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Photo of "The Fate of Lewellyn; or, ..."
A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF TRURO SCHOOL [POLWHELE, Richard]. The Fate of Lewellyn; or, the druid's sacrifice. A legendary tale. To which is added, The genius of carnbre', a poem. Bath. Printed by R. Crutwell, for the Author, 1777. First edition. Quarto. [6], 5-55pp, [1]. Modern green wrappers. Book-label of J. O. Edwards to verso of upper wrapper. Small marginal worm-track running throughout, blank lower margin of leaf F1 shaved, ink-stamps of Merton House to terminal leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30003
Photo of "Retrospections; a soldier's story"
[BUNBURY, Selina]. Retrospections; a soldier's story. Dublin. William Curry, Jun. and Co., 1829. First edition. 12mo. 294pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary green half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, spotted. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30076
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DICKENS, Charles. Dombey and son. London. Bradbury and Evans, 1848. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 624pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 38 engraved plates by H. K. Browne. Without half-title or errata leaf. Contemporary gilt-tooled green half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Oswald Augustus Smith to recto of front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting, offsetting. First Edition, early issue, with none of the usual ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30133
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MANNING, William. The glow-worm. London. Frank T. Sabin, 1896. Quarto. Limited edition of 112 copies, 100 of which for sale. [8], 17pp, [47]. Title in red and black. With an additional illustrated title-page and 21 engraved illustrations in the text by Westley Horton. Uncut in original publisher's pictorial buckram. Extremities rubbed, marked, and dulled. Endpapers browned, later ink ownership inscription of 'The Spitfire Library' to head of additional title. Manuscript note to limitation page: 'Subscribing ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30204
Photo of "For freedom's sake"
PATERSON, Arthur. For freedom's sake. London. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1896. First edition. 8vo. viii, 323pp, [5]. With two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, and marked. Endpapers browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30341
Photo of "The triumphs of temper. A ..."
[HAYLEY, William] . The triumphs of temper. A poem: in six cantos.. Chichester . Printed by J. Seagrave; for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1803. Twelfth edition, corrected. 8vo. xii, 163pp. With an engraved frontispiece and five further engraved plates by Maria Flaxman. Contemporary gilt-tooled half calf, marbled boards. Rubbed and marked, with surface loss and staining to boards, joints starting. Lengthy inked gift inscription to FFEP. Very occasional light scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30564
Photo of "The warning voice of a ..."
MILNES, Richard. The warning voice of a hermit abroad, who has been compelled to write in his justification, and he hopes for the good of mankind, under the protecting hand of divine providence, (For which he can never be thankful enough.) Through a long and tedious passage of the most imminent perils and dangers of being extinguished, and sent to his grave.. Wakefield. Printed for the author, by E. Waller, 1825. First edition. Quarto. 181pp, [3]. Printed in double columns. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue paper boards, recently rebacked. Boards rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30626
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B., D. B. The little hill station and other sketches & verses. Bombay. Thacker & Co., [s.d., c. 1910] First edition. 12mo. 109pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth-backed green paper boards, lettered in black to upper board 'The little hill station And other sketches & verses By D. B. B. to P/ F.' Rubbed and marked. Contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30632
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DE SERVIEZ, Jacques Roergas. The roman empresses; or, the history of the lives and secret intrigues of the wives of the twelve cæsars. London. The Walpole Press, 1899. Fine Library edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xvi, 499pp, [1]; viii, 573pp, [1]. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in modern gilt-tooled blue half-morocco. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Very lightly rubbed. Armorial bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to FEP of both volumes. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30904
Photo of "The book of common prayer, ..."
[LITURGY - English]. The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to The Church of England; with notes upon the epistles, gospels, and psalms, By a Member of the Established Church. London. Sold by Otridge and Son et al., 1813. First edition. 8vo. xxvi, 482pp. Printed in double columns. Handsomely bound in near contemporary richly gilt-tooled red straight-grain morocco, lettered in gilt to upper board 'Wm. Vavasour', A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, newspaper clipping pasted to FEP, extracts of devotional verse in manuscript to blank fly-leaves, later newspaper clippings relating to the Vavasour family to front blank fly- leaf, very occasional light spotting, terminal ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30910
Photo of "Lara, a tale. Jacqueline, a ..."
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[BYRON, Lord]. [ROGERS, Samuel].. Lara, a tale. Jacqueline, a tale.. London. Printed for J. Murray, 1814. First edition. 8vo. 128pp. With a half-title. Finely bound by Bayntun-Riviere of Bath (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in modern gilt-tooled blue calf, contrasting red and brown morocco lettering-pieces, A.E.G., marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles. Lightly rubbed, joints creased. Very occasional light spotting. W. A. Foyle's copy, with his morocco bookplate to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31057
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[NAPIER, Francis, Baron Napier and Ettrick]. [Drop-head title:] The demon chain: A Legend of the Swedish Counts of Piper. [London]. [s.n.], [1853]. 170-172pp.

[Bound with: [Drop-head title:] Pinocchi. [London], [s.n.], [1856]. 438-442pp.

8vo. Handsomely bound in contemporary red half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Baron Napier to FEP, nine press- cuttings, dated 1883-1891, relating to Napier's involvement in the restoration of Edinburgh castle.

With three A.L.S. loosely inserted:

- The first, on Windsor Castle stationery, dated 30th ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31080
Photo of "An institute of the law ..."
ERSKINE, John. An institute of the law of scotland. In four books. In the Order of Sir George Mackenzie's Institutions of that Law. Edinburgh. Printed for Bell & Bradfute, 1793. Third edition. Folio. Two volumes bound as one. x, 813pp, [57]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, slight loss to head and foot of spine. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of James Ewing to recto of FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31157
Photo of "Military instructions for the drill, ..."
[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