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[BRITISH ARMY]. Warrant for the Regulation of the barracks, in great britain, ireland, and the colonies. Dated 16th March, 1824. London. Printed by J. Hartnell, 1824. 8vo. [2], 68, vii pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to upper board. Rubbed, some surface loss to bowed boards. Contemporary ink ownership inscription to head of title. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30682

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IRELAND, John B.. Wall-street to cashmere. A journal of five years in asia, africsa, and europe... New York. Published by S. A. Rollo & Co., 1859. First edition. 8vo. xvi, [3], 14-531pp, [1]. With a lithograph frontispiece, and additional lithograph title page, a double-page lithograph map, and 69 engraved plates. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, chipping to lower joint, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27861

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WALLIS, [Edward]. Wallis's tour through England and Wales, a new Geographical Pastime. London. Published by E. Wallis, [s.d., c. 1820] Dimensions 670 x 520 mm. Hand-coloured, elaborately engraved folding sheet, mounted on linen. Housed in original publisher's slipcase, with hand-coloured engraved pictorial title. A trifle marked, with repaired tears to verso, slipcase rubbed, marked, and discoloured. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 32846

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[WALLIS, John]. Wallis's Royal Chronological Tables of English History on a Plan similar to that of the Dissected Maps. Published March 31st 1788 by John Wallis, No. 16 Ludgate Str. London. Price 10/6. Dimensions 600 x 420 mm.. Complete. 42 printed wooden pieces, housed in original publisher's wooden box with engraved pictorial title label to lid. Some loss to box at edges, working loose at joints, lettering-piece stained and discoloured, with early ink annotation suggesting this was acquired 'at Mrs Denny's Sale'. Slight loss to two blank areas of two edge pieces. More > £ 3,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 24674

JEKYLL, Gertrude. Wall and water gardens. [London]. Country Life & George Newnes Ltd., [1901]. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 177pp, [1]. With 147 black and white photographic plates. Original publisher's green buckram, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to half-title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21990

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[GRAHAM, Maria]. Voyage of h.m.s. blonde to the sandwich islands, in the years 1824-1825. London. John Murray, 1826. First edition. Quarto. x, [2], 260pp. With 14 engraved plates and an engraved folding map. Recent, antique style gilt-tooled navy half-morocco, marbled paper boards. A trifle rubbed. More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 30266

WILLIAMS, William. Votes of the House of Commons; Perused and Signed to be Printed According to the Order of the House of Commons. London and Oxford. Printed by the Assigns of John Bill, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, 1680-81 Folio. [Numb. 0.] Jovis 210 Octobris 1680 - numb. 62. [sic] Lunae 280 Martii 1681. Issues lack chronological designation; dates are supplied by the text. Pagination and register non-consecutive. A number of speeches, reports, and addresses to the Commons are issued as parts of, or supplements to, the Votes; some were also issued separately. Contemporary blind-ruled calf, later rebacked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 11416

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[VIZAGAPATAM]. BARRY, Sir John Wolfe. Vizagapatam. Proposals for the improvement and development of the harbour. . London. Waterlow and Sons, 1914. First edition. Folio. 20 leaves, printed on rectos only. Large partially coloured engraved folding map housed in rear pocket. Original publisher's cloth-backed printed buff paper boards. Extremities rubbed and marked, pencilled shelf-marks/labels and early inked ownership inscription of Rustat Blake to upper board, some surface loss to spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31572

COTTON, Charles. Virgil travestie . London. Gilbert and Reed, 1807. Fourteenth edition. 8vo. 122pp. With an engraved frontispiece and three further terminal engraved plates. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, title in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and marked, with small loss to head and significant loss to foot of spine. Book-label of George Lualle (?) to FEP. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34043

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A VILLAGER [WHUR, Cornelius]. Village musings on moral and religious subjects. Norwich. Jarrold and Sons, 1837. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 203pp, [1]. Original publisher's cloth-backed buff paper boards. Heavily rubbed and marked, remnants of paper lettering-piece to spine. Hinges exposed, early book-label of Canon Duckett and recent bookplate of R. C. Fiske to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30509

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SYKES, Sir Frederick. Village improvement: Foreword, Speeches and Scheme. [Bombay]. [Printed at the Government Central Press], [1933]. First edition. Quarto. [2], 71pp, [1]. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed cream wrappers. Lightly rubbed, marked, and discoloured, staples rusted. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24287

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HEAD, Sir Edmund [trans.]. Viga glum's saga. The story of viga-glum. Translated from the icelandic... London. Williams and Norgate, 1866. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 124pp. With a half-title and two folding charts. Title page in red and black. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-vellum, burgundy cloth boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, contemporary inked ownership inscription of J. T. Coleridge to verso of front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27703

MARTINEAU, James. Views of the world from Halley's comet: a discourse, delivered in Paradise Street Chapel, Liverpool, September 27th, 1835. London. R. Hunter et al., 1835. Second edition. 8vo in 4s. [6], 20pp. Recent blue paper boards, printed paper lettering piece to upper board. Slight wear to extremities, some discolouration to lettering-piece. Title and final page toned, marginal dust-soiling and light foxing throughout. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 13006

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STUART, Robert. Views & notices of glasgow in former times.. Glasgow. Robert Stuart & Co., 1848. First edition. Quarto. [2], viii, [2], 116pp, [8]. With an additional engraved title page and 27 engraved plates depicting scenes and views of the city. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, bumping to head and foot of spine. Light scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33539

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BRAYLEY, E[dward] W[edlake]. Views in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire; illustrative of the works of Robert Bloomfield; accompanied with descriptions: to which is annexed, a memoir of the poet's life. London. Published by Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe et al., [1806]. First edition. 8vo. 56pp. With an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and a further 13 engraved plates. Bound by C. A. Campling of Yarmouth in contemporary half-vellum, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Extremities discoloured and a trifle rubbed. Scattered foxing, minute worm-track to fore-edge. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 25132

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[MERCHANTS' HOUSE]. View of the history, constitution, & funds, of the guildry, and Merchants' House. Glasgow. Printed by James Henderson, 26 Bell-Street, 1817. First edition. 8vo. 112pp. Finely bound in twentieth-century gilt-tooled blue crushed half-morocco, with the original printed upper wrapper bound in at end. A fine copy, but for some spotting to text. Faint remains of an erased inscription starting 'Sent by James Ewing Esq.' to head of title. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33320

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[VICTORIA ROOMS, BRISTOL]. Victoria Rooms. Mr. H. C. Cooper's annual concert... Bristol. Hugh C. Evans, [1847]. Dimensions 140 x 230 mm. Single sheet, printed on one side only. A trifle creased, mounted on later stiff paper. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22468

NANSEN, Fridtjof. Vers le pole traduit et abrege par charles rabot. 200 illustrations d'apres photographies et les dessins de l'explorateur. Paris. Ernest Flammarion, Editeur, [1897]. 8vo. viii, 424pp. With original white printed paper wrappers bound in. Finely bound in a twentieth-century designer binding; embossed and onlaid morocco designs to each board, the upper depicting a ship on frozen waters, two huskies, knotted rope and the title 'Vers le Pole', and the lower with two leaves on a stem with a sunset over the waters in the background, each board inset within ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 24672

LYALL, Alfred. Verses written in india. London. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1901. Fifth edition. 12mo. vi, 144pp. Title in red and black. Bound by Worsfold (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary red morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden to FEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29527

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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