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DOUGLAS, Robert. The peerage of scotland, containing An historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom, from their origin to the present generation. Edinburgh. Printed by R. Fleming, 1764. First edition. Folio. xi, [23], 718pp. With a list of subscribers and ten engraved plates depicting the crests of each Scottish Clan or noble family. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, with surface wear to joints, and chip to foot of spine. Armorial bookplate of Sir James Gordon, Baronet, of Letterfoury to FEP. Loss to pagination numerals of terminal leaf. Occasional light scattered spotting ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33510

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MONTEITH, Robert. The history of the troubles of great britain: Containing a particular Account of the Most remarkable passages in scotland, From the Year 1633 to 1650.. London. Printed for G. Strahan, 1735. First edition in English. Folio. iv, [4], 557pp. Contemporary calf. Heavily worn, without lettering-piece, splitting to joints, loss to foot of spine. Armorial bookplate of Sir James Gordon, Baronet, of Letterfoury to FEP. Scattered staining and spotting throughout, particularly to FEP and title. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33511

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BURNET, Gilbert. The conclusion of Bishop burnett's History of His own life and times. London. [s.n.], 1734. First edition. 8vo. [2], 46pp. With a woodcut head- and tail-piece. Sewn, as issued. Title page browned, initial leaf of text lightly dust-soiled, very occasional spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34131

CHAFIN, William. A second edition of the anecdotes and history of cranbourn chase... London. Printed by and for J. Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1818. Second edition. 8vo. [2], 103 [i.e. 107]pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Nineteenth-century calf-tipped marbled paper boards, recently rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Recent lending label of Salisbury Free Public Library to FEP, with their ink-stamps to title page and p.56, ink-stamp of Troyte-Chafyn-Grove, North Coker to recto of FFEP, short tear to head of leaf H3, scattered spotting. Job Lousley's copy, noted as such 'Job Lousley's Book Hampstead ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34596

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[BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY]. Observations on the conduct of great-britain, with Regard to the Negociations and other Transactions Abroad.. London. Printed: And Sold by J. Roberts, 1729. First edition. 8vo. 61pp, [1]. Later cream paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Lightly rubbed, with toning to boards and spine. Title page browned and stained, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 35121

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[NAVAL PAY]. An Appeal to His Majesty, Both Houses of Parliament, and the People of the United Kingdom, against a Late Rejection of the Petition of the Captains of the Royal Navy, for an Augmentation of Pay By Lord Mulgrave.... London. Published By C. Chapple..., 1809. First Edition. 8vo. [2], 49pp, [1]. Recent blue paper boards. Ink inscription of J.D. Thomson, presumably John Deas Thomson (1763-1838), Accountant-General to the Royal Navy, to slightly soiled title. Small hole to text caused by wax spill to D1, without loss of sense. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 9954

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CULLEN, Alex[ander]. Adventures in socialism: New Lanark establishment and Orbiston Community. Glasgow. John Smith and Son, Ltd., 1910. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 329pp, [1]. With half -title, four photogravure plates, and a folding lithographic plan. Title in red and black. Finely bound in contemporary red half-morocco, red cloth boards, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Minor wear to extremities. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. Inscribed to half-title; 'Alex. Cullen'. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 11018

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[HARRIS, John]. Sir Harry Herald's graphical representation of the dignitaries of england; shewing the Costume of different Ranks, from the king to a commoner; with the regalia used at the coronation. London. Printed for J. Harris and Son, 1820. First edition. 12mo. 18 leaves illustrated with 17 hand-coloured woodcut engravings. Original publisher's brown printed paper wraps. Extremities soiled and creased, significant loss to spine with wraps having separated, damp-stain to head of both upper and lower covers having worked through to text block. Leaves toned, occasional spots of foxing. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 11954

CULLEN, Alex[ander]. Adventures in socialism: New Lanark establishment and Orbiston Community. Glasgow. John Smith and Son, Ltd., 1910. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 329pp, [1]. With half -title, four photogravure plates, and a folding lithographic plan. Title in red and black. Finely bound in contemporary red half-morocco, red cloth boards, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Minor wear to extremities. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, ink inscription to half title; 'With the author's compliments / Xmas. 1909 / Alex. Cullen'. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 15176

WACHA, Sir D[inshaw] E[dulji]. Shells from the Sands of Bombay: being my recollections and reminiscences - 1860-1875. [Bombay]. [K. T. Anklesaria], 1920. First edition. 8vo. [8], ix, [2], x-xxvii, 781pp, [3]. With 12 half-tone plates. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. Heavily rubbed and marked, several small worm-holes to boards, spine panel worn, dulled, and detached. Hinges exposed, endpapers browned, some marking to title page. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 17330

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[PITT, William]. Letters written by the late Earl of Chatham to his nephew Thomas Pitt, Esq. (Afterwards Lord Camelford) then at Cambridge. Gottingen. Reprinted for H. Dieterich, 1805. 8vo. xxx, [2], 104pp. Contemporary marbled boards, paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, with slight surface loss. Later inscription to FFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 11076

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[DE BRITAINE, William]. Humane Prudence, or the art By which a Man may Raise Himself and Fortune to Grandeur. London. Printed by J. Rawlins, for R. Sare, 1693. Sixth edition, corrected and enlarged. 12mo. [12], 284pp. Without the two terminal advertisement leaves. Later half-calf, marbled boards, recently rebacked with earlier contrasting red morocco lettering-piece laid down. Ink inscription to FEP reading 'George Hanaway Jolliffe 6th November, 1906', title-page remounted at gutter (somewhat naively), small hole to same with loss to text of imprint. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 12770

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MORTIMER, Thomas. The student's pocket dictionary; or, compendium of universal history, chronology, and biography. From the earliest Accounts to the present Time. With authorities. In two parts. Part I. containing a compendium of universal history. Part II. containing a compendium of biography. London. Printed for J. Johnson, 1777. First edition. 12mo. In two parts. [112pp]; [258pp]. With a half-title. Contemporary calf, paper lettering-piece with title in manuscript. Rubbed, partially repaired surface loss to lower board, some splitting to joints but boards holding, loss to head and foot of spine, lettering-piece chipped. Upper hinge cracked, near contemporary ink inscription to FEP of 'C. Bendal, 1779', light toning to leaf margins. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 13105

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VASCONCELLOS, Manoel de Macedo Pereria. Oracao gratulatoria, que pela continuacao da vida do ill. e excel. senhor conde de oeyras... Lisboa [i.e. Lisbon]. Na Officina de Jose da Silva Nazareth, 1769. First edition. 8vo. [6], 33pp, [1]. Later marbled paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed. Inked private library shelf-mark to head of title-page, sympathetic paper repair to verso, occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 14208

IRVING, Washington. Sketch of william roscoe. Liverpool. Printed by Harris and Company, [1853]. First edition. 8vo. 15pp, [1], iv. Stitched, without original wrappers. Slightest of dust-soiling and marking to title-page and terminal leaf, overall a near fine copy. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 14934

OLDMIXON, John. Memoirs of the life of John Lord Somers... London. Printed for J. Roberts, 1716. First edition. 8vo. [4], 126pp, [2]. With half-title and terminal advertisement leaf. Without portrait frontispiece. Recent navy buckram, lettered in gilt. Slightest of marking to extremities, spine sunned. Recent endpapers, occasional light spots of soiling, overall internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 15044

PHILLIPS, Ulrich Bonnell. Life and labour in the old south. Boston. Little, Brown, and Company, 1929. First edition. 8vo. xix, [1], 375pp, [1]. With half-title, a monochrome photographic frontispiece, 15 monochrome photographic plates, five illustrations in the text, and a folding map bound to rear. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and bumped. Extensive ink annotations throughout. A very good copy. From the library, though not identified as such, of British barrister Patrick Neill, Baron Neill of Bladen (1926-2016). More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 16758

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KENYON, Robert Lloyd. The gold coins of england, arranged and described: being a sequel to mr. hawkin's silver coins of england, by his grandson. London. Bernard Quaritch, 1884. 8vo. [4], 217pp, [1]. With half-title, an engraved frontispiece and 23 engraved plates. Contemporary roan-backed brown cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, a trifle marked. Offsetting to title, plates foxed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 16989

KEARD, Thomas. Thomas Keard, A. M.. Whitby. R. Kirby, [s.d., c.1839] 8vo. 15pp., [1]. With frontispiece showing engraved portrait of Thomas Keard. Original wrappers, stitched as issued within. A trifle spotted at margins, slight browning. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 17075

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[WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION]. An enquiry into the State of Affairs on the continent; and What Encouragement we Have from that to expect Happy Events from continuing the present dangerous expensive war. London. Printed for H. Carpenter, 1747. First edition. 8vo. [2], 34pp. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. A trifle dusty, short tear to gutter of terminal leaf. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 17269