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FOSTER, William. The truth will out or the yolk laid on the right shoulders. London. Frederick Warne & Co., [s.d., c. 1920] Oblong 8vo. 16pp. With an engraved colour frontispiece and numerous illustrations in the text by Foster. Original publisher’s pictorial paper boards. Lightly rubbed and spotted. Early inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 25141

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[ROMAN CATHOLICISM]. A parallel between Transubstantiation and the Incarnation; shewing That the Objections against Transubstantiation are also against the Incarnation. London. [s.n.], 1747. 8vo. 7pp, [1]. Advertisement for 'J. Marmaduke, bookseller' to verso of final leaf. Disbound. Manuscript annotation to head of title-page, a trifle marked, foxed. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 15403

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[BABYLON]. [Drop-head title:] Plan of the ruins of the city of babylon. [London?]. Reproduced by Survey Party M.E.F., [1918]. Dimensions 320 x 410 mm. Single sheet, printed on one side only. Old horizontal and vertical folds. Spotted, two small holes. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28026

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[JERUSALEM]. [Caption title:] Jerusalem map 1952. [Jerusalem]. [Jahshan Bros.], [1952]. Dimensions 480 x 660 mm. Single sheet, printed on one side only. Pasted into original publisher’s pictorial powder blue wrappers. A trifle creased. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28029

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[REMBRANDT]. Rembrandt tentoonstelling ter herdenking van de geboorte van rembrandt op 15 juli 1606. [Haarlem]. [Joh. Enschede ed Zonen], 1956. First edition. 8vo. xxiv, 215pp, [1]. Numerous black and white photographic illustrations in the text. Contemporary green half-morocco, dark green cloth boards, tooled and lettered in gilt to spine. Original publisher's pictorial upper wrapper bound in. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of half-title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28051

LYND, Sylvia. The yellow placard. London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1931. First edition. 8vo. 80pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, loss to lettering-piece. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Humbert Wolfe / from / Sylvia Lynd / a fragment of her / debt. 4. 4. 31.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27005

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GRESWELL, Rev. W. Parr. Memoirs of angelus politianus, actius sincerus sannazarius, petrus bembus, hieronymous fracastorius, marcus antonius flaminius, and the amalthei... Manchester. Printed by R. & W. Dean & Co. for Cadell and Davies, 1801. First edition. 8vo. [2], ii, 211pp, [1]. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's marbled paper boards. Heavily rubbed, joints split, without spine panel. Scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28061

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CHATEAUBRIAND, [Francois Auguste Rene], Vicomte De. The monarchy according to the charter. London. Printed for John Murray, 1816. First edition in English. 8vo. xvi, 252pp. Original publisher's red cloth, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece. Light rubbed, sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 28060

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LABAUME, Eugene. A circumstantial narrative of The Campaign in Russia... London. Printed for Samuel Leigh, 1815. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 416pp. With three engraved folding maps (one hand-coloured) Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28059

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[COTTON, Charles]. Scarronides or, vigile Travestie. A Mock-Poem, On the First and Fourth Books of virgils aenaeis in English; Burlesque. London. Printed by J[ames] C[ottrell] for Henry Brome, 1670. 8vo. [2], 150pp. The imitation of the fourth book has separate dated title page on p. 63. Recent blind-ruled calf, morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Minor shelf-wear. Margins shaved, slight loss to lower corner of leaf D4, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28046

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[ACTS - GEORGE III]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for granting a bounty upon the importation of white oak staves, and heading, from the British colonies or plantations in America. London. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1771. Folio. [2], 1227-1234pp, [2]. With a final blank leaf. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24231

[ACTS - GEORGE III]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for allowing the importation of wheat, wheat flour, rye, rye meal, and Indian corn, into this kingdom, for a limited time, free of duty. London. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1772. Folio. [2], 775-776pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24244

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BOWRING, John. Poetry of the magyars, preceded by a sketch of the language and literature of hungary and transylvania. London. Printed for the author, and sold by Robert Heward et al., 1830. First edition. 8vo. xvi, lxxxiii, [1], 312pp [4]. With a list of subscriber's and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's olive green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, marked, sunned, and a trifle bumped, chipping to head of spine. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, spotted. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Mr James Bird / Yoxford / with ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19795

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[RYLANDS, John]. In memoriam: john rylands: Born february 7, 1801 Died december 11, 1888. Manchester. Printed for Private Circulation, 1889. First edition. Quarto. 72pp. With a half-title and a photogravure frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-tooled black morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Extremities slightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally immaculate. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18554

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SMITH, Charles John. Historical and literary curiosities, consisting of fac-similes of original documents; scenes of remarkable events and interesting localities; and birth-places, residences, portraits, and monuments, of eminent literary characters; with a variety of reliques and antiquities connected with the same subjects. London. Henry G. Bohn, 1845. First edition in book form. Quarto. [2], viii, [96]pp. With 95 engraved plates (five of them folding and nine with contemporary hand-colouring) and five woodcut vignettes. Original publisher's brown half-morocco, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. With a 4pp publisher's prospectus loosely inserted. With a tipped-in single sheet A.L.S. from the author to an unidentified recipient: 'Dear Sir, Iam going ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19510

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[WILLETT, Ralph]. Merly library. A catalogue of the well known and celebrated library of the late ralph willett, esq. Brought from his Seat at Merly, in the County of Dorset...which will be sold by auction, by leigh and sotheby...On Monday, December 6, 1813... [London]. [Leigh and Sotheby], [1813]. 8vo. [4], 103pp, [1]. With a final page of auctioneer's advertisements. Disbound. Title a trifle marked, scattered spotting.

[Together with:] Prices of books, &c. in the library of the late ralph willett, esq. of merly, dorsetshire. [London]. [Leigh and Sotheby], [1814]. 8vo. [2], 25pp, [1]. Disbound. Light damp-staining to fore-edge. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 16380

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ASH, John. Grammatical institutes; or, an easy introduction to Dr. Lowth's English Grammar: designed for the use of schools... London. Printed for Charles Dilly, 1781. New edition. 12mo. xxii, [1], 24-174pp, [6]. Contemporary blind-tooled sheep. Lightly rubbed and bumped, chipping to head of spine. Near contemporary ownership inscriptions and pen-trials of Ann and Lucy Bayliffe to endpapers and head of p.28. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20981

WADE, George. A short inquiry into the doctrine of the trinity, As it is laid down in H. Scripture. Wherein the Errors of Dr. Clarke, Relating to that Subject, are Examin'd, and Confuted. London. Printed by H. P. for G. Strahan, 1722. First edition. [16], 90pp, [2]. ESTC T96536.

[Bound with:] NOTTINGHAM, [Daniel Finch], Earl of. The answer of the Earl of Nottingham to Mr. Whiston's Letter to Him, Concerning the Eternity of the Son of God, and Of the Holy Ghost. London. Printed for Edward Valentine, 1721. First edition. [2], vi, 163pp, [1]. ESTC N2034

[And:] ALTHAM, R. A charge Deliver'd to the clergy of the Arch-Deaconry of ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 27786

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[REEVES AND TURNER]. [A collection of mid-nineteenth century bookseller's advertisement catalogues]. [London]. [William Bowden], [1864-66] 8vo. 18 separately issued catalogues (numbers 158, 159, 161, 162 (parts 1 and 2), 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168 (parts 1 and 2), 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, and 174). Bound together in contemporary blind-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, recently rebacked preserving contemporary red morocco lettering-piece. Boards rubbed. Scattered spotting. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown of Scottish advocate and antiquary Alexander Thomson of Banchory (1798-1868). More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 21083

BURTON, John Hill. The Book-Hunter etc. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood and Sons, 1882. New edition. 8vo. x, civ, 427pp, [1]. With an etched frontispiece, a tinted wood-engraved plate, and two vignettes. Extra-illustrated with 68 engravings/chromolithographs (predominantly portraits of prominent authors, but also illustrations of fine bindings), two leaves extracted from later publications, and two tipped-in A.L.S. in the hand of Katharine Burton (the author's second wife). Contemporary red morocco, lettered in gilt to spine. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, later book-label of ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 20584