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EGAN, Pierce. Recollections of john thurtell, who was executed at hertford on friday, the 9th of january, 1824; for murdering mr. w. weare...being An Appendix to his Account of the Trial. London. Knight & Lacey, 1824. First edition. 8vo. [2], 44pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Disbound. Small manuscript note to head of title. Leaves lightly browned and spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 35083

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[PITT, William]. Letters written by the late Earl of Chatham to his nephew Thomas Pitt, Esq. (Afterwards Lord Camelford) then at Cambridge. Gottingen. Reprinted for H. Dieterich, 1805. 8vo. xxx, [2], 104pp. Contemporary marbled boards, paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, with slight surface loss. Later inscription to FFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 11076

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[DE BRITAINE, William]. Humane Prudence, or the art By which a Man may Raise Himself and Fortune to Grandeur. London. Printed by J. Rawlins, for R. Sare, 1693. Sixth edition, corrected and enlarged. 12mo. [12], 284pp. Without the two terminal advertisement leaves. Later half-calf, marbled boards, recently rebacked with earlier contrasting red morocco lettering-piece laid down. Ink inscription to FEP reading 'George Hanaway Jolliffe 6th November, 1906', title-page remounted at gutter (somewhat naively), small hole to same with loss to text of imprint. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 12770

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MORTIMER, Thomas. The student's pocket dictionary; or, compendium of universal history, chronology, and biography. From the earliest Accounts to the present Time. With authorities. In two parts. Part I. containing a compendium of universal history. Part II. containing a compendium of biography. London. Printed for J. Johnson, 1777. First edition. 12mo. In two parts. [112pp]; [258pp]. With a half-title. Contemporary calf, paper lettering-piece with title in manuscript. Rubbed, partially repaired surface loss to lower board, some splitting to joints but boards holding, loss to head and foot of spine, lettering-piece chipped. Upper hinge cracked, near contemporary ink inscription to FEP of 'C. Bendal, 1779', light toning to leaf margins. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 13105

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VASCONCELLOS, Manoel de Macedo Pereria. Oracao gratulatoria, que pela continuacao da vida do ill. e excel. senhor conde de oeyras... Lisboa [i.e. Lisbon]. Na Officina de Jose da Silva Nazareth, 1769. First edition. 8vo. [6], 33pp, [1]. Later marbled paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed. Inked private library shelf-mark to head of title-page, sympathetic paper repair to verso, occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 14208

IRVING, Washington. Sketch of william roscoe. Liverpool. Printed by Harris and Company, [1853]. First edition. 8vo. 15pp, [1], iv. Stitched, without original wrappers. Slightest of dust-soiling and marking to title-page and terminal leaf, overall a near fine copy. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 14934

OLDMIXON, John. Memoirs of the life of John Lord Somers... London. Printed for J. Roberts, 1716. First edition. 8vo. [4], 126pp, [2]. With half-title and terminal advertisement leaf. Without portrait frontispiece. Recent navy buckram, lettered in gilt. Slightest of marking to extremities, spine sunned. Recent endpapers, occasional light spots of soiling, overall internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 15044

PHILLIPS, Ulrich Bonnell. Life and labour in the old south. Boston. Little, Brown, and Company, 1929. First edition. 8vo. xix, [1], 375pp, [1]. With half-title, a monochrome photographic frontispiece, 15 monochrome photographic plates, five illustrations in the text, and a folding map bound to rear. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and bumped. Extensive ink annotations throughout. A very good copy. From the library, though not identified as such, of British barrister Patrick Neill, Baron Neill of Bladen (1926-2016). More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 16758

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KENYON, Robert Lloyd. The gold coins of england, arranged and described: being a sequel to mr. hawkin's silver coins of england, by his grandson. London. Bernard Quaritch, 1884. 8vo. [4], 217pp, [1]. With half-title, an engraved frontispiece and 23 engraved plates. Contemporary roan-backed brown cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, a trifle marked. Offsetting to title, plates foxed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 16989

KEARD, Thomas. Thomas Keard, A. M.. Whitby. R. Kirby, [s.d., c.1839] 8vo. 15pp., [1]. With frontispiece showing engraved portrait of Thomas Keard. Original wrappers, stitched as issued within. A trifle spotted at margins, slight browning. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 17075

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[WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION]. An enquiry into the State of Affairs on the continent; and What Encouragement we Have from that to expect Happy Events from continuing the present dangerous expensive war. London. Printed for H. Carpenter, 1747. First edition. 8vo. [2], 34pp. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. A trifle dusty, short tear to gutter of terminal leaf. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 17269

[ETON COLLEGE]. A list of eton college, taken at election, 1829. Eton. Printed and Sold by E. Williams, [1829]. 23pp, [1].

[Bound with:] [A further 12 Eton College lists covering the years 1830-1840 (two representing 1839, taken at election and Christmas respectively), all printed by E. Williams.]

12mo. Contemporary black half-calf, marbled boards, gilt. Rubbed. Very occasional loss and short tears to margins, occasional ink and pencil deletions and corrections. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 17434

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SEYER, Samuel. [Caption title:] Prospectus of memoirs Historical and Topographical of Bristol and its Neighborhood. [Bristol]. [J. M. Gutch], [1821]. 8vo. 4pp. Single folded leaf. Stab-holes to gutter margins, spotted. A manuscript note, dated 1803 and signed by Seyer, is loosely inserted, it reads: 'Recd. from Mr Davies twenty five pounds & 6d on account of the sale of some books of mine on the syntax of the Latin verb, according to an account delivered to me about two months post'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 17651

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TACITUS. Tacite, nouvelle traduction, par M. Dureau de Lamalle... Paris. Theophile Barrois, 1790. 8vo. In three volumes. lxxix, [1], 550, [2]; [4], 485, [1]; [4], 477pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, speckled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines dulled. Marbled endpapers, early pen trials to verso of Vol. I errata leaf. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 18034

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JERSEY, George Bussey Villiers, Earl of. The correspondence between the earl and countess of jersey, and the rev. dr. randolph, upon the subject of some letters belonging to h. r. h. the princess of wales, of late so much the topic of public conversation. London. Richard White, 1796. First edition. 8vo. [2], 37pp, [1]. Uncut, stitched, as issued. Some creasing, lightly spotted, loss to foot of final leaf - not touching text. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 18967

HOLLAND, Henry Richard, Lord. Some account of the life and writings of lope felix de vega carpio. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806. First edition. 8vo. viii, 294pp, [2]. With a half-title, an engraved portrait frontispiece, and a final errata leaf. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed and a trifle marked, some splitting to upper joint, chipping to lettering-piece. Inked ownership inscription to head of title page, lightly spotted. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 19085

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AUBERY DU MARIER, Louis. Memoires pour servir a l'histoire de hollande, et des autres provinces unies. Ou l'on verra les veritables causes des Divisions qui sont depuis soixante and dans cette Republique, & qui la menacent de ruine. Paris. Chez Jean Villette, 1680. [24], 436pp, [4]. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf. Lightly rubbed and marked. Early manuscript shelf-marks and inked ownership inscription to front endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 19380

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[BARNARD, Sir John]. Some rules for the conduct of life: To which are added, a few cautions, For the Use of such freemen of london As take apprentices. London. Printed by Henry Fenwick, [s.d., c.1805] 8vo. 24pp. Recent half-calf, brown cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Very light rubbing to extremities. Slight paper flaw to title page affecting last line of imprint, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20033

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[STREATHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY]. Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth. General subject-catalogue of Books (except Fiction and Juvenile Literature) in the tate public library, streatham. London. Printed for the Council by Truslove and Bray, 1914. 8vo. 283pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth-backed printed grey paper boards. Heavily rubbed, some loss to head and foot of spine, inked initials 'E. M. M.' to head of upper board. Hinges exposed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20707

VAN LOON, Hendrik Willem. The home of mankind: the story of the world we live in. London. George G. Harrap & Company, 1933. First edition, second issue. 8vo. 506pp. Numerous illustrations by the author in the text. Original publisher's decorative green clot. Without dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed, marked. Presentation copy, inked illustration and inscription to recto of FFEP: 'The will to live / Hendrik Willem van Loon / Madras (?)'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20896