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Photo of "Peak Scenery, or excursions in ..."
RHODES, E[benezer]. Peak Scenery, or excursions in derbyshire: made chiefly for the purpose of Picturesque Observation... London. Printed for the author, and published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818-24 First edition. Quarto. In four volumes. List of subscriber's to part IV. With half-titles and 29 engraved plates by W. B. & Geo. Cooke, from drawings by F. L. Chantrey. Extra-illustrated throughout with 72 engravings, lithographs, aquatints, pencil sketches, and watercolours (mainly mounted on interleaves), predominantly extracted from contemporary publications. Later red half-calf, red cloth boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, marked, ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23806
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RHIND, W[illiam] G[raeme]. The creation: illustrated by Six Engravings on Steel exhibiting The progressive advance of Creation through the six days. In A Series of Letters, from a father to his children: briefly explaining in language suited to their young minds 1. The natural history of each days mercies, and their peculiar adaptation to the wants of man. 2. The scriptural use of the same, in the illustration of divine truth. London. Published by Samuel Bagster and Sons, Harvey & Darton et al., [s.d., c. 1842] First edition. 12mo. [2], xii, 396iv pp, [4]. With an engraved frontispiece headed 'The habitable globe', without volvelle, an engraved title page, and a further six plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, some staining to boards, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 29846
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[REYNOLDS, Joshua]. A discourse, delivered at the opening of the royal academy, october 16, 1780, by the president. London. Printed by Thomas Cadell, 1781. First edition. [2], 32pp.

[Bound with:] [REYNOLDS, Joshua]. A discourse, delivered to the students of the royal academy, on the Distribution of the Prizes, December 10, 1782, by the president. London. Printed by Thomas Cadell, 1783. First edition. 28pp. With a half-title. Presentation copy, inked inscription to half-title: 'Dudley Long Esqr. / from the Author'.

[And:] [REYNOLDS, Joshua]. A discourse, delivered to the students of the royal ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22498
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REYNOLDS, Frederick. How to grow rich: a comedy... London. Printed for T. N. Longman, 1793. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 70pp, [2]. ESTC T112295.

[Bound with:] [BURGOYNE, John]. The heiress. A comedy in five acts... London. Printed for J. Debrett, 1786. Third edition. [2], 112pp. Without half-title. Initial two leaves shaved, without loss of text. ESTC T36081.

[And:] [GUILBERT DE PIXÉRÉCOURT, René Charles]. The wife with two husbands: a tragi-comedy, in three acts. Translated from the french by miss gunning... London. Printed [by Bye ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34856
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REYNOLDS, Frederick. Speculation; a comedy... London. Printed for T. N. Longman, 1795. First edition. 8vo. [4], 76pp, [4]. With a terminal leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29282
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REYNOLDES, Edward. Self-Deniall: Opened and applied in a sermon Before the Reverend Assembly of divines: On a Day of their private Humiliation. London. Printed for Robert Bostock, 1646 [i.e. 1645] First edition. [4], 47pp, [1]. ESTC R200389, Wing R1278.

[Bound with:] REYNOLDO, Ed. Animalis Homo: concio latine habita ad Academicos Oxonienses; Nono die Octobris, 1649. Pro inchoando termino. Londini [i.e. london]. Excudebat T. Newcomb pro Roberto Bostock, 1650 [i.e. 1649]. First edition. [6], 36pp, [2]. With terminal blank leaf. ESTC R206253, Wing R1236.

[And:] REYNOLDS, Edward. Joy in the Lord: Opened in a sermon Preached at Pauls, ... More > £ 3,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33339
Photo of "The Most Delectable history of ..."
[REYNARD THE FOX]. The Most Delectable history of Reynard the Fox. Newly Corrected and Purged, from all grossness in Phrase and Matter. Augmented and Enlarged with sundry Excellent Morals and Expositions upon every several Chapter. To which may now be added a Second Part of the said History: As also the Shifts of Reynardine the Son of Reynard the fox, Together with his Life and Death, &c. London. Printed by T. Ilive, for Edward Brewster, [1701?]. Quarto. [160]pp. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. ESTC T60836.

[Bound with:] The Most Pleasant and Delightful history of reynard the fox. The second part... London. Printed by A. M. and R. R. for Edward Brewster, 1681. [112]pp. ESTC R218371, Wing M2912.

[And:] The shifts of reynardine The son of Reynard the Fox, Or a Pleasant history of his life and death... London. Printed by ... More > £ 3,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33150
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REVENTLOW, Count Ernst Zu. India Its importance for Great Britain, Germany, and the future of the world. Berlin [i.e. Simla]. Ernst Siegfried Mittler & Son [i.e. Monotype Press], 1917 [i.e. 1918] First edition in English. 8vo. [6], 79pp, [1]. With a folding, linen-backed, map. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Rubbed, lightly marked, loss to head and foot of dulled spine, coloured pencil shelf-marks to upper wrapper. Scattered spotting, occasional pencilled highlights/annotations. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 23554
Photo of "What's in a Word? "
RETY, John. What's in a Word? . London. Hearing Eye, 1996. 8vo. [12pp] A5 staple-bound pamphlet, in the original peach card wraps lettered in black. Smoke damage to wraps, internally bright and clean. Inscribed ‘For John [struck through] For Olwyn’. With an additional poem ‘Sailor Ashore’ added within the text in blue ink, and repeated on a loosely inserted green record card. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; the smoke damage is the result of ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29575
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RERESBY, Tamworth. A collection of letters, Extracted from the most Celebrated French authors. Viz. The Chevalier de Mere, Boursault, Fontenelle, Balzac, Count Buffy, Voiture, Costar, Boileau. Adorn'd with that Variety of Subjects, as will not serve only for the entertainment of those who have made some advances in the French Language, but also for their Instruction in a polite manner of writing. Made English by Tamworth Reresby, Esq. London. Printed by T. Howlatt, for J. Graves, 1715. First edition. 8vo. [16], 309pp, [10]. With five preliminary contents leaves (Aa-5) bound at end. Contemporary panelled sheep. Rubbed, with some surface loss, short split to upper joint at head of spine. Early ink inscription 'Glynn' to FEP, some browning/marginal staining to text. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 17083
Photo of "The temple of truth. A ..."
RENOU, Sarah. The temple of truth. A Poem, in five cantos.. Edinburgh. Printed for James Taylor Smith and Company, 1821. Second edition. 8vo. [6], 102pp. Finely bound for Sotherans in early twentieth-century half-calf, marbled paper boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Slightly faded, light shelf-wear, else a fine copy. Some spotting to preliminaries. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34279
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RENNELL, Major James. The journals of major james rennell first surveyor-general of india. Written for the information of the governors of bengal during his surveys of the ganges and brahmaputra rivers 1764 to 1767. Calcutta. Printed at the Baptist Mission Press, and published by The Asiatic Society, 1910. First edition. Quarto. iv, [2], 148pp. With a portrait plate, a folding facsimile of two pages of the journal, and a large folding map of Bengal. Later green cloth. Lightly rubbed. Leaves browned, coloured pencil shelf-marks to title page, some marginal insect damage to lower corner of text-block, facsimile torn at folds. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32178
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RENIER, G. J. Oscar Wilde. London. Issued to Subscribers by Peter Davies, 1933. First edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 500 copies, of which this is number 489, signed by the author.xi, [1], 184pp. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's cream cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without glassine dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Bookplate of Lionel Brett and ticket of Blackwell's, Oxford to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28495
Photo of "Rembrandt tentoonstelling ter herdenking van ..."
[REMBRANDT]. Rembrandt tentoonstelling ter herdenking van de geboorte van rembrandt op 15 juli 1606. [Haarlem]. [Joh. Enschede ed Zonen], 1956. First edition. 8vo. xxiv, 215pp, [1]. Numerous black and white photographic illustrations in the text. Contemporary green half-morocco, dark green cloth boards, tooled and lettered in gilt to spine. Original publisher's pictorial upper wrapper bound in. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of half-title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28051
Photo of "My happy home"
[RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY]. My happy home. [London]. [The Religious Tract Society], [c.1875] 8vo. Eight unnumbered leaves, printed on one side only, comprised of seven coloured illustrations positioned above a four-line stanza. Stitched, as issued. Early inked gift inscription to head of title. A trifle creased, ink-spotting to verso of final leaf. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 21361
Photo of "Do not forget to pray"
[RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY]. Do not forget to pray. London. Religious Tract Society [Reed & Pardon, Printers], [s.d., c. 1855] 8pp.

[Together with:] The plate of cherries. London. Religious Tract Society [Reed & Pardon, Printers], [s.d., c. 1855]. 8pp.

[And:] Now is the time! London. Religious Tract Society [Reed & Pardon, Printers], [s.d., c. 1855]. 8pp.

[And:] The two rich young men. London. Religious Tract Society [Reed & Pardon, Printers], [s.d., c. 1855]. 8pp.

[And:] The shepherd and his flock. London. Religious Tract Society [Reed ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32586
Photo of "Pretty pussy"
[RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY]. Pretty pussy. [London]. [The Religious Tract Society], [1873]. 8vo. Eight unnumbered leaves, printed on one side only, comprised of seven coloured illustrations positioned above a single rhyming couplet. Stitched, as issued. Early inked gift inscription to head of title. A trifle creased and spotted. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 21360