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LAUGHTON, L. G. Carr. Old ship figure-heads & sterns... London. Halton & Truscott Smith, 1925. First edition. Large quarto. Limited edition of 1,500 copies of which this is number 169. xv, [1], 281pp, [1]. With a frontispiece and a further 55 plates. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle creased and marked, small hole to lower panel, spine panel sunned. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28084
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SHOBERL, Frederic. Narrative of the most remarkable events which occurred in an near leipzig, immediately before, during, and subsequent to, the sanguinary series of engagements between The Allied Armies and the French, from the 14th to the 19th october, 1813. London. Printed for R. Ackerman, 1814. Eighth edition. 8vo. xvi, 104, 6, [2], 4pp. With two hand-coloured engraved folding maps and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's printed buff wrappers. A trifle rubbed and creased. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28085
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JAMES, G[eorge] P[ayne] R[ainsford]. The robber. Paris. Baudry's European Library, 1838. 8vo. [2], 370pp. Contemporary half-calf, marbled endpapers, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, some surface loss to upper board. Upper hinge exposed, early armorial bookplate and recent book-label of Iain J. A. S. Woolley to FEP, slight loss to head of dedication leaf. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28091
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MASEFIELD, John. Lollingdon downs and other poems, with sonnets. London. William Heinemann, [1917]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 92pp, [2]. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. Housed in later red morocco-backed red cloth slipcase. A trifle rubbed. Leaves browned. Later bookplate of Jessie Stillman Taylor to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27883
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LINDSAY, James. Sermons on various subjects. London. Printed for Richard and Arthur Taylor...for R. Hunter, 1818. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 488pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, brown calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, marked, and sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28080
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[ACTS - GEORGE III]. [Drop-head title:] An Act to continue several laws relating to the allowance upon the exportation of British-made gunpowder; to the giving further encouragement for the importation of naval stores from the British colonies in America; to the further encouraging the manufacture of British sail cloth, and to the duties payable on foreign sail cloth; to the granting a liberty to carry sugars of the growth, produce, or manufacture of any of His Majesty’s sugar colonies, directly into foreign parts, in ships built in Great Britain, and navigated according to law; to the free importation of cattle from Ireland; and to the regulating the fees of officers of the customs, and naval officers in America. London. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1772. Folio. [2], 1127-1131pp, [1]. Disbound. Scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24232
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[ACTS - George III]. [Drop-head title:] An Act to continue several laws therein mentioned relating to the allowing a drawback of the duties upon the exportation of copper bars imported; to the encouragement of the silk manufactures; and for taking off several duties on merchandize exported, and reducing other duties; to the premium upon masts, yards, and bowsprits, tar, pitch, and turpentine; to the encouraging the growth of coffee in His Majesty’s plantations in America; to the securing the duties upon foreign made sail cloth, and charging foreign made sails with a duty; and for enlarging the times limited for executing and performing several provisions, powers, and directions, in Acts of this session of Parliament. London. Printed by Mark Baskett, 1766. Folio. [2], 755-760pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24233
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[ACTS - GEORGE II]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for granting to His Majesty the sum of eight hundred thousand pounds out of the sinking fund; and for granting a sum remaining in the Exchequer, arisen by the surplus of the duties upon malt, mum, cyder, and perry, for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and forty five; and for the further appropriating the supplies granted in this session of Parliament; and for giving further time for the payment of duties omitted to be paid for the indentures or contracts of clerks and apprentices, and for the further enforcing the payment of the said duties. London. Printed by Thomas Baskett, 1745. Folio. [2], 551-567pp, [1]. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24235
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[ACTS - GEORGE I]. [Drop-head title:] An Act to continue several Acts therein mentioned for preventing frauds committed by bankrupts; for encouraging the silk manufactures of this kingdom; for preventing the clandestine running of goods; for making copper ore of the British plantations an enumerated commodity; and for explaining and amending a late Act for more effectual punishment of such, as shall wilfully burn or destroy ships. London. Printed by John Basket, 1725. Folio. [2], 485-487pp, [1]. Disbound. A trifle creased. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24237
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[ACTS - GEORGE III]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for raising a certain sum of money by loans or exchequer bills for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty three; and for further appropriating the supplies granted in this session of Parliament; and for allowing His Majesty’s subjects to import their goods and effects, being the produce of certain places ceded to France and Spain by the late treaty of peace, upon payment of the same duties as they would have been liable to, if such places had remained in His Majesty’s possession. London. Printed by Mark Baskett, 1763. Folio. [2], 383-398pp, [2]. With a final blank leaf. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24239
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[ACTS - GEORGE III]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for continuing certain laws therein mentioned relating to British sail cloth, and to the duties payable on foreign sail cloth, and to the allowance upon the exportation of British made gunpowder, and for giving further encouragement for the importation of naval stores from the British colonies in America. London. Printed by Mark Baskett, 1764. Folio. [2], 235-236pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24240
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[ACTS - GEORGE III]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for continuing so much of an Act made in the third year of His present Majesty’s reign, intituled, An Act to continue and amend two Acts made in the twenty-first and twenty-eighth years of His late Majesty’s reign, for encouraging the making of indico in the British plantations in America; and for extending the provisions of an Act of the thirtieth year of His late Majesty’s reign, with respect to bringing prize goods into this kingdom, to Spanish prize goods taken since the late declaration of war with Spain, as relates to encouraging the making of indico in the British plantations in America; and for explaining so much of an Act made in the fifth year of His present Majesty’s reign, as relates to the regulating the fees of the officers of the customs in America; and for extending the same to the naval officers there. London. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1770. Folio. [2], 691-694pp. Disbound. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24243
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[SWITZERLAND]. Gotthard furka-grimsel. [Zurich]. [Kilchberg], [s.d., c. 1930] Oblong 8vo. [20] leaves. 38 sepia illustrations after photographs. Original publisher’s pictorial buff wrappers. A trifle rubbed and marked. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27985
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[BAGHDAD]. Baghdad. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1930] Oblong 8vo. [20] leaves of photographic illustrations. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher’s printed olive-green wrappers. A trifle rubbed, creased, and marked. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24158
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[SWITZERLAND]. Engelberg. [Zurich]. [Kilchberg], [s.d., c. 1930] Oblong 8vo. [16] leaves. 32 photographic illustrations. Stapled into original publisher’s pictorial buff wrappers. Extremities a trifle rubbed and marked. Two leaves detached. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28005