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LANGDON, W. B. "Ten thousand chinese things." A descriptive catalogue of the chinese collection, now exhibiting at st. george's place, hyde park corner, london, with condensed accounts of the genius, government, history, literature, agriculture, arts, trade, manners, customs and social life of the people of the celestial empire. London. Printed for the Proprietor, and to be obatined only at the Chinese Collection, 1842. First English edition. 8vo. 150pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further seven engraved plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Rubbed and marked, corners bumped. Scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23235
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[LYTTELTON, George Lyttelton, Baron]. Dialogues of the dead. London. Printed for W. Sandby, 1760. Second edition. 8vo. xii, 320pp. Without errata leaf. Contemporary gilt-tooled red straight- grain morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Inked prize inscription of Nelson House school, dated 1811, to recto of blank fly-leaf, some light damp-staining to initial gathering, very occasional chipping to margins. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19447
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TAYLOR, Joseph. Tales of the robin, and other small birds; selected from the british poets... London. William Darton, [s.d., c.1825] 12mo. 140pp, [4]. With an engraved frontispiece, and a further five engraved plates. Original publisher's black roan-backed marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, slight loss to head and foot of spine. Near contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, offsetting to title page, occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 21826
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SHERWOOD, Mrs. [Mary Martha]. Le fèvre. A true Narrative. London. Printed for Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1827. First edition. 12mo. [2], 152pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Uncut in original publisher's printed buff paper boards, later rebacked. Rubbed, marked and dulled, corners exposed. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27962
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[KUMAUN DIVISION]. The N.-W.P. and Oudh Land Revenue Act, No. III of 1901 as extended to the kumaun division and Rules and Orders Relating to the Kumaun Division. Allahabad. The Superintendent, Government Press, United Provinces, 1930. 8vo. 2], viii, 172pp. Original publisher's blue cloth-backed printed buff paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, worm-tracks and coloured pencil shelf-marks to upper board. Manuscript notes to front endpapers, coloured pencil shelf-marks to title page, ink-stamps of Brajmohan Lal Dave, advocate at Allahabad to title page and initial leaf of text, occasional ink/pencil underlining. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28125
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[MELANCHOLY]. A cure for melancholy: being a select collection of elegant anecdotes, bon mots, &c. of celebrated characters: including many originals. Edinburgh. Printed for Alexander Mackay and Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1809. First edition. 12mo. xii, 382pp. Handsomely bound in later green half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt, T.E.G. Extremities a trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford and later typed bookseller's description to FEP, later bookplate of William Crampton to recto of FFEP, inked ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, lightly spotted. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19716
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[SUICIDE]. A dissertation, or discourse, on suicide; Grounded on the immoveable Foundation of scriptural, rather than of philosophical principles. Wherein also occur, Several incidental weighty considerations, suggested by the critical state of our own times: Which therefore (it is humbly hoped) may be of some practical Use to the present Generation. Northampton. Printed by Thomas Dicey and Co. for the Author, 1785. First edition. 12mo. 36pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. Damp-stained. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19770
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[EUMENES]. A plan for the government of bengal, And for the Protection Of the other British Settlements in the East Indies: In a Letter To the Right Honourable Lord North, First Lord of the Treasury, &c. To which is added, The Speech of an East India Proprietor, upon the Extraordinary Commission for regulating the Company's Affairs Abroad. London. Printed for J. Almon, 1772. First edition. 8vo. 42pp. Modern marbled wrappers. A trifle rubbed. Alternative manuscript pagination to upper corners. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26613
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HAMILTON, Walter. The east india gazetteer; containing Particular Descriptions of the empires, kingdoms, principalities, provinces, cities, towns, districts fortresses, harbours, rivers, lakes, &c. of hindostan, and the adjacent countries, india beyond the ganges, and the Eastern Archipelago... London. Printed for John Murray, 1815. First edition. 8vo. xv, 862pp. With an engraved folding map. Contemporary gilt-tooled half- calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, upper joint split, lower joint starting. Hinges exposed, recent ink-stamp of E. Alistair Smith to recto of FFEP, with his inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, offsetting to title, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32791
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[SAINT GERMAIN, Christopher]. Two dialogues in english Between A Doctour of Divinity, and A Student in the Laws of england, of The Ground of the said Laws, And of Concscience. London. Printed by John Streater, Eliz. Flesher, and Henry Twyford, 1673. Newly Revised and Re-printed. 8vo. [2], 366pp, [8]. Contemporary blind-tooled calf, title in manuscript to head of spine and fore-edge. Rubbed and marked, joints starting. Early manuscript notes and ownership inscriptions to front endpapers and title page, small marginal hole to leaf N4, without RFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25204
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[NELSON, Jean]. Extrait du journal de Mr. Jean Nelson, Predicateur de l'Evangile, contenant au recit des tendres soins de dieu envers lui depuis son enfance jusqu'a sa quarante-deuxieme annee. Traduit de l'anglais. Guernsey. De L'Imprimerie de N. Mauger, Imprimeur du Roi, Au Bas du Bordage, 1823. 12mo in 6s. [4], 192pp. Original publisher's two-tone paper boards. Heavily worn and marked; spine covering perished, boards each hanging by a cord only. Some damp-staining; pen trials to FEP; RFEP torn away. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33131
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SHYLOCK, Sir David. Waterocracy: a tale of fire. A letter to myneer von romp, merchant, rotterdam, from his friend sir david shylock, a. s. s. on his visit to the house of lords to oppose the new gass and water bills at the public expense. Translated from the german, and illustrated with two engravings by peter flint. Sunderland. Printed by W. Hollis, 1846. First edition?. 12mo. 12pp. With two engraved plates. Six loose bifolia. Later paper shelf-label to title page, terminal leaf detached, a trifle dusty. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27499