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HORDERN, Joseph Calveley. Sermons preached to seafaring men. Portsea. James Griffin, 1860. First edition. 8vo. viii, 96pp. Partially unopened in original publisher's brown limp cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, all edges red. Lightly rubbed and marked, sunned. RFEP creased, pencil prayer to REP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30170

HORN, Alfred Aloysius. The Life and Works of Alfred Aloysius Horn: an old visiter...I The Ivory Coast in the Earlies... London. Jonathan Cape, 1927. First edition. 8vo. Volume I only. 319pp, [1]. With a portrait frontispiece and one further plate. Bound by 'REN' in contemporary gilt-tooled crushed morocco, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally immaculate. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24936

HORNE, George. A commentary on the Book of Psalms...with a view to render the Use of the Psalter Pleasing and Profitable to all Orders and Degrees of Christians.. Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1784. The Third Edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], lxiii, 453pp, [2]; [2], 547pp, [2]. With half-title to each volume and a final leaf of guidance to the reader in vol. 2. Contemporary calf, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Worn, with fading to spine and upper boards of both vols, and cracks to head and foot of spine. Endpapers stained, some very slight spotting throughout text.

More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33417

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H[ORNE], J[ohn]. The diversions of an autograph-hunter. London. Elliot Stock, 1894. First edition. 8vo. [6], 106pp. With a frontispiece facsimile of a note signed by Mark Twain, and one further plate of facsimile autographs. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Endpapers browned, inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21812

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HORNE, R[ichard] H[engist]. The great peace-maker: a sub-marine dialogue. London. Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1872. First trade edition. 8vo. xi, [2], 14-32pp, [2]. With a half-title and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's dark green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Endpapers browned, armorial bookplate of French poet Jean-François Chatelain (1801-1881), Le Chevalier de Chatelain to recto of FFEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'Le Chevalier de Chatelain / From his admiring friend / the Author / ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27712

HORSETZKY, A. von, General. A short history of the chief campaigns in europe since 1792. London. John Murray, 1909. First edition in English. 8vo. xiii, [1], 501pp, [3]. With six maps, 24 sketches in the text, and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped red cloth, lettered in gilt. LIghtly rubbed, spine sunned. Later armorial bookplate of the Baron's Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP, foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 22254

HORSFALL, T. C.. The study of beauty, and art in large towns. London. Macmillan and Co., 1883. First edition. 8vo. 47pp. Stapled, as issued. Scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33873

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[HORSLEY], Samuel, Lord Bishop of Rochester. Elementary treatises on the fundamental principles of practical mathematics. For the use of students. Oxford. At the Clarendon Press, 1801. First edition. 8vo. xvii, [1], 398pp. With a half-title and eleven engraved folding plates. Uncut and largely unopened in contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, upper joint starting. Armorial bookplate of Sylvester Lord Glenbervie to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24902

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[HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON]. Proceedings of the Horticultural Society of London. 1838. [London]. [s.n.], [1838]. First edition. 8vo. 13pp, [3]. Loosely gathered in original publisher's printed tan paper wrappers. A trifle creased and dust-soiled, slightest of chipping to leaf edges. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 14691

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[HORTICULTURE]. The garden; or, familiar instructions for the laying out and management of a flower garden. London. John Harris, 1833. Third edition. 8vo. 175pp, [33]. With engraved 19 plates and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's red roan-backed dark-green cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, corners bumped. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25264

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HORT, Josiah. Instructions to the clergy of the diocese of tuam. By josiah hort, late lord archbishop of tuam, at his primary visitation held there On Wednesday, July VIII, MDCCXLII. London. [s.n.], 1770. 12mo. 47pp, [1]. Disbound. Scattered spotting, very occasional early manuscript annotations/highlighting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32981

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HORTON, Harry Howells. Birmingham: A Poem, in two parts... Birmingham. Printed for the Author by Martin Billing, 1851. First edition. 12mo. vi, [1], 8-100pp. Original publisher's printed purple wrappers. Extremities discoloured, dust-soiled, and lightly rubbed. Later book-label of John L. Marks of 'Chippendale' Earlswood to verso of upper wrapper, occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21093

HORTON, Rev. Edward. A sermon on the horrors of war, preached on wednesday evening, april 26th, 1854, (the day set apart for prayer and humiliation,) in the wesleyan chapel, retford, (published by request.). Retford. J. Whiteside, 1854. First edition. 8vo. 24pp. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers, stapled into modern cloth-backed card cover. Wrappers marked, chipped, and torn. Short tear to head of title page, a trifle creased. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27876

HORT, W. Jillard. The new pantheon; or, an introduction to the mythology of the ancients in question and answer: compiled for the use of young persons... London. Printed for Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1838. New edition. 12mo. viii, 260pp. With an engraved folding frontispiece and a further 16 plates. Original publisher's black cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, loss to head of spine. Hinges exposed, publisher's advertisements to pastedowns, minute marginal worm-track to one plate. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 31334

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HOSKYNS, Chandos Wren. The Invisible world. The opening lecture delivered at the Ross Literary Institute, October 1862. Hereford. Printed by William Prosser, 1862. 8vo. 23pp, [1]. With the original printed wrappers, stitched as issued. Wrappers slightly marked, light uniform browning, few minor spots to first two leaves. Inscription 'To Lord Northwick with the author's kind regards' to title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19243

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H[OSKYNS], C[handos] W[ren]. Talpa: or the Chronicles of a Clay Farm. An Agricultural Fragment. London. Reeve & Co., 1852. First edition. 8vo. viii, 237pp, [3], 4pp. With three terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's marbled red cloth, stamped ing gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, sine sunned. Recent armorial bookplate of John Bryam to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32249

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HOUGH, J. [editor]. The Young Man's best companion; or, the New Book of Knowledge; being a regular system of education, without the aid of a tutor... Manchester. Printed and published by J. Gleave and Son, 1825. 8vo. 612pp, [4]. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 10 engraved plates (one folding). Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed. Plates browned, folding plate split, marginal loss to leaf 3G, terminal leaf and rear endpapers dampstained, spotted. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30382

[HOULSTON AND SON]. The way to convert a cottage into a palace. Wellington, Salop. Printed & sold by F. Houlston & Son , [s.d., c. 1820] Fifth edition. 32mo. 26pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's printed brick-red wrappers. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31331

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[HOUSE OF COMMONS]. A biographical list of the house of commons, Elected in October, 1812. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1813. Second edition. 12mo. xi, [1], 266pp. With a half-title. Contemporary half-calf, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine, marbled paper boards. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26238

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[HOUSE OF COMMONS]. Two letters, addressed to earl grey, upon the substance and tendency of the reform bill, as introduced into the house of commons by lord john russell. London. Roake and Varty, 1831. First edition. 8vo. 35pp, [1]. With a half-title and a terminal page of publisher’s advertisements. Modern green crushed morocco-backed green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Spine a trifle sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Bookplate of Sidney Broad to FEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30617