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[ROYAL NAVY]. A proposal for the Encouragement of Seamen to serve more readily in His Majesty's Navy, for preventing of Desertion, supporting their Wives and Families, and for the easier and quieter Government of His Majesty's Ships. London. Printed for A. Millar, 1758. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi, [1], 8-32pp. Without half-title. Recent plain paper boards. Very minor wear to extremities. Recent endpapers, marginal pen-trials to p.32, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15515
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[ROYAL NAVY]. A list of the flag officers and other commissioned officers of His Majesty's fleet; with the dates of their respective commissions. London. Printed by Henry Teape, 1823. 8vo. 135, [1], 253pp, [1]. Contemporary calf backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavy rubbing and cracking to spine, without marbled paper to upper board and loss of majority to lower board. Light damp-staining to preliminaries, several gathering protruding from text-block, spots of dust-soiling, ink deletions to entries of first 10 pages. Ink ownership inscription to recto of FFEP; 'Captain Macnamara / R.N. / ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 11708
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[ROYAL NAVY]. [Drop-head title:] A list of the Flag-Officers of His Majesty's Fleet: with the dates of their First Commissions, as Admirals, Vice-Admirals, Rear-Admirals, and Captains. [London]. [s.n.], [1799]. [10], 120 leaves. Predominantly printed on versos only with rectos blank. ESTC T101523.

[Bound with:] [ROYAL NAVY]. An alphabetical list of the Commission Officers of his majesty's fleet: with the dates of their First Commissions. [London]. [s.n.], [1799]. 176pp. ESTC T101543.

8vo. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked.Marbled endpapers, occasional spotting. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24138
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[ROYAL NAVY]. The proceedings at large of the court-martial, on the trial of The Honourable Augustus Keppel...for the admiral, and published by his permission. London. Printed for J. Alomn, 1779. First edition. [2], 184, 10pp.

[Bound with:] Minutes of the proceedings at a court-martial, Assembled for the trial of Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser, Bart....Published by order of The Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. London. Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1779. First edition. [4], 95pp, [1].

Folio. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed, surface loss to boards, joints split ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 16016
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[ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE]. His majesty's warrant: containing the rules, orders and regulations Necessary in the First Instance for the formation, conduct, and good government of the junior department of the royal military college, also the regulations For the Formation of the collegiate board, with the authorities vested in the sameJunior department. London. Printed by March and Teape, 1802. First edition. Quarto. Large paper copy. 36pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, black morocco lettering-piece to upper board. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, internally immaculate. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28401
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[ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, WOOLWICH]. Treatises on mechanical drawings: on the arms in use: on permanent fortification: the attack and defence of fortresses: and on military marines. Compiled by the professor and instructors, and printed for the use of The Gentlemen Cadets, at the royal military academy, woolwich. Woolwich. Printed by E. Jones, Library, Thomas Street, January, 1847 [4], 144pp. Some marking and occasional marginal annotations/drawing.

[Bound with:] GORE, R[alph]. Notes on fortification. Manuscript on paper, [2], 39pp. With decorative title and 15 hand sketched fortification diagrams.

Quarto. Contemporary burgundy half morocco, cloth, gilt, lettered 'Fortification Notes. / R.M.A. / R. Gore. Rubbing to extremities, marking to boards. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 16293
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[ROYAL MARINES]. A list of the officers of his majesty's royal marine forces, with the numbers of the companies stationed at each of the four head-quarters. Also, alist of the officers who have been allowed to retire upon their full pay: and a list of the reduced officers of the said forces; with an alphabetical list of the whole. London. Printed by S. Brooke, [1816]. 8vo. [2], 71pp predominantly printed on versos only, 83pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled red straight-grain morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, damp-stained, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, Armorial bookplate of William Henry to FEP, ink-stamps of the Law Society of London to front blank fly-leaves, blank recto of p.6, and rear blank fly-leaf. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27801
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[ROYAL KALENDAR]. The royal kalendar; or complete and correct annual register for England, Scotland, Ireland, and America, for the year 1769... London. Printed for J. Almon et al., [1769]. xii, 277pp, [11]. With 48 engraved plates depicting 381 armorial bearings. ESTC N60818.

[Bound with:] RIDER, Cardanus. Rider's British Merlin: for the Year of our Lord God 1769... London. Printed by H. Woodfall, 1768. [60]pp. ESTC T155265.

12mo. Contemporary calf, gilt. Extremities worn, some surface loss, chipping and worming to spine, later naive glue repairs to foot. Hinges exposed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23901
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[ROYAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY]. [A manuscript memorial volume]. [London?]. [s.n.], [1951]. Large quarto. Manuscript on paper. 963 autographs pasted on 64 leaves. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-stamped red morocco, decorative endpapers, housed in custom red cloth clamshell case. Clean and crisp. Case rubbed and marked. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 30440
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[ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH]. The history and statutes of the royal infirmary of edinburgh. Edinburgh. Printed by Balfour and Smellie, 1778. Quarto. 94pp. With two engraved folding plates depicting the facade of the infirmary, and a plan of the interior respectively. Nineteenth-century green buckram, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, some marking, spine separating, with some loss. Recent ownership inscription and private library shelf-label of Robert Croall to front-endpapers, small hole to title-page - not touching text, occasional dust-soiling, spotting to plates. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 18935
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[ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY]. Annual report for 1892. London. Offices of the Society, 1893. First edition. 8vo. 153pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers. Rubbed and marked, with very small cracks to head and foot of spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33429
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[ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY]. Annual report for 1890. London. Offices of the Society, 1891. First edition. 8vo. [2], 155pp, [3]. With a large double-page illustration bound between pages 136 and 137 depicting the Icemen of the Royal Humane Society. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting burgundy morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers. Rubbed and marked, with some wear to joints. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33427
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[ROYAL EDINBURGH VOLUNTEERS]. Military instructions for the drill, manual, and platoon exercises, intended for the use of the volunteers of the united kingdom...respectfully dedicated to the officers of the royal edinburgh volunteers. Edinburgh. Published by Denham and Dick, 1803. 12mo. 60pp. With an engraved folding frontispiece. Uncut in later brown cloth. Light shelf-wear. Scattered spotting. Recently dispersed from the Cottlesloe Military Library 'probably the most extensive private collection of early printed books focused on military matters', with the bookplate of Thomas Francis Fremantle, 3rd Lord Cottesloe (1862-1965) to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31221
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[ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS]. Report on examination of medical practitioners. Drawn up by a committee of the royal college of physicians of edinburgh. Received and ordered to be printed 7th may 1833. Edinburgh. Printed by Neill & Company, 1833. First edition. Quarto. viii, 132pp. With manuscript leaf by F. H. Davidson, President of the Royal College of Physicians, tipped in facing title, later ink-stamp of the Ministry of Health to verso. Uncut in modern cloth-backed paper boards, printed paper label to upper board. Scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30597