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[COURSING]. By the kind permission of The Right Hon. The Earl Ferrers. The staunton harold open coursing meeting will take place On tuesday, November 23rd, 1858. Ashby [i.e. Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicester]. W. and J. Hextall, [1858]. Dimensions 140 x 220 mm. Single leaf handbill. A trifle creased. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 25360

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[TOWN HALL, BRIDGNORTH]. By Permission of the Worshipful the bailiffs. Town hall, bridgnorth. Mr. thorpe, ...respectively intimates that it is his intention to deliver his Comic Lectures...Amongst the pieces introduced on this occasion, will be - The Rev. Dr. Disney's admired Address on Negro Slavery, and his Appeal to Free-born Britons... [Bridgnorth]. Gitton, Printer, [1824]. Dimensions 180 x 230 mm. Single sheet, printed on one side only. A trifle creased and marked, loss to one margin. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 19635

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SEARCY, Alfred. By flood and field: Adventures Ashore and Afloat in North Australia. London. G. Bell & Sons, Ltd., 1912. First U.K. edition. 8vo. 327pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece, a further 17 photographic plates, and a folding map. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed, remnant of small paper label to upper board. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22151

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[BRITISH NAVY]. By Authority. The navy list for January, 1829.. London. John Murray, 1829. First edition. 8vo. 168pp. With original publisher's blue paper wrappers bound in. Contemporary half-calf, ruled in gilt and blind, contrasting black lettering-piece to spine, marbled boards. Rubbed and marked, with light surface wear to boards, spine slightly dulled. Faded ink-stamps of the Incorporated Law Society to upper wrapper, A2 and foot of A5 - with their name stamped in gilt to foot of spine. Small marginal loss to ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34608

[BRITISH NAVY]. By Authority. The navy list, corrected to The 20th december, 1853.. London. John Murray, 1854. 8vo. 334, [2], 5pp. With a terminal list of subscribers. Modern calf-backed marbled boards, contrasting gilt-tooled black morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed. Title page browned, light scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34607

WEBSTER, Alexander. Burns and the kirk... Aberdeen. A. Martin, 1889. Second edition. [4], 145pp, [1].

[Bound with:] BROOKE, Stopford A. Theology & miracle. Two sermons preached in bedford chapel, bloomsbury, On Sunday Mornings, in July, 1880. London. British & Foreign Unitarian Association, 1891. 23pp, [1].

[And:] BROOKE, Stopford A. What think ye of Christ? A sermon... London. [Woodfall & Kinder], [1884]. 16pp.

[And:] SALADIN [i.e. ROSS, William Stewart]. Concerning the Devil. London. W. Stewart & Co., [s.d., ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 33328

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[KENDALL, Edward Augustus]. Burford Cottage, and it's robin-red-breast. London. Printed for Thomas Tegg and Son et al., 1835. First edition. 8vo. [4], 476pp. With an engraved frontispiece and title vignette by George Cruikshank. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, bookplate of Allston A. Kisby to FEP, inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, scattered foxing. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24887

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STRUVE, Burkhard Gotthelf. Burcard. Gotthelffi[i] Struvi[i] Bibliotheca numismatum antiquiorum... Jenae [i.e. Jena]. Sumtibus Jo. Bielkii, 1693. First edition. 12mo. 238pp, [36]. Title in red and black. Later panelled calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Title in manuscript to bottom edge. Worn, upper board held by cords only. Recent bookplate with initials 'A. M. H. P.' to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 24050

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[NAPOLEONIC WARS]. Bulletins of the campaign, 1805. [London]. [s.n.], [1805]. 8vo. 203pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30169

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AGUADO DE CORDOVA, Antonio Francisco et al. Bullarium equestris ordinis s. jacobi de spatha... Matriti. Ex Typographia Joannis de Ariztia, 1719. First edition. Folio. [26], 634pp, [54]. Title in red and black within typographical border. Text in two columns. Eighteenth century pigskin, cord ties, title in manuscript to spine. Lightly rubbed and discoloured. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 25846

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[BASTIAN, Adolf]. Buddhistic essays referring to the abhidharma. Colombo. Printed at the "Ceylon Examiner" Press, 1903. First edition. 8vo. 21pp, [1]. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, some chipping, staples rusted. Ink-stamp of the Theological College, Gala to head of p.[1]. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24319

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[HEAD, Sir Francis Bond]. Bubbles from the brunnens of nassau, by an old man. Paris. Baudry's European Library, 1834. Third edition. 8vo. [4], 201pp, [3]. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary green half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Extremities rubbed. Slight loss to upper corner of preface leaf, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21779

G. L. O.. "Bubbles". [Newcastle-on-Tyne]. [J.W. Swanston, Army Printer], [1886]. First edition. 8vo. xlvii, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled tan-sheep, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, with spotting and staining to boards. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33805

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[MENDOZA, Daniel]. Brusing unmask'd. Being the Sum and Substance of the Odiham Riot in Moorfields, or a true Epitome of the Tragical Contest between Mendoza and Humphries; or, S. Oliver, (commonly call'd DEATH,) and CRAB, shewing how they painted each other. [s.n., s.d., but c. 1790s]. Folio. Single leaf broadside, trimmed to text with title and sub-title separately trimmed, all mounted to later album sheet (with another apparently unrecorded broadside, unrelated ('Four potatoes'), similarly treated, tipped to verso), resulting in the loss of any imprint. More > £ 3,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29888

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COLMAN, George. Broad grins...comprising, with new additional tales in verse, those formerly published under the title of 'My night-gown and slippers.'. London. Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, 1802. First edition. 12mo. vii, [1], 125pp, [3]. With half-title. Contemporary half-calf, plain paper boards. Rubbed, joints split, dust-soiled. Armorial bookplate to FEP, later ink ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, lightly foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 14506

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MACKQUEEN, John. British valour triumphing over french courage: Under the conduct of the Duke of marlborough, Prince of the empire. Set forth in some discourses on the victories obtained over them at Blenheim, Ramellies, Oudenard, the Taking of Lisle, the Reduction of Ghent and Bruges. To which is annexed A discourse concerning casting our care on God; concluding with a modest Character of his Grace. London. Printed for J. Morphew, 1715. First edition. 8vo. [34], 280pp. With an errata slip pasted at the end of the preface. Consisting of: 'A sermon preached in St. Mary’s Church...' (1715, second edition); 'A thanksgiving sermon for the victory obtain'd at Oudenard...' (1715); 'A thanksgiving sermon for the taking of Lisle...' (1715); 'A discourse on casting our care on God...' (1715); and 'A divine and moral essay on courage...' (1715, second edition); each ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 20461

[QUADRUPEDS]. British quadrupeds. Derby. Thomas Richardson, [s.d., c.1830s] 12mo. 12pp. Original publisher's pictorial yellow wrappers. Lightly rubbed, marked, and dust-soiled. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25263

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WESTMACOTT, C[harles] M[olloy]. British galleries of painting and sculpture, comprising a general historical and critical catalogue, with separate notices of every work of fine art in the principal collections... London. Published by Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1824. First edition. 8vo. viii, 240pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further four engraved plates. Uncut in later navy crushed morocco-backed marbled paper boards. A trifle rubbed, spine stained and sunned. Scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 22613

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[THANE, John]. British & foreign portraits. A catalogue of the extensive & genuine collection of prints, of the late Mr. john thane...Which will be sold by auction, By Mr. king... [London]. [Printed by W. Smith], [1818]. 8vo. iv, 71pp, [1]. Original publisher's buff wrappers. Extremities worn, without lower wrapper, manuscript title and shelf-mark to upper wrapper. Partially priced-up in a contemporary hand. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22650

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SHERIDAN, Thomas. British education: Or, The Source of the disorders of great britain. Being An Essay towards proving, that the Immorality, Ignorance, and false Taste, which so generally prevail, are the natural and necessary Consequences of the present defective System of Education. London. Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1769. New edition. 8vo. xvi, 507pp, [1]. With a half-title and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn, loss to lettering-piece. Bookplate of the Ramsgate Monastery to FEP. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 23767