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WAKEFIELD, Priscilla. Variety; consisting of anecdotes, curious facts, and Interesting Narratives. London. Harvey and Darton, [1830]. Second edition. 12mo. viii, 276pp, [4]. With an engraved frontispiece, a further four engraved plates, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blue cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle marked, spine lightly sunned. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription of Thomas Barnard to head of browned title page. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32136

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[WHITEHEAD, William]. Variety. A tale, for married people. London. Printed for J. Dodsley, 1776. First edition, the printing with the press figures '9' on p.7 and '5' on p.15.. Quarto. 24pp. Disbound. Leaves lightly toned, inked manuscript numeral to head of title-page. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 19190

ABLEMAN, Paul. Vac. London. Victor Gollancz, 1968. First edition. 8vo. 159pp. Original publisher's burgundy cloth boards lettered in gilt, with the unclipped dustwrapper. Significant smoke damage to wrapper, with additional staining and tearing; the book has also held the odour of smoke. With the author's inscription 'For My good Lady Olwyn Love Paul' to half-title. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29559

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HALLER, Baron. Usong. An eastern narrative. Written in german...in two volumes. London. Printed for the Translator; and sold by F. Newbery, 1772. First English edition. 8vo. In two volumes. viii, 256; [2], 256, 253-307pp, [1]. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions to head to both titles. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 20743

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THICKNESSE, Philip. Useful hints to those who make the tour of france, in a series of letters, written from that kingdom... London. Printed for G. Kearsly, 1770. Second edition, corrected. 12mo. [4], 264pp.With a half-title. Contemporary calf, later rebacked and recornered. Heavily rubbed. Scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25903

[BIBLE VERSE]. Upward!. London. Castell Brothers. Printed in Bavaria, [1889]. First edition. 16mo. [32]pp. Numerous illustrations in the text. Original publisher's navy cloth-backed pictorial paper boards, buff pictorial dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper rubbed and dulled, short tears/chipping to edges, loss to spine panel. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28199

BENSON, E. F.. Up and down. London. Hutchinson & Co., 1918. First edition. 8vo. 256pp, [16]. With 16 pages of publisher's advertising bound in at rear. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered in black. Bottom edge untrimmed. Shelf-wear to boards, bumping to corners and spine ends, else a crisp copy. All edges foxed, with further minor foxing throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30027

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RUSKIN, John. "Unto this last:" four essays on the first principles of political economy. Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent. George Allen, 1877. Second edition. 8vo. xxi, [1], 174pp. With a half-title. Contemporary blind-tooled navy calf, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28711

RUSKIN, John. "Unto this last:" Four Essays on the first principles of political economy. Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent. George Allen, 1888. Sixth edition. 8vo. xxi, [1], 174pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled vellum, contrasting olive green morocco lettering-piece, lettered in gilt to upper board: 'M. E. P. from E. F. T. 1890', T.E.G. Lightly rubbed, marked, and discoloured. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24991

TAYLER, Charles B.. Unripe fruit. London. The Religious Tract Society, [s.d., c. 1850] 32mo. 32pp. Original publisher's yellow wrappers, black paper lettering-piece to upper panel, A.E.G. A trifle dusty. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28700

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A LIVERPOOL MERCHANT [i.e. BRIGHT, Henry Arthur]. Unpunished cruelties on the high seas. A letter to samuel whitbread, esq., m.p.. London. James Ridgway, 1859. First edition. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. Stitched, as issued. Lightly creased, title page and verso of terminal leaf dust-soiled, occasional inked underlining. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32983

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WHITE, Nathaniel. Unlimited Confidence not to be placed in the best of Princes. A sermon preached...On Occasion of the Sudden and much lamented Death of his late Most Excellent Majesty King George the Second... London. Printed for James Buckland, 1760. First edition. 30pp, [2]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Presentation copy, partially shaved inked inscription to head of title page: 'Ex dono auc'. two manuscript corrections to text. ESTC T67751.

[Bound after:] CHANDLER, S[amuel]. The Character of a great and good King Full of Days, Riches, and Honour. A sermon Preached on Occasion of the Death of his late Majesty King George II... London. Printed ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22104

MASON, Walt. Uncle Walt. Chicago. George Matthew Adams, 1911. First edition, second printing. 8vo. 189pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece, numerous line illustrations in the text. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's pictorial brown cloth, pictorial dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear to extremities, chipping and short tears to dustwrapper edges, upper panel detached. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inscribed by the publisher to recto of FFEP: 'To Charlie Horne / super friend / and lover of books / George ... More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 21737

MASON, Walt. Uncle Walt. Toronto. The Musson Book Company Limited, [1910]. First Canadian edition. 8vo. 189pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece, numerous line illustrations in the text. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's pictorial brown cloth, pictorial dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear to extremities, chipping and short tears to dustwrapper edges, some small clear tape repairs to verso. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21736

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CAMPBELL, T[homas]. Tyneside recitations and other poems. North Shields. Printed and Published by J. D. Potts, 1928. First edition. 8vo. 160pp. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in black to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32266

GORDON, Jan. GORDON, Cora. Two vagabonds in the balkans. London. John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, [1925]. First edition. 8vo. viii, [2], 236pp, [4]. With a coloured frontispiece, a further 11 coloured plates, 24 black and white plates, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's decorated light blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed. Foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31516

[ROSS, Sir Ronald]. Two ross-manson letters. [London]. [Harrison and Son], [1929]. First edition. 8vo. 12pp. Sewn, as issued. A clean and crisp copy. Presentation copy, ink inscription to head of title: 'With Sir Ronald's Compliments'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28727

[NORTHERN INDIA]. [Two photograph albums]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1929-35] I: Oblong quarto. 30 photographs mounted on 30 leaves. Contemporary light green embossed cloth, paper label to upper board title in manuscript 'Lahore, Cricket Teams, Khyber Pass, and Family Groups'. Rubbed and marked, joints split.

II: Oblong quarto. 21 photographs mounted on 12 leaves bound with string in contemporary reversed half-calf, beige cloth boards, paper label to upper board titled in manuscript 'Kangra Valley'. Rubbed ... More > £ 900.00 Antiquates Ref. 25280

H.M.M.. Two nights on the hills, October, 1863. [s.i.]. [s.n.], 1863. Oblong folio. [20]ff, consisting of a title and 16 leaves (featuring 18 captioned albumen illustrations), with three further terminal blanks. Contemporary half roan, cloth boards, with red morocco lettering-piece to upper board. Worn, with loss to spine, corners. Bookplate of the Oliver Collection to FEP. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18360

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[CRIMEA]. [Two manuscript journals composed by Thomas Munn Hall, second-mate aboard first (i) the transport ship Mary Anne during the summer of 1856 by the first for the voyage from London to Balaklava, June 1856, and later (ii) the Elizabeth for a voyage from London to St Paul de Loanda (October 1856-July 1857).. 8vo. Two volumes. Manuscript on paper. 109; 119pp. Contemporary half- morocco and morocco-backed marbled paper boards respectively. Cocked and a little soiled, remaining tight, some rear leaves removed from earlier volume. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 29397