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[BIBLE - N.T., Greek]. WESTCOTT, Brooke Foss. HORT, Fenton John Anthony.. The new testament in the original greek. Cambridge and London. Macmillan and Co., 1892. Fifth edition. 8vo. [4], 618pp, [2]. With half-title. Contents leaf bound at rear. Finely bound by Stoakley, late Hawes, for Macmillan & Bowes of Cambridge in contemporary black morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, with the supralibros of John Gott, Bishop of Truro to upper board. A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed. Prize bookplate of Joseph Harding White, with the signature of John Gott, to FEP. Manuscript notes listing ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34371
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[BERN]. Gemmi-pass von bern nach leuk Route de la gemmi de berne à louëche.. [Zurich]. [Photoglob], [1915]. First edition. Oblong quarto. [18]pp. With 36 large photographic illustrations depicting the sights of the journey between Bern and Leukerbad, Switzerland. Original publisher's pictorial paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, with spotting and toning to wrappers. Light scattered spotting and browning to illustrations. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34529
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LEE, John. Dissertatio medica inauguralis de viribus animi in corpus agentibus... Edinburgi [i.e. Edinburgh]. Excudebant Adamus Neill et Socii, 1801. First edition. 8vo. [8], 28pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's marbled paper wrappers, A.E.G. Extremities a trifle marked, loss and chipping to spine. Lightly spotted. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto fo FFEP; 'Societati Regiae / Philosophorum / Quae Edinburgi convenire solet / Hoc perexiguum / Observantiae / Animique propter fuctum ex corum scriptis / praeceptum gratissimi / Testimonium / Offert / Auctor.' More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 18410
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FELIBIEN, Andre. Des principes de l'architecture, de la sculpture, de la peinture, et des autres arts qui en dependent. Avec un dictionnaire des Termes propres a chacun de ces Arts. A Paris. Chez Jean-Baptiste Coignard, rue S. Jacques, a la Bible d'or, 1676. First edition. Quarto. [24], 795pp, [1]. With 65 engraved plates. Contemporary continental gilt-tooled speckled calf, with gilt 'Ford-Ward' supra-libros of William Douglas, Duke of Queensberry (1637-1695) to centre of each board. A trifle rubbed, spine at little chipped at foot, short crack at head of upper joint, some loss of gilt to lower supra-libros, else a well-preserved copy; internally fine. With the manuscript shelf-mark 'Press: E. Shel.1. No. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18333
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[SWISS EDUCATION]. [Caption title:] Le grand-conseil de la république de berne, Considérant que la faculté d'enseigner est déclarée libre par l'art. 12 de la Constitution; Considérant que néanmoins, d'après le même article; cette faculté est soumise à des restrictions légales, afin d'apporter le soin convenable à l'éducation et à l'instruction de la jeunesse... [Berne]. [s.n.], [1832]. Dimensions 390 x 460 mm. Single leaf broadside. Numerous old horizontal and vertical folds. Apparently unrecorded.

[Bound with:] Loi sur les écoles primaires publiques. Berne. C. Fisher et Comp., 1835. [2], 46pp. OCLC records a single copy (Fribourg).

[And:] Règlement concernant les leçons d'ouvrages dans les écoles primaires des filles. [Berne]. [s.n.], [1840]. 8pp. OCLC records copies at just two locations (Cantonal Library of Jura and ZFH).

[And:] Loi sur ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 17030
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UIHLEIN, Joseph. Kurzer Unterricht in der Naturwissenschaft für die Jugend. Frankfurt am Main. Andeäischen Buchhandlung, 1806. First edition. 8vo. viii, 210pp, [6]. With four engraved plates on two folding sheets. Contemporary blind-tooled half-calf, tan paper boards, printed paper lettering- piece. Lightly rubbed and marked. FFEP shaved, very occasional early manuscript annotations, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26411
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[LARIVE DUPA, Mathilde de]. Essai sur l'éducation de l'enfance. Genève [i.e. Geneva]. Ab. Cherbuliez et Ce., 1837. First edition. 8vo. [4], 284pp, [2]. With a half-title. Later brown paper-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt Rubbed, surface loss to boards, joints starting, paper shelf-label to foot of spine. Bookplate of Swansea Training College to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24324
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JACOTOT, J[oseph]. Enseignement universel. Langue maternelle. Paris. Chez A. Boulland, 1830. Quatriéme edition [i.e. fourth edition]. 8vo. [2], lxxx, 282pp, [14]. With half-title. Uncut in modern grey paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed and dulled. Bookplate of Swansea Training College to FEP, scattered spotting. Signed by the author to verso of half-title, as issued. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24325
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MELI, Giovanni. Poesie siciliane di giovanni meli. Palermo. Stamperia de Francesco Nocera, 1846. Sesta edizione Siciliana. 8vo. [6], 637 [i.e. 638]pp, [4]. Printed in double columns. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, green embossed cloth boards.Extremities rubbed and a trifle marked. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, frontispiece dampstained, occasional marginal loss, lower corner of one leaf torn away but present, very occasional ink-stains. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33167
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ROUSSEL, Napoléon. Mon voyage en algérie raconté à mes enfans . Paris. Librarie Ch. Meyrueis et Ce., [s.d., c.1840] Third edition. 8vo . 141pp, [3]. With an engraved title page, six engraved plates, and several in-text illustrations. Contemporary gilt-tooled, blind-stamped red paper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, with small losses to head and foot of spine, light wear to extremities, spine sunned. Endpapers browned, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34667
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ERCKMANN, [Émile]. CHATRIAN, [Alexandre]. Contes de la montagne. Paris. Michel Levy Frères, 1860. 8vo. [4], 346pp, [2]. Finely bound by Birdsall & Son of Northampton in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards. Original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers bound in. Wrappers worn and marked. George Meredith's inked ownership inscription to upper wrapper. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25397
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SCHOUTEN, [Wouter]. Voyage de gautier schouten aux indes orientales. Commencé l'an 1658. & fini l'an 1665... Rouen. Chez Pierre le Boucher, 1725. Nouvelle edition [i.e. new edition]. 12mo. In two volumes. [4], 603, [1]; [4], 582pp. Titles in red and black. With an additional engraved title page to each volume and a further seven engraved plates (four folding). Later gilt-tooled dark green morocco-backed marbled paper boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Hinges partially exposed, slight loss to lower corner of title page of Vol. II, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 34709
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[RITTER, Carl]. Ueber verbreitung der Dattel- und Kokos-Palme in Indien. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., 1836?] 8vo. 35pp, [1]. Original publisher's plain turquoise wrappers. Extremities a trifle rubbed and marked.

[Together with:] [RITTER, Carl]. Ueber verbreitung von Teak, Sandel und Cardamomen. [s.i.], [s.n.], [s.d., 1836?]. 8vo. 27pp, [1]. Original publisher's plain bright green wrappers. Extremities a trifle rubbed and marked.

[And:] [RITTER, Carl]. Ueber Verbreitung der Pfefferrebe, Banane und Mango in Indien. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., 1836?]. 8vo. 32pp. Original publisher's plain salmon ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18460
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LABBE, Philippi [i.e. LABBE, Philippe]. Eruditae pronuntiationis Catholici Indices. Opus omnibus, qui vel ex scripto vel memoriter; ex plano vei suggestu; in Choro, Scholis, Triclinio; publicis privatisve Congressibus, Latine logui, recitare, ac perorare debent, omnino necessarium. Londini [i.e. London]. J. & F. Rivington, 1771. Fourth edition. 8vo. [6], 191pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with splitting to joints, light damp-staining to upper board. Armorial bookplate of Earl Nelson to FFEP. Browning to endpapers and initial leaves. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34504
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[CHARLES I]. Histoire entiere & veritable du procez de charles stuart, Roy D'Angleterre. Contenant, en forme de Journal, tout ce qui s'est passe sur ce sujet dans le Parlement, & en la Haute Cour de Justice; Et la facon en laquelle il a este mis a mort. Au mois de Janvier 1649/8. Le tout fidelement receuilly des pieces Authentiques, & traduit de l'Anglois. A Londres [i.e. London]. Imprimé par J[ohn] G[rismond], 1650. 12mo. [2], 155pp, [1]. Without initial blank leaf. Handsomely bound in eighteenth-century gilt-tooled red morocco, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Very slightly rubbed, spine a little marked; else a fine copy. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33907
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[VOLTAIRE]. CAYLUS, Madame de [Marthe-Marguerite]. Les souvenirs de madame de caylus. Amsterdam. Chez Jean Robert, 1770. First edition, second state. 8vo. viii, 174pp. Terminal leaf a cancel. Interleaves between p.48-49. Handsomely bound in nineteenth-century gilt-tooled green half- morocco, gilt armorial device of Richard Seymour-Conway, fourth Marquess Hertford (1800-1870) to spine, marbled paper boards, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. A trifle dulled. Early French language notes, in two distinct hands, to initial and terminal fly-leaves and interleaved blank. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 28672