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[NAPLES]. HOLMES, Daniel. Psalms hymns and canticles as appointed to be sung in the british chapel at naples. [Naples]. [s.n.], 1850. 8vo. vi, [2]pp, 72ff. The main body of the text with printed music to versos, and libretti to rectos. Contemporary (perhaps original) purple cloth, gilt, titled to spine and upper board. Marbled endpapers. Marked (with some remains of what is presumably candle wax to lower board), slightly faded and rubbed, small wormhole at the head of spine, bumping to corners. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 23584

[NAPLETON, John]. Advice to a student in the university, concerning the qualifications and duties of a minister of the gospel in the church of England. Oxford. Printed for Fletcher and Hanwell, 1795. First edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 147pp, [1]. With half-title. Disbound. A clean and crisp copy, with only the slightest of dust-soiling to half-title. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 14689

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[NAPOLEON]. [Drop-head title:] The ashes of napoleon. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1850] Dimensions 110 x 260 mm. Single sheet, printed on one side only. A trifle creased. Small tear to beginning of first line of text (without loss of sense). More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24620

[NAPOLEON]. A list of books bearing on the epoch of Napoleon. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [134] leaves. Contemporary half- morocco, marbled paper boards, paper label with title in manuscript to upper board, marbled edges. Extremities rubbed and marked, spine worn with loss to head and foot. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24582

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[NAPOLEON]. [Drop-head title:] Under the patronage of her most gracious majesty, his royal highness prince albert, &c. Royal surrey zoological gardens, The summer season at this Favourite place of Fashionable Resort will commence on monday, may 13th, 1850, tuesday, 14th, wednesday, 15th, thursday, 16th and be continued on each of those days throughout the Season. First representation of an entirely new-modelled dioramic picture, representing the passage of the alps by napoleon & his army, the largest picture in the world... [London]. J. W. Peel, [1850]. Dimensions 450 x 290 mm. Single leaf broadside. Central old vertical fold, two old horizontal folds. A trifle dampstained. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30476

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[NAPOLEONIC WARS]. [Drop-head title:] Substance of the Engagements between the Courts of St. Petersburgh and Stockholm, signed at St. Petersburgh the 24th of March 1812, so far as the same are referred to it the Treaty between His Majesty and the King of Sweden, signed at Stockholm on the 3d of March 1813. London. Printed by R. G. Clarke, [1813]. Dimensions 180 x 330 mm. Single leaf broadside. Old central horizontal fold. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30122

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[NAPOLEONIC WARS]. [Caption title:] Bulletins of the campaign 1798. [London]. [Printed by A. Strahan], [1798]. First edition. 8vo. [2], 255pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, chipping to spine and lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of politician and connoisseur of the arts Sir Charles Long (1760-1838) to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28107

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[NAPOLEONIC WARS]. [Drop-head title:] Memorandum of swedish troops arrived at stralsund. [London]. Printed by R. G. Clarke, [1813]. Dimensions 190 x120 mm. Single slip sheet. Clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31847

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[NAPOLEONIC WARS]. The Duke of Shoreditch; or, *barlow's ghost. London. Printed by T. Maiden, for J. Asperne, [1803]. Dimensions 260 x 430 mm. Single leaf broadside. Central horizontal fold, creased, chipping to edges, several paper repairs to verso. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 17456

[NAPOLEONIC WARS]. [Caption title:] Bulletins of the campaign, 1803. [London]. [s.n.], 1803. 8vo. 109pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30690

[NAPOLEONIC WARS]. [Caption title:] Bulletins of the campaign, 1806. [London]. [Printed by T. R. Harrison], [1806]. 8vo. [2], 212pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, black calf lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed, slight loss to head of spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30721

[NAPOLEONIC WARS]. [Caption title:] Bulletins of the campaign, 1804. [London]. [Printed by T. R. Harrison], [1804]. 8vo. [2], 264pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, black calf lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed, slight loss to head and foot of spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30722

[NAPOLEONIC WARS]. [Caption title:] Bulletins of the campaign 1793. London. Printed by A. Strahan, [1793]. [2], 267pp, [1].

[Together with:] [Caption title:] Bulletins of the campaign 1794. London. A. Strahan, [1794]. [2], 399pp, [1].

[And:] [Caption title:] Bulletins of the campaign 1795. London. Printed by A. Strahan, [1795]. [2], 211pp, [1].

[And:] [Caption title:] Bulletins of the campaign 1796. [London]. [Printed by A. Strahan], [1796]. [2], 342pp, [1].

[And:] [Caption title:] Bulletins of the campaign 1797. London. Printed by A. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30168

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[NAPOLEONIC WARS]. Bulletins of the campaign, 1805. [London]. [s.n.], [1805]. 8vo. 203pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30169

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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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[NATIVE AMERICANS]. 16 Miniature photographs of Indians of Western Canada. Banff, Canada. Photographed and Published by Byron Harmon, [s.d., c. 1920] Dimension 45 x 70 mm. 16 photographs housed in original publisher's brown printed paper envelope. With publisher's advertisement slip. Envelope worn and torn. Photographs clean and crisp. More > £ 600.00 Antiquates Ref. 28630

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[NATURAL PHILOSOPHY]. Elements of natural philosophy, arranged under the following heads: Matter and Motion, The Universe, The Solar System, The Fixed Stars, The Earth considered as a Planet, The Atmosphere, Meteors, Springs, Rivers, and the Sea, Fossils, Plants, Animals, The Human Frame, and the human understanding. Belfast. Printed by Joseph Smyth, 1812. First edition?. 12mo. iv, 161pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary sheep, gilt. Extremities worn and marked, lower board later restored to style, splitting to spine and joints. Ownership inscription to recto of FFEP; 'James J. Adams / January 14 1845', occasional slight marginal loss, foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17423

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[NAUTICAL MAGAZINE]. The nautical magazine; or, journal of maritime discovery, voyages and papers, works of nautical and geographical science, and art... London. Published by Fisher, Son, & Co., May, 1833. No 15. - Vol. II 8vo. [3], 242-304pp. With an engraved folding plate. Uncut in original publisher’s pictorial blue wrappers. Rubbed and creased, loss to spine. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22353

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[NAUTICAL MAGAZINE]. Supplement to the nautical magazine…December, 1833. No 22. Vol. II. London. Printed by Fisher, Son, & Co., [1833]. 8vo. [1], 754-756pp, [32]. With two engraved plates (one folding), and an engraved general title page for the second volume of the magazine. Original publisher’s pictorial blue wrappers. A trifle creased and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22347

[NAUTICAL MAGAZINE]. The nautical magazine; or, journal of maritime discovery, voyages and papers, works of nautical and geographical science, and art... London. Published by Fisher, Son, & Co., July, 1833. No 17. - Vol. II 8vo. [1], 370-432pp. With an engraved plate. Uncut in original publisher’s pictorial blue wrappers. Rubbed and creased, some loss to spine, contemporary inked ownership inscription of Geo. Stebbing, Agent, Portsmouth, to foot of upper panel. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22348