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Photo of "Incidents in the china war ..."
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GRANT, Sir James Hope. Incidents in the china war of 1860... Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood and Sons, 1875. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 263pp, [1]. With a half-title and three engraved folding maps. Handsomely bound by Riviere and Sons in contemporary gilt-tooled half-morocco, marbled paper boards, T.E.G., marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed and marked. Near contemporary inked gift inscription to head of half-title. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29516
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WOLSELEY, Lieut.-Colonel G. J. Narrative of the war with china in 1860. London. Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862. First edition. 8vo. [5], viii-xiv, 415pp, [1]. Without half-title. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Bound by Riviere and Son in contemporary gilt-tooled dark brown morocco, marbled paper boards, T.E.G., marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Offsetting to title, scattered spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29515
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GALTON, Francis. The narrative of an explorer in tropical south africa. London. John Murray, 1853. First edition. 8vo. xiv, [2], 314pp. With a lithographed frontispiece, a further five lithographed plates, five engraved illustrations in the text, and a lithographed folding map. Handsomely bound by Riviere (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled 'Spanish calf', contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, A.E.G., marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles. Spine a trifle dulled. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 24859
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DUNBAR, William. The poems of william dunbar, now first collected. With notes, and a memoir of his life. By david laing. Edinburgh. Printed for Laing and Forbes, 1834. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [3], vi-xiv, 71, [1], 255, [1]; [2], [v]-vi, 498pp. Without half-titles. Titles in red and black. Handsomely bound by Andrew Grieve of Edinburgh (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-tooled olive-green morocco, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Slightest of shelfwear, spines a little sunned, else an immaculate set. Armorial bookplates of T. M. Bruce Gardyne to FEPs. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 23496
Photo of "The novice of saint dominick"
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OWENSON, Miss. [i.e. MORGAN, Lady Sydney]. The novice of saint dominick. London. Printed for Richard Phillips, 1806. Second edition. 12mo. In four volumes. [2], 364; [2], 360; [2], 378; [2], 363pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt- tooled calf, supralibros of a swan and dragon to upper boards. Rubbed and marked, spines sunned, surface loss to lower boards of Vols. I and II, and upper board of Vol. III. Very occasional light spotting, very small hole to leaf O10 of Vol. I, not touching text, some loss to ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29067
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COBBETT, William. A history of the protestant reformation in England and Ireland... London. Published by the Author, 1829. Large format edition. 8vo. In two volumes. Extra-illustrated with 45 portraits and 110 views Later gilt-tooled green half- morocco, marbled papers boards, T.E.G., other untrimmed, marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed. Typed bookseller's description pasted to recto of FFEP of Vol. I., scattered spotting. W. A. Foyle's copy, with his morocco bookplates to FEPs. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 34473
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PIKE, Rev. G[ustavus] D. The jubilee singers, and their Campaign for Twenty Thousand Dollars. London. Hodder and Stoughton, 1872. Ninth thousand. 8vo. [2], 219pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece and a further eight plates. Original publisher's brick red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, discoloured, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp.

[Together with:] A contemporary Woodburytype photograph depicting 10 members of the Jubilee Singers, with a letterpress caption identifying each. Pen and ink inscription of J. Price to verso. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30662
Photo of "Boyle's court and country guide, ..."
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[BOYLE, Eliza]. Boyle's court and country guide, and town visiting directory, corrected up to January 1st, 1810. London. Printed and sold by E. Boyle, [1810]. 12mo. xii, 467pp, [3]. With half-title. Contemporary sheep, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, splitting to joints, worming to spine, some loss to head of spine, and small worm-hole to foot. Early manuscript date to head of half-title. Endpapers browned, scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33445
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A CAMBRIDGE M.A [i.e KNOTT, Robert Rowe]. The new aid to memory. Part the first, containing the most remarkable events of the history of england. London. Published by Whittaker and Co., 1839. First edition. 12mo. xxxi, [1], 63pp, [3]. With 12 engraved plates, a list of subscribers, and a terminal leaf of advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting, a subscriber's name (Richard Halfhead) added in manuscript. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32890
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TELESCOPE, Tom. The newtonian system of philosophy, explained by familiar objects, In an Entertaining Manner, for the use of young persons. London. Printed for Ogilvy and Son...and Darton and Harvey, 1806. New improved edition. 12mo. vii, [1], 136pp. With an engraved frontispiece, three further plates, and numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Original publisher's green roan-backed marbled paper boards. Heavily rubbed, head of spine worn, corners exposed. Hinges exposed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33056
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[JACQUE, George]. Three Street Orphans. Glasgow. John S. Marr & Sons, 1878. First edition. 12mo. 64, 16pp. With half-title, a lithographed frontispiece and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth. Lightly rubbed and dulled. Very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'David Wilson Esq. With the Author's grateful regards'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34243
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[FLORA'S GALA]. [FLAXMAN, Maria]. Flora's gala. Illustrated with elegant engravings. London. Printed for J. Harris, Successor to R. Newberry, at the Original Juvenile Library, 1808. First edition. 16mo. 16pp. With frontispiece and five further hand-coloured engraved plates depicting Flora (as a goddess) and her fairies, within detailed botanical scenes. Original printed wrappers, a little chipped and marked, some damp-staining to upper wrapper, contemporary previous owner's inscription to verso of frontispiece. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32832
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BRADLEY, Rev. Charles. Sunday questions for families and the junior classes in schools. London. Hamilton, Adams, and Co. and T. Hatchard, 1858. 12mo. viii, 100pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's blind-ruled brown cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. A trifle rubbed and marked, cocked. Upper hinge exposed, early inked ownership inscription and manuscript inscription 'For the use of Ayston Sunday School' to recto of FFEP, initial gathering protruding from text-block. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34234
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[CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY]. Home record for the young. London. Seeleys et al., 1853. 12mo. 62pp. With an engraved frontispiece, two engraved full- page illustrations in the text, and three pages of musical notation. Original publisher's patterned paper wrappers, black paper lettering-piece to upper wrapper. Loss to backstrip, upper wrapper, FFEP, and frontispiece very nearly detached. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34224