisher's printed wrappers. Slight chipping to extremities. Lightly foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21851

[CALVERLEY, Charles Stuart]. Fly leaves. Cambridge. Deighton, Bell, and Co., 1872. First edition. 8vo. iv, 120pp. Bound by Potter & Sons of York in contemporary half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting, later bookplate of Ronald and Jay Hamilton to REP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 19068

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HUGHES, Ted. Flowers and Insects: Some Birds and a Pair of Spiders. London. Faber and Faber, [1986]. First edition. 8vo. 61pp, [1]. With drawings by Leonard Baskin in the text. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear.Bookplate of Geoffrey and Elspeth Howe to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28498