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[BROADSIDE BALLADS]. [Drop-head title:] Where the grass Grows Green... London. W. S. Fortey, [s.d., between 1858 and 1885] Dimensions 190 x 250 mm. Single leaf broadside. Printed in two columns. With two woodcut vignettes. A trifle creased, numerous minute holes to edges. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24621

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[UNIVERSAL SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE]. [Drop-head title:] Universal Society of the Friends of the People. [London?]. [s.n.], [1792?] 8vo. 4pp. Disbound. Single bifolium, separated into two leaves. Lightly spotted. Short tear head of second leaf. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29107

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[PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY]. [Drop-head title:] Under the immediate Patronage of Their Majesties. Philharmonic Society. (Twenty-second season.) 1834. List of subscribers. [London]. [C. & W. Reynell], [1834]. Folio. Single bifolium. 4pp. Three old horizontal folds, a trifle creased, spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 26176

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[NAPOLEON]. [Drop-head title:] Under the patronage of her most gracious majesty, his royal highness prince albert, &c. Royal surrey zoological gardens, The summer season at this Favourite place of Fashionable Resort will commence on monday, may 13th, 1850, tuesday, 14th, wednesday, 15th, thursday, 16th and be continued on each of those days throughout the Season. First representation of an entirely new-modelled dioramic picture, representing the passage of the alps by napoleon & his army, the largest picture in the world... [London]. J. W. Peel, [1850]. Dimensions 450 x 290 mm. Single leaf broadside. Central old vertical fold, two old horizontal folds. A trifle dampstained. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30476

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[QUEEN ANNE]. [Drop-head title:] To the queen's Most Excellent majesty. The Humble address Of Your majesty's Commissioners of lieutenancy for the City of london. London. Printed for A. Baldwin, 1710. Dimensions 200 x 350 mm. Single leaf broadside, edges uncut. Disbound, calf remnants to left-hand edge, browned. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33214

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[DUKE OF WELLINGTON]. [Drop-head title:] To be given away! The Duke of Wellington, a whole-length portrait of the great warrior and statesman, representing him in his tent on the field of waterloo will be given to all purchasers of the new cheap london weekly newspaper, the magnet... [London]. Rogers, Printer, [1837]. Dimensions 200 x 120 mm. Single leaf broadside. Mounted on later paper. A trifle creased. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31396

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[TALES AND STORIES]. [Drop-head title:] The waggon load of gold. Part I. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] 8pp. With numerous woodcut illustrations in the text.

[Bound with:] [Drop-head title:] The waggon load of gold. Part II. [s.i.] [s.n.], [s.d.] 8pp. With numerous woodcut illustrations in the text.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] The house that jack built. [s.i.] [s.n.], [s.d.] 8pp. With numerous woodcut illustrations in the text.

[And:] [Drop-head tile:] Jack jingle. [s.i.] [s.n.], [s.d.] 8pp. With numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32533

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[BROADSIDE BALLADS]. [Drop-head title:] The Rolling river. [Helston, Cornwall]. R. Woolcock, [s.d., c. 1850] Dimensions 180 x 250 mm. Single leaf broadside. Text within ornamental border. With a woodcut vignette. A trifle creased, some chipping/short tears to margins, later paper repair to lower right-hand corner. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24625

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[LYME REGIS]. [Drop-head title:] The petition of Henry Holt Henley Esq; complaining of an Undue Election and Return for the Borough of Lyme-Regis. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1728]. Dimensions 200 x 320 mm. Single sheet. Docket title to verso. Lightly browned and spotted. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30974

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[QUEEN VICTORIA]. [Drop-head title:] The patriotic declaration of her most Gracious Majesty, queen victoria, Made in Council, on the 20th of June, 1837. [London]. Hodson, [1837]. Dimensions 220 x 370 mm. Single leaf broadside. Mounted on later card sheet.

[Together with:] [Drop-head title:] Biographical sketch of his Royal Highness the duke of kent; Father of her present Majesty. [London]. Hodson, [1837?] Dimensions 220 x 370 mm. Single leaf broadside. Mounted on later card sheet.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] The answer to the address of the city of london, of her Royal Highness, the duchess of kent; on ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33194

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[WILLCOCK, John]. [Drop-head title:] The particulars of a desirable leasehold estate, situate On the West Side of St. James's Hay-Market...Which will be Sold by Auction, By Mr. Willcock... [London]. [s.n.], [1799]. Dimensions 200 x 330 mm. Single leaf broadside, edges uncut. Old central horizontal fold. A trifle dusty. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33201

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WALKER, Thomas. [Drop-head title:] The original. No. I. [- No.XXIV]. [London]. [Ibotson and Palmer], [1835]. 380pp. Without general title page (presumably issued with a later number?)

[Bound with:] The municipal corporation reform act. An abstract of the act...intituled an act to provide for the regulation of municipal corporations in england and wales...London. Printed by Dean and Munday, [1835]. 30pp.

[And:] [JONES, Thomas, Mrs.] An account of the loss of the wesleyan missionaries...in the maria mail-boat off the island of antigua, ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22566

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[SOCIETY OF MINES ROYAL]. [Drop-head title:] The Office-Keepers answer to A Scandalous Reflection on them by the Societies of the Mines-Royal, &c.. [London]. [s.n.], [1715?]. Single sheet. Stab-stitch holes and remains of binding to gutter. Docket title printed to verso. Creased, browned, and damp-stained. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22460

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EHRMAN, J. P. W.. [Drop-head title:] The official papers transferred by pepys to the admiralty by 12 july 1689. [London]. [s.n.], [1948]. First offprint edition. Quarto. [1], 256-270pp. Later blue cloth. Light shelf-wear. Spotting to endpapers. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of first page: 'With love - Ehrman'. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21946

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[CAM]. [Drop-head title:] The Lantern of the Cam. [Cambridge]. [Printed by F. Talbot... and Published for the Proprietors by G. J. Preston], [1871-73] Quarto. Vol. I, no. 1 (Jan. 32nd 1871) - Vol. I, no. 3 (April 1871); Special number (Dec. 1873). All published. 14, 4pp. With four photo-lithographed plates (two of which folding). Contemporary green cloth, original publisher's pictorial upper wrapper pasted to upper board. Lightly rubbed and discoloured. Scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 17699

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[BROADSIDE BALLAD]. [Drop-head title:] The faithless captain, Or betrayed Virgin. [London]. [J. Pitts], [s.d., c. 1820-44] Dimensions 360 x 250 mm. Single leaf broadside, edges uncut. Printed in four columns. With three woodcut vignettes. Old central vertical fold. A trifle creased and marked. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31852

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[NAPIER, Francis, Baron Napier and Ettrick]. [Drop-head title:] The demon chain: A Legend of the Swedish Counts of Piper. [London]. [s.n.], [1853]. 170-172pp.

[Bound with: [Drop-head title:] Pinocchi. [London], [s.n.], [1856]. 438-442pp.

8vo. Handsomely bound in contemporary red half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Baron Napier to FEP, nine press- cuttings, dated 1883-1891, relating to Napier's involvement in the restoration of Edinburgh castle.

With three A.L.S. loosely inserted:

- The first, on Windsor Castle stationery, dated 30th ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31080

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[CHRISTIANITY]. [Drop-head title:] The danger of delay. London. Printed by Cave & Co., [s.d., c. 1820] 12mo. 12pp. Disbound. A trifle creased, initial and terminal leaves dust-soiled. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33020

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[WILLIAM BAIN & COMPANY]. [Drop-head title:] The "corrimony' fence, a new system of wire fencing, Designed by thomas ogilvy, Esq. of Corrimony, Inverness-shire. Manufactured by william bain & company, patentees, lochrin iron works, home street, edinburgh. Edinburgh. Banks & Co. [s.d., c. 1876] Folio. Single bifolium. Seven old horizontal folds, else clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31294

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[GOMELDON, Elizabeth]. [Drop-head title:] The case of Elizabeth Gomeldon, Widow. [London]. [s.n.], [1720]. Folio. 2pp. Docket title to verso. Stab-stitch holes to gutter margin, lightly toned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24226