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ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel. The collected works of dante gabriel rossetti. London. Ellis and Scrutton, 1886. 8vo. In two volumes. xliii, [2], 528; xl, 521pp, [1]. With half-titles. Original publisher's decorative navy cloth. Rubbed, spines dulled, corners bumped. Decorated endpapers (after designs by the author), scattered spotting. Pencilled inscription to half-title of Vo. II: 'Stopford A. Brooke. Be honest!' More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32067
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[STRAWBERRY HILL]. The collection of rare prints & illustrated works, removed from strawberry hill for sale in london. A catalogue of the extensive and most valuable collection of engraved portraits, of the most illustrious and other eminent british characters that figure in the annals of history and biography...as originally collected by horace walpole, earl of orford; which will be sold by auction... [London]. Smith and Robins, [1842]. First edition. Quarto. vi, [3]-131pp, [1]. Later half-calf, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, manuscript note to verso of FFEP: 'This catalogue was given to me by Mr. Schulze, who had it from Mr. Morgan, who had it from Smith of Lisle Street, the famous printseller, & friend of Beckford of Fonthill. I had it bound by Mr. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26440
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TERENCE. The comedies of Terence. London. Printed for Lackington, Allen, and Co., 1802. 8vo. [2], 492pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, some loss to lettering-piece. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26252
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WALTON, Isaak. COTTON, Charles. The complete angler of izaak walton and charles cotton...to which are added, an introductory essay; the linnaean arrangment of the various river fish delineated in the work; and illustrative notes. London. John Major, 1824. 8vo. lviii, 416pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 13 engraved plates, and 76 engraved head- and tail-pieces. Bound by Hayday in contemporary gilt-tooled green morocco, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Armorial bookplate of 'Sir Mervyn Ll. Peel' to FEP, occasional spotting/offsetting. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 15255
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A LATE LIEUTENANT IN HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES. The complete drill serjeant: containing the plainest instructions for the drill, manual, and platoon exercise, according to the latest regulations... London. Printed for J. Stuart, 1803. Fifth edition. 8vo. [4], 7-43pp. With an engraved frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Modern red half-calf, red cloth boards, tooled and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Very minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22788
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MILTON, John. The complete poetical works of john milton. London. Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1904. 12mo. 1054pp. Handsomely bound by Bickers & Son in contemporary blue morocco, lettered in gilt to spine gilt initials 'H. T. B.' to upper board, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Pencil inscription to FEP: 'From K / Christmas 1915'. From the recently dispersed library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden, without any indication of such. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29532
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[LEVER,Charles]. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer. London. William Curry, Jun. And Company., 1845. 8vo. xv, 343pp. Complete with engraved frontispiece, extra engraved title and all illustrations. Handsomely bound in contemporary tan straight-grain morocco, elaborate gilt decoration to spine with contrasting red morocco lettering piece and gilt titling. Marbled end papers and edging. Some rubbing to extremities and as often, illustrations heavily oxidized. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 10201
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BATESON, Charles. The convict ships 1787-1868. Glasgow. Brown, Son & Ferguson, [1959]. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 355pp. With a photographic frontispiece and 19 further photographic plates. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, with original publisher's pictorial dust-wrapper. A trifle rubbed, dust-wrapper price-clipped, chipped and worn at edges. Light spotting to edges, a touch of staining to front endpapers. With a loosely inserted autographed telegram letter from the author to Captain G. E. Parkes. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34526
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DODS, Mistress Margaret. The cook and housewife's manual... Edinburgh. Oliver & Boyd, 1856. Tenth edition. 12mo. 688pp. Original publisher's green cloth, tamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Hinges exposed, leaves browned, contemporary ownership inscription to verso of half-title, manuscript lines from the Cowper's poems to RFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29731
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HAWKER, R. S., Rev.. The Cornish ballads and other poems. Oxford and London. James Parker and Co., 1869. First edition. 8vo. viii, 214, [2], 3pp, [1]. With two final leaves of publishers advertisements. Handsomely bound by Riviere and Son in contemporary gilt-tooled polished marbled burgundy calf, red morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Slightly rubbed, some surface loss to lower corner of lower board. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25051
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[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
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[HARRIS'S CABINET]. The courtship and marriage of Jerry & Kitty. London. J. Harris, 1814. First edition. 16mo. [16] engraved leaves, printed on one side only, comprising engraved title page and fifteen hand-coloured engravings. Original publisher's pink wrappers, printed paper label with title in manuscript to upper wrapper. A trifle rubbed and marked. Very occasional light spotting, minute hole to centre of terminal leaf. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30147
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SASTRI, K[allidaikurichi] A[iyah] Nilakanta. The Culture and History of the Tamils. Calcutta. Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay, 1964. Second edition. 8vo. iv, 181pp, [8]. With half-title and six terminal leaves of photographic illustrations. Original publisher's olive green cloth boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with some toning to boards, spine sunned. With a loosely inserted contemporary newspaper clipping on the temples of Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, and two pasted-in photographic clippings to FFEP. Armorial bookplate of John Comyn to FEP, with his inked ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35101