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[WALPOLE, Horatio]. The case of the Hessian forces, in the pay of Great-Britain, impartially and freely examin'd; with some reflections on the present conjuncture of affairs... London. Printed for R. Francklin, 1731. First edition. 8vo. 36pp. Disbound. Slight loss to head of title, occasional light browning to margins. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14343

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[WALPOLE, Horatio]. The convention vindicated from the misrepresentations of the enemies of our peace. London. Sold by J. Roberts, 1739. First edition. 8vo. 3-29pp, [1]. Without half-title. Disbound. Title-page separated from text-block. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14344

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[PULTENEY, William]. The politicks on both sides, with regard to foreign affairs, stated from their own writings, and examined by the course of events. With some observations on the present state of affairs in Great Britain, and the effects of our negotiations, for several years past. London. Printed by H. Haines, 1734. First edition. 8vo. 75pp, [1]. Disbound. Title and final blank page a trifle browned, else a clean and crisp copy. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14345

GOUTER, [George]. The last act in the miraculous story of His Majesty King Charles the Second's escape out of the reach of his tyrannical enemies. London. J. Russell Smith, 1873. Second edition. 8vo. 16pp. Original publisher's printed blue paper wrappers. Extremities dust-soiled and a trifle marked, remnant of adhesive label to upper cover, chipping to wrapper edges with loss to spine. Browning to title and terminal leaf, lightly foxed throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14697

CLARKE, Thomas Grey. A memoir of anna maria clarke, wife of the rev. thomas clarke. London. Harry Woolridge, 1853. First edition. 8vo. xii, [2], 482pp. With half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and several engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned, dust-soiling to fore-edge. Upper hinge exposed, contemporary ink ownership inscription to FEP, armorial bookplate of Henry Birkbeck to FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 16251

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[HEREFORD LIBRARY]. City of Hereford: The eighteenth annual report of the committee of the free public library and museum, to the town council. 1889-90. Hereford. S. Adams, [1890]. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed paper wrappers. Light vertical crease to centre of all leaves, slight splitting at spine, rust-spots from staples, else clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 17262

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[BROUGHAM AND VAUX, Henry Brougham, Baron]. Observations on Mr. brougham's bill "for better providing the means of education for his majesty's subjects;" shewing it's inadequacy to the end proposed, and the danger which will arise from it to the causes of religious liberty. London. Printed by T. Bensley, 1821. First edition. 8vo. 30pp, [2]. With half-title. Stitched, as issued. Lightly creased, spotted, and dust-soiled. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 18208

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BARSTOW, D.. A Secular Diary for ascertaining any day of the week or month, In either the Old or New Style, commencing 1601, and continued up to the year 1900.. [London?]. Printed for the author, [1836]. Dimensions (unfolded) 280 x 365 mm. Single folding folio sheet, mounted on linen and folded within 12mo cloth boards. Slight browning, some cracking at folds. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 18835

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[ORKNEY]. [Probable estimate of cost of repairing damage done to Holm Pier by “SS” Fidget in service of Admiralty]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1916]. Manuscript on paper. [2]ff. Folded into ‘docket’ format, housed in recent custom red cloth folder, lettered in gilt, armorial bookplate of John Davie Manson Robertson to verso of upper board. Some light dust-soiling. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 18943

WALKER, Thomas. The original. London. Henry Renshaw, 1836. Second edition. 8vo. iv, 444pp. Contemporary half-calf tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, morocco lettering-pieces, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 20027

LAWRENCE, T. E.. Crusader castles. Oxford. Clarendon Press, [1990]. New edition. 8vo. xl, 154pp. With a black and white photographic frontispiece and numerous black and white photographs and illustrations in the text. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Some marking to top-edge, else clean and crisp, a very good copy. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21457

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ROSCOE, William. The life and pontificate of leo the tenth. [London]. George Routledge and Sons, Limited, [s.d., 1883?] 8vo. In two volumes. xxix, [1], 482; [6], 535pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Contemporary decorated paper boards, hand drawn fleur-de-lis motifs in red ink to upper boards, hand-ruled in green, gilt-tooled calf onlays, calf lettering-pieces, all edges red. Lightly dust-soiled. Brocade endpapers, inked ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf of Vol. I, occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21525

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GREGORY, Olinthus. Memoirs of the life, writings, and character, literary, professional, and religious, of the late john mason good, M.D. London. Henry Fisher, Son, and Co., 1828. First edition. 8vo. [8], 472pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled dark brown morocco, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Inked ownership inscription of Sarah Wright to head of title page, lightly spotted. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21638

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PERCY, Thomas. Letters from thomas percy, d.d. afterwards bishop of dromore, john callander of craigforth, Esq. david herd, and others, to george paton. Edinburgh. Printed for John Stevenson, 1830. First edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 210pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's red cloth, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed and marked. Endpapers foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21659

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[FRENCH REVOLUTION]. Secret memoirs of the royal family of france during the revolution: with original and authentic anecdotes of contemporary sovereigns and other distinguished personages of that eventful period published from the journal letters and conversations of the princess lamballe... London. H. S. Nichols & Co., 1895. 8vo. Limited edition of 500 copies. In two volumes. xii, 307, [1]; xi, [1], 332pp. With a portrait frontispiece to each volume. Original publisher's gilt-stamped blue cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines a trifle sunned. Contemporary armorial bookplates of Alexander Meyrick Broadley and recent book labels of Marion C. Walker to both FEPs, occasional spotting/browning. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21724

WOOD, Edward J.. The wedding day in all ages and countries. London. Richard Bentley, 1869. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. x, 241, [1]; viii, 268pp. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt, black, and blind. Extremities dust-soiled, spines discoloured, corners bumped. Inked ownership inscriptions to head of both titles, light damp-staining to upper margins of Vol. I, two leaves of Vol. II detached, spotted. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21776

CARRICK, J. C., Rev.. The story of the burning bush. A simple narrative of the church of scotland. Edinburgh. James G. Hitt, 1890. First edition. 8vo. 119pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in black. A trifle rubbed, marked, and bumped, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To the Most Noble the Marquess of Lothian KJ. With sincere respect from His Humble and Obedient servant The Author' More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21913

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[GREY, Henry George Grey, Earl]. List of Enclosures in the Correspondence of the 3rd Earl Grey in Earl Grey's papers from the muniment Room at Howick now deposited in The Prior's Kitchen, Durham. Durham. [University of Durham], 1962. First edition. Folio. [1], 218ff. Printed in typescript on rectos only. Contemporary grey cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Occasional spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21988

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[LOTHIAN, William Schomberg Robert Kerr, Marquess of]. Fragment of a parallel between the history, literature, and art of Italy in the middle ages. Edinburgh. [Printed by William Blackwood and Sons], 1863. First edition. 8vo. xii, 478pp, [2]. Unopened in original publisher's brown cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Ink-stamp pf Newbattle Abbey College to half-title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 22190

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TERREBASSE, Alfred de. Histoire de bayart dit le bon chevalier sans peur et sans reproche. Tours. Mame et Cie., 1851. Nouvelle edition. 8vo. [4], 236pp. With an engraved frontispiece and one further engraved plate. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 22413