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[VALENTINES]. The lady's valentine writer. [London]. Printed and Sold by J.L. Marks, Long Lane, Smithfield, [s.d., 1832-1855] 8vo. [8]pp. Sewn, loosely inserted within original publisher's printed blue paper wrappers, with large woodcut illustration of a lady writing on a slope, in front of cupid holding a torch, to upper wrapper. The same design is repeated, and hand-coloured, to the title. Short splits to spine, else fine.

[With:] The quizzical valentine writer. [London]. Printed and Sold by J.L. Marks, Long Lane, Smithfield, [s.d., 1832-1855]. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32310
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[DOUAI CATECHISM]. An abstract of the doway catechism, revised, improved, and recommended by authority for the Use of the Faithful, in the four districts in england. Birmingham. Printed by R. P. Stone and Son, [1838]. 16mo. 124pp, [2]. Interleaved throughout. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Heavily rubbed, marked, some wear to head of sunned spine. Head of text-block shaved, with occasional loss of pagination numerals, scattered spotting. Occasional early manuscript annotations. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34833
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BROWNLOW, Margaret E. Herbs and the fragrant garden. Sevenoaks, Kent. The Herb Farm Ltd, 1957. First edition, first impression. Large 8vo. 140pp. With four photographs, a coloured frontispiece and a further 28 coloured plates. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered in gilt, with original publisher's illustrated dustwrapper. Later inked ownership of Horace Todd, dated 1976, to FEP. Inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP: 'A Happy Christmas dear Mrs Cox, from Clementine Churchill, 1957'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34777
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MORIER, James Justinian. The adventures of hajji baba, of ispahan. London. Richard Bentley, 1835. Revised edition. 8vo. [4], xxiv, 462pp. With a preliminary leaf of publisher's advertisements and additional engraved title page. Finely bound in near- contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, green cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed, spine heavily sunned. Inked ownership inscription of J. T. Coleridge, Montague Place, July 13th 1835 to head of front blank fly-leaf, and inked 'C' to engraved title. Spotting to blank fly-leaves. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34214
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MORIER, James Justinian. The adventures of hajji baba, of ispahan, in england. London. Richard Bentley, 1850. Revised edition. 8vo. [2], xvi, 343pp. With a half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Finely bound in near-contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, green cloth boards, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed, spine heavily sunned. Inked ownership inscription of 'C. Coleridge, Heath's Court, 1877' to head of front blank fly-leaf. Very light scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34215
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JACQUES, D. A visit to goodwood, near chichester, seat of His Grace the Duke of Richmond, with an appendix, descriptive of an ancient painting. Chicester. Published by the Author...Printed by W. Mason, 1822. 8vo. [9], 18-127pp, [1]. Without half-title. Without list of subscribers, as issued. With a frontispiece and two further plates engraved by J. Kennerley. Uncut in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper label to upper board, later rebacked in blue cloth. Rubbed and marked, corners bumped. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34687
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PALMER, Arnold. More than shadows. a biography of w. russell flint. London . The Studio, 1943. First edition, second impression. Quarto. [12] 146pp. With eight full colour plates and a further 128 in monochrome. Original publisher's gilt-stamped navy cloth boards. With the original publisher's illustrated dustwrapper. Photographic portrait of Flint in Naval dress pasted to FFEP. Two additional colour plates have been tipped in in prelims. Loosely inserted in are two letters addressed to artist Ernest Hill: a typed letter signed by Palmer on The Old ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34284
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[UNION CLUB, SOUTHPORT]. [An illuminated manuscript presentation volume]. [Liverpool]. [Elkington & Co.], [1890]. Quarto. Manuscript on vellum. [3]ff. Illuminated in polychrome within decorative gilt borders. Contemporary dark green morocco, tooled and lettered in gilt, gilt dentelles, cream moire silk endpaper. Lightly rubbed, foot of upper board partially sunned. Moire silk fly-leaf coverings sprung, insect damage to head of RFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30786
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[BLAKE, William]. CUMBERLAND, George. Thoughts on outline, sculpture, and the system that guided the ancient artists in composing their figures and groupes: accompanied with free remarks on the pratice of the moderns, and liberal hints cordially intended for their advantage. To which are annexed twenty-four designs of clasical subjects invented on the principles recommended in the essay by george cumberland. London. Printed by W. Wilson...and sold by Messrs. Robinson, 1796. First edition. Quarto. [4], iii, [1], 48, [2], 49-52pp. With a leaf of publisher's advertisements. With 24 plates; one unsigned, 15 drawn and engraved by Cumberland, eight engraved by William Blake after designs by Cumberland. Uncut in original publisher's limp buff paper boards evidently formed from the reversed sheets of another (unidentified) publication, partially visible within Etruscan key pattern borders. Housed in modern blue paper solander. Extremities marked ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 23339
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TRENCH, Richard Chenevix. Notes on the miracles of our lord. London. Macmillan and Co., 1870. Ninth edition, revised. 8vo. vi, 504pp. With half-title.

[Together with:] TRENCH, Richard Chenevix. Notes on the parables of our lord. London. Macmillan and Co., 1870. Eleventh edition. vi, 512pp. With half-title.

8vo. Uniformly bound in contemporary navy calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, with contrasting red and burgundy morocco lettering-pieces, and supralibros of The Queen's College, Birmingham to each upper board. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23039
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MADDEN, R[ichard] R[obert]. The literary life and correspondence of the countess of blessington. London. T. C. Newby, 1855. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. viii, 491pp, [1]; vi, 484pp; vi, 555pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Finely bound for Hatchards (stamp-signed to verso of FFEPs) in near-contemporary salmon-pink gilt-ruled half-morocco, lettered and tooled with fleur-de-lis devices to spine, pink cloth boards. Marbled endpapers, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed, spines slightly dulled and stained to foot. Light staining to initial leaves of each volume. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 35315
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SIBBALD, Sir Robert. The history, ancient and modern, of the sheriffdoms of fife and kinross, with a description of both, and of the firths of forth and tay... Cupar-Fife. Printed by and for R. Tullis et al., 1803. New edition. 8vo. xvi, 468pp, [6]. With an engraved frontispiece, a further three plates, and a list of subscribers. Handsomely bound by Ramage (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in later panelled sprinkled calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces, T.E.G., gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers. Lower corner of leaf 3D4 torn away, with slight loss of text and sense, later neatly repaired. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32668
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RUSKIN, John. Lectures on Landscape. Orpington and London. George Allen , 1897. First edition. Folio. 84pp. With 22 lithographed plates and two in-text woodcut illustrations. Contemporary gilt-tooled dark green morocco, with supralibros of the Law Society of England and Wales to upper board, and contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece to spine, T.E.G., gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers. Rubbed and marked, with surface wear to extremities, spine sunned. Prize bookplate presented by the Incorporated Law Society to Mr. John Prentice Ashbridge to FEP. ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35902
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SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley. The Plays of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. London. Macmillan and Co., 1908. Fourth edition. 8vo. viii, 455pp. With half-title. Title page in red and black. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled polished tree-calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece, supralibros of Eton College to both boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28271
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BARNES, William. Poems of rural life, in the dorset dialect. With a dissertation and glossary. London. John Russell Smith, 1847. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 411pp, [1]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed. Ticket of bookseller W. George of Bristol to FEP. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Edward Doggett to head of title, modern ownership inscription of R. S. G. Perry to FFEP, library stamp of H. G. Doggett to FFEP. Leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32142
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DICKENS, Charles. The mystery of edwin drood. London. Chapman and Hall, 1870. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 190pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and 12 engraved plates. Bound by Frank Murray of Derby (ticket to FEP) in contemporary olive-green half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, T.E.G. Original publisher's pictorial wrappers and advertisements bound in. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting, some loss to wrappers/advertisements. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30821