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[BROWN, John]. An estimate of the manners and principles of the times. London. Printed for L. Davis, and C. Reymers...Printers to the Royal Society, 1758. Seventh edition. 8vo. In two volumes. 221, [3]; 265pp, [5]. Titles in red and black. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to Vol. I and two terminal leaves of advertisements to Vol. II. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Extremities rubbed, corners bumped. Early inked ownership inscriptions to both FEPs and title pages, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 31554
MILTON, John. A defence of the People of england, by john milton: In answer to Salmasius's Defence of the King. [s.i.]. [s.n.], 1692. First edition in English. 8vo. [8], xii, [2], 246pp, [2]. With an initial blank leaf and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, later rebacked, contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Boards worn, corners exposed. Armorial bookplate of Edward Arthur Lee to FEP, photocopies of bookseller's D. Mellor & A. L. Baxte description and receipt of sale, for £400 in 1992 to David Norman Tappenden, tipped-in to FFEP, photocopy of ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 30991
[TOPHAM, Edward]. The poetry of the world. London. Printed for J. Bell, 1788. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. vii, [5], 164; [6], 143pp, [3]. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, small worm-tracks to lower joint. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30573
PEACOCK, Reginald. A treatise proving scripture To be the Rule of Faith. London. Printed for James Adamson, 1688. Quarto. [2], xl, xli pp, [3]. Without preliminary imprimatur leaf. Modern calf, lettered in gilt. Very minor shelf-wear. Bookplate of Anne F. Sutton to FEP, early inked annotation to title page, occasional inked numerals to margins, neat paper repairs to gutter margins and text throughout (without loss of sense). More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31502
ALDIN, Cecil. Time I was dead: Pages from My Autobiography. London. Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1934. First edition. 8vo. xiv, [2], 389pp, [1].With a coloured frontispiece, eight coloured plates, 16 black and white plates, and numerous illustrations in the text. Modern green calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 31657
[INTERNATIONAL MONETARY CONFERENCE]. International monetary conference held, in compliance with the invitation extended to certain governments of europe by the government of the united states, in pursuance of the second section of the act of congress of february 28, 1878, in paris, in august, 1878, under the auspices of the ministry of foreign affairs of the republic of france. Washington. Government Printing Office, 1879. First edition. 8vo. xiv, [2], 918pp. With a folding chart. Original publisher's red pebbled cloth, stamped in blind, lettered in gilt. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31653
MITCHELL, T. H.. A system of light drill; or, Questions and Answers on the rudiments of skirmishing...also, a system of company light drill, for the instruction of young officers and non-commissioned officers, and the duties of sentries in garrison. London. W. Clowes & Sons, 1847. Fifth edition. 12mo. 84pp. With nine engraved folding plates. Partially unopened in original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Extremities rubbed and marked, corners bumped. Early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 31559
[BRITISH ARMY]. The army list. January, 1873. London. Printed by C. Roworth & Sons...For Her Majesty's Stationery Office, [1873]. 12mo. lxxxii, 362, 28pp. With a terminal advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's printed salmon pink wrappers. Extremities rubbed, chipped, creased, and heavily sunned. Scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 31561
WARREN, Samuel. Ten thousand a-year. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood and Sons, 1854. New edition. 8vo. In two volumes. v, iv, [2], 381, [1]; iv, 369pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards, marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed, spines sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 31681
[CUNNINGHAM, Peter]. Saint anne's hill. A poem. London. Printed [by S. Gosnell] for the author; sold by J. Debrett...and R. Wetton, 1800. First edition. 25, [1], 26-34pp, [1]. With a makeshift frontispiece (almost detached, and not recorded in other copies) consisting of a printed title and an engraving of Fox's villa after Reynolds. ESTC locates copies at just three British libraries (BL, Edinburgh and Oxford), and elsewhere just a single copy, at Harvard. ESTC T47027.

[Bound with:] ADAIR, R[obert]. Sketch of the character of the late duke of devonshire. ... More >
£ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23005
[FLAGS]. [Six engraved strips of flags, including naval and other maritime ensigns, opening with the British Standard, and closing with the 'Dutch New Colours' and the 'Dutch Ensign' of the Batavian Republic]. [s.i.]. [s.n,, s.d., but c.1795] Six engraved strips of hand-coloured flags, mounted to form a 12pp book. Marbled wrappers, chipped to spine and corners. Robert Stevenson's copy, boldly inscribed 'Robert Stevenson' to lower wrapper; from the recently dispersed remains of the Stevenson family library. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31283
[WASHINGTON, George]. The addresses and messages of the presidents of the united states, from washington to harrison. To which is prefixed the declaration of independence, and constitution of the united states, together with a portrait and memoir of w. h. harrison. New York. Edward Walker, 1841. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], xxiv, [1], 6-716pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, spine dulled, corners exposed. Frontispiece browned, offsetting to title, foot of text-block dampstained, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31041
[SOCIETY FOR THE EXTINCTION OF THE SLAVE TRADE]. [Society for the Extinction of the Slave Trade and for the Civilization of Africa, advertisement to verso of One Penny Mulready letter-sheet]. [London]. Dimensions unfolded: 220 x 200 mm; folded: 133 x 88 mm.. Single leaf mulready letter- sheet, folded addressed to 'Mrs Clive, Sanderstead, Croydon, Surrey', postmarked Frome with the 306 duplex cancellation to folded front, and further post-marks of Croydon and Frome dated September 1844, to folded verso. Some tears to folds, margins, without loss of text, remains of opened wax seal and old paper repairs to recto. More > £ 3,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 30000
[MATCHAM, George]. The singer's companion. Or a selection of songs. Collected from the first Authors. [Bath]. [1803]. Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [15] leaves, eight used, the remainder blank. Sewn, as issued, in original printed wrappers, upper wrapper with 'Table of Weights and Measures' and the imprint 'I. Marsden, Printer, Colchester'. Extremities rubbed, creased, and dust-soiled, with some edge-wear. Internally clean and crisp. From the recently dispersed Newhouse estate of the Eyre-Matcham family. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to upper wrapper of 'George Matcham. Esq. ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 29308
[FAIRLESS, Joseph]. [An album of manuscript observations concerning British history, with press-cuttings and ephemera]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [c. 1850-71] Folio. Manuscript on paper. [115] leaves. Numerous press-cuttings and ephemeral articles pasted in. Recent half-calf, navy cloth boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Very occasional light spotting.

[Loosely inserted:] FAIRLESS, Joseph. A guide to the abbey church, &c., at hexham, northumberland. Hexham. Edward Pruddah, 1853. First edition. 16pp. Disbound. Adhesive residue to spine. More >
£ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 26586
[JAMAICA]. The new Jamaica Almanack, and register, Calculated to the Meridian of the Island for the Year of our Lord 1794. Being the Second after Bissextile or Leap Year. [Second Edition - Carefully Corrected]. Saint Jago de la Vega. Printed by David Dickson, for Thomas Stevenson, Stationer, Kingston, [1794]. 12mo in 6s. 146pp, [14]. With two hand-coloured engraved leaves of plates depicting 'Signals for distinguishing the Several Packets on the Falmouth Station' bound in before title. Variously interleaved at front, with numerous blanks at end inserted, some of which removed. Contemporary, perhaps original gilt-tooled wallet-format calf over card boards, the fold-over flap missing, but with an open fore-edge to upper board with marbled paper-lined pocket. Rubbed and ... More > £ 6,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30515
[PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM]. [A photograph album including many of India]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1927-35] Oblong quarto. [31] leaves. 317 mounted photographs. Contemporary gilt-ruled black half-morocco, green buckram boards, later rebacked preserving contemporary backstrip. Rubbed, lower board and four leaves detached. One photograph and one postcard loosely inserted. Inked ownership inscription of Blanche Ferguson to recto of initial leaf. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30959
[SCOTT, Clement]. The Theatre. a monthly review and magazine. vol. I. new series. august, 1878, to january 1879 [- vol. II. new series. february to july 1879.]. London. Wyman & Sons, 1878. First edition. Large 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. iv, 458; iv, 410pp. With photographic plates throughout. Contemporary black half-morocco, brown cloth boards, tooled and lettered in gilt, marbled edges. Extremities heavily rubbed. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. Inscribed to FFEP: 'To Larry, with my best wishes for many Happy Birthdays: + my love – + gratitude for much. Bernard. 22:May:1949'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31393