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TEGETMEIER, W[illiam] B[ernard]. Pheasants: their Natural History and Practical Management. London. Horace Cox, 1881. Second edition. Large quarto. iv, [2], 142pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 12 engraved plates, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and five terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's decorative navy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Charles R. C. Hilbert to FEP, later inked ownership inscription of Henry Williamson to recto of FFEP, marginal worm-tracks to ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27141

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[BYRON, Lord]. [ROGERS, Samuel].. Lara, a tale. Jacqueline, a tale.. London. Printed for J. Murray, 1814. First edition. 8vo. 128pp. With a half-title. Finely bound by Bayntun-Riviere of Bath (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in modern gilt-tooled blue calf, contrasting red and brown morocco lettering-pieces, A.E.G., marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles. Lightly rubbed, joints creased. Very occasional light spotting. W. A. Foyle's copy, with his morocco bookplate to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31057

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BROWN, John. Notes on an excursion into the Highlands of Scotland, in autumn 1818. Edinburgh. Printed for Ogle, Allardice & Thomson et al., 1819. First edition. 12mo. [6], 88pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's printed powder blue paper boards. Rubbed, spine worn, upper joint split, lower joint starting. Later inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33494

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A GENERAL OFFICER. The military mentor. Being a Series of Letters recently written by a general officer to his son, on his entering the army.... London. Printed for Richard Phillips, 1804. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. x, 336pp; iv, 122pp, [40]. With a terminal index and terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to Vol.II. Contemporary mottled calf, ruled and tooled in gilt to spine, with contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and marked, with small losses to head and foot of spines, upper joint of Vol.I cracked, joints of Vol.II starting. Armorial bookplates of Christopher Hamilton to FEPs. Light browning ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22767

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[COLEBROOKE, Henry Thomas]. Remarks on the husbandry and internal commerce of bengal. London. Printed [by C. and W. Galabin] for the Author, 1806. Second edition. 8vo. vii, [2], 206pp, [10]. With five terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in modern green half-cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled paper boards. Leaves browned. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34995

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[ORDER OF THE BATH]. Statutes of the most honourable order of the bath. London. Printed in 1725 - Reprinted in 1812. By T. Harper Quarto. viii, 82pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled red straight-grain morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34518

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DRAYTON, Michael. England's Heroical Epistles, written In Imitation of the Stile and Manner of Ovid's Epistles: with annotations of The Chronicle History. London. Printed for S. Smethwick, [c.1695]. 8vo. [8], 225pp, [1]. Without frontispiece. Recent calf-backed decorated paper boards, gilt. Very minor wear to extremities. Ink inscriptions to title, browning to all leaves, occasional spots of dust-soiling and light marginal damp-staining, loss of characters 'h' and 'i' of 'white' on p.199. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 13209

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[LIBRARY CATALOGUE]. Catalogue of the library of the royal college physicians of edinburgh. Edinburgh. Printed by Thomas Constable, 1849. 8vo. viii, [2], 322pp. Largely unopened in original blind-stamped green cloth by Orrock & Romanes of Edinburgh, lettered in gilt. Slightest of wear to extremities. Ink library stamps of New College, Edinburgh to verso of title, internally clean and crisp, a near fine copy. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 14856

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[ROSCOE, William]. An address from the liverpool society for the Abolition of Slavery, on the safest and most efficacious means of promoting the gradual improvement of the negro slaves in the British West India Islands, preparatory to their becoming free labourers, and on the expected consequences of such change. Liverpool. [J. & G. Smith], [1824]. First edition. 8vo. 18pp. Stitched, as issued. Title laid-down due to loss at head and foot and small hole to centre, loss of publisher's name and date to imprint, very small hole to final leaf, just touching text but without loss of sense, light spots of dust-soiling. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 13613

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SMITHERS, Henry. Liverpool, its commerce, statistics, and institutions; with a history of the cotton trade. Liverpool. Printed by Thos. Kaye, 1825. First edition. Quarto. [8], viii, 461pp, [1], iii, [1]. With half-title, and two leaves of plates. Extra illustrated with 46 tipped-in engraved plates, several further plates and newspaper clippings loosely inserted. Contemporary [original?] drab paper boards, rebacked and recornered in late nineteenth-century tan calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. A trifle rubbed, some surface loss to boards. Ink ownership inscription to FEP; 'R. R. Made-King / 1894', engraved ... More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 15324

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[LOCKE, John - Misattributions]. A Common-place Book to the holy bible: or, the Scriptures Sufficiency Practicall Demonstrated. Wherein Whatsoever is contain'd in Scripture, Respecting Doctrine, Worship, or Manners, is reduced to its Proper Head: Weighty Cases Resolved, Truths Confirmed, difficult Texts Illustrated, and Explained by others more plain. London. Printed by Edw. Jones, for Awnsham and John Churchill, 1697. Third edition. Quarto. [16], 310, [10]. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Contemporary blind-panelled speckled calf, neatly rebacked and recornered in brown morocco, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Binding a trifle rubbed and a little marked, new endpapers. Small rust hole to G3, without loss of sense, else a crisp and clean copy. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 12749

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ACTON, Harold. Memoirs of an Aesthete 1939-1969. New York. The Viking Press, 1970. First American edition. 8vo. 318pp. Original publisher's black cloth-backed purple paper boards, dustwrapper. A very good copy with only slightest of chipping to unclipped dustwrapper. Presentation copy, inscribed to recto of FFEP; 'For Mason and Florence / with all best wishes for / Christmas and the New Year / ever affectionately / Harold / 19 December 1973.' More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 14541

KNOX, Vicesimus. Essays moral and literary. Basil. Printed and sold by James Decker, 1800. 8vo. In three volumes. [12], 366; [6], 364; [6], 365pp, [1]. Original publisher's vellum-backed cream paper boards, contrasting blue calf lettering-pieces. Extremities lightly marked. Small hole to p.189-190, Vol. I - touching text with slight loss of sense, very occasional light spotting, browning, and marginal chipping. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 17039

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[MONK OF THE ORDER OF ST. DOMINIC]. An epitaph Upon His Grace john, Duke of Marlborough. Who departed this Life July the 19th 1714, and lies now interr'd in the City of Antwerp. Written by a Monk of the Order of St. Dominic. And Translated into English by a Member of the Marlborough-Club. London. Printed, and Sold by J. Roberts, 1714. First edition. 8vo. 21pp, [1]. Without half-title. Recent red half-morocco, red cloth boards, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 15134

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GUICCIARDINI, Lodovico. [PINKERTON, John?]. Guicciardini's account of the ancient flemish school of painting. Translated from his description of the netherlands, published in italian at antwerp, 1567. With a preface, by the translator. London. Printed for I. Herbert, 1795. Second English edition. Quarto. xv, [1], 36pp. With half-title. Uncut in original paper-backed marbled paper wrappers, with evidence of being disbound from a larger volume, with some loss and stitching to spine. Some browning and spotting internally. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 14794

CZERNY, Charles [i.e. Carl]. Letters to a young lady, on the art of playing the pianoforte, from the earliest rudiments to the highest state of cultivation... London. R. Cocks and Co., 1842. Second edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 79pp, [1]. With a final page of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's tan printed paper boards. Rubbed, marked, and a trifle bumped, considerable loss to spine. Inked ownership inscription to FEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 On Sale: £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 20124

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[MANUSCRIPT COMMONPLACE]. [Mid nineteenth-century manuscript commonplace book]. [s.l.]. [s.n.], [c.1840]. Quarto. [36]ff and three inserted notes, remaining leaves blank. Finely bound in full red morocco, boards gilt with triple fillet, flat-spine in five compartments with central star-burst tool to each. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Rubbed to extremities. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 10216

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[NAPOLEONIC WARS]. The Duke of Shoreditch; or, *barlow's ghost. London. Printed by T. Maiden, for J. Asperne, [1803]. Dimensions 260 x 430 mm. Single leaf broadside. Central horizontal fold, creased, chipping to edges, several paper repairs to verso. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 17456

CAYLEY, Cornelius. A letter to the Rev. Mr. potter. In Answer to his sermon preach'd at Reymerston in Norfolk, against the People call'd methodists. Norwich. Printed and sold by R. Davy, and at Mr. Gleed's, Bookseller, 1758. First edition. 8vo. 31pp, [1]. With proposals for printing (by subscription) a new edition of the same author's autobiography The Riches of God's Free Grace, dated Feb. 4, 1758, to verso of final leaf. Uncut, stitched as issued. Slightly dusty, else a fine copy. With ink inscriptions of both Ben and Thomas Spalding to margins of the verso of title, and recto of the second leaf. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 19572

[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