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VOLTAIRE. The age of lewis XIV... London. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1752. First edition in English. 8vo. In two volumes. viii, 436; [2], 292, 90pp, [20]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed, numerous worm-holes to dulled spines, corners bumped. Minute worm-track to foot of initial four gatherings of Vol. II, short tears to margins of leaves Q3-4 of same, central horizontal tear to leaf c4 (appendix) without loss of sense. From the ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28321
HARWOOD, Sir Edward. The advice of that worthy commander Sir Ed: Harwood, Collonell. Written by King Charles his Command, upon occasion of the French Kings preparation: and presented in his life time, by his owne hand, to his Majestie: Hitherto being a private Manuscript... London. Printed for R. Harford, 1642. First edition. Quarto. [40]pp. Nineteenth-century half-morocco, ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled paper boards. A trifle rubbed. Evidence of armorial bookplate removal to FEP, early ownership inscription 'Mr Joh: Robins' to blank verso of initial leaf, very occasional early manuscript corrections to text. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33905
WHITE, James. The adventures of john of gaunt, duke of lancaster. London. Printed by John Crowder, for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1790. First edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [2], vii, [1], 259, [1]; [4], 257, [1]; [4], 250pp. With half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed. Armorial bookplates with initials 'G.F.B.' and motto 'Deo adjuvante non timendum' to FEPs, very occasional shaving to margins of Vol. II, scattered spotting. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25729
ARGUS, Arabella. The adventures of a donkey. London. William Darton, 1823. Second edition. 12mo. 252pp. With an engraved frontispiece and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red roan-backed marbled boards, ruled and lettered and gilt. Rubbed, some surface loss to upper board. Offsetting to title. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 22229
HAWKESWORTH, John. The adventurer. Dublin. Printed by J. Moore, 1788. New edition. 12mo. In four volumes. With an engraved frontispiece and engraved title to each volume. Handsomely bound in contemporary Trinity College, Dublin calf prize binding. gilt supralibros to all boards, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed, some shipping to spines, small wormtracks to joints. Prize plates to all FEPs, inscribed to Ricardo Mauleverer (dated 1799), likely the sometime prebendary of Killenellick, County Limerick. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 23325
[LE SAGE, Alain Rene]. The adventure of gil blas, of santillane. Translated from the french of le sage, by t. smollett. London. Printed for J. Mawman, 1819. 8vo. In three volumes. xi, [1], 388; vii, [1], 375, [1]; viii, 398pp. With an engraved frontispiece to Vol. I and a further 28 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled diced calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, ticket of London-based booksellers Bowdery & Kerby to FEP of Vol. I, scattered spotting, offsetting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33042
[WASHINGTON, George]. The addresses and messages of the presidents of the united states, from washington to harrison. To which is prefixed the declaration of independence, and constitution of the united states, together with a portrait and memoir of w. h. harrison. New York. Edward Walker, 1841. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], xxiv, [1], 6-716pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, spine dulled, corners exposed. Frontispiece browned, offsetting to title, foot of text-block dampstained, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31041
[BARBOUR, John]. The acts and life of the Most victorious Conqueror Robert Bruce King of Scotland. Wherein Also are contained the Martiall deeds of the valiant Princes, Edward Bruce, Sir James Dowglas, Earle Thomas Rande, Walter Stewart, and sundry others. Edinburgh. Printed by Andrew Anderson, 1670. 12mo. 348pp. Apart from the title and headlines, printed in black letter throughout. Handsomely bound in early nineteenth century richly gilt-tooled hard-grained red morocco by 'J. Mackenzie, Bookbinder to the King' - dating it to between 1833 and 1837, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, bookplate removed from FEP; title page with some blurring, laid-down. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32639
[BRITISH ARMY]. Text book of gun carriages and gun mountings. London. Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationary Office by Harrison & Sons, 1924. First edition. 8vo. 366pp. With 138 engraved and photographic plates, of which many folded, and a tipped-in errata slip to title. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, with bumping to corners, spine sunned, a trifle cocked. Armorial bookplate of William Scott Curtis to FEP, ink-stamp reading 'NOT TO BE PUBLISHED' to head of title. Browning to endpapers, light scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34478
DAVIDSON, John. Testaments: No. I. The testament of a vivisector. London. Grant Richards, 1901. First edition. 27pp, [1]. With a half-title.

[Bound with:] DAVIDSON, John. Testaments. No. II. The testament of a man forbid. London. Grant Richards, 1901. First edition. 29pp, [1]. With a half-title.

[And:] DAVIDSON, John. Testaments. No. III. The testament of an empire-builder. London. Grant Richards, 1902. First edition. 81pp, [1]. With a half-title and an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements.

Quarto. Contemporary black half-morocco, cloth boards, gilt. ... More >
£ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21591
LANGDON, W. B. "Ten thousand chinese things." A descriptive catalogue of the chinese collection, now exhibiting at st. george's place, hyde park corner, london, with condensed accounts of the genius, government, history, literature, agriculture, arts, trade, manners, customs and social life of the people of the celestial empire. London. Printed for the Proprietor, and to be obatined only at the Chinese Collection, 1842. First English edition. 8vo. 150pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further seven engraved plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Rubbed and marked, corners bumped. Scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23235
WARREN, Samuel. Ten thousand a-year. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood and Sons, 1854. New edition. 8vo. In two volumes. v, iv, [2], 381, [1]; iv, 369pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards, marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed, spines sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 31681
WARREN, Samuel. Ten thousand a-year. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood and Sons, 1848. New edition. 8vo. In three volumes. x, 421, [1]; [4], 406, [2]; [4], 451pp, [1]. With an engraved armorial plate. Original publisher's blind-stamped cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Upper hinge of Vol. I exposed, armorial bookplates of Arthur Shepherd to all FEPs, recent bookplate of robert J. Hayhurst to FFEP of Vol. I. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22289