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[TAILORS]. [An advertisement for London-based tailors S. K. Salaman]. [London]. [s.n.], [1857]. Dimensions 430 x 260 mm. Single sheet, printed on one side only. Several early vertical and horizontal folds. Manuscript title to verso. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25298

SYMONDS, John Addington. The principles of beauty. London. Bell and Daldy, 1857. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 72pp. With a half-title and eight engraved plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Plates foxed. Ink ownership inscriptions of Thomas Gladstone to FEP and head of title. Presentation copy, ink inscription to recto of FFEP: 'From the Author'. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 28755

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SYKES, Sir Frederick. Village improvement: Foreword, Speeches and Scheme. [Bombay]. [Printed at the Government Central Press], [1933]. First edition. Quarto. [2], 71pp, [1]. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed cream wrappers. Lightly rubbed, marked, and discoloured, staples rusted. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24287

[SWIFT, Jonathan]. The first ode of the second book of horace paraphras'd: and Address'd to Richard St--le, Esq. London. Printed for A. Dodd, 1714. First edition, second issue. Quarto. 11pp, [1]. Recent calf. Extremities rubbed. Leaves browned and spotted. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27127

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[STOCKJOBBING]. [ACTS - GEORGE II]. [Caption title:] An Act to prevent the infamous Practice of Stock-jobbing. London. Printed by John Baskett, 1734. [2], 199-206pp. Text in black letter. ESTC N51344.

[Bound with:] [ACTS - GEORGE II]. [Caption title:] An Act to make perpetual an Act made in the Seventh Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, An Act to prevent the infamous Practice of Stock-jobbing. London. Printed by John Baskett, 1737. [2], 203-204pp. Text in black letter. ESTC N51471.

Folio. Handsomely bound in modern red ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27923

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STEELE, Sir Richard. The Christian Hero: an argument Proving that no principles but those of religion Are Sufficient to make a great man. London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1755. 12mo. [16], 78pp. Contemporary blind-tooled sheep. Extremities worn, boards detached, substantial loss to spine. Contemporary amorial bookplate of Arthur Young to FEP, Young's inked ownership inscription and recent inscription of G. Gibb (dated 1972) to recto of FFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 26306

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[STATES OF INDIA]. Memoranda on the indian states 1939 (Corrected up to the 2nd January 1939). New Delhi. Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, 1939. 8vo. [2], viii, 370pp. Original publisher's black cloth-backed printed paper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23672

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STANHOPE, Charles, Third Earl of Stanhope. A letter from earl stanhope to the right honorable edmund burke containing a short answer to his late speech on the french revolution. London. Printed by George Stafford, 1790. First edition. 8vo. 34pp, [2]. With half-title and a terminal leaf of advertisements. Recent brown paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed, with chipping to spine. Light staining and spotting to text. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29090

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STANHOPE, Charles Stanhope, Earl. Observation on Mr. Pitt's plan, for the reduction of the national debt. London. Printed by J. Davis, for P. Elmsly, 1786. First edition. Quarto. 39pp, [25]. Disbound. Very occasional slight shipping to margins. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 18248

SPRANGER, Mr, [John]. A proposal or plan for An Act of Parliament for the better Paving, Cleansing and Lighting the Streets, Lanes, Courts, Alleys, and other open Passages, and for removing of Nusances, as well within the several Parishes of the City and Liberty of Westminster... London. [s.n.], 1756. Second edition. 8vo. [16], 20pp. Modern grey paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Fore-edge shaved with occasional slight loss to text (without loss of sense), single early manuscript correction. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34192

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[SPOTTISWOODE & CO.]. [Caption title:] Messrs. spottiswoode & co.'s Annual Dinner at the old ship hotel, brighton, On saturday, july 6, 1867. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1867]. Dimensions 180 x 230 mm. Single leaf handbill. A trifle toned, three very short tears to margins. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21278

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SPENCE, William. Britain independent of commerce; or, proofs, deduced from an investigation into the true causes of the wealth of nations, that our riches, prosperity, and power, are derived from resources inherent in ourselves, and would not be affected, even though our commerce were annihilated. London. Printed by W. Savage...for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807. First edition. 8vo. [2], 85pp, [3]. Modern buff paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Leaves a trifle browned, overall a clean and crisp copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26489

SPELMAN, Henry. De sepultura. London. Printed by Robert Young, 1641. Quarto. [2], 38pp. Without final (blank) leaf. Recent blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, leaves toned, occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22202

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[SPARROW, J.]. This eventful year! 1880...J. sparrow Takes this opportunity of sincerely thanking the discriminating public...and favoured him with their patronage, that he has secured a more suitable and prominent position... Weymouth. "Guardian" Steam Printing Works, [1880]. Dimensions 130 x 190 mm. Single leaf handbill, printed on one side only. A trifle spotted. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 25355

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[SOUTH AFRICA]. Reports, &c., on the working of the refugee camps in the transvaal, orange river colony, cape colony, and natal. London. Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Harrison and Sons, 1901. 384pp.

[Bound with:] South Africa. Further papers relating to the working of the refugee camps in south africa... London. Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Darling & Son, 1902. iv, 134pp.

Folio. Later red half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, red cloth boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28839

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[SOMERSET AUCTION]. Somerset: manor, mansion, and estate. Specifications Of a Desirable and Valuable freehold estate...comprising the manor or reputed manor of Roundhill or Barrow; a mansion-house, together with above Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Acres... [London]. [s.n.], [s.d., 1831?] Folio. [4]pp. Single folded sheet. Docket title to verso of final leaf. Three early horizontal folds. A trifle creased, short tears to folds. Contemporary manuscript notes, providing further details of the estate, to verso of final leaf. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24868

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[SMITH & WELLSTOOD]. Smith & Wellstood's Registered American Heating Stoves, for parlours, bedrooms, offices, shops, halls, chapels, lobbies, galleries... [Glasgow]. [s.n.], [s.d., c.1860] Dimensions 290 x 450 mm. Single leaf broadside. Numerous early vertical and horizontal folds. A trifle creased and marked. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25353

SMITH, Rev. Sydney. Ballot. London. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1839. Second edition. 8vo. 46pp, [2], [8] ads. Unbound. Some dust-soiling, occasional foxing. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 11029

SMITH, Arthur D. Howden. The real colonel house. London. Hodder and Stoughton, [c.1918]. First edition. 8vo. xi, [2], 13-306pp. With half-title, a monochrome photographic frontispiece and five plates. Original red cloth, lettered in black. Slightly rubbed, spine sunned, corners bumped. One plate detached, lightly foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14516

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[SIMPSON, James]. November 19, 1765. Answers for James Simpson, Merchant in Glasgow, to the petition of Peter Russell, Merchant in Newcastle. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1765]. Quarto. 7pp, [1]. Stitched within modern marbled paper wrappers, printed title label to upper wrapper. Old vertical fold and a little browning to text. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33378