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[PULTENEY, William Earl of Bath]. The case of the revival of the salt duty, fully stated and considered; with some remarks on the present state of affairs. In Answer to a late pamphlet.. London. Printed by H. Haines, 1732. First edition. 8vo. 65pp, [1]. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Light browning and slight scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 33552

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[BLENCLOWE, Charlotte]. The casket, a miscellany, consisting of unpublished poems. London. John Murray, 1829. First edition. 8vo. xxii, [4], 451pp, [1]. With a half-title. Uncut in original publisher's brick-red cloth, printed paper lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled, corners bumped. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Mrs. Lovibond to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25046

GROSSETESTE, Robert. The Castle of Love: A Poem...Now first printed from Inedited Manuscripts of the Fourteenth Century. Brixton Hill. [Printed by C. & J. Adlard] For private circulation only, 1849. Quarto. Limited edition of 100 copies signed by the publisher (ten of which printed on thick paper); this copy is number 66, on thin paper. vii, [1], 80pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Recent bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, short tear to margin of p.51-52, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20792

SCOTT, Leader [i.e. BAXTER, Lucy]. The Castle of Vincigliata. Florence. Printed by G. Barbèra, 1897. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 304pp, [3]. With numerous photographic illustrations in the text, full-page photographic portraits of Louisa Temple Leader and John Temple Leader (Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy). Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges red. Rubbed, some chipping to joints. Upper hinge exposed, armorial bookplate of publisher Thomas Fisher Unwin (1848-1935) to FEP, FFEP detached. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23688

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[HILL, Thomas]. The Cause of Truth defended; being a plain statement of the facts connected with the Two Trials of the Rev. T. Hill, methodist preacher, for defamation of the character of Miss Bell, of North-Shields, containing a correct report of the trial at York, And other Matter relative thereto, illustrated by fac-similes of Three different Hand-Writings of Mr Hill.. London. Simpkin and Marshall, 1827. First edition. 8vo. viii, 155pp, [1]. With six folding plates containing facsimiles of manuscript letters. Uncut in contemporary two-tone paper boards, rebacked, contrasting modern gilt-tooled burgundy morocco lettering-piece to spine. Lightly worn, with chipping to foot of spine, and bumping to corners. Some light damp-staining to gutters, scuffing to endpapers, and occasional spotting, but largely clean. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 35067

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[CAWNPORE]. The cawnpore commercial directory and guide to Cantonments, Civil Lines, and the City. Cawnpore. Printed at the Christ Church Mission Press, 1911. 8vo. [2], vii [i.e. viii], 178pp. Original publisher's printed green wrappers. Heavily rubbed, marked, and creased, surface loss to spine. Occasional marginal damp-staining. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25389

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TWAIN, Mark. The celebrated jumping frog of calaveras county, And other Sketches. New-York. C. H. Webb, Publisher, 1870. 8vo. 198pp. Original publisher's gilt-stamped purple cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. Rubbed, marked, and sunned, chipping to head and foot of spine. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 27978

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WISHART, William. The certain and unchangeable Difference betwixt Moral Good and Evil. A sermon Preach'd before the societies for Reformation of Manners, at salters-hall; on Monday the 3rd of July, 1732. London. Printed for Eman. Matthews, 1732. First edition. 8vo. 36pp. Disbound. Foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21339

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SHELDON, J[ohn]. The certainty of death, and the brevity of life: sermon on Occasion of the Death of Mrs. jane fenner, november 22, 1783 - aged 32, Preached at Canterbury December 7, And published by Request.. Canterbury. Printed and sold by T. Smith, [s.d., c.1783] First edition. 8vo. 35pp. Disbound. Title page and initial gathering detached, leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33921

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[BRIDEWELL ROYAL HOSPITAL]. The charters of the royal hospitals of bridewell and bethlem. [London]. [s.n.], [1792?] 8vo. [2], 37pp, [1]. Modern navy wrappers. Scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28067

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[LONDON TRADE]. The Cheapest Carpet Warehouse in london, Is Established at 161, strand, (Removed from Bedford House, Covent Garden.) E. richardson has now to offer to the public 2000 yds. of the best Brussels Carpetting Of the Newest & most Fashionable Patterns, in every Colour, at the low Price of 6s. yer yd... [London]. Wood, Printer, [s.d., c.1820] Dimensions 230 x 280 mm. Single leaf handbill, printed on one side only. Horizontal folds, lightly creased, one edge soiled. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20723

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[TRADE UNIONISM]. HYNDMAN, H. M. The chicago riots and the class war in the united states. (A Reprint from "Time."). London. Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co., 1886. First offprint edition. [2], 16pp

[Bound with:] [Caption title:] To-day. No. 26.----february, 1886. [33]-64pp.

[And:] "The Times" and Mr. Parnell: the press and the patriot. A lecture, Being a Criticism of the pRess and a Defence of the Patriot, Delivered in the Unitarian Christian Church, Aberdeen, 7th May, 1887. First edition. Aberdeen. George Middleton, [1887]. 12pp. Ink-stamp of the Aberdeen Branch of the Socialist League to head of ... More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 29372

MALVEZZI, Virgilio. The chiefe events of The Monarchie of spaine, In the yeare 1639. London. Printed by T. W. for Humphrey Moseley, 1647. First edition in English. 12mo. [8], 208pp. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep. Heavily rubbed and marked, loss to head and foot of spine, corners exposed. Without front endpapers, title page chipped, torn, and stained, slight marginal loss to penultimate leaf, rear pastedown sprung. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25623

WILSON, W. Carus, Rev. [editor]. The children's friend. London. Sold by Arthur Foster, [1844]. 12mo. [1], 50-72pp. Original publisher's pictorial salmon wrappers. Extremities sunned and a trifle rubbed, early inked ownership inscription to head of upper wrapper. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23416

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[YONGE, Frances Mary et al.]. The child's christian year: hymns for every sunday and holy-day, compiled for the use of parochial schools. Oxford. John Henry Parker, 1841. First edition. 12mo. xii, 113pp, [19]. With nine terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked. Contemporary ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29843

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[RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY]. The child's companion; or, Sunday Scholar's Reward. Vol. IV. for 1826. London. Printed [by J. Hill] for the Religious Tract Society, [1826]. 16mo. iv, 380pp. Numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Contemporary sheep. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting, occasional browning. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34241

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[CHILD'S OWN BOOK]. The child's own book. For April, 1839. London. Published by Richard Davis, [1839]. 16mo. 49-64pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed yellow wrappers.

[Together with:] Another copy of the same work in variant publisher's printed blue wrappers. A trifle creased and dusty. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25268

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FENOLLOSA, Ernest. POUND, Ezra [editor]. The Chinese Written Character as a Medium for Poetry. [San Francisco]. City Lights Books, [1960]. 8vo. 45pp, [3]. Original publisher's illustrated paper wrappers. Extremities a trifle rubbed and marked. From the library of English Movement poet and literary critic Donald Davie (1922-1995), with his inked ownership inscription to title page. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23610

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DRINKWATER, John. The christ child at christmas manuscript. Highgate. [s.n.], 1930. Quarto. Pencil on paper. Three (single side) leaves, with a covering note on lined paper ‘My dear ?Jeff This, the original draft of 'The Christ Child at Christmas', of which the first page appears to have been written on blotting paper, is to wish you a very happy Christmas and New Year. Yours affectionately, John Drinkwater, Highgate, Christmas 1930'. More > £ 540.00 Antiquates Ref. 29663

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PATTEN, Thomas. The Christian Apology. A sermon Preached before the University of Oxford... Oxford. Printed at the Theatre for S. Parker et al., 1755. Second edition. [2], 38pp. ESTC T30647.

[Bound with:] HEATHCOTE, Ralph. The use of reason asserted in matters of religion: or, natural religion the foundation of revealed... London. Printed for Thomas Oayne, 1756. Second edition corrected. 104pp. ESTC T176132.

[And:] [PATTEN, Thomas]. St. peter's christian apology as set forth In a sermon on I Pet. III. 15, 16 lately published at the Request of the Vice-Chancellor of the ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 17309