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LLOYD, Elizabeth Maria. Exercises in the gospel narrative of the life of our lord, (chronologically arranged) in a series of questions and answers...accompanied by fifty illustrations, from designs of the old masters. London. Published for R. Mimpriss, by Sampson Low, 1834. Third edition. 16mo. vii, [5], 108pp, 16. Original publisher's limp green cloth, A.E.G. With eight terminal publisher's advertisement leaves, printed on pink paper. The fifty tinted illustrations (by Guido Reni, L. Jordeans, Houbraken, and others, and engraved by J. C. Zeitterplates) are presented on 42 stiff cards (several are two to a card). Housed in original publisher's green cloth slipcase, lettered and tooled in gilt. Extremities lightly rubbed, ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 32476
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HILLARY, Edmund, Sir. DOIG, Desmond. Expedicion al Himalaya (En busca del fabuloso Yeti, el "Abominable Hombre de las Nieves"). Buenos Aires. Editorial de Ediciones Selectas S. R. L., [1964]. 8vo. 336pp. With numerous monochrome photographic illustrations. Original publisher's grey cloth boards, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Light rubbing/bumping to extremities, dustwrapper heavily worn, separated into component panels/flaps, with some browned naive tape repairs. Bookplate of George Lowe to FEP. Flat signed by Sir Edmund Hillary to title page. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23425
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[LLOYD, W. Watkiss]. Explanation of the groups in the western pediment of the parthenon (Extracted from "The Classical Museum," Part XVIII.). [London]. [s.n.], [1847]. First offprint edition. 49pp, [1]. With a folding table.

Bound with:] LLOYD, W. Watkiss. [Drop-head title:] The eastern pediment of the parthenon. [From the "Transactions of the Royal Society of Literature," Vol. VII., New Series]. [London?]. [s.n.], [1863]. First offprint edition. 49pp, [1]. With four lithographed plates (one folding).

[And:] LLOYD, W. Watkiss. [Drop-head title:] XVIII. - The central group of the panathenaic frieze. [From the 'Transactions of ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 31517
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[BRITISH SOVEREIGNS]. Explanation to the Royal Game of British Sovereigns; exhibiting The most remarkable Events in each Reign, from egbert the first king, to that of his present majesty. London. Printed for E. Wallis, [s.d., c. 1820] Second edition. 12mo. 35pp, [1]. Stitched within original publisher's wrappers. Some marking and dog-earing.

[With:] The Royal Game of British Sovereigns exhibiting The most remarkable events in each Reign from Egbert to George III. London. Published by J. & E. Wallis, [s.d.] Hand-coloured, elaborately engraved folding sheet, mounted on linen. A trifle marked, with repaired tears to verso.

The whole contained within original publisher's slipcase, with hand-coloured engraved ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 28160
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BURKITT, William. Expository notes, with Practical Observations, on the new testament off our lord and saviour jesus christ... Liverpool. Printed by Nuttall, Fisher, and Dixon, 1809. Forty-first edition. Quarto. 1249 [i.e. 1251]pp, [1]. Predominantly printed in double columns. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a further 11 engraved plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, some surface loss to lower corner of upper board. Late nineteenth-century inked ownership inscription of J. E. Strangways to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 17448
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HODGKIN, Elizabeth. Extracts from the familiar letters of the late elizabeth hodgkin, wife of john hodgkin, junr. of tottenham. Interspersed with a few memoranda. Collected and arranged by her husband. London. Printed by Harvey and Darton, 1843. First edition. 12mo. 225pp, [1]. With a silhouette portrait frontispiece. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, later rebacked preserving contemporary spine panel, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed and lightly marked. Marbled endpapers, frontispiece damp-stained, offsetting to title, short marginal tear to leaf I3, very occasional spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'Rachel & Mary Stacey, with the Christian regards of their ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 15268
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[POOR LAW COMMISSIONERS]. Extracts from the information received by his majesty's commissioners, as to the administration and operation of the poor-laws. London. B. Fellowes, 1833. First edition. 8vo. xxi, [1], 432pp. Original publisher's printed tan cloth. Lightly rubbed and spotted, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. From the recently dispersed library of Spetchley Park, Worcestershire, once the seat of Robert Berkeley (1764-1845), with his inked ownership inscription to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23842
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FENELON, Francois de Salignac de La Mothe-. Extracts from the religious works of Monsr francois salignac de la mothe fenelon, archbishop of cambray. Translated from the original french by miss marshall. London. Published by J. Hatchard, 1809. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 291pp, [1]. With half-title and a list of subscribers. Contemporary speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Rubbed, slight splitting to joints, occasional spotting, ink gift inscription dated 1814 to head of title-page. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 17032
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[ROYAL NAVY - Treaties]. Extracts, from the several treaties subsisting between great britain and other Kingdoms and States, of such Articles and Clauses, as relate to the Duty and Conduct of the Commanders of His majesty's ships of war. London. [s.n.], 1758. Third edition. Quarto. [6], xxxii, 292pp. With two fine naval vignettes, to first and final leaves. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, with some marking, bumping to corners, loss to head and foot of spine, cracking to lower joint. Captain Thomas Peyton's copy, with his inscription (dated 1790) to head of blank fly-leaf at front; ink offsetting evidencing the removal of the FFEP (showing the mirror ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27732
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[NELSON, Jean]. Extrait du journal de Mr. Jean Nelson, Predicateur de l'Evangile, contenant au recit des tendres soins de dieu envers lui depuis son enfance jusqu'a sa quarante-deuxieme annee. Traduit de l'anglais. Guernsey. De L'Imprimerie de N. Mauger, Imprimeur du Roi, Au Bas du Bordage, 1823. 12mo in 6s. [4], 192pp. Original publisher's two-tone paper boards. Heavily worn and marked; spine covering perished, boards each hanging by a cord only. Some damp-staining; pen trials to FEP; RFEP torn away. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33131
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[BEWICK, Thomas]. BROWN, Walter. Fables. London. Published by S. Grosvenor, 1884. First edition. Quarto. [2], 68pp, [2]. WIth a woodcut frontispiece and numerous woodcuts in the text by Thomas Bewick. Handsomely bound in modern red half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, green cloth boards. Very minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, frontispiece marked and creased with naive paper repair to lower corner. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 13929
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WILKIE, William. Fables. London. Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1768. First edition. 8vo. [10], 140pp. Without half-title. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 17 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled black half-morocco, marbled paper boards, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, offsetting, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25415
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GAY, John. Fables. London. Printed by T. C. Hansard...for C. Cradock and W. Joy, 1814. Fifth edition. 243pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary tree-calf, later expertly rebacked, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, gilt. A trifle rubbed. Offsetting to title, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27328
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BALDWIN, Edward [i.e. GODWIN, William]. Fables ancient and modern. Adapted for the use of children. London. Printed for Thomas Hodgkins, 1805 [i.e. 1808] Second edition. 12mo. In two volumes. viii, 206; iv, 219pp, [1]. With 73 copperplate illustrations in the text. Modern gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red roan lettering-pieces. Minor shelf- wear, chipping to lettering-pieces. Occasional short tears to margins, spotted. William St. Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription and manuscript note on the text to recto of FFEP, Vol. I. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27673