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BUCHAN, John. Path of the king. New York. George H. Doran Company, 1921. First American edition. 8vo. vii, [1] 11-290pp. Original publisher's yellow cloth boards lettered red. Inscribed by Buchan on the FFEP 'Isabel Portman from John Buchan. This specimen of his later and worse manner', dated 1921. Boards a little rubbed and marked, spine slightly sunned. Internally bright and clean save light foxing to pastedowns. Loosely inserted in an invoice for both this and several other Buchan titles from Charles Rare ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30592

BUCHAN, John. Oliver cromwell. London. Hodder and Stoughton, 1934. First edition. 8vo. 554pp. With a half-title and 10 maps. Extra-illustrated with 12 engraved/photographic portrait plates. Bound by Bayntun of Bath in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, red cloth boards, T.E.G. A clean and crisp copy. W. A. Foyle's copy, with his morocco bookplate to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33780

BUCHAN, John. Poems scots and english. London and Edinburgh. T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1917. First edition. 8vo. [2], 106pp. Original publisher's dark purple cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Slight loss to lower corners of leaves E8 and F6. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'My dear Isabel / Here are the slender / poetical works of your ancient / friend / The Colonel / Aug:1917'. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 30593

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BUCHANAN, George. Clinical surgical report for the year 1870. [Glasgow]. [s.n], [1871]. Reprinted from the Glasgow Medical Journal, Vol. 3 No. 2 Feb. 1871. 8vo. 16pp. Unbound. Occasional spots of foxing, slight dust-soiling to drop-head title, creasing to all leaf corners. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 12002

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[BRYDALL, Robert]. The Shrine of Ste Ursula. Painted by Hans Memling. In the Hosptial of St. John, Bruges. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c.1888] Quarto. Nine sepia photographs mounted on [9] leaves, followed by [12] leaves of manuscript text (written on one side only). Contemporary dark green morocco-backed green buckram boards, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 19091

BRYANT, William Cullen. Poems... Liverpool. John Walker, 1850. 8vo. xv, [9], 275pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of half-title. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23206

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BRYANT, John Frederick. Verses by john frederick bryant, late tobacco-pipe maker at bristol.. London. Printed for the author, 1787. First edition. 8vo. [12], xxxiii, [1], 64pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Frontispiece and title repaired to gutter margin and mounted on stubs. Modern antique-style gilt-tooled calf-backed marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Overall a fine copy, a trifle rubbed and marked. Book label of J. O. Edwards to FEP. Very slight browning to first blank fly-leaf, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30572

[BRYAN]. The Temple of Fame. A poem. Inscrib'd to Mr. Congreve. London. Printed and Sold by H. Hills, 1709. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. With a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Recent marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Minor wear to extremities. Text-block working loose of binding, light damp-staining to bottom corner and gutter margin of all leaves. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 13405

BRUCHHAUSEN, C. Rhymes of the times and other chimes. New York. [S. Angell], 1870. First edition. 8vo. 210pp, [4]. With a mounted albumen portrait frontispiece and a terminal leaf of advertisements. Original publisher's black cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Extremities marked, lightly rubbed. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, scattered spotting. Signed by the author beneath albumen portrait: 'C. Bruchhausen / 1869'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21110

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BRUCE, J[ohn]. The history of the Ancient savoy palace, (built by the duke de savoy, A.D. 1245,) now the scite of the waterloo bridge. London. Sold by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones et al., 1817. First edition. 8vo. 18pp. With an engraved folding frontispiece. Uncut in original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. A trifle marked and creased, price on upper wrapper struck through. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24541

BRUCE, A[lexander] L[ow]. The cape to cairo; or, britain's sphere of influence in africa. Edinburgh. Andrew Elliott, [1895]. First edition. 8vo. 48pp. With a folding colour map. Original publisher's printed paper wrappers. Contemporary inked inscription of ‘Lothian’ to upper wrapper, lightly sunned and discoloured. Internally clean and crisp. From the recently dispersed library of Newbattle Abbey. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17678

[BROWN, William]. A short account of sarah brown, Who Died the 25th of 2d Month, 1821, aged nearly nineteen years.. York. Printed for W. Alexander and Son et al., 1821. First edition. 8vo. 35pp, [1]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. In original publisher's printed paper boards. Rubbed and lightly marked, with losses to head and foot of spine. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34387

[BROWN, William]. A short account of sarah brown, Who Died the 25th of 2d Month, 1821, aged nearly nineteen years. York. Printed for Alexander and Son: sold also by Harvey and Darton et al., 1821. First edition. 16mo. 35pp, [1]. With a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's printed buff paper boards. Rubbed and marked, loss to spine. Pencil trials to front endpapers, inked ownership inscription of Sarah Steevens to recto of FFEP. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 31350

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BROWN, Thomas, The Younger [MOORE, Thomas]. Intercepted letters; or, the Twopenny Post=Bag. To which are added, trifles reprinted. London. Printed for James Carpenter, 1822. xxiv, 119pp, [1].

[Uniformly bound with:] MOORE, Thomas. Epistles, odes, and other poems. London. Printed for James Carpenter, 1822. Sixth edition. In two volumes. xv, [1], 176; vii, [1], 182pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume, and a final publisher's advertisement leaf to Vol. II.

[And:] MOORE, Thomas. Odes of anacreon... London. Printed for James Carpenter, 1820. Tenth edition. In two volumes. xlvii, ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 21739

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BROWN, Tho[mas]. Amusements serious and comical Calculated for the Meridian of london. London. Printed, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1703. Third edition. 8vo. [2],184pp. Contemporary blind-stamped sheep, later rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Worn, corners exposed, surface loss to boards. Book-label of Peter Stewart Young Tillingham to FEP. Head of title page shaved to remove earlier inked ownership inscription, leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27667

BROWN, Rowland. Songs of early spring. London. W. Kent and Co., 1858. First edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 208, [2], 40pp. With half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Bound with an extensive publisher's catalogue to rear. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, and lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, spine slightly dulled. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34705

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BROWN, Malcolm. Lawrence of Arabia the life, the legend. London. Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2005. First edition. Quarto. 208pp, Original publisher's purple cloth boards with title lettered in gilt and a dolphin design blind stamped to front, with the photographic dustwrapper. Internally bright though a little marked from damp, also present on the boards and wrapper. Minor shelf- wear to the wrapper and boards. Inscribed to the Williamson family by the author. With various ephemera relating to the book launch, held at the ... More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 28215

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BROWNLOW, Margaret E. Herbs and the fragrant garden. Sevenoaks, Kent. The Herb Farm Ltd, 1957. First edition, first impression. Large 8vo. 140pp. With four photographs, a coloured frontispiece and a further 28 coloured plates. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered in gilt, with original publisher's illustrated dustwrapper. Later inked ownership of Horace Todd, dated 1976, to FEP. Inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP: 'A Happy Christmas dear Mrs Cox, from Clementine Churchill, 1957'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34777

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[BROWN, John]. An estimate of the manners and principles of the times. London. Printed for L. Davis, and C. Reymers...Printers to the Royal Society, 1758. Seventh edition. 8vo. In two volumes. 221, [3]; 265pp, [5]. Titles in red and black. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to Vol. I and two terminal leaves of advertisements to Vol. II. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Extremities rubbed, corners bumped. Early inked ownership inscriptions to both FEPs and title pages, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 31554

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BROWN, John. Notes on an excursion into the Highlands of Scotland, in autumn 1818. Edinburgh. Printed for Ogle, Allardice & Thomson et al., 1819. First edition. 12mo. [6], 88pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's printed powder blue paper boards. Rubbed, spine worn, upper joint split, lower joint starting. Later inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33494