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BOWDLER, Miss [Jane]. Poems and essays. London. Printed for William Baynes and Son, 1824. 12mo. x, [2], 176pp. With an engraved frontispiece and an additional engraved title page. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Slightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, lightly spotted. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20498

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[MOORE, Thomas]. The poetical works of the late thomas little, esq. London. Printed for Carpenter and Son, 1814. Twelfth edition. 12mo. [3], vi-xxiv, 172pp. Contemporary calf, spine richly gilt, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Armorial bookplate of Sir Mervyn Ll. Peel to FEP, his inked ownership inscription to verso of FFEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20794

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GENLIS, Stéphanie Félicité, Comtesse de. Memoirs of the countess de genlis, illustrative of the history of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. London. Henry Colburn, 1825. First edition in English. 8vo. In two volumes. vii, [1], 324; [4], 300pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces. Rubbed, surface loss to spines, loss to lettering-pieces, some splitting to joints, a trifle marked. Spotting to endpapers, offsetting to Vol. I title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20632

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TRIMMER, Mrs. [Sarah]. Questions adapted to lessons extracted from the teacher's assistant. London. Francis & John Rivington, 1845. New edition. 12mo. 48pp. Original publisher's printed drab wrappers. Extremities spotted and dust-soiled. Occasional dog-earing, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20653

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WANHOPE, Y. H. C. P.. Obiter Scripta: the excursions of an improvident philosopher. [Surface Impressions for Casual Readers]. Norwich. Agas H. Goose, [1904]. First edition in book form. 8vo. [6], ii, 115pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed pale blue wrappers. Title inked in manuscript to sunned spine, rubbed and spotted. Leaves browned. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20838

COLMAN, George. The heir at law, a comedy in five acts... Dublin. Printed for P. Byrne, 1800. 12mo. 68pp, [2]. Recent burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly spotted internally, small hole to leaf A5 - touching text with slight loss of sense. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 19460

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MORTON, Thomas. Speed the plough: a comedy, in five acts... London. Printed by A. Strahan...for T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1800. Fifth edition. 8vo. 94pp, [2]. A reissue of the first edition with the title page partially reset. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Recent burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly dust-soiled and browned internally. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 19461

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[MATHEMATICS]. Joseph White's 'Simple Rules', a Mid-Ninteenth Century Manuscript. [s.n.]. 1861. Quarto. 44ff. Manuscript on paper. Victorian melange paper backed marbled boards. Inscribed to FEP 'Joseph White's Book, July 15th 1861'. Amongst a wealth of purely numerical calculations under the headings 'Simple Rules' and 'Compound Rules', some 16 pages of problems are solved. Examples include: 'A man born in the year 1750 when will be 21 years of age', 'There are two numbers the least whereof is ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 9162

CONRAD, Joseph. Last essays. London & Toronto. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1926. First edition. 8vo. xvii, [1], 253pp, [1]. With a frontispiece: 'A facsimile of the last page written by Conrad'. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Very light shelf-wear, dustwrapper sunned and spotted, some loss to foot of spine panel. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 18286

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GREEN, Emanuel. The preparations in Somerset against the Spanish Armada. A.D. 1558-1588. London. Harrison and Sons, 1888. First edition. Quarto. [2], v, 137pp, [1]. With an illustrated folding frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed. Endpapers foxed. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21517

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[BRISTOL CITY CHARTER]. Bristol: an abstract of the city charter: containing the institutions of mayors, recorders, sheriffs, town clerks, and all other officers whatsoever: as also of a common council... Bristol. Printed and sold by I. N. Pearce, 1832. 8vo. 22pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Extremities dust-soiled, loss to spine, short closed tear to foot of upper cover. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21337

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[HILL, Rowland]. Friendly remarks Occasioned by the spirit and doctrines Contained in The Rev. Mr. Fletcher's Vindication, And more particularly in his Second Check to antinomianism. To which is added, a postscript. Occasioned by his Third Check. London. Printed for E. and C. Dilly, 1772. First edition. 8vo. 71pp, [1]. Disbound. Lightly spotted. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21345

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[HAWKINS, William]. The thimble. An heroi-comical poem. In four cantos. Dedicated to Miss Anna Maria Woodford. Canto the First and Second. London. Printed for J. Roberts, 1743. First edition. Folio. 16pp. Disbound. Title page lightly creased and dust-soiled, some loss to gutter margin, inked author attribution above imprint. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21259

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[DENTON, Thomas]. Immortality: or, the consolation of human life. A monody. London. Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1754. First edition. Quarto. 20pp, [4]. With a half-title and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Disbound Inked numeral to head of dust-soiled half-title, else clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21301

JENNINGS, A[lfred] Vaughan. The geology of the davos district (switzerland). London. Printed by Taylor and Francis, 1899. First offprint edition. 8vo. [1], 382-412pp. With two folding plates. Original publisher's printed salmon wrappers. Extremities a trifle dust-soiled. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of upper cover: 'With the author's compliments'. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21317

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SYKES, Arthur Ashley. An enquiry when The Resurrection of the Body, or Flesh, was first inserted into the public creeds. London. Printed for A. Millar, 1757. First edition. 8vo. [12], 52pp. With a half-title. Disbound, all edges red. Ink-spotting to title page, inked shelf-mark to head, occasional light spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21307

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[LYTTELTON, George Lyttelton, Baron]. Observations on the conversion and apostleship of St. paul. In a letter to Gilbert West, Esq. London. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1747. 8vo. [4], 110pp. With a half-title. Disbound, all edges red. Very occasional light spotting, stab-stitch holes to gutter. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21305

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[WAGSTAFFE, William]. A comment upon the history of Tom Thumb. London. Printed for J. Morphew, 1711. First edition. 8vo. 24pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21616

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[ARBUTHNOT, John]. An invitation to peace: or, toby's Preliminaries to nestor ironsides, Set forth in a dialogue Between toby and his Kinsman. London. Printed and Sold by Mr. Lawrence, [1713]. First edition. 8vo. 23pp, [1]. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, inked numeral to upper corner of title page, else clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21614

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BOWLES, W[illiam] Lisle. Scenes and shadows of days departed: a narrative accompanied with poems of youth and some other poems of melancholy and fancy in the journey of life from youth to age. London. William Pickering, 1837. First edition. [3], vi-xlv, [1], 118pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece.

[Bound with:] BOWLES, Caroline. The birth-day; a poem, in three parts: to which are added, occasional verses. Edinburgh. William Blackwood and Sons, 1836. First edition. [4], ii, 288pp.

12mo. Contemporary calf boards, recently rebacked, A.E.G. Boards rubbed. Recent book-label of James Stevens Cox to FEP, offsetting to first title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21562