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Photo of "Britannia triumphant: or, An Account ..."
SOCIETY OF NAVAL GENTLEMEN. Britannia triumphant: or, An Account of the Sea-Fights and Victories of the English Nation, From the earliest Times, down to the Conclusion of the late War...to which is prefixed, A Large Introduction, Containing the History of Navigation... London. Sold by R. James, 1766. Second edition. 8vo. li, [1], 224pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and five engraved plates. Contemporary calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, joints cracked, ink inscription to lower board. Overall internally clean and crisp, later ink inscription to recto of FFEP, marginal ink annotation to title, ink-stamped initials to front blank fly-leaf and top margin of first page of text. More > £ 225.00 Antiquates Ref. 13453
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SHERIDAN, Thomas. British education: Or, The Source of the disorders of great britain. Being An Essay towards proving, that the Immorality, Ignorance, and false Taste, which so generally prevail, are the natural and necessary Consequences of the present defective System of Education. London. Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1769. New edition. 8vo. xvi, 507pp, [1]. With a half-title and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn, loss to lettering-piece. Bookplate of the Ramsgate Monastery to FEP. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 23767
Photo of "British galleries of painting and ..."
WESTMACOTT, C[harles] M[olloy]. British galleries of painting and sculpture, comprising a general historical and critical catalogue, with separate notices of every work of fine art in the principal collections... London. Published by Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1824. First edition. 8vo. viii, 240pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further four engraved plates. Uncut in later navy crushed morocco-backed marbled paper boards. A trifle rubbed, spine stained and sunned. Scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 22613
Photo of "British quadrupeds"
[QUADRUPEDS]. British quadrupeds. Derby. Thomas Richardson, [s.d., c.1830s] 12mo. 12pp. Original publisher's pictorial yellow wrappers. Lightly rubbed, marked, and dust-soiled. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25263
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MACKQUEEN, John. British valour triumphing over french courage: Under the conduct of the Duke of marlborough, Prince of the empire. Set forth in some discourses on the victories obtained over them at Blenheim, Ramellies, Oudenard, the Taking of Lisle, the Reduction of Ghent and Bruges. To which is annexed A discourse concerning casting our care on God; concluding with a modest Character of his Grace. London. Printed for J. Morphew, 1715. First edition. 8vo. [34], 280pp. With an errata slip pasted at the end of the preface. Consisting of: 'A sermon preached in St. Mary’s Church...' (1715, second edition); 'A thanksgiving sermon for the victory obtain'd at Oudenard...' (1715); 'A thanksgiving sermon for the taking of Lisle...' (1715); 'A discourse on casting our care on God...' (1715); and 'A divine and moral essay on courage...' (1715, second edition); each ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 20461
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[MENDOZA, Daniel]. Brusing unmask'd. Being the Sum and Substance of the Odiham Riot in Moorfields, or a true Epitome of the Tragical Contest between Mendoza and Humphries; or, S. Oliver, (commonly call'd DEATH,) and CRAB, shewing how they painted each other. [s.n., s.d., but c. 1790s]. Folio. Single leaf broadside, trimmed to text with title and sub-title separately trimmed, all mounted to later album sheet (with another apparently unrecorded broadside, unrelated ('Four potatoes'), similarly treated, tipped to verso), resulting in the loss of any imprint. More > £ 3,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29888
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G. L. O.. "Bubbles". [Newcastle-on-Tyne]. [J.W. Swanston, Army Printer], [1886]. First edition. 8vo. xlvii, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled tan-sheep, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, with spotting and staining to boards. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33805
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[KENDALL, Edward Augustus]. Burford Cottage, and it's robin-red-breast. London. Printed for Thomas Tegg and Son et al., 1835. First edition. 8vo. [4], 476pp. With an engraved frontispiece and title vignette by George Cruikshank. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, bookplate of Allston A. Kisby to FEP, inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, scattered foxing. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24887
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WEBSTER, Alexander. Burns and the kirk... Aberdeen. A. Martin, 1889. Second edition. [4], 145pp, [1].

[Bound with:] BROOKE, Stopford A. Theology & miracle. Two sermons preached in bedford chapel, bloomsbury, On Sunday Mornings, in July, 1880. London. British & Foreign Unitarian Association, 1891. 23pp, [1].

[And:] BROOKE, Stopford A. What think ye of Christ? A sermon... London. [Woodfall & Kinder], [1884]. 16pp.

[And:] SALADIN [i.e. ROSS, William Stewart]. Concerning the Devil. London. W. Stewart & Co., [s.d., ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 33328
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[BRITISH NAVY]. By Authority. The navy list for January, 1829.. London. John Murray, 1829. First edition. 8vo. 168pp. With original publisher's blue paper wrappers bound in. Contemporary half-calf, ruled in gilt and blind, contrasting black lettering-piece to spine, marbled boards. Rubbed and marked, with light surface wear to boards, spine slightly dulled. Faded ink-stamps of the Incorporated Law Society to upper wrapper, A2 and foot of A5 - with their name stamped in gilt to foot of spine. Small marginal loss to ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34608
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[TOWN HALL, BRIDGNORTH]. By Permission of the Worshipful the bailiffs. Town hall, bridgnorth. Mr. thorpe, ...respectively intimates that it is his intention to deliver his Comic Lectures...Amongst the pieces introduced on this occasion, will be - The Rev. Dr. Disney's admired Address on Negro Slavery, and his Appeal to Free-born Britons... [Bridgnorth]. Gitton, Printer, [1824]. Dimensions 180 x 230 mm. Single sheet, printed on one side only. A trifle creased and marked, loss to one margin. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 19635
Photo of "Cain, A Mystery"
BYRON, Lord. Cain, A Mystery. London. Printed for the booksellers, published by W. Benbow, 1824. 12mo. 85, [1], 2pp. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Recent red half-cloth, marbled paper boards. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers bound in. Rubbed spine dulled, paper label of Nottingham Public Libraries to upper board. Library loan label to recto of FFEP, wrappers heavily rubbed and stained, paper repair to lower corner of upper wrapper, ink-stamps of Nottingham Public Libraries throughout, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33017