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SURTEES, R.S.. 'Plain or Ringlets?'. London. Bradbury and Evans, 1860. First edition in book form. 8vo. x, 406pp, 12pp adverts. Frontispiece, extra-engraved title and 12 hand-coloured plates by John Leech. Gilt-decorated red cloth. A crisp copy, with slight rubbing/bumping to extremities, bruising to head and foot of spine. Preserved in a cloth folding-box. With two bookplates to front endpapers. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13826

SURTEES, R.S.. Mr Facey Romford's Hounds. London. Bradbury and Evans, 1865. First edition. 8vo. viii, 391pp, [1]. Frontispiece and 23 hand-coloured plates by John Leech and Hablot K. Browne. A choice copy. With the bookplate of Robert Stephen Benson to FEP, and some slight marking to endpapers, else fine. Preserved in a cloth folding-box. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 13828

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SURTEES, R.S.. 'Ask Mamma;' Or, the Richest Commoner in England. London. Bradbury and Evans, 1858. First edition in book form. 8vo. xii, 412pp. Frontispiece and 12 hand-coloured plates by John Leech. Gilt-decorated red cloth. Some slight rubbing/bumping to extremities, small chip at foot of spine, splitting to head and foot of spine, hinges split and straining, holding by cords only. Preserved in a cloth chemise and slip-case. With two bookplates to front endpapers (including the gilt-stamped red morocco example of Sir Hugh Walpole, Brackenburn, Keswick) More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13827

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CROFT, William. Musica sacra: or, Select anthems in score, Consisting of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Parts: To which is added, The Burial-Service, as it is now occasionally perform'd in Westminster-Abbey. London. Printed for and sold by John Walsh, [1724-25] Second edition. Folio. Two volumes bound as one. [6], 184; [6], 155pp, [1]. Vol. I with letterpress title page and preliminaries, except for the dedication leaf which, with the remainder, is engraved; Vol. II has letterpress title page and dedication leaf, the remainder being engraved. Some ink annotations to the tables of anthems.

This second edition is a reissue of the original edition of the same years; Vol. ... More > £ 850.00 Antiquates Ref. 26394

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CROKER, John Wilson. Correspondence between the right hon. j. w. croker and the right hon. lord john russell, on some passages of 'moore's diary.'... London. John Murray, 1854. First edition. 12mo. 35pp, [1]. Recent marbled paper wrappers. A near fine copy. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16896

BAKER, Hatty. Women in the ministry. London. C. W. Daniel, 1911. First edition. 8vo. 66pp, [14]. With a half-title and seven final advertisement leaves. Original publisher's printed wrappers. Lightly sunned, some loss to spine, wrapper held to text-block by lower panel only. Very occasional inked and pencilled highlighting/deletion. Loosely inserted, a crisp single leaf handbill, printed on one side only, advertising the International Suffrage Shop, London, a a 'unique establishment' styled 'The Only Feminist Bookshop', stocking books 'dealing with ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20004

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[BRITISH ARMY]. Regulations of the prices of the commissions in all His Majesty's Land-Forces. Made by the Right Honourable the Board of general officers; and Approved by His Majesty. London. Printed for J. Roberts...and A. Dodd, 1720. Second edition. Folio. [2], 8pp. Modern marbled paper boards. Leaves dust-soiled. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30320

FULANAIN. Haji rikkan: marsh arab. London. Chatto & Windus, [1927]. First edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 288pp. With a photographic portrait frontispiece, a further 11 photographic plates, and a sketch map. Original publisher's light blue cloth, ruled and lettered in black to spine. Without dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30401

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GOLDSMITH, Dr. [Oliver]. The vicar of wakefield, a tale. Gainsborough. Stereotyped for, and printed and sold by, Henry Mozley, 1812. Stereotype edition. 12mo. [4], 199pp, [1]. With eight plates. Later gilt-tooled brown half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, brown cloth boards. Lightly rubbed and marked. Bookplate of Alfred Jerome Brown to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30400

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TERENCE. Publii terentii afri comoediae. Birminghamiae [i.e. Birmingham]. Typis Johannis Baskerville, 1772. 12mo. [2], 307pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Rubbed, upper joint split. Marbled endpapers, Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30405

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PRESCOTT, H. F. M.. Once to sinai: The further pilgrimage of Friar Felix Fabri. London. Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1957. First edition. 8vo. 310pp. With a photographic frontispiece, a further seven photographic plates, and seven maps and illustrations in the text. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, spin sunned, cocked. Scattered spotting. Ink gift inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30406

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KENYON, Robert Lloyd. The gold coins of england, arranged and described: being a sequel to mr. hawkin's silver coins of england, by his grandson. London. Bernard Quaritch, 1884. 8vo. [4], 217pp, [1]. With half-title, an engraved frontispiece and 23 engraved plates. Contemporary roan-backed brown cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, a trifle marked. Offsetting to title, plates foxed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 16989

HOWITT, Samuel. The british sportsman. London. Published and Sold by Edward Orme, 1812. New edition. Quarto. With 72 plates (plate 17 and 17*), including the frontispiece. Contemporary black half-morocco, black cloth boards, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30325

AUSTEN, Jane. Pride and prejudice. London. Cassell & Company, [1886]. 8vo. 382pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-vellum, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Lightly rubbed. Decorated endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30253

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GLENIE, James. The history of gunnery, With a New Method of deriving the Theory of Projectiles in Vacuo, from the properties of the Square and Rhombus. Edinburgh. Printed for J. Balfour, 1776. First edition. 8vo. viii, 163pp, [1]. With two engraved folding plates. Modern red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle sunned. Title page browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 22812

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MILLS, Alfred. Pictures of Roman History, in miniature, Design by Alfred Mills. With Explanatory Anecdotes. London. Printed by Darton and Harvey...And J. Harris, 1809. First edition. 64mo. [2], 96pp. With 48 engraved plates. Contemporary brown cloth. Rubbed and dulled. Scattered spotting, very small hole to one plate. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30379

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[FRENCH INVASION]. A pitiful ballad, of english defeats & french victories, showing how englishmen ought to stand still and suffer themselves to be beaten, after the example of their cowardly forefathers. Southampton. Printed and Sold by T. Baker and Son, [s.d., c. 1804] Dimensions: 190 x 320, Mount: 260 x 320. Single leaf broadside. Mounted on modern grey card. Several old folds. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27079

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WHITAKER, Jeremiah. The Danger of Greatnesse: or, uzziah HIs Exaltation and Destruction: set forth in a sermon preached Before the Right Honourable the lords and commons assembled in Parliament... London. Printed by G[eorge] M[iller] for John Bellamie, 1646. [8], 44pp. With an initial imprimatur leaf. ESTC R200519, Wing W1711.

[Together with:] NEWCOMEN, Matthew. The all-seeing unseen Eye of God. Discovered, in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons... London. Printed by A[braham] M[iller] for Christopher Meredith, 1647. [4], 48pp. ESTC R201280, Wing N904.

[And:] NEWCOMEN, Matthew. The craft and cruelty of the churches adversaries, Discovered In a Sermon Preached at St. ... More > £ 3,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28577

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[ROYAL NAVY]. [A manuscript log of Royal Navy personnel]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] [22] leaves. Stitched, as issued. Old central vertical fold, occasional spotting. Two small sketches of vessels to verso of penultimate leaf. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 25343

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[BRITISH ARMY]. An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion; and for the better Payment of the Army and their Quarters. London. Printed by Mark Baskett, 1766. 8vo. [2], 5-206pp, [2]. Imprint from general title page. Contemporary blind-ruled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, corners exposed, upper board detached, lower joint split, some loss to head of spine. Early ownership inscription to general title page, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 28034