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Photo of "The Post Office of India ..."
HAMS, Lieut.-Col. H. A. The Post Office of India in the Great War. Bombay. The Time Press, 1922. First edition. Quarto. [6], viii, 430pp. With a half-title, a photographic frontispiece, and numerous photographic illustrations in the text. Later gilt-tooled half-calf, red cloth boards. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, leaves browned, small worm-tracks running throughout - touching text in places without loss of sense, occasional ink and blind stamps of the Elphinstone College Library, Bombay. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31018
Photo of "The east india gazetteer; containing ..."
HAMILTON, Walter. The east india gazetteer; containing Particular Descriptions of the empires, kingdoms, principalities, provinces, cities, towns, districts fortresses, harbours, rivers, lakes, &c. of hindostan, and the adjacent countries, india beyond the ganges, and the Eastern Archipelago... London. Printed for John Murray, 1815. First edition. 8vo. xv, 862pp. With an engraved folding map. Contemporary gilt-tooled half- calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, upper joint split, lower joint starting. Hinges exposed, recent ink-stamp of E. Alistair Smith to recto of FFEP, with his inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, offsetting to title, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32791
Photo of "Letters on education"
HAMILTON, Elizabeth. Letters on education. Bath. Printed by R. Cruttwell, 1801. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 413pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, joints starting. Armorial bookplate of Robert Williams Jr. to FEP. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34127
Photo of "The remains of that Reverend ..."
[HALLYWELL, Henry]. RUST, George. The remains of that Reverend and learned Prelate Dr. George Rust, Late Lord Bishop of Dromore, in the Kingdom of Ireland. Collected and Published By Henry Hallywell. London. Printed by M. Flesher, for Walter Kettilby, 1686. First edition. Quarto. [16], 64, 73-80pp. Text continuous despite pagination. Recent blind-ruled calf. Lightly rubbed and sunned. Leaves toned, minute marginal wormtrack. Book-label of John Stephens to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 21086
Photo of "A discourse on forgiveness"
[HALL, Thomas?]. A discourse on forgiveness. London. [s.n.], 1741. First edition. 32pp. Early manuscript authorship attribution to title page. ESTC records copies at just three locations; GTS (i.e. this copy), LCP, and Manchester. ESTC T218863.

[Bound after:] [REYNOLDS, Thomas]. Some memoirs of the life Of the late Reverend and Pious Mr. Samuel Pomfret. Who dy'd Jan. 11th, 1721/22. Aged 71. London. [Printed for John Clarke], 1722. First edition. [3], 52-112pp. Extracted from A funeral sermon for ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34160
Photo of "The book of british ballads"
HALL, S. C. [editor]. The book of british ballads. London. Henry G. Bohn, 1853. Folio. vii, [1], 440pp, [2]. With an engraved title page and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. text within engraved border. Bound by J. W. Mason & Son in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Rubbed, spine sunned. Upper hinge exposed, bookbinder's ticket to FEP, blind-stamp of bookseller C. W. Holdich of Hull to front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28915
Photo of "Modern infidelity considered with respect ..."
HALL, Robert. Modern infidelity considered with respect to its influence on society: in a sermon, preached at the baptist meeting, cambridge. London. Printed by C. Whittingham, 1802. Fifth edition. 8vo. 84pp. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Rubbed and a trifle marked, spine chipped. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of title page, worm-track to upper corner running from upper wrapper throughout text-block. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription and manuscript note to verso of upper wrapper. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32366
Photo of "The juvenile forget me not. ..."
HALL, Mrs. S. C.. The juvenile forget me not. A Christmas and New Year's gift, of birthday present, for the year 1829. London. N. Hailes, [1829]. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 239pp, [1]. With an engraved presentation plate, a further 14 engraved plates, and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's roan-backed cream boards, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked. Upper hinge exposed, early inked gift inscription to presentation plate, scattered foxing. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24076
Photo of "The juvenile forget me not. ..."
HALL, Mrs. S. C.. The juvenile forget me not. A Christmas and New Year's gift, of birthday present, for the year 1829. London. N. Hailes, [1829]. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 239pp, [1]. With an engraved presentation plate, a further 14 engraved plates, and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's roan-backed cream boards, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. FFEP torn away. Early inked ownership inscription of Edith Mary Simpson to recto of blank fly-leaf, presentation plate working-loose, two gatherings protruding from text-block, very occasional spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 25140
Photo of "Epistles, The first Volume: Conteining ..."
HALL, Joseph. Epistles, The first Volume: Conteining two Decads.. London. Printed by A. H[atfield] for Eleazar Edgar & Samuel Macham, 1608. First edition. [12], 190pp, [2]. 'The second decade of epistles' has divisional title page; pagination and register are continuous. Without initial leaf (blank but for signature mark 'A') nor leaf A8 (blank except for rule borders). With terminal leaf, blank except for rule borders. A variant listing Edgar before Macham in the imprint. ESTC S122077, STC 12662.

[Bound with:] HALL, Joseph. Epistles, The second Volume: Conteining two ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29100
Photo of "Fanny, with other poems"
[HALLECK, Fitz-Greene]. Fanny, with other poems. New York. Harper and Brothers, 1839. 12mo. 130pp, [2]. With an engraved title page. Original publisher's blind-ruled brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed and marked. Decorated endpapers, later armorial bookplate (designed by Ralph Fletcher Seymour) of Owen Franklin Aldis to FEP, presentation plate of Yale University Library (dated 1911) to REP, foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21770
Photo of "The shepherd brothers"
HALL, Clara. The shepherd brothers. London. Edward Lacey, [s.d., c.1830s] First edition. 12mo in 6s. 72pp. With engraved frontispiece and three further plates. Original publisher's roan-backed printed paper boards. Spine a little chipped with three small wormholes, a trifle rubbed to extremities, else a handsome copy. Slightly shaken, text block split at pp.24-5. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 14996
Photo of "Floating flies and how to ..."
HALFORD, Frederic M.. Floating flies and how to dress them: a treatise on the most modern methods of dressing artificial flies for trout and grayling... London. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1886. First trade edition. 8vo. [8], 136, [2], 32pp. With a half-title, nine coloured engraved plates, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, a tipped-in errata slip, and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original Publisher's green cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Very occasional light spotting. Armorial bookplate of Charles R. C. Hibbert and later book-label of F. Lucy, Uxbridge, to FEP. Inked inscription to head of ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 27138