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LYTTON, Edward Bulwer, Sir. Eva, a true story, of light and darkness; the ill-omened marriage, and other tales and poems. London. Saunders and Otley, 1842. First edition. 8vo. xii, 215, [1], 8pp. With four final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled black calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27699

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[GRESWELL, Edward]. Europæ pacatores oxonium invisentes. [Manchester]. [R. and W. Dean], [1815]. First edition. Quarto. [2], 8pp, [2]. Uncut, stitched, as issued, in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed, creased. Later manuscript annotations to upper wrapper and title page signed William H. P. Greswell, occasional highlighting. A.L.S. on Brasenose College stationery pinned to upper wrapper: '9 Nov. 1916. Dear Mr. Greswell, I write to thank you heartily for sending me the interesting Latin verses written by your uncle on ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26218

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OATEN, Edwd. Farley. European travellers in india during the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; the evidence afforded by them with respect to indian social institutions, & the nature & influence of indian government. London. Kegan Paul Trench Trübner and Company, 1909. First edition. 8vo. xiv, [2], 274pp, [2]. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, fore-edge a trifle stained. Scattered spotting. Armorial bookplate of Florence Mary Head to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To Miss Head with the Author's homage', further inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'This book, which describes the adventures of Englishmen and other Europeans who travelled ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25702

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[GRAVES, Richard]. Euphrosyne: or, amusements on the road of life. London. Printed for J. Dodsley, 1776. First edition. 8vo. [4], viii, [8], 308pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary red half-calf, marbled boards, tooled and lettered in gilt to spine, marbled edges. Rubbed and dulled. Later booksellers typed catalogue description and remnants of bookplate to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28088

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GIBSON, T. A. GIBSON, G. M.. Etymological geography; being a classified list of Terms & Epithets of most frequent Occurrence, entering, as postfixes of prefixes, into the composition of geographical names... Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black, and Fraser and Crawford, 1840. Second edition. 12mo. xii, 163, [3], 2pp. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Original publisher's navy roan, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, splitting to upper joint. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14858

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[HOGARTH, William]. [Etched receipt for subscription to 'a Print Representing a March to Finchly in the Year 1746']. [London]. [s.n., c.1750] Dimensions 290 x 240mm, engraving 231 x 178mm . Etched subscription receipt; unused. Sometime mounted at corners, with removal marks to verso, slightly dusty, else fine. More > £ 600.00 Antiquates Ref. 17178

ALISON, Archibald. Essays on the nature and principles of taste. Edinburgh. Printed by the heirs of D. Willison, for Archibald Constable and Company, 1825. Sixth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [5], xxix, [1], 376; [3], p.vi, 447pp, [1]. Without half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting brown and green calf lettering-pieces. Extremities rubbed. Foxed. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 26072

ALISON, Archibald. Essays on the nature and principles of taste. Edinburgh. Printed for Bell and Bradfute et al., 1811. Second edition. 8vo. xxix, [1], 376pp, [4]; 447pp. Title page and index of volume ii misbound to rear of volume i. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, brown morocco lettering-pieces, marbled boards. Rubbed and marked, with surface wear to boards and joints, chipping to lettering-pieces, corners bumped. Leaves lightly browned, scattered spotting, particularly to endpapers. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34323

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[AIKIN, John]. Essays on song-writing: with a collection of such english songs as are most eminent for poetical merit. Warrington. Printed by William Eyres, for Joseph Johnson, 1774. Second edition, with additions and corrections.. 8vo. xix, [1], 286pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Armorial bookplate of Lavington House to FEP, later shelf-label of Wilberforce Library, Backsettown to recto of FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27020

BESANT, Annie. Essays on socialism. London. Robert Forder, 1893. 8vo. [2], 30, 24, 51, [1], 8, 20, 24, 20pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's brick-red cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked. Manuscript annotations to contents leaf, lightly browned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17788

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PARSONS, John Weddell. Essays on education, or principles of intellectual improvement consistent with the frame and nature of man. London. Printed by J. Smeeton...sold by T. Cadell, 1794. First edition. 8vo. viii, 222pp. Recent calf-backed, vellum-tipped, marbled paper boards. A trifle rubbed. Inked ownership inscription of Chas. Levermore to head of browned title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 23758

GARNETT, Richard. Essays of an ex-librarian. London. William Heinemann, 1901. First edition. 8vo. viii, 359pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, lettering-piece chipped. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27905

KNOX, Vicesimus. Essays moral and literary. Basil. Printed and sold by James Decker, 1800. 8vo. In three volumes. [12], 366; [6], 364; [6], 365pp, [1]. Original publisher's vellum-backed cream paper boards, contrasting blue calf lettering-pieces. Extremities lightly marked. Small hole to p.189-190, Vol. I - touching text with slight loss of sense, very occasional light spotting, browning, and marginal chipping. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 17039

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TAYLOR'S FIRST WORK FOR ADULTS. Essays in rhyme, on Morals and Manners. London. Printed by T. Miller for Taylor and Hessey, 1816. First edition. 12mo. [4], 174pp, [6]. With three terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Bound by J. Doyle of Dublin (ticket to FEP) in later dark green half-roan, tooled in gilt and blind, brown cloth boards, lettered in gilt to upper board. Rubbed, head of upper joint split. Upper hinge exposed, book-label of Lt.-Col. Mockler to FEP, pencilled ownership inscription of Elliot Mockler and inked inscription of Elgin Mockler ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27477

ARNOLD, Matthew. Essays in criticism. Leipzig. Bernard Tauchnitz, 1887. Copyright edition. Volume I only. [3], 6-272pp. Without half-title.

[Together with:] ARNOLD, Matthew. Essays in criticism: second series. Leipzig, Bernard Tauchnitz, 1892. Copyright edition. [5], 8-264pp. Without half-title.

8vo. Uniformly bound in contemporary Arts and Crafts style binding, blind-tooled calf, A.E.G., gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, first mentioned volume lettered in blind to upper board: 'CRITICISM, A DISINTERESTED ENDEAVOUR TO LEARN. PROPOGATE THE BEST THAT IS KNOWN AND ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31101

ARNOLD, Matthew. Essays in criticism. London. Macmillan and Co., 1865. First edition. 8vo. xx, 302pp., [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's gilt-decorated brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, bumping to corners. Two inked inscriptions to FEP: 'Stopford A. Brooke', 'Send it home at once'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32045

SCOTT, Walter. Essays by sir walter scott... Paris. Published by A. and W. Galignani, 1828. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], 237, [1]; [2], 202pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, contemporary book-labels of Jane Yates to both FEPs, with her inked ownership inscriptions to front blank fly-leaves, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FFEP of Vol. I, very occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22306

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EMERSON, Ralph Waldo. Essays by ralph waldo emerson: first series. London. George G. Harrap & Co., [1926]. 8vo. [6], 277pp, [1]. With half-title and engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Title page in red and black. Bound in a contemporary blind-tooled, slightly tinted arts and crafts binding, with elaborate decoration to upper board and spine. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27229

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ARMSTRONG, Edmund J[ohn]. Essays and sketches of Edmund J. Armstrong. London. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1877. First edition. 8vo. vii, [3], 306pp, [2]. With half-title and terminal advertisement leaf. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. Slightest of rubbing. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 14581

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[TYTLER, Alexander Fraser]. Essay on the principles of translation. London. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1797. Second edition, corrected and considerably enlarged. 8vo. [2], ix, [1], 416pp. With a half-title. Contemporary vellum, lettered in black to spine, all edges red. Lightly discoloured, spine dulled, a trifle rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25029