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SEWEL, Willem. A Compendious guide to the Low-Dutch Language... Amsterdam. Janssoons van Waesberge, 1725. Second edition, . 12mo. 168, 288pp, [72]. Parallel English and Dutch text. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, a trifle marked, some loss to lettering-piece. Modern book-label of Broughton Baptist Library and later bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to sprung FEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22096
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PRESCOT, Kenrick. Saint paul at athens. Cambridge. Printed by J. Archdeacon, 1770. First edition. 8vo. [4], 112pp. With a half-title. Contemporary speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Inked ownership inscription of C. Preston (dated 1812), later armorial bookplate of John Norcliffe Preston, and recent bookplate of Kenneth Monkman of Shandy Hall to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19695
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SELKIRK, [Thomas Douglas], Earl of. Observations on the present state of the highlands of scotland, with a view of the causes and probable consequences of emigration. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1805. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 223, [1], lvi pp. With a half-title and a tipped-in errata slip. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split, chipping to lettering-piece. Shelf-label of Newbattle Abbey Library to FEP, scattered foxing. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Earl of Ancram / with the author's compliments'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22057
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BELSON, Mary. Industry and idleness, a pleasing and instructive tale for good little girls, in words not exceeding two syllables. London. Printed by William Darton, Jun., 1816. New edition, corrected. 12mo. 60pp, [4]. With an engraved folding frontispiece and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Later restitched into original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Extremities worn an soiled, loss to spine, small hole to upper panel. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription of W. Marshall Parkins to head of title, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27104
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BYRON, Lord. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. Canto the fourth. London. John Murray, 1818. First edition, second issue. 8vo. xiii, [3], 257, [3], 11pp, [1]. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue dated May, 1818. Uncut in original publisher's drab paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed, joints starting. Scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25409
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[MOZLEY, Harriet]. Louisa, or the bride. London. James Burns...and Henry Mozley, 1842. First edition. 8vo. [4], 302pp, [2]. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, a trifle cocked. Early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25760
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BOWLES, Rev. W[illiam] L[isle]. The grave of the last saxon; or, the legend of the curfew. A poem. London. Printed for Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1822. First edition. 8vo. [4], xi, [1], 111pp, [1]. With a half-title and an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed, chipping to spine. Recent book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of half-title: 'With the Author's Respects / June 4th 1822'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20764
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SWIFT, Jonathan. The history of the four last years of the queen...Published from the Last Manuscript Copy, Corrected and Enlarged by the Author's Hand. London. Printed for A. Millar, 1758. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 392pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, recently rebacked. Boards Rubbed and marked, bumping to corners with some loss of leather.. Internally clean and crisp. Later book-label of A. Eyre to FEP. With a loosely inserted contemporary manuscript receipt of sale: Antho: Eyre Esq. Barnsley 24th April 1758 / Bought of We / J Swifts 4 last years of the queen 8vo. cf. ... £0.5.0 / Hon. ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 17590
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BOWRING, John. Poetry of the magyars, preceded by a sketch of the language and literature of hungary and transylvania. London. Printed for the author, and sold by Robert Heward et al., 1830. First edition. 8vo. xvi, lxxxiii, [1], 312pp [4]. With a list of subscriber's and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's olive green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, marked, sunned, and a trifle bumped, chipping to head of spine. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, spotted. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Mr James Bird / Yoxford / with ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19795
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[BAGHDAD]. Baghdad. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1930] Oblong 8vo. [20] leaves of photographic illustrations. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher’s printed olive-green wrappers. A trifle rubbed, creased, and marked. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24158
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KNILL, Richard. Memoir of the Life and Character of walter venning, esq. A member of the committee Of the London Society for the Improvement of Prison Discipline... London. Printed by J. Hadon...Sold by J. and A. Arch, 1822. First edition. 8vo. [2], 102pp, [2]. With a half-title, an engraved portrait frontispiece, one further engraved plate, and a final leaf of errata. Original publisher's cloth-backed powder blue paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Housed in modern custom calf-backed cloth clamshell case with typed paper label reading: 'Made in HM prison Wormwood Scrubs 1973'. Rubbed and marked. Offsetting to title and p.101, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25740
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WALKER, Thomas. [Drop-head title:] The original. No. I. [- No.XXIV]. [London]. [Ibotson and Palmer], [1835]. 380pp. Without general title page (presumably issued with a later number?)

[Bound with:] The municipal corporation reform act. An abstract of the act...intituled an act to provide for the regulation of municipal corporations in england and wales...London. Printed by Dean and Munday, [1835]. 30pp.

[And:] [JONES, Thomas, Mrs.] An account of the loss of the wesleyan missionaries...in the maria mail-boat off the island of antigua, ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22566
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[THEOBALD, Lewis], [MESTAYER, Henry]. The Perfidious Brother, a tragedy: As it is Acted at the new theatre in Little lincolns-inn-fields. By Mr. theobald. London. Printed and Sold by Jonas Brown, 1715. First edition. Quarto. [8], 57pp, [1] Without terminal advertisement leaf. Later half-calf, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, chipping to spine, paper label with manuscript shelf-mark to upper board. Leaves browned, ticket of Dublin-based bookseller T. Connolly to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28340
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[THEATRE ROYAL, Drury Lane] LEWIS, M.G. 'Monk'. Theatre royal, drury lane. This Evening, Thursday, May 19, 1831. Their Majesties' Servants will act (for the 182nd time) Weber's Opera of Der Frieschutz...To conclude with the grand romantic melo-drama, in Two Acts, called Timour the tartar. In which Mr Cooke's Magnificant Stud of Horses will appear. [London]. J. Tabby, [1831]. Single bifolium. 2pp. A trifle creased to extremities, some marking to gutter, split at head. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22321
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[BANNATYNE CLUB]. Notices relative to the bannatyne club...including critiques on some of its publications. Edinburgh. Printed for private circulation, 1836. First edition. Quarto. One of 50 copies printed. [2], xviii, 277pp, [1]. Partially interleaved. With an engraved frontispiece, a further four plates, and a list of subscribers. Later blue buckram, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed. Book-label of J. L. Weir to FEP, later newspaper clippings relating to the death of David Laing to rear endpapers. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28580
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[SELECT LESSONS]. Select lessons in prose and verse, from various authors, designed for the Improvement of youth. To which are added, A Few Original Pieces. Tamworth. Printed and Sold by B. Shelton, 1785. Fourth edition, with additions. 12mo. [2], 140pp. Without half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn, upper board held by cords only. Marbled endpapers, very occasional chipping/short tears to margins, slight loss to lower corner of leaf I6 - touching text with some loss of sense. William St. Clair's copy, with his pencilled ownership inscription and manuscript note to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28681
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ASCHAM, Roger. The schoolmaster: or, A plain and perfect Way Of teaching children To Understand, Write, and Speak the Latin Tongue... London. Printed for Benj. Tooke, 1711. 8vo. [12], xiii, [1], 212, [2], 40pp, [4]. With a half-title and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary panelled calf, recently rebacked. Boards rubbed. Later book-label of James Jackson of Lancaster to FEP - obscured by late nineteenth-century presentation plate of the Warrington Museum Library, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28438