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ALLINGHAM, William. Life and phantasy. London. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1893. Second edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 161pp, [1]. With half-title and an engraved frontispiece. Unopened in contemporary vellum-backed blue paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with bumping to corners; spine dulled. Browning to endpapers, very occasional light spotting and marking. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34585

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[ALMANACK]. The British Almanack, and universal Scots register, for 1807, being the third after bissextile, or leap year. Containing An Improved Kalendar, and many new lists. Ediburgh. Printed by Alex. Chapman & Co., 1807. First edition. 12mo. 321pp. Contemporary red morocco, gilt ruling, devices and lettering, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Extremities a trifle rubbed with slight surface soiling. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 12962

[ALMANACK]. Time's Telescope, for 1831. London. Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1831. First edition. 8vo. viii, 416pp. Title page in red and black, with numerous in-text illustrations. Modern red cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25894

[ALMANACK]. Time's telescope for 1814. London. Printed for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1814. First edition. 8vo. xxxvi, 370pp. With a handful of in-text illustrations. Modern red cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25895

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[ALMANACS]. The Gentleman's Diary, or the Mathematical Repository; An almanack For the Year of our Lord 1798... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers; and sold by Robert Horsfield, and George Greenhill, 1798. [Fifty-seventh edition]. 48pp. Title and calendar in red and black. ESTC N30928.

[Bound with:] [HUTTON, Charles]. The Ladies' Diary: or Woman's Almanack, For the Year of our Lord 1798... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, And sold by Robert Horsfield and G. Greenhill. Ninety-fifth edition. 48pp. Title and calendar in red and black. ESTC N3194.

[And:] MOORE, Francis. Vox stellarum: or, a loyal almanack For the ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20904

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[ALMANACS]. The lady's and gentlemen's diary, for the year of our lord 1847, Being the third after Bissextile. Designed principally for the amusement and instruction of students of mathematics... London. Printed [by C. and J. Adlard] for the Company of Stationers, [1847]. 96pp.

[Bound with:] MOORE, Francis. Vox stellarum: or, a loyal almanack for the year of human redemption 1847... London Printed for the Company of Stationers, [1847]. 48, 57-60, 53-56, 49-52pp. Partially misbound. Title in red and black.

[And:] PARTRIDGE, John. Merlinus Liberatus. An almanack For the Year of our Redemption, 1847... LondonPrinted for the Company of Stationers, By Harrison & Co., [1847]. 48pp. Title and ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24657

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[ALMANACS]. The Ladies' Diary: or Woman's almanack, For the year of our lord 1762... [London]. Printed by A. Wilde, 1762. 48pp. Title and calendar printed in red and black. ESTC T58266.

[Bound with:] The Gentleman's Diary, or the Mathematical Repository; An almanack For the Year of our lord 1762... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1762. 48pp. Title and calendar printed in red and black. ESTC T57483.

[And:] WING, Tycho. Olympia Domata; or, an almanack for the year of Our Lord God, 1762... London. ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27435

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[ALMANACS]. The court and city register. For the Year 1764... London. Printed for John Rivington et al., [1764]. [8], 256pp. ESTC N27781.

[Bound with, presumably as issued:] RIDER, Cardinus. Rider's British Merlin: For the Year of our Lord God 1764... London. Printed by H. Woodfall, 1764. [60]pp. Title page and initial gathering in red and black. Calendar interleaves with blanks. ESTC T143857.

12mo. Attractively bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco wallet style binding, fastened with metal clasp, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece lettered ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 33841

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[ALMANACS]. COLEY, Henry. Merlinus Anglicus Junior: or the starry messenger, For the Year of our Redemption, 1704... London. Printed by Robert Everingham, for the Company of Stationers, 1704. [48]pp. Title page and calendar printed in red and black. ESTC T16929.

[Bound before:] COOKSON, William. Menologian or, an ephemeris of the Celestial Motions, For the Year of Our Lord MDCCIV... London. Printed by T. Ilive, 1704. [48]pp. First word of title transliterated from the Greek. Title page and calendar printed in red and black. ESTC T17001.

[And:] FISHER, John. Stella nova: Or, an almanack ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 25239

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[ALNWICK]. [A bound volume of ephemera relating to Jubilee celebrations at Alnwick]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Folio. [56] leaves. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Very occasional light dust-soiling. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 19366

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[ALNWICK AUCTION]. Just arrived from London. Engravings, Printed Music, &c. To be sold by auction, in the town-hall, Alnwick, On Monday and Tuesday, January 13, & 14, 1812. Alnwick. Davidson, [1812]. Dimensions 220 x 180 mm. Single leaf broadside, edges uncut. Somewhat browned, two very small holes, just touching text, '250' inked to upper margin. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18563

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[ALNWICK ELECTION]. Board of health election. To the ratepayers of alnwick... Alnwick. Printed by M. Smith, [s.d., c.1882] Dimensions 290 x 440 mm. Single leaf broadside. Lightly creased, very short tear to one edge, central horizontal fold. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21433

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A LOVER OF MODERATION. Moderation a Vertue: or, a vindication of the Principles and Practices of the Moderate Divines and Laity of the Church of England... London. Printed for Jonathan Robinson, 1683. First ediiton. Quarto. [8], 80pp. Disbound. Title very nearly detached, lightly dust-soiled, small hole to margin of leaf I2. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 17496

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A MEDICAL MAN. Juvenile smoking: an essay setting forth to the young the evil effects which result from an indulgence of the habit of tobacco-smoking. Bodmin. Liddel and Son, 1883. First edition. 8vo. 16pp. Original publisher's printed green wrappers. Extremities dulled, chipping to edges, loss to spine. Text-block detached from wrappers. Ink-stamps of the British Museum to verso of title page and foot of p.16. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29777

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A MEMBER OF THE ATHENIAN SOCIETY [i.e. DUNTON, John]. Athenian Sport: or, Two Thousand Paradoxes merrily argued, To Amuse and Divert the Age... London. Printed for B. Bragg, 1707. First edition. 8vo. xxxii, 544pp. With a half-title. Contemporary blind-tooled calf, brown morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, marked. Recent bookplate of American bibliophile and lawyer Robert S. Pirie (1934-2015) to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28849

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A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. Ovid in london: A Ludicrous Poem, in six cantos. London. Printed by Dove...for William Anderson, 1814. First edition. 12mo. 11, [1], 14-120pp. With a half-title. Contemporary citron morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of William Scott Kerr of Chatto to FEP, slight loss to lower corner of leaf B1. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33084

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[AMHURST, Nicholas]. Observations on the conduct of Great-Britain, with Regard to the Negociations and other Transactions Abroad. London. Printed: And Sold by J. Roberts, 1729. First edition. 8vo. 61pp. p.[24-25] and [24-27] set out as four tables cataloguing 'Ships taken from his Majesty's Subjects by the Spaniards in the West-Indies, since the Hanov. Treaty, Sep. 3. 1725'. Disbound, with title detached, else a clean copy. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 13348

[AMHURST, Nicholas]. Observations on the conduct of great-britain, with regard to the negociations and other transactions abroad. . London. Printed and Sold by J. Roberts, 1729. 8vo. 61pp, [1]. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Light browning and slight scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 33554

[AMHURST, Nicholas]. Observations on the conduct of Great-Britain, with Regard to the Negociations and other Transactions Abroad. London. Printed: And Sold by J. Roberts, 1729. First edition. 8vo. 61pp. p.[24-25] and [24-27] set out as four tables cataloguing 'Ships taken from his Majesty's Subjects by the Spaniards in the West-Indies, since the Hanov. Treaty, Sep. 3. 1725'. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Title page lightly browned, else a clean and crisp copy. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 33814

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[AMHURST, Nicholas]. Protestant popery: or, the convocation. A poem. . London. Printed for E. Curll, 1718. First edition. 8vo. [14], 5-74pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the Lord Bishop of Bangor. Modern blue paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed. Leaves browned, spotting throughout, with heavy spotting to title. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34148