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VOLTAIRE. Memoires de M. de voltaire, ecrits par lui-même. Londres [i.e. London]. Chez Robinson, 1784. First edition. 8vo. [2], ii, 208pp. Contemporary navy calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. From the library of the Dukes of Portland, with their Crowned P device to upper board, and further shelf-marks in gilt to spine. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29784

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[CARLOS, João]. Dez gravuras de João Carlos [ten engravings by joão carlos]. Lisbon. Edicoes Inquerito, [1957]. Limited issue. [11] leaves. Original publisher's cream card folder lettered black, containing 11 loose leaf cards comprising ten engravings, with an introductory leaf by Charles Oulmont. Folder somewhat worn, with large tear to spine. Inscribed on the covering leaf 'To Mr. Cyril Kenney with the best wishes for a happy New Year Very sincerely João Carlos. Christmas 1957'.
More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30083

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AUGUSTO, Artur. João carlos: um artista do livro. Lisboa. Edições Gleba, 1944. Limited edition. 4vo. 28pp. Original publisher's card wraps printed in black and tan. Top edge untrimmed, 16 full page woodcuts, bright and clean throughout. With the artist's presentation inscription 'To Cyril Kenney, friendly and sincerely, João Carlos, Lisboa 1957' to half-title. One of two hundred and fifty-three copies, this numbered 211. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 30075

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PETRARCH, Francesco. Le rime di francesco petrarca secondo la revisione ultima del poeta a cura di giuseppe salvo cozzo. In Firenze [i.e. Florence]. G. C. Sansoni, editore, [1905]. Second edition. 16mo. xix, [3], 355pp, [1]. With a half-title. Bound in near contemporary calf, ruled and lettered in gilt, laurel wreath design comprised of green and black morocco onlays to both boards, A.E.G., kindred floral pattern onlays to corners of turn-ins, signed 'Ruby Moffat 1915' to rear lower turn-in. Slightest of marking to extremities. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27798

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ARNAULT, Lucien. Regulus, tragedie en trois actes...Representee pour la premiere fois Sur le premier Theatre-Francais. Paris. Ponthieu, 1822. First edition. 8vo. [4], vii, [1], 75pp, [1]. With a half-title. Uncut in contemporary sponged wrappers, paper lettering-piece with title in manuscript to upper wrapper. Spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of half-title from the author to Madame La Duchesse de Raguse. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20485

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GESSNER, [Salomon]; COLLYER, Mrs. Mary [translator]. The death of abel...La mort d'abel. Paris. Chez F. Louis, 1810. 12mo. xii, 202pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, 'Collège de Parthenay' in gilt to upper board. Rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28185

FULLARTON, Lady Georgina. La comtesse de bonneval... Paris. La Libraire d'Auguste Vaton, 1857. First edition in French. 8vo. xiv, [2], 319pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled navy morocco-backed blue cloth boards, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25075

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[GENLIS, Stéphanie Félicité de]. Les veillées de château, ou cours dé morale a l'usage des enfans. Paris. De l'Imprimerie de Michel Lambert, 1786. 8vo. In three volumes. xx, 634, [2]; [2], 693, [3]; [2], 504pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, all edges red. Rubbed, loss to head of dulled spines. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29791

[TOM THUMB]. Histoire de tom pouce. London. [s.n.], 1833. First edition. 12mo. [4], 44pp. With a frontispiece and a further three plates. Original publisher's blind-ruled navy buckram, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Hinges exposed, blind-stamp of Cambridge bookbinder F. Munns to FFEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28836

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[ANCIENT GREECE]. Abrégé de l'histoire grecque, suivi D'un Abrégé de la Fable, A l'Usage des Elèves de l'Ecole Royale Militaire à Paris. Auquel on a ajouté la date des Evénmens les plus remarquables. A Londres [i.e. London]. Chez C. Dilly, 1794. First London edition. 12mo. 336pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Rubbed, joints starting, corners exposed. Later armorial bookplate with initials 'S. B.' to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25721

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FERNEL, Jean. Joannis fernelii ambiani, doctoris medici parisiensis, Archiatri Regii, Consiliorum medicinalium liber. Exeius adversariis quadringentarum consultationum selectus. Nunc denuo fidelus & accuratius quam antea editus, & a quam plurimis mendis, quibus antea scatebat, repurgatus. Cum indice accurato. Francofurti [i.e. Frankfurt]. Apud Joannem Wechelum, 1585. 8vo. 143pp, [1]. Later blind-ruled calf, morocco lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Leaves lightly browned. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29812

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[GREEK POETRY]. WAGSTAFFE, William. Poetae graeci: sive selecta ex homeri odys. hesiodo, theocrito, callimacho...Cum vulgata Versione emendata. ac variis, partim Scholiastarum Graecorum, partim Doctorum recentiorum, Notis. In usum Regiae Scholae Etonensis. Editio nova, recognita et aucta. Etonae, [i.e. Eton]. Excudit M. Pote, 1796. Fifth edition. 8vo. iv, [2], 1-2, 7-148pp, 96pp only [i.e. sections of Homer's Odyssey, Hesiod and Theocritus excepted from the larger collection in both Greek and Latin, the former interleaved with blanks but lacking two printed leaves of the Odyssey]. Contemporary vellum, lettered in manuscript to spine. Marbled endpapers. Slightly rubbed and marked, text occasionally spotted. Bookplate of James Stewart to FEP, ink inscription to verso of FFEP, ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 12097

MOLIERE. Oeuvres choisies de moliere. Paris. A la Librairie de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse, 1861. 8vo. x, 488pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 19 engraved plates. Contemporary prize binding, gilt-tooled calf, red calf lettering-piece, marbled edge. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked prize inscription to front blank fly-leaf, foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 29767

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UN ANCIEN MAGISTRAT [HOLBACH, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d']. La politique naturelle, ou discours sur les vrais principes du gouvernement. Londres [i.e. London]. [s.n.], 1774. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vii, [1], 232; [4], 280pp. With half-titles. The imprint is false; printed on the continent. Uncut in later blue paper wrappers, paper labels with title in manuscript to spines. Rubbed, creased, and a trifle marked. Short tear to foot of Vol. II title page. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 19381

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BOILEAU, [Jacques]. Histoire des flagellans, ou l'on fait voir le bon & le mauvais usage des flagellations parmi les chretiens, par des preuves tirées de l'Ecriture sainte, des peres de l'eglise, des papes, des conciles, & des auteurs profanes. Amsterdam. Chez Francois vander Plaats, 1701. First edition in French. 12mo. [16], 319 [i.e. 309]pp, [11]. Title in red and black. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf. Extremities worn, joints split, loss to spine caps. Hinges exposed, armorial bookplate of Algernon Capell to FEP, initial gathering damp-stained, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 29623

EURIPIDES. The hecuba... London. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1867. New edition. 8vo. lvi, 172pp. Interleaved throughout. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, spine sunned. Scattered spotting, occasional pencilled annotations. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29271

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MONNIER, Antione. Eve et ses incarnations Sonnets & Eaux-Fortes. Paris. Leon Willem, 1878. First edition. 8vo. Number 48 of 350 copies printed. 78pp, [2]. With a half-title and 12 etched plates in two states. Contemporary red half-morocco, marbled paper boards, tooled and lettered in gilt, T.E.G., original publisher's printed paper upper wrapper bound in. Extremities rubbed and dulled. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Mexborough to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29274

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SCALIGER, Joseph Justus. Scaligeriana sive excerpta ex ore josephi scaligeri. Lugduni Batavorum [i.e. Leiden]. Ex Officina Cornelii Driehuysen, 1668. Editio secunda [i.e. second edition]. 12mo. 366pp. Later gilt-tooled calf, marbled edges. Heavily rubbed, joints starting, without lettering-piece. Scattered spotting. Armorial bookplate of Algernon Capell. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29241

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[BROE, Samuel de]. Histoire du premier et du second triumvirat, depuis la mort de Catilina jusqu'a celle de Brutus. Paris. Chez Jean de la Caillf, 1681. 12mo. In two volumes. [20], 446, [10]; [4], 314pp, [8]. Later gilt-tooled mottled calf, black morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Extremities worn, joints split, substantial loss to lettering-pieces. Scattered spotting. Armorial bookplates of Algernon Capell to versos of both title pages. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 29240

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VICTOR, Sextus Aurelius. Sexti aurelii victoris historiae romanae breviarium... Trajecti ad Rhenum [i.e. Utrecht]. Apud Franciscum Halman, Guilielmum vande Water, 1696. 8vo. In two volumes. [42], 168, [28], 176; 177-434pp, [74]. Title printed in red and black. With an additional engraved title page. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Lightly rubbed and marked, joints starting, loss to head of spine of Vol. I. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscriptions and characteristic shelf-marks of the Earl of Orrery to verso of FFEPs, recent armorial bookplate of ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 19411