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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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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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[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
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AUCKLAND, William Eden, Baron. Four letters to the earl of carlisle, from william eden, esq. On certain Perversions of Political Reasoning; and on the Nature, Progress, and Effect of Party Spirit and of Parties. On the present Circumstances of the War between Great Britain and the combined Powers of France and Spain. On the Public Debts, on the Public Credit, and on the Means of raising Supplies. On the Representations of Ireland respecting a Free-Trade. London. Printed for B. White...and T. Cadell, 1779. First edition. 8vo. [2], 163pp, [1]. Without half-title. Uncut and partially unopened. Stitched, as issued. Small marginal hole to dust-soiled title page, very occasional light spotting, verso of terminal leaf marked. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20162
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FRANCIS, Sir Philip. Plan of a reform in the election of the House of Commons, adopted by the society of the friends of the people in 1795: with a new introduction, and other documents. Republished by sir philip francis, k. b.. London. Printed for Ridgways, 1817. 8vo. 30pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Bound by Kear & Richardson of Glasgow in near contemporary black morocco-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Extremities rubbed. Manuscript numeral to head of title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30610
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KEY, Astley Cooper. A narrative of the recovery of h. m. s. gorgon, (charles hotham, esq., captain.) stranded in the bay of monte video, may 10th, 1844. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1847. First edition. 8vo. viii, [2], 113, [5], 32pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 16 engraved plates, an engraved folding chart, and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked, lower corner of upper board lightly dampstained, cocked. Later armorial bookplate of Richard Benyon Croft to FEP, early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33170