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HOADLY, Benjamin. A brief defense of episcopal ordination...And a Postscript relating to the Third Part of Mr. Calamy's Defense of Moderate Non-Conformity. . London. Printed by H. Clark, 1707. First edition. 8vo. [14], 400pp. Contemporary panelled sprinkled calf, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. A crisp copy, a little rubbed and marked, with some wear to edges and scuff to lower board. Staining to endpapers and spotting throughout, title page browned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33230
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[BURT, Edward]. Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London;...interspers'd with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland. . London. Printed for S. Birt, 1754. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [1], x, 344pp; [2], 368pp, [1]. With an engraved map to Vol. I and a further eight engraved plates across both volumes. Contemporary calf, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-pieces. Heavily worn, with significant splitting to joints of both volumes. Armorial bookplate of the Earls of Hopetoun to FEP and ink-stamps of Alex. D. Denny, Dumbarton to FFEPs, of each volume. Some staining ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33422
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MUIR, James Hamilton. Glasgow in 1901. Glasgow and Edinburgh. William Hodge & Company, 1901. First edition. 8vo. [16], 255pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 52 engraved illustrations depicting landmarks of Glasgow, and a large map of Glasgow and suburbs to rear. Finely bound by Ramage of London in twentieth century gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled papers board, T.E.G., marbled endpapers. An attractive copy; some more significant spotting to edges, with light spotting throughout. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33404
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WOODLEY, Rev. George. A view of the present state of the scilly islands: exhibiting their Vast Importance to the British Empire.. London. F. C. and J. Rivington, 1822. First edition. 8vo. [1], xviii, [1], 344pp. With half-title and large folding map of the Scilly isles. Uncut in original boards, recently rebacked with a new spine label. Quite worn and marked, with significant bumping to edges and corners. Heavy spotting and a little staining to title and preface, then lighter spotting across remainder of text. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33401
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MOTHERSOLE, Jessie. The Isles of Scilly Their Story their Folk & their Flowers. London. The Religious Tract Society, [1910]. First edition. Quarto. [2], xii, [1], 244pp, [1]. With an illustrated colour frontispiece and 24 further illustrations depicting the landscapes of the Scilly Isles. Original publisher's gilt-tooled blue cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, slight spotting throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33395
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BEHN, Mrs [Aphra]. All the histories and novels Written by the Late Ingeious Mrs. behn, Intire in Two Volumes. Published by Mr. Charles Gildon.. London. Printed by J.D. for M.P. and sold by A. Bettesworth...and F. Clay, 1722. Seventh edition, Corrected. 12mo. xii, 324; 336pp. With the half-title ('Mrs. Behn's Novels, In Two Volumes') and portrait frontispiece (with modern interleaf) engraving of the author (by Robert White, after John Riley) to Vol I, but without the six engraved 'Cuts' referred to on the title. Early twentieth-century gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G., by Stikeman. A little rubbed to extremities, especially upper joint of Vol. I., some browning to endpapers ... More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 32495
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SUMNER, John Bird. Apostolical preaching considered, in an examination of st. paul's epistles.. London. J. Hatchard and Son, 1826. Fifth edition. 8vo. v, [3], 334pp, [4]. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting brown morocco lettering piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, with some discolouration to head of boards. Armorial bookplate of General A. M. K. Hamilton to FEP. Slight browning to endpapers and edges of front blank fly-leaves and title, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33451
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[BURNET], Gilbert. Some sermons preach'd on several occasions; and an essay towards a new book of homilies, in seven sermons, Prepar'd at the Desire of Archbishop Tillotson, and some other Bishops. . London. Printed for John Churchill, 1713. 8vo. xxv, [7], 349pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled and blind-panelled speckled calf, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Light rubbing and marking to extremities. Some staining to endpapers, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33414
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UREN, J.G.. Scilly and the scillonians . Plymouth. The "Western Morning News" Co., Ltd., Printers, 1907. First edition. 8vo. [6], [5]-149pp, [3]. Original publisher's gilt-stamped green cloth, lettered in blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, some bumping to spine. With very light spotting and inked ownership inscription of 'Samuel Arthur' to title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33393
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[COUNTY OF LONDON ASYLUMS COMMITTEE]. [SMITH, Wm. Chas. Cliford]. Notes of a visit to continental and british asylums compiled for the asylums committee of the london county council. Presented to, and printed by order of, the Asylums Committee, 16th July 1901. London. Printed for the London County Council, by Jas. Truscott and Son, [1901]. Folio. v, [1], 30pp, ff31-33, 34-55pp, ff56, 57-103pp. With a further 17 unnumbered leaves of photographic plates or plans. Original cloth-backed printed paper boards. Somewhat worn, with a split to upper joint at head (and concomitantly, to inner hinge), and marginal loss to foot of upper board. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 24286
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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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LLOYD, Elizabeth Maria. Exercises in the gospel narrative of the life of our lord, (chronologically arranged) in a series of questions and answers...accompanied by fifty illustrations, from designs of the old masters. London. Published for R. Mimpriss, by Sampson Low, 1834. Third edition. 16mo. vii, [5], 108pp, 16. Original publisher's limp green cloth, A.E.G. With eight terminal publisher's advertisement leaves, printed on pink paper. The fifty tinted illustrations (by Guido Reni, L. Jordeans, Houbraken, and others, and engraved by J. C. Zeitterplates) are presented on 42 stiff cards (several are two to a card). Housed in original publisher's green cloth slipcase, lettered and tooled in gilt. Extremities lightly rubbed, ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 32476