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MONTOLIEU, Mrs.. The enchanted plants, and festival of the rose, with other poems. London. Printed by Thomas Bensley, 1812. Third edition. 8vo. [5]-viii,168pp. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting calf lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split. Marbled endpapers, early inked ownership inscription of Mary Cobb to recto of front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 26272

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COTTON, Charles. Scarronides, or virgil travestie, a mock poem, on the first and fourth books of virgil's aeneis, in english burlesque. London. Printed by John Galton, 1804. Thirteenth edition. 8vo. [2], 122pp. With an engraved frontispiece, one further engraved plate, and a single engraved illustration in the text. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, title in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and marked, loss to spine, joints starting. Early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting/staining. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 27339

POPE, [Alexander]. Of the use of riches, an epistle To the Right Honorable allen Lord bathurst. London. Printed by J. Wright, for Lawton Gilliver, 1732 [ ie. 1733] First edition. Folio. [2], 20pp. Recent marbled paper boards. Early manuscript mathematical calculations to title page and verso of final leaf, single early manuscript correction to text, occasional spotting/damp-staining. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 27446

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[HANSON, Sir Levett]. An accurate historical account of all the orders of knighthood at present existing In europe. London. Printed for J. White, [1802]. First edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. xlviii, 240pp, [4], 515pp, [1]. With a terminal leaf of errata. Contemporary gilt-tooled navy straight-grain morocco, Rubbed, with significant surface wear to joints and edges, upper joint split. Book-label of Edward, Duke of Norfolk to FEP, armorial bookplate of James Russell McLaren to FFEP. Spotting to blank fly-leaves, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 27544

[BRITISH ARMY]. A list of the officers of the army and royal marines on full, retired, and half-pay: with an index. [London]. [s.n.], [1825]. 8vo. iv, 673pp, [145]. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, chipping to head of spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 27553

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GRAHAME, James. The Sabbath, with sabbath walks, and other poems. Edinburgh. Printed for Ogle, Allardice, & Thomson, 1817. Eighth ediiton. 8vo. xiii, [1], 161pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, gilt supralibros with initials 'JAR' to upper board, marbled edges. Rubbed, chipping to head and foot of dulled spine, upper board held by cord only. Marbled endpapers, remnants of armorial bookplate to verso of FFEP, manuscript extracts, in two separate unidentified hands, from John Wilson's elegy on the author to rear ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 27702

WADE, George. A short inquiry into the doctrine of the trinity, As it is laid down in H. Scripture. Wherein the Errors of Dr. Clarke, Relating to that Subject, are Examin'd, and Confuted. London. Printed by H. P. for G. Strahan, 1722. First edition. [16], 90pp, [2]. ESTC T96536.

[Bound with:] NOTTINGHAM, [Daniel Finch], Earl of. The answer of the Earl of Nottingham to Mr. Whiston's Letter to Him, Concerning the Eternity of the Son of God, and Of the Holy Ghost. London. Printed for Edward Valentine, 1721. First edition. [2], vi, 163pp, [1]. ESTC N2034

[And:] ALTHAM, R. A charge Deliver'd to the clergy of the Arch-Deaconry of ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 27786

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MARCET, Jane. The seasons. Stories for very young children. London. Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1835. Second edition. 12mo. In four volumes. [4], 175, [1]; [4], 191, [1]; [4], 173, [1]; [4], 180pp. Later red cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines dulled, damp-staining to head of Vol. IV spine. Hinges exposed, recent inked gift inscription to front free- endpapers, near contemporary gift inscriptions to front blank fly-leaves, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 27975

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LABAUME, Eugene. A circumstantial narrative of The Campaign in Russia... London. Printed for Samuel Leigh, 1815. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 416pp. With three engraved folding maps (one hand-coloured) Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28059

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[DONNELLAN, John]. The trial of John Donnellan, Esq. (Late master of the ceremonies at the pantheon in Oxford-Street) at the assizes holden at warwick, On Tuesday the 27th of March, 1781, before francis buller, Esq. On of the judges of the court of king's bench, for the wilful murder of Sir Theodosius Boughton, Bart... London. Printed for, and sold by, T. Brewman, [1781]. First edition. 8vo. 43pp, [1]. Later gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Extremities a trifle marked. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, scattered spotting, slight loss to upper corners of leaves F1-2, manuscript mathematical calculations to blank verso of final leaf. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28227

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[MACKENZIE, Henry]. The mirror. A periodical paper, published at edinburgh in the years 1779 and 1780. London. Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell...and W. Creech at Edinburgh, 1794. Tenth edition. 12mo. In three volumes. xv, [1], 271, [1]; vii, [1], 319, [1]; xv, [1], 271pp, [1]. Bound and sold by John Murdoch of Glasgow. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled mottled/tree-calf, Contrasting green morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, binders tickets to FEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28507

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BRETT, Thomas. An account of Church-Government, and governours. Wherein is Shewed, That the Government of the Church of England is most agreeable to that of the Primitive Church. London. Printed for John Wyat, 1710. Second edition. 8vo. [24], 452pp, [4]. Contemporary blind-tooled panelled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, spine dulled. Later armorial bookplate of Oliver Brett to FEP, loss to upper corner of FFEP. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28550

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ROBERTSON, Charles. Report of the auchterarder case, the earl of kinnoull, and the rev. r. young, against the presbytery of auchterarder. Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black, 1838. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [4], 408, 36[4], 451, [1], 16pp. With tipped-in errata slips. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's cloth-backed buff paper boards. A trifle rubbed and marked, spines sunned. From the recently dispersed family estate (by descent) of George Cranstoun, Lord Corehouse (1770-1850), Scottish jurist, satirist and friend of Walter Scott and Lord Monboddo, with his armorial bookplate to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28555

TAYLER, Charles B.. Unripe fruit. London. The Religious Tract Society, [s.d., c. 1850] 32mo. 32pp. Original publisher's yellow wrappers, black paper lettering-piece to upper panel, A.E.G. A trifle dusty. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28700

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QUILLER-COUCH, A[rthur] T[homas]. The Oxford Book Of English Verse. Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1904. Ninth impression. 8vo. xii, 1084pp. With half-title. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt- tooled half-vellum, contrasting olive green morocco lettering-piece, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Very lightly rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Lt.-Col. John Trevor Spencer to FEP, with his inked gift inscription to his daughter, Lillian Mary Latina Spencer, from 'her affect. father', to verso of FFEP. Additional manuscript number to head of FFEP. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28871

REIDE, Thomas. A treatise on the duty of infantry officers, and the present system of british military discipline... Dublin. Printed for P. Byrne, 1796. 12mo. viii,196pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Extremities worn, surface loss to spine and boards, corners bumped. Hinges exposed, early ownership inscription of Captain Leeson to FEP, worm-track running through head of text-block (not touching text). More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 29025

[KENT]. A New Map of the County of Kent Divided into Lathes &c. London. Printed for C. Smith, January 6th, 1804 Second edition. Dimensions, unfolded: 520 x 490 mm. Hand-coloured engraved map. Linen backed. Housed in original publisher's blue card slipcase. Slipcase worn and marked, naive pen-trials to verso. Map lightly spotted. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 29043

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BENTHAM, Jeremy. Plan of Parliamentary Reform, in the form of a catechism, with reasons for each article. London. T. J. Wooler, 1818. Second edition. 8vo. [14], 156pp. With an initial catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in modern mustard cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Uneven fading to boards. Evidence of bookplate removal to FEP. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 29106

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HERRICK, Robert. Select poems from the hesperides, or works both human and divine...with occasional remarks by j[ohn] n[ott].. Bristol. J. M. Gutch, 1810. First edition. 8vo. [4], iv, [2], 253pp, [1]. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author after Marshall's famous frontispiece in Hesperides. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, recently rebacked preserving contemporary backstrip, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and marked, lower joint starting, corners exposed. Spotting and browning to frontispiece, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 29115

MEREDITH, George. The case of general ople and lady camper. New York. John W. Lovell Company, [1890]. 126pp.

[Bound with:] MEREDITH, George. The tale of chloe: an episode in the history of beau beamish. New York. John W. Lovell Company, [1890] 144pp.

8vo. Contemporary green calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, slight loss to head of sunned spine. Marbled endpapers, pencilled ownership inscription to title of first mentioned work of the author's daughter, Marie Eveleen Meredith (1871-1933). More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 29554