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TASSIE, William. Descriptive Catalogue of a collection of devices and mottos english, french, and italian, from Engraved Seals, formed in composition paste, and sold by william tassie, leicester-square. London. Printed by William Bulmer and Co., 1816. First edition. 12mo. [8], 43pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's printed powder blue paper boards, recently rebacked in black cloth. Ink-stamp of the Birmingham Assay Office to front blank fly-leaf, later inked gift inscription and annotation to half-title, manuscript numerals to REP, occasional paper repairs to gutter margins, scattered spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 30905
VERITAS. The letters of veritas, re-published from the montreal herald; containing A Succinct Narrative of the military administration of sir george prevost, During his Commnad in the canadas; Whereby it will appear Manifest, that the merit of preserving them from conquest Belongs not to Him. Glasgow. Re-printed by and for R. Chapman, 1815. 12mo. 111pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Rubbed and dust-soiled, some loss to backstrip. Very small burn mark to foot of title page. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32604
JONES, Sir William. The poetical works. London. Printed for J. Nichols and Son et al., 1810. 12mo. In two volumes. [3], 298; [3], 6-251pp, [1]. Without half-titles. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Contemporary blue half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting brown morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spines sunned. Offsetting to title pages. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32398
FIELDING, Henry. The history of Tom Jones, a foundling. Dublin. Printed for John Smith, 1750. 12mo. In three volumes. xvi, 328; x, 414; viii, 364pp. Later brown cloth, contrasting morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed and marked. Early inked ownership inscriptions to title pages, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32456
CARRINGTON, N[oel] T[homas]. Dartmoor: a Descriptive Poem. London. Published by Hatchard and Son, 1826. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-cv, [3], 204pp, [4]. Without half-title. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 11 engraved plates, and a list of subscriber's. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, recently rebacked and recornered, brown morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Boards rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Alexander Sim and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to front blank ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 19793
[COMBE, William]. [ROWLANDSON, Thomas]. The tour of doctor syntax, In Search of the Picturesque. A Poem. [London]. [Printed by J. Diggens], [1813]. Fifth edition. 8vo. iii, [1], 276pp, [2]. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, a hand-coloured engraved title page, and 29 hand-coloured engraved plates from etchings by Thomas Rowlandson. Contemporary dark green half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, later ticket of George's of Bristol to FEP, early inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, offsetting, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 24360
[ENGLISH POETRY]. Bibliographia poetica: a catalogue of engleish poets, of the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth, centuries, with a short account of their works. London. Printed by C. Roworth, 1802. 8vo. [2], ii, 407, [2], 400*-402*pp. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 20761
[STILLINGFLEET, Edward]. A letter To Mr. G. Giving a True Account of a Late Conference At the D. of P.. London. Printed for H. Mortlock, 1687. First edition. 8pp. ESTC R7652, Wing S5602.

[Bound with:] [STILLINGFLEET, Edward]. [Drop-head title:] A letter Desiring Information of the conference At the D. of P. mention'd in the Letter of Mr. G. [London]. [Printed by Henry Hills], [1687]. First edition. 4pp. ESTC R23541, Wing M1781.

[And:] [MEREDITH, Edward]. A letter To Dr. E. S. concerning His late Letter to Mr. G. and the Account he gives in ... More >
£ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 22518
LANGDON, W. B. "Ten thousand chinese things." A descriptive catalogue of the chinese collection, now exhibiting at st. george's place, hyde park corner, london, with condensed accounts of the genius, government, history, literature, agriculture, arts, trade, manners, customs and social life of the people of the celestial empire. London. Printed for the Proprietor, and to be obatined only at the Chinese Collection, 1842. First English edition. 8vo. 150pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further seven engraved plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Rubbed and marked, corners bumped. Scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23235
[MCCALMONT, Robert]. Some remarks on the contract packet system, and on ocean penny postage; in a letter from a merchant and shipowner, to the president of the board of trade. London. Trelawney Saunders, 1851. First edition. 8vo. 14pp. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting red calf lettering-piece to spine. A trifle rubbed. Light spotting. Pencilled note to rear pastedown stating: 'From the collection of the 3rd Earl Grey (1802-94) sometime Secretary of State for the Colonies'; though no evidence of such (if ever present) now remains. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32611
LAIRESSE, Gerard de. The art of painting, in all its branches, Methodically demonstrated by Discourses and Plates, and exemplified by remarks on the paintings Of the best Masters: And their Perfections and Oversights laid open. London. Printed for S. Vandenbergh, 1778. Second edition in English. Quarto. [20], 504pp. Title in red and black. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 69 engraved plates (numbered 1-71, several folding). Modern gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards. Minor shelf-wear, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, verso of six initial leaves (including frontispiece and title page) and terminal leaf neatly strengthened to verso, one plate with repaired closed tears, some dampstaining, mostly to plates, scattered spotting, offsetting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 26443
PAYNE, George. DURDEN, Mr. Henry. Catalogue of the museum of local antiquities collected by mr. henry durden, Of Blandford, Dorsetshire. Lewes. South Counties Press, Limited, [s.d., c.1892] 8vo. 4, 60pp. With a portrait frontispiece (included in pagination) and seven further plates featuring numerous examples of antiquities from the museum. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half morocco, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers. Date of 1891 added to foot of title in manuscript; a further manuscript note to the head of the first leaf of the preface notes 'This collection was purchased by the British Museum for £900 ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32137
CHAFFERS, W[illiam]. Catalogue of the works of antiquity and art collected by the late william henry forman, esq., Pippbrook House, Dorking, Surrey, and removed in 1890 to callaly castle, northumberland, by major a. h. browne. [London]. Printed [by A. Bradley] for Private Circulation, 1892. First edition. Quarto. [4], 209pp, [35]. With seven engraved plates. Handsomely bound in richly gilt-tooled polished calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23084
[HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY]. [A collection of largely eighteenth-century pamphlets and broadsides relating to the Honourable Artillery Company]. London. [vs.], 1786-1813 Folio, 8vo and others. This collection consists of:

- Lists of the chiefs, officers, court of assistants, members, &c. of the honourable Artillery Company. In the year 1788. London. Printed by Stephen Clark, [1788]. 20pp. With extra-engraved title page. ESTC T301314. And two similar, for the years 1797 and 1816. All in contemporary marbled paper wrappers, some light staining.

- An address to the inhabitants of london from the ... More >
£ 3,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 14449
[TRIALS]. A full and authentic report of the trial of john bellingham, esq. At the Sessions' House, in the Old Bailey, on Friday, May 15, 1812, for the murder of the right honourable spencer perceval, Chancellor of the Exchequer... London. Printed by Charles Squire...for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1812. First edition. iv, 92pp.

[Bound with:] The trial of Humphry Finnimore, Esq; (reputed to be worth Forty Thousand Pounds) Who was Tried at the Quarter Session...and Convicted of Felony, In stealing of Five Turkies, the Property of Thomas Humphries... London. Printed for B. White...and J. Sewel, 1779. First edition. iv, 42pp. Without half-title. ESTC T68704.

8vo. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, ... More >
£ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27496