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NARES, Rear Admiral J. D. Bhavnagar state: final hydrographic report on the approaches to bhavnagar. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1932]. Folio. [4], 11pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Lightly rubbed, a trifle marked, ink-stamp of the Manager & Engineer-in-Chief's Office, Port Department, and ink shelf-mark to upper wrapper. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31571

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[CAM]. [Drop-head title:] The Lantern of the Cam. [Cambridge]. [Printed by F. Talbot... and Published for the Proprietors by G. J. Preston], [1871-73] Quarto. Vol. I, no. 1 (Jan. 32nd 1871) - Vol. I, no. 3 (April 1871); Special number (Dec. 1873). All published. 14, 4pp. With four photo-lithographed plates (two of which folding). Contemporary green cloth, original publisher's pictorial upper wrapper pasted to upper board. Lightly rubbed and discoloured. Scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 17699

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RAMUS, Charles Meade. The polysphenic ship; or, the possibility of a greatly increased speed at sea proved by new experiments. With an appeal to the government to publish the experiments made by the admiralty to test the inventor's proposals. London. Edward Stanford, 1874. First edition. 8vo. 24pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Extremities lightly rubbed and marked. Central vertical fold. Recent book-label of Robin de Beaumont to verso of upper wrapper. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31723

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[THE INDIAN POLO ASSOCIATION]. The indian polo association: rules of polo and notes for officials 1938. [Meerut]. [Station Press], [1938]. 8vo. [2], 99pp, [1]. With a single card sheet, printed on both sides, detailing penalties for the use of umpires, loosely inserted into rear pocket. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in black to upper board. Heavily rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25120

[SERVICES SPORT CONTROL BOARD]. Games and sports in the services in india 1945. [Lahore]. [Printed and published for the Services Sport Control Board, India by E. G. Tilt], [1945]. 8vo. xiv, [2], 465pp, [7]. With two photographic portrait plates. Original publisher's navy cloth-backed decorated paper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23661

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JINARAJADASA, C[uruppumullage]. The Ritual Unity of Roman Catholicism and Hinduism. Adyar, Madras. Theosophical Publishing House, 1915. First edition. 8vo. [2], 21pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed brown wrappers. A trifle rubbed and marked, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to upper wrapper: 'Muriel Harper. Nov. 1920'. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24289

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[TYTLER, Alexander Fraser]. Essay on the principles of translation. London. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1797. Second edition, corrected and considerably enlarged. 8vo. [2], ix, [1], 416pp. With a half-title. Contemporary vellum, lettered in black to spine, all edges red. Lightly discoloured, spine dulled, a trifle rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25029

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[APPLEGATH, Augustus]. The corporal and soldier; being the first of two dialogues between a corporal and a private soldier. Written by a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Army. London. Printed by A. Applegath and E. Cowper, [s.d., c. 1820] 8pp.

[Together with:] The soldier's friend; being the second dialogue between a corporal and a private soldier. Written by a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Army. London. Printed by A. Applegath and E. Cowper, [s.d., c. 1820]. 8pp.

[And:]The true and interesting story of a drummer, giving particular account of what happened in a town in scotland where he was quartered, and Particularly interesting to the Army ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27083

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FLEETWOOD, Bishop [William]. Chronicon Preciosum: or, an account of English Gold and Silver Money; The Price of Corn and other Commodities; and of Stipends, Salaries, Wages, Jointures, Portions, Day-labour, &c. in england, for Six hundred Years last past... London. Printed for T. Osbourne, 1745. Second edition. 8vo. [10], 147, [3], 30pp, [2]. With 12 engraved plates and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled mottled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, some loss to lettering-piece. Armorial bookplate of Porchester and paper shelf-labels to FEP, short marginal tear to foot of leaf B1, light dampstaining to gutter. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33171

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[BOMBAY RAILWAYS]. Bombay, baroda & central India railway, including rajputana-malwa railway...Quarterly guide and coaching tariff contianing Time and Fare Tables, with map.... Ajmere. Rajputana-Malwa Railway Press, 30th June 1890 8vo. xxv, [1], 268pp, [1]. With a large chromolithographed folding map and a large letterpress mileage table. Original publisher's printed mauve wrappers. Rubbed, lightly marked, loss to sunned spine. Short tear to map at gutter, very occasional marginal chipping. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32121

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JERVIS, Major Thomas Best. India in relation to great britain. Considerations on its future administration. London. John Petheram, 1853. First edition. 8vo. viii, 88pp, [4]. With a terminal leaf of advertisements. Contemporary black half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, supralibros of the United Service Club to foot of spine. Bookplate of the United Service Club to FEP, initial two leaves of text working loose, leaf B8 detached, single word on p.82 seemingly deliberately rubbed away, with a marginal manuscript note 'Sheridan see speech at ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32636

LAURENCE, Thomas Benson. Augusta: a tale of the mutiny of 1857 in three cantos and other poems. [Calcutta]. George Wyman & Co., 1866. First edition. 8vo. viii, 126pp. With a list of subscribers. Original publisher's blind-stamped purple cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Rubbed, heavily marked, spine sunned. Very occasional light spotting, marginal ink-stain to p.75. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 32608

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[NELSON, Jean]. Extrait du journal de Mr. Jean Nelson, Predicateur de l'Evangile, contenant au recit des tendres soins de dieu envers lui depuis son enfance jusqu'a sa quarante-deuxieme annee. Traduit de l'anglais. Guernsey. De L'Imprimerie de N. Mauger, Imprimeur du Roi, Au Bas du Bordage, 1823. 12mo in 6s. [4], 192pp. Original publisher's two-tone paper boards. Heavily worn and marked; spine covering perished, boards each hanging by a cord only. Some damp-staining; pen trials to FEP; RFEP torn away. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33131

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[SAINT GERMAIN, Christopher]. Two dialogues in english Between A Doctour of Divinity, and A Student in the Laws of england, of The Ground of the said Laws, And of Concscience. London. Printed by John Streater, Eliz. Flesher, and Henry Twyford, 1673. Newly Revised and Re-printed. 8vo. [2], 366pp, [8]. Contemporary blind-tooled calf, title in manuscript to head of spine and fore-edge. Rubbed and marked, joints starting. Early manuscript notes and ownership inscriptions to front endpapers and title page, small marginal hole to leaf N4, without RFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25204

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[DRYDEN, John]. JUVENAL. PERSIUS. The satyrs of Decimus Junius Juvenalis: and of Aulus Persius Flaccus. Translated into English verse By Mr. Dryden, And several Eminent Hands... London. Printed for J. Tonson, 1735. Sixth edition. 8vo. cxi, [1], 296pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 23 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, lightly marked, some loss to head of spine. Scattered spotting. Armorial bookplate of Admiral Duff (dated 1858) to FEP, inked gift inscription to head of title page: 'Archd. Duff from (?)C. Dyne'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28431

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[SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE]. An abstract of the annual reports and correspondence of the Society for promoting Christian knowledge, from the commencement of it connexion with the east india missions, a. d. 1709, to the present day; together with the charges to the missionaries at different periods, on their departure for their several missions. London. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, 1814. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 730pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, marbled edges. Rubbed, lightly marked, spine sunned, joints starting. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting, occasional marginal chipping. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32537

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HAMILTON, Walter. The east india gazetteer; containing Particular Descriptions of the empires, kingdoms, principalities, provinces, cities, towns, districts fortresses, harbours, rivers, lakes, &c. of hindostan, and the adjacent countries, india beyond the ganges, and the Eastern Archipelago... London. Printed for John Murray, 1815. First edition. 8vo. xv, 862pp. With an engraved folding map. Contemporary gilt-tooled half- calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, upper joint split, lower joint starting. Hinges exposed, recent ink-stamp of E. Alistair Smith to recto of FFEP, with his inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, offsetting to title, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32791

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HEYWOOD, James. Illustrations of the principal english universities. [London?]. [Privately printed], [1863?] 8vo. iv pp. [44] aquatint, engraved, and lithographed plates, of which four coloured, all dated in the 1840's except one which is 1863. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Recent bookplate of Liam Sims to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 33114

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HILL, Benson E.. The epicure's almanac; or Diary of Good Living; containing a choice and original receipt or a valuable hint for every day in the year. The result of actual experience, applicable to the enjoyment of the good things of this life, consistently with the views of those who study genteel economy. London. How and Parsons, 1841. First edition. 12mo. viii, 172pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's blind-stamped maroon cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed, marked, sunned spine chipped at head and foot. Upper hinge exposed. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32544

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[ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS]. Lectures, in connection with the educational exhibition of the Society of Arts, Manufacturers, and Commerce, delivered at st. martin's hall. London. G. Routledge & Co., 1854. First edition. 8vo. viii, 279pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled half- calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering- piece. Very slightly rubbed. Early inked ownership inscription to head of title page. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19717