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[GALERON, Frédéric]. Catalogue général de la bibliothèque de la ville de falaise. [Falaise]. [Imprimerie de Brée l'ainé], [1830]. First edition?. 8vo. 6, 41pp, [1]. Uncut. Stitched, as issued in original publisher's printed tan wrappers. Stitching perished, wrappers detached, text-block separated in constituent gatherings, some chipping to extremities. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27784

GABLER, A[mbrosius]. Die Nürnberger Schimpfwörter. Nürnberg [i.e. Nuremberg]. M. Edelmann, [s.d., c. 1890s] Oblong 8vo. 16 leaves. Illustrated throughout. Stapled, as issued, into original publisher's pictorial wrappers. A trifle creased and browned, closed tear to spine (running through text-block), chipping to wrapper and leaf margins. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24869

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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[FRIEDRICH II OF PRUSSIA]. Oeuvres du philosophe de sans-souci. Potsdam Et se trouve A Amsterdam. Chez J. H. Schneider, 1760. 12mo. 308pp, [2]. Title page printed in red and black. Contemporary gilt-tooled Calf. A trifle rubbed, without lettering-piece. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29026

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FREZZA, Fabio. Massime, regole, et precetti, di Stato, & di Guerra... Venetia. Evangelista Deuchino, 1614. First edition. 382pp. Without terminal blank leaf. Title within engraved ornamental border. Later calf-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marginal worm-tracks, very occasional early manuscript annotations. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 22742

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[FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY WARS]. Lettres de l'armee en egypte, gouvernment francois. Interceptees par la corvette de sa majeste britannique, el vincejo, dans la mediterranee. Publiees par Autorite. A Londres [i.e. London]. De l'Imprimerie de Baylis, [1800]. 8vo. iv, 95p, [1]. Uncut, stitched, as issued. Some spotting/creasing. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 19023

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[FRENCH REVOLUTION]. Loi Relative à la suppression des Ordres de Chevalerie. Donnée à Paris, le 6 Août 1791. Nismes. Chez J. Gaude, 1791. Dimensions 360 x 490 mm. Single leaf broadside. Edges uncut. A trifle creased, spotted, some loss to head. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30346

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[FRENCH REVOLUTION]. [Caption title:] Proclamation du roi, sur le Décret de l'Assemblée Nationale, du 4 Septembre 1790, relatif aux sommes payées ou accordes, tant au Collége de Louis-le-Grand, qu'aux gratuite de Dessin à Paris. Du 19 Septembre 1790. Nismes. Chez C. Belle, 1790. Dimensions 350 x 450 mm. Single leaf broadside. Edges uncut. Old central horizontal fold. Spotted. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30345

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[FRENCH NAVY]. Republic Francaise. Marine nationale. Registre des ordres du commandant en chef. [s.n.]. [s.i.], [s.d., 1900?] Folio. [168]pp. Original publisher's drab buckram-backed vellum-tipped orange paper boards. Extremities rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21676

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[FRENCH LITERATURE]. Tableau de la litterature francaise pendant le dix-huitieme siecle. Paris et London. Colburn, 1813. First edition. 8vo. 196pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed, joints starting. Marbled endpapers, early inked ownership inscription and manuscript annotations to front blank fly-leaf, scattered foxing. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24024

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[FRENCH COLONIES]. Notices statistiques sur les colonies françaises. Imprimées par ordre de m. le vice-amiral de rosamel, ministre secrétaire d'état de la marine et des colonies. Paris. Imprimerie Royale, 1837-40 8vo. Four separately issued parts. In four volumes. [4], iii, [1], 248; [6], 271, [1]; [4], ii, 320; [4], 216pp. Uncut and largely unopened in modern navy cloth, contrasting black calf lettering-pieces. Remnants of original publisher's printed wrappers laid down and bound in. Extremities a trifle rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31181

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[FRANCISCANS]. Statuta generalia barchinonensia ordinis seraphici s. p. n. francisci, pro cismontana familia: In Capitulo Generali Toletano Anno 1633. a Patribus Nationis Germanicae & Belgicae recognita, & Provinciis dictae Nationis accommodata; a praefato Capitulo Generali, ac Santissimo D. N. Urbano VIII. confirmata. Brugis [i.e. Bruges]. Typis Petri Vande Cappalle, 1717. 8vo. [16], 206pp, [2]. Contemporary vellum. Extremities marked and discoloured. Nineteenth-century ownership inscription and blind-stamp to FFEP, very occasional ink annotations, foxed, dust-soiling to endpapers and final gathering, very small hole to gutter margin of C4 - just clipping text, without loss of sense. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 16236

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FRANCHETTI, Raimondo. Nella dancàlia etiopica: spedizione italiana 1928-29. [Milano]. A. Mondadori, [1930]. First edition. 8vo. 426pp, [2]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece, a further 177 photographic plates. Without the geographical map. Later blue buckram, lettered in gilt. Original publisher's pictorial wrappers bound-in. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Armorial bookplate of Henry Courtney Brocklehurst to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'To Colonel Brocklehurst / who understands the charm / of Africa unsploit by white people ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23734

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FOURMARIER, P[aul]. Experiences sur la formation de certains conglomerats origine des poudingues auriferes du transvaal. Liege. Imprimerie H. Vaillant-Carmanne, 1903. First edition. 8vo. 7pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed green wrappers. Loss, short tears, and some marking to extremities. A trifle dusty internally. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of of upper cover. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21334

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[FOSCOLO, Ugo]. Ultime lettere di jacopo ortis. Italia. [s.n.], 1807. Terza edizione [i.e. third edition]. 12mo. 152pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary green cloth-backed marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed, corners exposed. Leaves browned and spotted, short tears and some loss to leaf E1 with slight loss of text and sense. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15288

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[FONTON, Felix]. Necessite d'une place forte federale pour la defense de la suisse par un ami de ce pays. Lausanne. Librairie Martignier et Chavannes, 1860. First edition. 8vo. 32pp. Original publisher's drab printed paper wrappers. Extremities lightly rubbed and dust-soiled. Inked ownership inscription to title. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 19038

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FONTENELLE, [Bernard Le Bouvier de]. Entretiens sur la pluralite des mondes, augmentes des dialogues des morts. A Lyon. De l'Imprimerie de Leroy, 1800. Nouvelle edition. 12mo. xii, 407pp, [1]. With an engraved folding plate. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled sheep, contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Rubbed, some splitting to joints. Lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21865

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[FONTAINE, Nicolas]. [LE MAISTRE DE SACY, Isaac-Louis]. L'histoire du vieux et du nouveau testament, Representée avec des figures et explications edifiantes, tirées des SS. Peres. Dédiée à Monseigneur le Dauphin. Par le Sieur de Royaumont, Prieur de Sombreval. Paris. Chez Pierre le Petit, 1712. Nouvelle edition [i.e. new edition]. Quarto. [16], 552pp. Title in red and black. With 267 engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities heavily rubbed. Pastedowns sprung, short tear to lower corner of leaf Ii1, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31647

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FLORIAN, [Jean-Pierre Claris de]. Numa pompilius, second roi de rome. A Paris. De l'Imprimerie de Didot l'Aine, 1786. First edition. 12mo. In two volumes. [2], 212; 226pp. With an engraved frontispiece to Vol. I. Contemporary tree-calf, spines richly gilt. A trifle rubbed. Bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP of Vol. I, lightly spotted. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 21576

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FLORIAN. Autour de la table. Florian traduit par Grandville. Paris. Paulin et Le Chevalier, [1849]. Oblong quarto. 52pp, [4]. With 103 woodcuts in the text after designs by Grandville. Original publisher's dark green cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24080