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SHEPPARD, John. On dreams, in their mental and moral aspects, as affording auxiliary arguments for the existence of spirit, for a "separate state," and for a particular providence. In Two Essays. London. Jackson and Walford, 1847. First edition. 12mo. xxiv, 179pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed with some marking to boards. A trifle spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 19728

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BERNEN, Robert. The House on the Cove. [London]. The Acorn Press, [1987]. First edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 200 copies set in Caslon type and bound by Woolnough and Co., of which this is number 184. [36]pp. With 15 engravings by Hellmuth Weissenborn and six loosely inserted off strikes. Original publisher's marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Very minor shelf wear. A clean and crisp copy. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33073

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CAMBRIDGE, Richard Owen. The intruder, In imitation of horace, book I. Satire IX. London. Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1754. First edition. Quarto. 22pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32988

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CAMBRIDGE, Richard Owen. A dialogue between a Member of Parliament and His servant. In Imitation of the Seventh Satire of the Second Book of horace. London. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1752. First edition. Quarto. 25pp, [1]. Without half title. Parallel Latin and English text. Modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, scattered spotting, terminal leaf stained. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32989

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[POETICAL EPISTLES]. Poetical epistles, to the author of the new bath guide, from s genteel family in ----shire. London. Printed by T. and J. W. Pasham, 1767. First edition. Quarto. [4], 27pp, [1]. With a half-title and a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Modern calf-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Early inked ownership inscription to head of half-title, foxed. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32990

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FORSYTH, William. A treatise on the culture and management of fruit-trees; in which a new method of pruning and training is fully described. To which is added, a new and improved edition of "observations on the diseases, defects, and injuries, in all kinds of fruit and forest trees:" With an account of a particular method of cure, published by order of government. London. Printed for T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1803. Third Edition, with Additions. 8vo. xxx, 523pp, [1]. With thirteen engraved plates. Finely bound in contemporary marbled calf, gilt, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Very slightest of wear to extremities, else a fine copy. Partially erased ink inscription to FEP, neat tear to gutter margin of RFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 11173

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[BRICKLEY]. Brickley's new primer. Adorned with beautiful cuts. Being A Present for my dear Child. London. Printed for T. Hughes, Broadway, Blackfriars, and T. Coldwell, 50, Capel-S. Dublin. [s.d., c. 1825?] 32mo?. [2], 3-15pp, [1]. With three crude woodcut illustrations (of a cat, a sheep, and a goose), pagination includes printed wrappers which were evidently designed as such. Sewn within original publisher buff paper wrappers, with a further crude woodcut captioned 'The Market Girl' to lower wrapper. A trifle dusty, upper wrapper (in effect the title leaf) shaved at foot. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24639

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MOLESWORTH, William. Speech of sir william molesworth, bart. m.p. in the house of commons, on tuesday, 25th july, 1848, on colonial expenditure and government. London. James Ridgway, [1848]. First edition. 40pp.

[Bound with:] Speech of sir william molesworth, bart. m.p. in the house of commons, on tuesday, 25th june, 1849, for a royal commission to inquire into the administration of the colonis. London. James Ridgway, [1849]. First edition. 32pp.

[And:] Speeches of sir william molesworth, bart. m.p. in the house of commons, during the session of 1850, on the bill for the better government of ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23867

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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. Without lower cover, spine naively repaired and facsimile leaves attached to text-block with clear tape, upper cover chipped and soiled. Occasional light dust-soiling internally. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21321

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[QUEEN ANNE]. [Drop-head title:] By the Queen, a proclamation, For the Careful Custody and well Ordering of the New River brought from Chadwell and Amwell to the North Part of the City of London. London. Printed by Charles Bill, 1703. Dimensions 350 x 460 mm. Single leaf broadside. Black letter, engraved royal arms at head, and a large historiated initial. Several old horizontal and vertical folds, later naive paper repairs to verso, slight loss to upper left-hand corner. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33205

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TOD, Lieut.-Colonel James. On the religious establishments of méwar. London. Printed by J. L. Cox, 1829. First edition. Quarto. 57pp, [1]. Uncut and unopened in later light blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32615

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TOD, Lieutenant-Colonel James. Comparison of the hindu and theban hercules, illustrated by an ancient hindu intaglio. London. Printed by J. L. Cox, 1831. First offprint edition. Quarto. [2], 23pp, [1]. With an engraved vignette to head of p.[1]. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32614

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SAPPHO. WHARTON, Henry Thornton. Sappho: memoir, text, selected renderings and A Literal Translation by henry thornton wharton m.a. oxon. London. David Stott, 1887. Second edition. Quarto. [2], xvi, 213pp, [1]. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece and one further engraved plate. Original publisher's gilt-stamped vellum, lettered in red and black. A trifle rubbed, lightly discoloured, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. Limited edition, inked inscription to verso of title page: 'Twenty-five copies of this book have been printed on Large Paper. Each one is numbered and signed by me, this Copy being No. ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 26570

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TODD, Rev. Henry J[ohn]. Illustrations of the lives and writings of gower and chaucer. Collected from authentick documents. London. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington et al., 1810. First edition. 8vo. [8], xlvii, [1], 394pp. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and two further engraved plates. Contemporary red straight-grain morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, with the supralibros (wolf passant collared and chained with Garter motto) of George Granville Leveson-Gower, first Duke of Sutherland (1758-1833) to both boards, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Armorial bookplate to FEP, offsetting, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 19084

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[SOUP KITCHEN]. Leicester square soup kitchen & refuge, ham yard, great windmill street, st. james's, w. Founded by the late Charles Cochrane, Esq., 1846. For the relief of destitution, and prevention of mendicancy... London. Printed by Geo. Witt, 1875. 11pp, [1].

[Bound after:] A LAYMAN. Lord selborne's letter to "the times" and an answer paragraph by paragraph. London. Basil Montagu Pickering, 1874. First edition. 16pp.

[Bound before:] Letter from the right reverend the lord bishop of orleans to m. minghetti, minister of finance to king victor emmanuel, on the Spoliation of the Church at rome and throughout italy. Together with the brief of the ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33169

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[DICKSON, Samuel]. The "destructive art of healing;" or, facts for families. London. Geo. Routledge & Co., [1853]. Second edition. 8vo. 72pp. Modern green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32935

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[HOUSE OF LORDS]. The lords Protest on a motion to Address His Majesty, That His Majesty will be most graciously pleased to give Orders that the 16,000 Hanoverians, now in the Pay of Great Britain, be no longer continued in the Service of this Nation after the 25th of this Instant December, thereby to put a Stop to the Jealousies and Heart-burnings among His Majesty's faithful Subjects at Home, and His Majesty's British Forces Abroad. London. [s.n.], 1743. First octavo edition. 8vo. 14pp. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Half-title stained and dust-soiled, manuscript date to head, occasional early underlining, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33007

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MICHAEL, Rev. Thomas. "The other side." A lecture delivered by the rev. thomas michael, in the mechanics' Hall, Halifax, on thursday evening, july 9th, 1868, in reply to an address on the disestablishment of the irish church, by the rev. w. robert morrison, m.a., incumbent of st. james's, halifax. Halifax. T. and W. Birtwhistle, Printers by Steam Power, 1868. First edition. 8vo. 64pp. Stitched, as issued. Lightly rubbed, title page and verso of terminal leaf creased and dust-soiled. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33008

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ROBERTS, Daniel. Some memoirs of the life of john roberts. London. Printed and Sold by William Phillips, [s.d., between 1801-1826?] New edition. 12mo. 71pp, [1]. Uncut. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed and creased, early inked ownership inscription to upper wrapper. Occasional short tears, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32936

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[SMITH, Frederick]. An account of a religious society in norway, called saints: with a few letters written by some of them. Also, some interesting particulars relating to Several Prisoners on Board a Danish Ship, who were convinced of the principles of friends, from the year 1812 to 1814. London. Printed and Sold by Darton, Harvey, and Darton, 1814. First edition. 12mo. 36pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's buff wrappers. Rubbed and spotted, contemporary inked ownership inscription of Martha Knight to upper wrapper. Leaves dog-earred. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32939