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MARSHMAN, John Clark. The life and times of carey, marshman, and ward. Embracing the history of the serampore mission. London. Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1859. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xxvi, 511, [1], 24; xiii, [1], 527pp, [1]. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements to Vol. I. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked, lower joint of Vol. I starting, short tear to head of spine. Armorial bookplates of William Arthur, sixth Duke of Portland to both FEPs. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31376
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BEETON, Mrs.. The "all about it" books. Mrs. Beeton's Dictionary of Every-day Cookery. London. S. O. Beeton, 1865. First edition in book form. 8vo. 371pp, [5]. With numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary black half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Heavily rubbed, joints starting, corners bumped and exposed. Two sheets of manuscript recipes naively stitched to gutter of title page, early inked ownership inscription of 'C. Campbell' to head, long tear to one leaf (p.255-256), without loss, very occasional chipping to margins, scattered spotting, later ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31368
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STEVENSON, Alan. Biographical Sketch of the late Robert Stevenson. Edinburgh. W. Blackwood and Sons, 1861. First illustrated edition. Quarto. 32pp. With two finely engraved plates; a portrait frontispiece of the subject, and a fine dramatic view of the Bell Rock Lighthouse, originally drawn by Miss Stevenson. Original publisher's gilt-tooled and titled buckram. Spine a trifle faded, light shelf-wear and few indents to lower board, else a fine copy. Presentation copy, inscribed 'Tolbooth Chuch Library, From Mesr. Stevenson' to head of title, and in a ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31291
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JOCELINE, Elizabeth. The mother's Legacie, To her unborne Childe. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood & Sons, 1853. 8vo. 32, [36], 141pp, [1]. Original publisher's carved wooden panels inlaid on gilt-tooled navy morocco, upper panel comprised of Christogram IHS within a border of ivy, lower panel comprised of a sprig of flowers within a lattice border, gauffered edges. A trifle rubbed, small chip to border of upper panel. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31116
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RAWNSLEY, Rev. H[ardwicke] D[rummond]. Literary Associations of the English Lakes. Glasgow. James MacLehose and Sons, 1901. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xi, [3], 236, [2]; vii, [3], 251pp. With half-titles and 32 plates. Extra-illustrated with 156 plates, primarily engraved landscapes views of the Lake District and portraits of the Romantics and their circle. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled navy crushed half-morocco, blue cloth boards, T.E.G.Slightest of rubbing. Bookplates of Brackenburn and morocco bookplates of W. A. Foyle to front endpapers. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31072
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[SCOTTISH COINAGE]. A short account of scotish money and coins, with tables of their value at different periods, and the price of commodities, &c. Together with tables of the revenues of the archbishoprics, bishoprics, abbeys, nunnerys, &c. at the reformation. Very necessary for understanding scotish history. Edinburgh. Printed for D. Webster, 1817. First edition. 16pp.

[Bound with:] A critical enquiry into the legality of proceedings consequent of the late gold act. Reflections on the said act; explanations respecting debasement; and casual remarks on the nature, par value, and apportionment of our gold and silver coinage. London. Printed for W. Owen, 1774. First edition. [2], 50pp. ESTC T87685. ESTC records copies at just seven locations (Boston, BL, Cambridge, Columbia, Harvard, ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31022
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TASSIE, William. Descriptive Catalogue of a collection of devices and mottos english, french, and italian, from Engraved Seals, formed in composition paste, and sold by william tassie, leicester-square. London. Printed by William Bulmer and Co., 1816. First edition. 12mo. [8], 43pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's printed powder blue paper boards, recently rebacked in black cloth. Ink-stamp of the Birmingham Assay Office to front blank fly-leaf, later inked gift inscription and annotation to half-title, manuscript numerals to REP, occasional paper repairs to gutter margins, scattered spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 30905
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[LEWIS, W.S.]. [Memorial manuscript presented to the Lord Mayor of Birmingham]. [Birmingham]. [Erle Foster Newey], [1943]. Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [2]ff. Handsomely bound by Erle Foster Newey (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled tan morocco, orange and green morocco onlays, initialled 'W.S.L.' to upper board, A.E.G., green moire silk endpapers, gilt dentelles. Housed in custom red cloth case. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 30444
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[ROYAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY]. [A manuscript memorial volume]. [London?]. [s.n.], [1951]. Large quarto. Manuscript on paper. 963 autographs pasted on 64 leaves. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-stamped red morocco, decorative endpapers, housed in custom red cloth clamshell case. Clean and crisp. Case rubbed and marked. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 30440
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AUSTEN, Jane. Letters of jane austen. London. Richard Bentley & Son, 1884. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xv, [1], 374, [2]; [4], 366pp, [2]. With half-titles, frontispieces, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to each volume. Early twentieth-century navy half-morocco, ruled and lettered in gilt, blue cloth boards, T.E.G. A trifle marked, spines lightly sunned. Bookplates of A. Bethune Morgan to FEPs. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29917
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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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CHURCHILL, T. O. The life of lord viscount nelson, duke of bronté, &c. London. Printed by Harrison and Rutter, 1810. Second edition. Quarto. vii, [1], 94pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, a further 13 engraved plates, and a tipped-in facsimile of a Nelson letter. Single leaf broadside: 'Ode, By Henry James Pye, Esq. P. L. Performed at St. James's, January, 18, 1806, on the Anniversary of Her Majesty's Birth Day' bound at rear. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Justice of the ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29309
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CARTER, Elizabeth. TALBOT, Catherine. A series of letters between mrs. elizabeth carter and miss catherine talbot, from the year 1741 to 1770. To which are added, letters from mrs. elizabeth carter to mrs. vesey, between the years 1763 and 1787; published from the original manuscripts in the possession of the rev. montagu pennington... London. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, 1809. First octavo edition. 8vo. In four volumes. xxvi, [2], 374; vi, [2], 395, [1]; vi, [2], 386; v, [3], 373pp, [17]. Attractively bound in contemporary marbled calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting navy morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed, slight surface loss to upper board of Vol. III. Scattered spotting, printing flaw to lower corner of p. 85 of Vol. I, with slight loss of sense. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29058
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READE, Winwood. The martyrdom of man. London. Trübner & Co., 1872. First edition. 8vo. viii, 544pp. Handsomely bound by Zaehnsdorf (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in contemporary crushed black morocco, T.E.G., black cloth endpapers, gilt dentelles. Original publisher's green cloth covers bound in. A trifle rubbed. Red morocco book-label of George V to FEP. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28826
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BAKER, J[ames]. The imperial guide, with picturesque plans of the great post roads, containing miniature likenesses, engraved from real sketches, of the cities, towns, villages, seas, islands, mountains, public edifices, and private buildings... London. Printed by C. Whittingham, 1802. First edition. 8vo. Volume one, all published. 8vo. iv, 66pp. Without additional engraved title page. With 18 aquatint pictorial road maps and 13 aquatint topographical plates. Bound by Faulkner of London (ticket to FEP) in contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28559