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A MODERN ANTIQUE [BYRON, Medora Gordon]. Celia in search of a husband. London. Printed at the Minerva Press, For A. K. Newman and Co., 1809. Second edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. viii, 322; [4], 306pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Modern brown cloth. A trifle rubbed and marked. Small hole to leaf Q7 of Vol. I - touching text without loss of sense, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30831
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A MOTHER [i.e. GURNEY, Maria]. Rhymes for my children. London. John W. Parker, 1840. Second edition, enlarged. Small 8vo. viii, 110, [6]. With an engraved frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's dark green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Text-block detached from binding. Extremities lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34221
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ANACREON. The odes of anacreon, translated from the greek into english verse, with notes. Yarmouth. Printed by John Beart, for B. Crosby and Co. London, 1804. Second edition. 8vo. 27, [1], 144pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary olive green half-morocco, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, later book-label of Ed Grabhorn to FEP, offsetting to title-page, slight damp-staining to rear blank fly-leaf and RFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 16787
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AN ADEPT [i.e. JOHNSTONE, Charles]. Chrysal; or the adventures of a guinea. London. Printed for Hector M'lean, 1821. New edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [2], viii, 319pp, [1]; [6], 321pp, [1]; [6], 326pp, [4]. With half-title and engraved colour frontispiece to each volume, 12 further colour engraved plates, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to Vol. III. Original publisher's red roan-backed buff paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, slight surface loss to boards. Very slight spotting to endpapers, otherwise ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33439
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AN AMATEUR SPORTSMAN [i.e. EGAN, Pierce]. Sporting anecdotes; original and select: including characteristic sketches of Eminent Persons who have appeared on the turf... [London]. Albion Press: printed by James Cundee, 1804. First edition. 8vo. vi, [10], 542pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 15 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed. Scattered spotting, terminal leaf of text, terminal plate, and rear endpapers damp-stained at head. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 29873
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AN AMERICAN INDIAN. The citizen of nature, in a series of letters from an american indian, in london, to his friend at home. London. Published by W. Benbow, 1824. [2], iv, 238pp.

[Bound after:] Every night book; or, life after dark. London. Published by T. Richardson, 1827. [3], xvi, [17]-192pp. Without half-title.

12mo. Contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed, without lettering-piece. Recent book-label of Peter Stewart Young (antiquarian bookseller of Tillingham) to FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27665
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ANDERSEN, Hans. Fairy tales. London. Hodder and Stoughton, [1924]. Quarto. 197pp, [1]. With a colour tipped-in frontispiece, a further 11 tipped-in plates, and numerous illustrations in the text by Kay Nielsen. Original publisher's pictorial blue cloth. Rubbed, upper board heavily marked, spine sunned, cocked. Decorated endpapers, early inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33063
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ANDERSON, William. Blanche the huguenot. A Tale. London. Nathaniel Cooke, 1853. First edition. 8vo. 303pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and a further seven engraved plates by G. and W. L. Thomas. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Minor shelf-wear. Blind-stamp of booksellers S. & C. Turtle to FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 27708
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[ANDREWS, Edward]. The vineyard of naboth; a dramatic fragment. Translated from the original hebrew. [London]. Printed for Private Circulation [by S. and R. Bentley], 1825. First edition. 36pp.

[Bound after:] ANDREWS, Edward. The way of understanding. A sermon, occasioned by the destruction of the brunswick theatre... London. Printed for Ebenezer Palmer, 1828. First edition. 30pp, [2]. With an engrave portrait frontispiece.

[And:] ANDREWS, Edward. The saint awaking with the divine likeness. A sermon... London. Printed for Ebenezer Palmer, 1828. First edition. 31pp, [1].

[And:] ANDREWS, Edward. Christ's name precious: a sermon... London. ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 16428
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AN INFANTRY OFFICER. A treatise on the british drill and exercise of the company; with an introduction to the field exercise of the battalion; explaining the different posts and situations of every individual in the battalion During the Performance of its Movements. London. Printed and sold by W. Clowes, 1814. First edition. 12mo. [3], vi-xxxii, 351pp, [1]. Without half-title. With 82 engraved figures on five folding plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf. Lightly rubbed and marked, corners bumped, head of spine scorched. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Francis Fremantle, third Lord Cottesloe (1862-1965) to FEP, manuscript shelf-marks to front blank fly-leaf, tear to leaves K9-10 - touching text without loss of sense. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 22779
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AN OFFICER. The life and actions of that distinguished naval hero, admiral nelson; who fell in the battle of trafalgar, october 21 1805. Hudson [New York]. Published by William E. Norman, 1808. 70pp. With a wood engraved portrait frontispiece.

[Bound with:] Life of napoleon bonaparte, emperor of the french, king of italy, and protector of the rhenish confederation, from his birth to the present time. Hudson [New York]. Published by William E. Norman, 1810. 108pp. With a wood engraved frontispiece.

12mo. Contemporary red half-roan, buff paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Extremities worn and ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24433