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[POLITICAL CORRUPTION]. [Drop-head title:] A remedy Humbly propos'd towards removing several Obstacles which seem to impede Justice, &c. [London]. [s.n.], [1718?]. Folio. Single sheet. Docket title to verso. Three old horizontal folds, stab-stitch holes to left-hand margin, lightly dampstained, early manuscript note to verso. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34645

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[THE MASQUERADE]. The masquerade. A Collection of new enigmas, Logogriphs, Charades, Rebusses, Queries and Transpositions. Vol. I [-IV]. [Southampton and London]. Printed for the editors by T. Baker, Southampton, & published by G. & T. Wilkie, Paternoster Row, & J. Bell, 148, Oxford Road, [1797-1800] 12mo. Four volumes (of five, all published) bound as one. 74; 64, [18]; 76, [6]; [2], 76pp, [8]. Title pages engraved. With a folding table to Vol. IV. Contemporary gilt-tooled half- calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Worn, upper board detached, lower joint split. Without free-endpapers, terminal leaf of Vol. IV working loose. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33762

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[HOLDSWORTH, Edward]. Taffi's master-piece: or, the Cambro-British invention. A mock poem. Being the Muscipula Oxoniensis translated into burlesque verse. By a Cantab.. London. Printed; And Sold by John Morphew, 1709. First edition. 8vo. [2], 26pp. Later blind-ruled brown half-morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, brown cloth boards. Lightly rubbed, with slight wear to joints. Armorial bookplate of Jabez Thompson, Abbotsford to FEP. Leaves heavily browned, with chipping to edges, heavy spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33588

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RALEIGH, Sir Walter. The secrets of government and misteries of state, plainly laid open, in all the several forms of government in the Christian world. Published by John Milton, Esq;. London. [s.n.], 1697. First edition. 8vo. [8], 238pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind. Rubbed and marked, surface wear to boards, joints and edges, slight loss to head of spine, upper joint starting. Endpapers browned, marginal tear to first blank fly-leaf, small loss to lower margin of title. Light staining to initial leaves. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33390

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BUCHAN, William. Domestic medicine: or, a valuable treatise on the prevention and cure of diseases by regimen and simple medicines... Leominster [Massachusetts]. Printed by Adams & Wilder, For Isaiah Thomas, Jun., 1804. 8vo. xxiv, 480pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, marked, and scored, lettering-piece chipped. Leaves heavily browned and foxed, occasional dampstaining. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32513

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[SALONIKA]. [Cover title: Salonika fire, 18-19th August, 1917]. [s.i.]. [s.n, s.d., c. 1917] Oblong 8vo. 24 leaves, each with a laid down silver gelatin photographic print, loose in grey paper foling portfolio. A trifle rubbed to extremities; slight occasional spotting to mounts. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33334

SELLON, William. A sermon preached at the Assizes held at guildford for the County of Surrey, August 10. 1759. before the Honourable Sir Edward Clive, Knight, One of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of Common Pleas; and the Honourable Sir Sydney Stafford Smythe, Knt. One of the Barons of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer. . London. Printed by J. Hughs, [1759]. First edition. Quarto. 27pp, [1]. Sewn in modern tan paper wrappers, title in manuscript to upper wrapper. Lightly rubbed. Leaves browned, light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34325

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[WARNER, Compton]. [Cover title:] Sketches of Swanage and its neighbourhood. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] First edition?. Oblong quarto. [17] leaves of lithographed plates. Original publisher's lithographed pictorial cream paper boards. Extremities a lightly rubbed, marked, and discoloured. Hinges exposed, later bookseller's ticket of H. V. Day of Dorchester to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to front blank fly-leaf: 'With Compton Warner's kind regards'. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32839

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FRANCKLIN, Thomas. A sermon Occasioned by the death of His Late majesty. Preached on the Ninth of November. In the morning at queen-street chapel, And in the afternoon at st paul's, covent-garden.. London. Printed for R. Francklin, 1760. First edition. Quarto. [4], 3-15pp, [1]. Title page in mourning border. Sewn in modern tan paper wrappers, title lettered in manuscript to upper wrapper. Leaves browned, light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34324

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[GUERNSEY] [LE MERCHANT, William]. Statement in support of the privileges and immunities of the island of guernsey, &c. By a late magistrate of the said Island: Respecting the Measures to be brought before Parliament. Guernsey. Printed by T. Greenslade, Bookseller, &c, [1805]. 8vo. 16pp. Sewn, original publisher's powder-blue paper wrappers. A little marking to wrappers and title, extremities slightly creased, else fine. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 32347

PEAKE, Humphrey. Meditations upon a seige. [Oxford]. [Printed by Henry Hills], 1646. First edition. 8vo. [8], 157pp, [1]. Contemporary mottled calf, expertly rebacked and recornered, with original spine laid down, contrasting morocco lettering-piece. A little worn to extremities, lettering-piece chipped, but very competently refurbished. Pastedowns sprung, a little browning internally, else a crisp copy. More > £ 4,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32118

GÊLERT. A guide to the foxhounds and staghounds of england; to which are added the otter-hounds and harriers of several counties.. London. Whittaker & Co., 1849. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 111pp. Finely bound by Bayntun of Bath (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in modern gilt-tooled red half-calf, red cloth boards. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Very light surface wear to spine and upper joint. Armorial bookplate of Douglas Peter Crossman to FFEP. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34491

[WINE MERCHANT'S ESTATE]. A catalogue of the neat household furniture, stock in trade, And other Effects, the property of mr. c. williams, wine merchant, st. albans, herts. which will be sold by auction, by sedgwick and son, on the premises, On wednesday next, Dec. 9th, 1812, under an execution. St. Albans. Shaw, Printer, [1812]. 8vo. 8pp. Two bilfolia, disbound. Priced in manuscript.

[Together with:] Inventory of the Effects of Mr. Charles Williams of St. Albans not included in the printed catalogue of sale. 10th December 1812. Manuscript on paper. Single bifolium, More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 30893

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[LEWIS, W.S.]. [Memorial manuscript presented to the Lord Mayor of Birmingham]. [Birmingham]. [Erle Foster Newey], [1943]. Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [2]ff. Handsomely bound by Erle Foster Newey (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tan morocco, orange and green morocco onlays, initialled 'W.S.L.' to upper board, A.E.G., green moire silk endpapers, gilt dentelles. Housed in custom red cloth case. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 30444

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[BEWICK, Thomas], [BEILBY, Ralph]. A general history of quadrupeds. Newcastle Upon Tyne. Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick and S. Hodgson, 1807. Fifth edition. 8vo. x, 525pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled brown morocco, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Later bookplate of John Batty to FEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30326

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[TEA DEALER]. Bamford, Tea Dealer, Grocer, and cheesemonger. Wholesale and retail, No. 14, Great Newport Street, Newport Market. [London]. Printed by J. Hayes, [s.d., c. 1810] Dimensions 390 x 300 mm. Single sheet, printed on one side only. Letterpress text within ornamental border. Old central vertical and horizontal folds. Creased, some loss/small holes, a trifle marked. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 20722

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[DICKENS, Charles]. Characters from Charles Dickens. A game. [London]. [Jaques & Son, Hatton Garden], [s.d., c. 1875] Card dimensions: 650 x 930 mm. 54 stiff printed paper cards, backed in glazed lilac paper, including a rule card and 'receive one counter from each player' card. Preserved within the rare publisher's two-part glazed cream box, with front and rear of lower portion featuring a coloured title ('The characters of Charles Dickens. An interesting game' and illustration of Mr. Pickwick) and an advertisement for another Jacques game ('Bumble Puppy' respectively). ... More > £ 2,400.00 Antiquates Ref. 33584

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PRINGLE, Sir John. A discourse on the Theory of Gunnery. Delivered at the Anniversary Meeting of the royal society, November 30, 1778. London. Printed for the Royal Society, 1778. First edition. Quarto. [2], 33pp, [1]. Disbound, spine later naively reinforced with tape. Leaves browned, light spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34133

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[SEVEN YEARS' WAR]. Impartial reflections upon the present state of affairs. With incidental remarks upon certain recent transactions. In a letter to a friend.. London. Printed for J. Coote, 1761. 8vo. [4], 66pp. Modern grey paper boards, original gilt-tooled green morocco lettering-piece preserved and pasted to spine. Leaves lightly browned, occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34581

NELSON, Robert. An address to persons of Quality and Estate. London. Printed by G. James, 1715. First edition. 8vo. xxxi, [1], 267pp, [1], 55pp, [7]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary blind-panelled speckled calf. Rubbed and marked, with surface wear to boards, foot of upper joint split. FEP sprung. Inked ownership inscription of J. Seale to head of title, leaves lightly browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34212