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MARCET, Jane. The seasons. Stories for very young children. London. Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1835. Second edition. 12mo. In four volumes. [4], 175, [1]; [4], 191, [1]; [4], 173, [1]; [4], 180pp. Later red cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines dulled, damp-staining to head of Vol. IV spine. Hinges exposed, recent inked gift inscription to front free- endpapers, near contemporary gift inscriptions to front blank fly-leaves, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 27975

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[MANUSCRIPT COMMONPLACE]. [An eighteenth-century manuscript commonplace]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Quarto. Manuscript on paper. 145 leaves of text, the remainder blank. Contemporary blind-ruled vellum. Extremities marked and discoloured. Scattered spotting. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26074

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[MANUSCRIPT COMMONPLACE]. [Mid nineteenth-century manuscript commonplace book]. [s.l.]. [s.n.], [c.1840]. Quarto. [36]ff and three inserted notes, remaining leaves blank. Finely bound in full red morocco, boards gilt with triple fillet, flat-spine in five compartments with central star-burst tool to each. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Rubbed to extremities. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 10216

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MANNOCK, John. The poor man's catechism: or, the Christian doctrine explained. With short admonitions.. London. Printed for Thomas Lewis, 1762. 8vo. [2], 392pp, [4]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, without lettering-piece. Worn, with surface loss to boards, joints split, losses to head and foot of spine. Inked inscription 'Hic liber mihi pertinet' to head of FFEP. Inked ownership inscription of 'Mr Morningford' to head of title. Endpapers browned, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33837

MANNING, William. The glow-worm. London. Frank T. Sabin, 1896. Quarto. Limited edition of 112 copies, 100 of which for sale. [8], 17pp, [47]. Title in red and black. With an additional illustrated title-page and 21 engraved illustrations in the text by Westley Horton. Uncut in original publisher's pictorial buckram. Extremities rubbed, marked, and dulled. Endpapers browned, later ink ownership inscription of 'The Spitfire Library' to head of additional title. Manuscript note to limitation page: 'Subscribing ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30204

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MANNING, Thomas. [Caption title:] XVI. New Method of computing Logarithms. By Thomas Manning, Esq. Communicated by the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, K. B. P. R. S. Read June 5, 1806. [London]. [Printed by W. Bulmer], [1806]. First edition. Quarto. 327-342pp. Stapled into later blue power blue powder wrappers, booksellers ticket of Henry Sotheran to upper wrapper. Extremities a trifle creased a browned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24821

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[MANCHESTER IRIS]. The manchester iris: a literary and scientific Miscellany, published weekly in the years 1822 & 1823. In two volumes. Manchester. Printed and Published by Henry Smith, St. Ann's Square, 1822. Quarto. Two volumes bound in one. [2], 2, 166, [169]-384;[2], ii, 420pp (with pp389-420 from Vol II misbound at end of Vol I.). Lacking a single leaf (pp.167-8) from Vol I. With an engraved sheet of music ('O Speak not to Me', Air by S. Smith) to Vol I, another Handels 'Angels ever bright and fair' to Vol II, and two single (including 'The Rose-Bud of ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 33192

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[MANCHESTER GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY]. Catalogue of the library of the manchester geological society. Salford. J. Roberts, [1875]. 8vo. 38pp. Original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. Rubbed, spotted, and dust-soiled, old central vertical fold, manuscript shelf-mark to head of upper panel. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 17715

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[MAN]. Thoughts on the nature of man, the propagation of creeds, and the formation of human character. London. Joseph Clayton et al., 1850. First edition. 8vo. 83pp, [1]. Disbound. Slightest of dust-soiling to title and terminal leaf, single instance of manuscript correction to text, else clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14568

MALVEZZI, Virgilio. The chiefe events of The Monarchie of spaine, In the yeare 1639. London. Printed by T. W. for Humphrey Moseley, 1647. First edition in English. 12mo. [8], 208pp. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep. Heavily rubbed and marked, loss to head and foot of spine, corners exposed. Without front endpapers, title page chipped, torn, and stained, slight marginal loss to penultimate leaf, rear pastedown sprung. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25623

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MALTHUS, T[homas] R[obert]. An essay on the principle of population; or, a view of its past and present effects on human happiness; with an inquiry into our prospects respecting the future removal or mitigation of the evils which it occasions. London. Printed for J. Johnson...by T. Bensley, 1807. Fourth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xvi, 580; vii, 484pp, [60]. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting green and tan calf lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, corners exposed. Hinges exposed, later inked ownership inscription of Arthur Johnson to recto of front blank fly-leaf of Vol. I, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28409

MALLET DU PAN, [Jacques]. Letter to a minister of state on the connection between the political system of the French Republic, and the system of its revolution.. London. Printed for T.N. Longman, [1797]. First edition. 8vo. 56pp. Modern brown paper boards, red morocco lettering-piece. Title page a trifle browned, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33559

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[MALLET DU PAN, Jacques]. Mercure Britannique; ou notices historiques et critiques sur les affaires du tems. Londres [i.e. London]. De l’imprimerie de W. et C. Spilsbury, Snow-Hill. Se trouve chez l’auteur, 1798-1800 First edition. 27 of 36 numbers:

Volume I. [Nos. I/III-VIII (Aug./Sept.-10th Dec. 1798)]
Volume II [Nos. IX-XVI (25th Dec. 1798-10th April 1799)]
Volume III. [Nos. XVII-XX, 25th April-10th June 1799)]
Volume IV. [Nos. XXV, (25th Sept. 1799), XXX (10th Dec. 1799), XXXII (10th Jan. 1800)] Volume V. [Nos. XXXIII-XXXVI (25th Jan.-25th March.1800)]

8vo. Uncut. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. No. XXXIV without ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28799

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MALLET, D[avid]. Elvira: a tragedy. Acted at the theatre royal in drury-lane. London. Printed for A. Millar, 1763. First edition. 8vo. [8], 69pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Extremities worn, surface loss to head of upper board and spine, slight splitting to joints. Marbled endpapers, inked annotation to title page, lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 11393

MALLESON, Colonel G. B. Rulers of india: lord clive. Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1893. First edition. 8vo. 229pp, [19]. With an engraved folding map and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. A trifle rubbed and marked. Contemporary and later inked ownership inscriptions to FFEP and title page, map torn along one fold. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29752

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MALINS, William. A plan for additional national defences. Respectfully submitted to field-marshal his grace the duke of wellington, k.g., commander-in-chief, &c. &c. &c.; and her majesty's ministers. London. Published by J. Ridgway, 1848. First edition. 8vo. 44pp. Modern brick red cloth-backed marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. A clean and crisp copy. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30223

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MALAN, Rev. C. The valaisane, or woman of valais. London. Published by J. Nisbet, 1822. First edition in English. 12mo. 26pp. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. A trifle rubbed. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34421

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[MAKGILL, James]. [Caption title:] The case of James Makgill claiming the Honours, Titles, and Dignities of Viscount of Oxfurd, and Lord Makgill of Cousland. [London?]. [s.n.], [1734] Dimension 340 x 500 mm. Single sheet, engraved pedigree to recto, docket title to verso. Several old vertical and horizontal folds. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29167

MAINWARING, Sir Thomas. A Reply to an answer To the Defence of Amicia, Daughter of hugh cyveliok Earl of Chester. Wherein it is Proved, That the reasons Alleadged by Sir Peter Leicester, In his former Book, and also in his said Answer: concerning the Illegitimacy of the said Amicia, are invalid, and of no weight at all. London. Printed for S. Lowndes, 1673. First edition. 8vo. [2], 105pp, [1. Title in red and black. Contemporary blind-ruled calf. Heavily rubbed, without lettering-piece. Recent book-labels of John Evelyn and Steven St. Clair Smallwood to FEP, Bookplate of Dr. & Mrs. H. R. Knohl to recto of FFEP, early inked ownership inscription of 'Edw. Lutwych' to head of title page. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso of front blank fly-leaf: 'Ex dono Authoris'. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31354

[MAIDMENT, James]. The court of session garland. Edinburgh. Thomas G. Stevenson, 1839. First edition. 2, x, 154pp. With an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements.

[Bound with:] The court of session garland. Part Second. Edinburgh. Printed for Private Circulation, 1839. First edition. [4], 16pp.

[And:] Supplement to the court of session garland. Edinburgh. Thomas G. Stevenson, 1839. First edition. vii, [1], 36pp.

[And:] Appendix to the court of session garland. Edinburgh. Printed for Private Circulation, 1839. First edition/ 22pp.

8vo. ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 25539