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WOODLEY, Rev. George. A view of the present state of the scilly islands: exhibiting their Vast Importance to the British Empire.. London. F. C. and J. Rivington, 1822. First edition. 8vo. [1], xviii, [1], 344pp. With half-title and large folding map of the Scilly isles. Uncut in original boards, recently rebacked with a new spine label. Quite worn and marked, with significant bumping to edges and corners. Heavy spotting and a little staining to title and preface, then lighter spotting across remainder of text. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33401
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SCOTT, John. The poetical works of john scott esq.. London. Printed for J. Buckland, 1782. First edition. 8vo. [2], vi, [2], 341pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, title, and 12 further engraved vignettes. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, with wear to joints, small loss to head of spine, upper joint split, lower joint starting. Marbled endpapers, bookplates of H. Bradley Martin and Seumas O' Sullivan to FEP. Occasional light spotting and browning. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 30569
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BUCHAN, John. Poems scots and english. London and Edinburgh. T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1917. First edition. 8vo. [2], 106pp. Original publisher's dark purple cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Slight loss to lower corners of leaves E8 and F6. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'My dear Isabel / Here are the slender / poetical works of your ancient / friend / The Colonel / Aug:1917'. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 30593
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CRAWFORD, Mrs. A. Lismore. London. Thomas Cautley Newby, 1853. First edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [2], 283; [2], 282; [2], 264, [2], 16pp. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements to Vol. III. Contemporary blind-tooled black calf-backed, green cloth-tipped marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, corners bumped, remnants of bookseller's advertisement to upper board of Vol. I. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP of Vol. I, short tear to leaf D8 of Vol. III, ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 22311
Photo of "Steel's original and correct List ..."
[ROYAL NAVY]. Steel's original and correct List of the Royal Navy... London. Printed [by C. and W. Galabin] for P. Steel, Corrected to March, 1804 12mo. 52pp. Naively rebound in later cloth-baked buff paper boards, partially preserving original publisher's upper and lower wrappers. Rubbed and marked. Title page and terminal leaf attached to boards, the remainder (sewn, as issued) loosely inserted.

[Bound between p.26-27:] [Caption title:] Sir james saumarez' victory. Lloyd's Coffee-House, February 17, 1804. [s.i.] [s.n.], [1804]. 4pp. Bound between p2-3 are [4]pp of advertisements for publisher P. Steel. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 27803
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DUNBAR, William. The poems of william dunbar, now first collected. With notes, and a memoir of his life. By david laing. Edinburgh. Printed for Laing and Forbes, 1834. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [3], vi-xiv, 71, [1], 255, [1]; [2], [v]-vi, 498pp. Without half-titles. Titles in red and black. Handsomely bound by Andrew Grieve of Edinburgh (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-tooled olive-green morocco, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Slightest of shelfwear, spines a little sunned, else an immaculate set. Armorial bookplates of T. M. Bruce Gardyne to FEPs. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 23496
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YOUNGHUSBAND, Sir Francis. The sum of things. London. John Murray, [1939]. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 149pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt, with original publisher's printed buff paper dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed and cocked, dustwrapper browned, a trifle stained, chipped at edges. Endpapers browned. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Daisy Kleinwort with much love from Francis Younghusband. May 1939'. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 29583
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JOHNSON, J.E. "Johnnie", & LUCAS, P.B. "Laddie". Glorious summer : the story of the Battle of Britain. London. Stanley Paul, 1990. First edition. 8vo. 213pp. Sixteen photographic leaves bound in. Original publisher's blue cloth boards lettered silver, with the original photographic dustwrapper. With c.30 signatures of airmen who served in the Battle, pasted over title page and the half title. A little shelfwear, and some fading to spine of wrapper, else a crisp copy. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 34297
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SIMS. Edward H. . The greatest aces . New York. Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967. First edition. Lrg 8vo. 294pp. Original publisher's blue cloth boards stamped & lettered silver, with the original illustrated dustwrapper. Sixteen pages of illustrations and eight maps throughout. Extensively autographed by both Allied and Axis fighter crew. A printed list of the most successful German aces is pasted to the FFEP, and verso the title page of the Ballantine Books edition of the same title, also extensively signed. Loosely inserted ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 34298
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WORDSWORTH, William. The white doe of rylstone; or the fate of the nortons. A poem.. London. Longman, Hurst, et al., 1815. First edition. Quarto. xi, [1], 162pp. With half-title and an engraved landscape frontispiece. Original publisher's buff paper boards, recently rebacked, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, with light surface wear to joints. Ink-stamp of Wheelwright to FEP. Light scattered spotting, browning to title. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 30336
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STOCKDALE, F[rederick] W[ilton] L[itchfield] . Excursions in the County of Cornwall, comprising a concise historical and topographical delineation of the principal towns and villages...illustrated with fifty engravings, including a map of the county.. London. Simpkin and Marshall, 1824. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 171pp, [9]. With a terminal index and list of plates. an engraved portrait frontispiece, additional engraved title page, large folding map, numerous engraved in-text illustrations, and 48 further engraved plates, largely depicting the landscapes and settlements of Cornwall. Finely bound in contemporary green morocco, richly gilt-tooled, and lettered in gilt to spine. Pink silk moiré endpapers, A.E.G. Book-label of Liam Sims, FSA to ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33117
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GRAY, T[homas]. Poems by Mr. T. Gray. This Collection contains all the Author's Poetical Works, among which are three never before published in Ireland. . Cork. Printed by William Flyn, 1768. First edition. 8vo. 79pp, [1]. With contents page printed at rear. Contemporary calf- backed marbled boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering- piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, with small losses to head and food of spine and surface wear to boards. Armorial bookplate of Sir George Cooke, Baronet, of Wheatley to FEP. Leaves lightly browned, light spotting to initial leaves. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 34415
Photo of "Mansfield park. A novel."
AUSTEN, Jane. Mansfield park. A novel.. London. George Routledge and Sons, [1876]. 8vo. 288pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting gilt- tooled red and green morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and marked, scoring to boards, light wear to edges. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33733
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PRYNNE, William. A brief necessary vindication of the old and new secluded Members, from the false malicious calumnies; and of the fundamental rights, liberties, privileges, government, interest of the freemen, parliaments, people of England, from the late avowed subversions 1. Of John Rogers, in his un-christian concertation with Mr. Prynne, and others. 2. Of M: Nedham, in his Interest will not lie. Wherein the true good old cause is asserted, the false routed;...and the only way to peace, safety, settlement.. [London]. [Printed, and are to be sold by Edward Thomas], [1659]. First edition. Quarto. [2], 62pp. Foot of title page shaved, with loss to imprint. Later blind-ruled half-calf, pebbled purple buckrum boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, loss to head and foot of spine, and wear to extremities. Leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 29097
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[STRAWBERRY HILL]. Strawberry hill, the renowned seat of horace walpole. Mr. george robins in honoured by having been selected by the earl of waldegrave, to sell by public competition, the valuable contents of strawberry hill... [London]. [Smith and Robins], [1842]. Quarto. xxiv, 250pp. Complete despite erratic pagination. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and an additional engraved title page. Original publisher's dark green cloth-backed green pictorial wrappers. Lightly rubbed, marked, head and foot of spine worn. Frontispiece and additional title spotted. Partially priced-up in manuscript. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 21681
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[LITURGY - English]. The book of Common Prayer... Cambridge. Printed by John Baskerville, 1762. 8vo. Unpaginated. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled black morocco, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Rubbed. Scattered spotting. Later manuscript genealogical information concerning members of the Holford family to fly-leaves. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 35420