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SACKVILLE-WEST, V[ita]. Country notes. London. Michael Joseph, 1939. First edition. Quarto. 219pp, [1]. With numerous black and white photographs in the text by Bryan and Norman Westwood. Original publisher's buff cloth, lettered in brown to spine and upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled, a trifle cocked. Royal Institute of British Architects, Ashpitel Prize plate, awarded to architect and Lionel Gordon Baliol Brett (1913-2004), and inked gift inscription 'Tony darling / from / Lionel / ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28313
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THACKERAY, W. M.. The four georges: sketches of manners, morals, court, and town life. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1861. First edition, first issue. 8vo. [4], 226, [2], 16pp. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, one further engraved plate, 13 engraved illustrations in the text, and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue, dated November, 1861. Original publisher's embossed dark green cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Oliver Brett to FEP, FFEP and half-title detached, frontispiece stained, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 28312
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[PALMER, William]. Illustrated Life and Career of william palmer, of rugeley: containing details of his conduct as school-boy, medical-student, racing-man, and poisoner... London. Ward and Lock, 1856. 8vo. [3], 136pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and two leaves of Palmer's diary in facsimile. Original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Extremities rubbed and creased, ink staining to lower wrapper. Scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28306
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STAMP, L. Dudley [editor]. Slovene studies... London. Published by the Le Play Society, 1933. First edition. Quarto. 70pp, [2]. With 12 black and white photographic plates. Original publisher's pictorial buff wrappers. Extremities a trifle creased and marked. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28316
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BAUDIER, Michael. An history Of the Memorable and Extraordinary Calamities of margaret of anjou, queen of england; Wherein may be seen the Inconstancy of Fortune, the Changes of Courts, and the Miseries of human Life, to which Crowns and Sceptres are subject...Translated out of the original Manuscript... London. Printed by James Bettenham, For G. Strahan.., 1737. First edition. 8vo. xii, 192pp. Later half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split, chipping to foot of spine. Book-label of James Dolman to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21191
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GIFFORD, William. The baviad, and maeviad. London. Printed for Becket and Porter, 1811. Eighth edition. 8vo. [5], x-xxi, [1], 191pp, [1]. Contemporary calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Heavily rubbed, upper joint split, paper shelf-label to foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, scattered spotting. Label of the Barrett's Circulating Library, Simla, to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22377
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[BENGAL REVENUE DEPARTMENT]. Directions for revenue officers in the north-western provinces of the bengal presidency, regarding the settlement and collection of the land revenue, and the other duties connected therewith. Promulgated under the authority of the honorable the lieutenant-governor. Agra, November 1, 1849. Calcutta. Printed by J. Thomas, at the Baptist Mission Press, [1850]. 8vo. 513pp, [1]. With two engraved folding plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-roan. marbled paper boards. Extremities worn, surface loss to boards, joints starting, worming and chipping to spine. Hinges exposed, extensive worming to gutters/endpapers, pencilled shelf-marks to head of detached title page, imprint date rubbed away, very occasional early manuscript notes to margins. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28119
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BATTEN, J[ohn] H[allet]. Official reports on the province of kumaon, with a medical report on the mahamurree in general, in 1849-50. Agra. Printed at the Secundra Orphan Press, 1851. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 467pp, [1]. With a hand-coloured engraved folding map. Contemporary blue cloth. Worn and marked. Multiple worm-tracks to extremities, continuing throughout text-block, upper hinge exposed, upper board held in place by cords only, pencilled shelf-marks to title page, significant portion of the map torn-away and now missing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28123
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CARPENTER, Lant. A review of the labours, opinions, and character of rajah rammohun roy: in a discourse, on occasion of his death... London. Rowland Hunter et al., 1833. First edition. iv, [1], 6-137, iv pp.

[Bound after:] CARPENTER, Lant. The Duty of the Christian Preacher, in the Investigation and Declaration of the Truth. A discourse, delivered to the united congregations of protestant dissenters, in exeter, April the 21st, 1805. Exeter. Printed by Trewman and Son, 1805. First edition. [4], 37pp, [1]. Presentation copy, paper strip pasted to head of dedication page with inked inscription: 'Mrs. ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 22295
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MULLER, John. Indian tables for the conversion of indian mun into factory and bazar maunds, madras and bombay commercial weight, troy and avoirdupois weight, and the different maunds in use in the bengal presidency... Calcutta. [s.n.], 1836. First edition. 8vo. xi, 294, 15pp, [1]. With a list of subscribers and a tipped-in errata slip. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, recently rebacked and recornered preserving contemporary spine panel. Boards and spine panel worn and wormed. Leaves browned, one table split into two along fold. Book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 22527
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[DENISON], Edward. 'The unity of the church is the condition of the conversion of the world.' A sermon preached in st. paul's cathedral, On Friday, May 27th, 1842, at the 141st anniversary meeting of the society for the propagation of the gospel in foreign parts. Madras. Re-printed for the publisher, by R. W. Thorpe at the Christian Knowledge Society's Press, 1843. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. Four loose bifoliums, stab-stitch holes to gutter, title page and final leaf reattached with modern archival tape. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23167
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GLEIG, Rev. G[eorge] R[obert]. The life of major-general sir thomas munro...With extracts from his correspondence and private papers. London. Hnery Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. xxvi, 520; iv, 454; viii, 437pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I, and an engraved folding map. Contemporary gilt-tooled sheep, contrasting dark brown morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed, joints starting, spines sunned. Short tear to fore-edge of leaf N2 of Vol. I, else internally clean and crisp. From the library of successful merchant of Scottish origin and later M.P. for Lancaster, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23791
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HIPPISLEY, John Coxe. Substance of the speech of Sir john cox hippisley, Bart. on seconding the motion of The Right Honourable henry grattan, to refer the petition of the roman catholics of ireland to a committee of the House of Commons, On friday, the 18th of may, 1810. London. Printed for Faulder, and Booker et al., 1810. Second edition, corrected. 8 [i.e. 10], 93, [3], xxii, iii, [1], xxiii-lciv [i.e. xciv], [2],119pp, [1].

[Bound with:] [An untitled pamphlet beginning with the following text: '(From the Globe News-Paper.) 15 June, 1811...The following summary is chiefly confined to a correction of the statements, in some of the public prints, on the morning following the debate on Mr. Grattan's motion...'] [London]. [Printed by Keating, Brown, and Co.], [1811]. ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28224
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[PATMORE, Peter George]. Rejected articles. London. Henry Colburn, 1826. First edition. 8vo. Uncut in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Extremities worn, loss to spine. Pencilled ownership inscription of William St. Clair to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28214
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[BRITISH ARMY]. [CALVERT, Harry]. General regulations and orders. [London]. [C. Roworth], [1804]. 8vo. iv, vi, 133pp, [7]. With three folded leaves of blank forms for annual and other returns. Contemporary gilt-tooled diced calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece to upper board. Rubbed, joints starting, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, short tear to gutter of first form, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28031