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WALLER, Edmund. The works of edmund waller Esqr. in prose and verse. London. Printed for I Tonson, 1729. First edition. Large quarto. [18], 450, xci, [1]pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, an engraved title page, and a further three engraved plates. Contemporary blind-tooled reversed calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine compartments at head and foot of spine very neatly replaced, chipping to lettering-piece. The Pull Court LIbrary copy, with book label to and armorial bookplate of Buchley Park, Worcestershire, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 11312
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[MUSIC]. BISHOP, Henry R.. [Fifty-three glees by Henry R. Bishop]. [vs.]. [vs.], [c. 1830s] Folio. In two volumes. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled edges, morocco onlays of Thomas Gladstone to upper boards. Lightly rubbed, corners bumped. Book-labels of Thomas Gladstone to both FEPs, manuscript lists of contents to front free-endpapers. Inked gift inscription to FEP of Vol. I: 'T. Gladstone / from Robertson G. / 27 Augst. 1835'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 11353
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JOHNSON, Samuel. PIOZZI, Hester Lynch.. Letters to and from the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. To which are added, some poems never before printed. Published from the original Mss. in her possession. Dublin. Printed for Messrs. R. Moncrief..., 1788. First Dublin edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound in one. xvi, 279, [1]; ix, [1], 306pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary sheep, gilt, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A crisp copy, with faint crease to spine and a little scuffing to boards. Some damp-staining, most noticeably to the front endpapers. With bookplate of Murdock Library, Canterbury, to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 11563
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MYLNE, James. Poems, consisting of miscellaneous pieces, and two tragedies. Edinburgh. Printed for William Creech, and Sold by T. Cadell, London, 1790. First edition. 8vo. 435pp, [1]. With a list of subscribers. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed, loss to spine, joints split, upper board detached, some marking, corners bumped. Newspaper clipping pasted to FFEP, occasional light creasing, overall internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 11597
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[ROYAL NAVY]. A list of the flag officers and other commissioned officers of His Majesty's fleet; with the dates of their respective commissions. London. Printed by Henry Teape, 1823. 8vo. 135, [1], 253pp, [1]. Contemporary calf backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavy rubbing and cracking to spine, without marbled paper to upper board and loss of majority to lower board. Light damp-staining to preliminaries, several gathering protruding from text-block, spots of dust-soiling, ink deletions to entries of first 10 pages. Ink ownership inscription to recto of FFEP; 'Captain Macnamara / R.N. / ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 11708
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[CUNNINGHAM, Timothy]. GENTLEMAN OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE. A new treatise on the law concerning tithes: containing All the Statutes, Adjudged Cases, Resolutions and Judgments relative thereto...Corrected and enlarged, with the addition of several Cases never before printed. London. Printed by His Majesty's Law Printers; For W. Griffin, 1766. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 298pp, [10]. With half-title and terminal blank. Contemporary blind-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, a little marked. Several eighteenth-century ink inscriptions of John Todd, one of which partially erased without loss of text. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 11733
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COWLEY, Abraham. The works of Mr Abraham Cowley. Consisting of Those which were formerly Printed: and Those which he Design'd for the Press: Now published out of the Authors original copies. London. Printed by J. M. for Henry Herringham, 1684. Eighth edition. [2], xl, 41, [1], 80, [4], 58, 61-70, 154, 23, [1], 148pp. Complete despite erratic pagination. With an engraved portrait frontispiece.

[Bound with:] COWLEY, Abraham. The second part of the works of Mr. Abraham Cowley. Being what was Written and Published by himself in his younger years. And now Reprinted together. London. Printed by Mary Clark, for Charles Harper, 1684. Fifth edition. [8], 161pp, [1]. ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 11736
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DOUGLAS, James. Travelling anecdotes through various parts of Europe. London. Printed for J. Debrett, 1786. Third edition. 8vo. x, 285pp, [3]. With half-title, terminal advertisement leaf, and eight engraved plates including frontispiece. Uncut in original publisher's tan paper boards, with remains of printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed, substantial loss to head of spine. Upper hinge split, ink initials to half-title, foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 11820
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[EDKINS, Joshua]. A collection of poems, mostly original, By several hands. Dublin. Printed, for the editor, by M. Graisberry, 1789-90 First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xxxiii, [1], 328; xi, [1], 364pp. With half-titles, engraved vignettes to title pages, a further four engraved vignettes in the text, and a list of subscribers. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to boards, joints starting, lettering-pieces chipped, slight wear to headbands. Worming to gutter margin of initial gathering of Vol. I. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 11987
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[BRITISH MAGAZINE]. The british magazine. A monthly journal of literature, science, and art. London. Frederick Westley and A. H. Davis, 1830. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes, all published. [2], 480, [2]; [2], 476pp, [2]. Bound by S. Franceys of Liverpool in contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, spines richly gilt, marbled edges. Rubbed, slight shipping to lettering-pieces. Armorial bookplates of Peter Bancroft to FEPs, later armorial bookplates and ink ownership inscriptions to FFEPs, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12385
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COLQUHOUN, P[atrick]. A treatise on the police of the metropolis; containing a detail of the various crimes and misdemeanors By which Public and Private Property and Security are, at present, injured and endangered: and suggesting remedies for their prevention. London. Printed by H. Baldwin and Son, 1800. Sixth edition. 8vo. [16], xvi, 655pp, [31]. Uncut in original publisher's blue paper boards, recently rebacked in tan cloth with recent printed paper lettering-piece. Boards a trifle rubbed and soiled. Internally clean and crisp. Faint ink inscription of 'Nelson' to upper board, by repute from the Matcham family library, Newhouse, Wiltshire - Lord Nelson's sister Catherine having married George Matcham. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12397
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FORSTER, T[homas] F[urly]. Flora Tonbrigensis; or, a catalogue of plants growing wild in the neighbourhood of Tonbridge Wells, arranged according to the Linnaean system... London. Printed by Richard and Arthur Taylor, 1816. Second edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 216pp. With three engraved, hand-coloured plates of plant specimens. Uncut in original publisher's drab paper boards, recently rebacked with tan paper, title in manuscript to spine and upper board. Lightly foxed, ink gift inscription to recto of FFEP 'John S. L. Gilmour / 28/9/30 / from Kingey(?)', alongside later ownership inscription 'A. J. Wilmott / 1944'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12423
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[SMITH, Horace]. [SMITH, James]. Rejected addresses: or, the new theatrum poetarum. London. John Murray, 1833. Eighteenth edition. 8vo. [iii]-xxxi, [1], 170pp. With engraved frontispiece (features picked out in rouge), without half-title. Contemporary pink calf, gilt, spine richly so, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Light rubbing and slight marking to extremities, slight spotting and offsetting, else fine. Presentation copy, inscribed '1838 This Book was presented to Sir Edward Sugden by one of its authors and his faithful friend and servant James Smith' More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12747
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STEARNE, Johanne. Tractatus de visitatione infirmorum, Seu de eis Parochorum Officiis, quae infirmos, et moribundos respiciunt. In Gratiam Juniorum, & in Visitandis Infirmis minus Exercitatorum Editus. Londini [i.e. London]. Prostant apud A Baldwin, 1704. Second edition. 12mo. [10], 120pp. A1 not present, likely duplicate title as of 1700 edition. Contemporary speckled calf, recently rebacked. Slight rubbing to extremities. Both front and rear pastedowns have worked loose, occasional marginal browning. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12789
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GIBBS, Frederick Waymouth. Recognition: a chapter from the history of the North American & South American States. London. Printed by W. M'Dowall, 1863. Second edition. [2], 46pp.

[Bound after:] The foreign enlistment act, London, William Ridgway, 1863. 74pp.

[And with:] Once a clergyman, always a clergyman. A letter to the Lord Bishop of London. London, William Ridgway, 1865. 78pp.

[And:] Extradition treaties. London, William Ridgway, 1868. 69pp

8vo. Handsomely bound in contemporary half calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Extremities somewhat rubbed to joints and corners. Internally clean ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12929
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KINGSLEY, Rev. Charles. The limits of exact science as applied to history. An Inaugural Lectures, delivered before the university of cambridge. Cambridge. Macmillan and Co., 1860. First edition. 8vo. [6], 72pp, 23pp of advertisements, [1]. Original publisher's printed boards, spine restored. Rubbed, with loss to spine at head, bumping to corners. Presentation copy, inscribed twice: with 'From the author to Elizabeth Stisted, Eversley Augt. 12th 1861' to head of upper board, and 'Miss Stisted with the Rev. Kingsley's kind regards, Eversley aug 12/61' to head of half title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13060
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FULLOM, S. W.. The life of general sir howard douglas...from his notes, conversations, and correspondence. London. John Murray, 1863. First edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 431pp, [1], 32pp publisher's catalogue. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-tooled blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Slight wear and to odd spot of soiling, spine sunned. Offsetting to title, sporadic foxing. From the Raglan family library of Cefntilla Court, with the recent armorial bookplate of the estate, and the earlier bookplate of Lord Raglan to FEP. Presentation copy, with ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13101