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[FERTEL, Rev. J.W.]. A catalogue of the library of about 1200 vols. of Books. The property of the Representatives of the Rev. J.W. Fertel, late Vicar of Holton-le-Clay, Which will be Sold by Auction, by messrs. Thompson & Wood in the corn exchange grimsby, On Wednesday, 21st Jan., 1891. Sale to commence at 6.30pm. Grimsby. Albert Gait, Printer, Market-Place, [1891]. 8vo. 8pp. Disbound, old staple rusted away. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32594

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FEUERBACH, Anselm von. Caspar hauser. An account of an individual kept in a dungeon, separated from all communication with the world, from early childhood to about the age of seventeen. Drawn up from legal documents. London. Simpkin and Marshall, 1833. First British edition. 12mo. xi, [1], 191pp, [1]. With a final page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary cloth, with new endpapers. Rubbed, remnants of paper label to spine, some loss to head and foot. Inked ownership inscription to head of title page, a trifle spotted. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 19747

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FIELDING, C[harles] H[enry]. Memories of malling and its valley: with A fauna and flora of Kent. West Malling. Henry C. H. Oliver, 1893. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 291pp, [1]. With half-title, a photographic frontispiece, two plates, and a folding map. 6pp booklet listing subscribers loosely inserted. Original publisher's blue buckram, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, loss to head of spine, slightest of splitting to upper joint. Decorated endpapers, light spotting to frontispiece and title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14916

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FIELDING, Henry. The history and adventures of joseph andrews, and his friend mr. abraham adams. London. Printed for J. Johnson et al., 1808. 12mo. In two volumes. [12], 228; [8], 217pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled marbled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed, slight surface loss to lower board of Vol. I, spines dulled. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27831

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FIELDING, Henry. An enquiry Into the causes of the late Increase of Robbers, &c. with some proposals for Remedying this Growing Evil. In which The Present Reigning Vices are impartially exposed; and the Laws that relate to the Provision for the Poor, and to the Punishment of Felons are largely and freely examined. London. Printed for A. Millar, 1751. Second edition. 12mo. xxxii, 203pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to upper board, worm-hole to head of spine. Early inked initials to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 32977

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FIELDING, Henry. The adventures of parson adams. (From "joseph andrews."). London. "Review of Review's" Office, [s.d., c.1900] 8vo. 60pp, iv. With a terminal catalogue of advertisements. Original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Leaves lightly browned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34707

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FIELDING, Henry. An inquiry into the causes of the late Increase of Robbers, &c. With some proposals for Remedying this Growing Evil. In which The Present Reigning Vices are impartially exposed; and the Laws that relate to the Provision for the Poor, and to the Punishment of Felons are largely and freely examined. Dublin. Printed for G. Faulkner, 1751. First Dublin Edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 96pp. Recent blue paper wraps. Neat paper reinforcement to gutter of title. Light ink marking to title, occasional very light staining to margins, else a crisp copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 11208

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FIELD, Michael. Sight and song. London. Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1892. First edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 123pp, [3]. Title page in red and black. With a half- title. Original publisher's cloth-backed printed paper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Inked ownership inscription of H.P. Addleshaw to head of FFEP, endpapers browned, occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34661

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[FIFE MEDICO-CHIRURGICAL]. Laws of the fife medico-chirurgical society. Cupar. Printed for the Society, At the Fife Herald Office, by R. Tullis, 1827. First edition. 8vo. 16pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's powder-blue wrappers. A tirfle marked and creased. Scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34418

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[FINANCE]. The pleasing art of money-catching and the way to thrive, by turning a penny to advantage: with a new method of regulating daily expenses. Glasgow. Printed for the booksellers, [s.d., c. 1840] 12mo. 24pp. Disbound. Two leaves detached, occasional ink-spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28605

FINEBERG, Michael. Shadow's Edge. Consigny, France. Embers Handpress, 1979. First edition. Tall 8vo. 54pp, [2]. Original publisher's crude rag paper wrappers, lettered green and brown. Hand-set in Monotype Garamond, one of 145 copies on mould-made pure rag paper, this copy numbered 94. All edges untrimmed. Some smoke marking to wrappers and page edges, with associated smoke odour, otherwise internally bright and clean. Signed by the author on the half title. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29574

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[FIREARMS]. [A collection of pamphlets, printed ephemera, and manuscript notes relating to antique firearms]. [v.s.]. [v.s.], [1814-1855] 8vo.. 24 printed pamphlets, half disbound and loosely inserted in recent calf covers, the other half bound to match; together with manuscript copies of articles, tipped-in autographed letters, news clippings, and several other pieces of printed ephemera. More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 26124

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[FIREARMS]. A catalogue of the highly valuable collection of fire arms, and costly Oriental and European Weapons, and a small assemblage of trinkets and jewellery, of his royal highness, the duke of york, deceased; Which (by order of the Executors) Will be Sold by Auction, by mr. christie, at his great room, No. 8, King Street, St. James's Square, On tuesday, march 27, 1827, and Three following Days, at one o'clock precisely. [London]. [s.n.], 1827. Quarto. 44pp. Stitched within original blue paper wrappers. Slightly shaken, a little creased to extremities. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27491

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[FIREARMS]. Abridgments of the Specifications relating to fire-arms and other weapons, ammunition, and accoutrements. London. Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1859. First edition. 8vo. xii, 323pp, [1]. With a tipped-in errata slip. Bound by Bayntun Riviére in later gilt-tooled navy morocco, blue cloth boards, gilt rifle and powder flask motifs to spine, T.E.G., marbled endpapers. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30533

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[FISCHER, Gottlob Eusebius]. Gustavus; or, the macaw. A story to teach children the proper value of things. London. Printed for Darton, Harvey, and Darton, 1814. First edition. 12mo. 174pp, [6]. With an engraved frontispiece and three final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green roan-backed buff paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Extremities marked and worn, surface loss to spine and upper board. Hinges exposed, scattered spotting, loss and early pen-trials to RFEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27030

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[FISHER, Anne]. The Pleasing Instructor or entertaining moralist consisting of Select Essays, Relations, visions, and allegories collected from The most Eminent English Authors. To which are prefixed, New Thoughts on education. Designed for th Use of Scholls... Newcaslte [sic] Upon Tyne. Printed for Thomas Slack, 1756. Second edition. 12mo. [4], x, 330pp, [4]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Title in red and black. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf,Rubbed, slight loss to head of spine. Hinges exposed. early pen trials to endpapers, without FFEP, very occasional marginal chipping, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29181

[FISHER, Anne]. The Pleasing Instructor or entertaining moralist consisting of Select Essays, Relations, visions, and allegories collected from The most Eminent English Authors. To which are prefixed, New Thoughts on education... London. Published as the Act directs by F. Fisher & T. Slack, [s.d., c. 1800] New edition. 12mo. [2], xi, [1], 348pp. With three engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Rubbed and marked, corners bumped. Early inked ownership inscription to FEP, without free-endpapers, title page browned. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31318

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FISHER, M. Scenes from scripture and other poems. Carlisle. Printed and published by John Irving Lonsdale, 1859. First edition. 8vo. iv, [5]-104pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Very minor shelf-wear, spine a trifle dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27716

[FISHES]. A natural history of fishes. Alnwick. Printed and Sold Wholesale and Retail by W. Davison, c.1815. 12mo. 36pp. With 40 woodcut illustrations in the text. Original publisher's paper wrappers with woodcut pictorial decoration. A clean, crisp, near fine copy. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 14909

[FITCHETT, John]. Bewsey, a poem. Warrington. Printed by W. Eyres, for J. Johnson, 1796. First edition. Quato. xi, [1], 32pp. Disbound. With a half-title and a list of subscribers. Half-title marked and dust-soiled, shaved to head, text-block separated into two parts. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 16802