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Photo of "Acht Umrisse zu Schiller's Fridolin ..."
[ENGRAVINGS] SCHILLER, Friedrich. Acht Umrisse zu Schiller's Fridolin / Eight Outlines to Schiller's Fridolin [and] Acht Umrisse zu Schiller's Fridolin oder der Gang dem Eisenhammer von Moris Resch. [and] [a booklet with engraved scenes from the play]. London [and] Stuttgart Und Tubingen. J. H. Bohte [and] in der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1824 [and] 1823. Oblong quarto. Three volumes, within publisher's folder with paper title label. 10; [4], 11pp, [1]; 8 full-page engravings. Two text volumes sewn with small cloth strip glued to spine, the plates stitched, as issued. Occasional spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20609
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[ENGLISH THEOPHRASTUS]. The English Theophrastus: or the Manners of the Age. Being the Modern Characters of the Court, the Town, and the City. London. Printed for Bernard Lintott, 1708. Third edition. 8vo. [14], 384pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary panelled calf, calf lettering-piece. Extremities worn, upper joint split, lower joint starting, loss to head-cap. Endpapers browned, scattered spotting, early inked ownership inscription of George Leslie to REP. Armorial bookplate to FEP of Scottish advocate and philosopher, Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696-1782). More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28440
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[ENGLISH POETRY]. Bibliographia poetica: a catalogue of engleish poets, of the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth, centuries, with a short account of their works. London. Printed by C. Roworth, 1802. 8vo. [2], ii, 407, [2], 400*-402*pp. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 20761
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[ENGLISH MILITIA]. A Necessary abstract of the laws Relating to the militia, Reduced into A Practical Method. To which is added, instructions For Exercising the Trained Bands. London. Printed for Robert Vincent, 1691. First edition. 8vo. [20], 47, [1], 32pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Modern gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Inked ownership inscription of Hubert G. Norman to recto of FFEP, foot of frontispiece trimmed. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 22716
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[ENGLISH CIVIL WAR]. The late proceedings of The Scottish Army: As also the taking of Cannon Froome. Certified By an Expresse from his Excellencies Quarters the Earle of Leven, Lord Generall. Dated at Ludbury the 23. of July 1645. Together with other Letters from the Kings Quarters to the Generall and Lieutenant-Generall, and Answers thereunto. London. Printed by M. B. for Robert Bostock, 1645. First edition. Quarto. [2], 6pp. Modern navy morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers, early alternate manuscript pagination to upper corners. With a loosely inserted letterpress receipt from bookseller Frank Hammond addressed to Lord Cottesloe acknowledging payment of £12 for the book in 1961. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 22725
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[ENGLISH ARMY]. An abridgment of the english Military discipline. London. Printed by the Assigns of John Bill deceas'd: And by Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, 1685. 271pp, [1]. ESTC R7189, Wing A105.

[Bound with:] Rules and articles For the better Government of His Majesties Land-Forces In Pay during this present rebellion. London. Printed by Printed by the Assigns of John Bill deceas'd: And by Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb. 1685 36pp. ESTC R28828, Wing R2239.

8vo. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, later rebacked preserving contemporary backstrip. Rubbed, head-cap perished. Early manuscript shelf-marks ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 22730
Photo of "A Prospect of His Majestie’s ..."
[ENGLISH ARMY]. A Prospect of His Majestie’s forces as they ly encamped (at least three Miles in length) on Honslow-Heath in the county of Midlesex in the year 1686. [London]. Sold by J. Oliver...and J. Sellar junior, [s.d., c.1686?] Dimensions: Sheet - 490 x 310 mm; Engraved area - 462 x 230 mm. Single engraved sheet, folded vertically and housed in modern blue paper wrappers. Some old folds (with occasional minor tearing), offsetting, and browning - especially to gutter. Short tear to the head of spine of the enclosing wrappers. More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 22662
Photo of "The Nili Spies"
ENGLE, Anita. The Nili Spies. Jerusalem. Phoenix Publications Jerusalem, 1989. 8vo. 244pp, [2]. With five photographic illustrations. Original publisher's printed paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed. Internally immaculate. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of half-title: 'With best wished from the Author, Anita Engle'. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21550
Photo of "Prayers for the use of ..."
ENFIELD, William. Prayers for the use of families. London. Printed for J. Johnson, 1809. Sixth edition. 8vo. 223pp, [1]. With terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, cracking to joints. Contemporary inked gift inscription to FEP: 'Mr Williams Moor House 1816 - given him by his son in law Rev. Edward Aubury'. Subsequent ownership inscription of Robert Williams, Bridehead to blank fly-leaf. Light spotting to endpapers and first blank fly-leaves, otherwise internally ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 33859
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[EMPIRE TEA BUREAU]. The small canteen: How to plan and operate modern meal service. London. Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press [Printed at the Curwen Press], 1947. First edition. Quarto. [8], 108pp. Numerous photographic illustrations in the text. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper designed by design by Diana Wilbraham. Rubbed and marked, dustwrapper chipped and lightly soiled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29008
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[EMIGRANT'S HYMN]. [Drop-head title:] Emigrant's hymn. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., 1860s?] Dimensions 130 x 200 mm. Single card sheet, printed on one side only. Engraved vignette to head with caption: 'An emigrant to the Far-west of Canada, or the United States, having partially cleared his land, erected his log-hut & surmounting the first toils of settlement, thinks of his early and pious home, and remembering the lessons learnt at a British mother's knee, sits down with his Bible, and is supposed ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28259
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EMERSON, Ralph Waldo. Essays by ralph waldo emerson: first series. London. George G. Harrap & Co., [1926]. 8vo. [6], 277pp, [1]. With half-title and engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Title page in red and black. Bound in a contemporary blind-tooled, slightly tinted arts and crafts binding, with elaborate decoration to upper board and spine. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27229
Photo of "The gem, (Re-set.)"
EMERSON, George [editor]. The gem, (Re-set.). London. Edward Lacey, [s.d., 1850?] 12mo. vii, [1], iii, [1], 312pp. With an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and a further seven engraved plates. Bound by Remnant & Edmonds of London in contemporary (original?) burgundy calf, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, some scoring to boards. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27863
Photo of "Mission completed"
EMBRY, Basil, Sir. Mission completed. London. Methuen & Co., 1957. First edition. 8vo. 350pp. Numerous photographic illustrations. Original publisher's pale blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Without dustwrapper. Extremities rubbed and sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Armorial bookplate of Field Marshal Slim to FEP and his inked ownership inscription 'Bill / 6th August 1957' to recto of FFEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25835
Photo of "Origins of english history"
ELTON, Charles. Origins of english history. London. Bernard Quaritch, 1882. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xiv, [2], 458pp. Without half-title. With 10 folding plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled brown half-morocco, marbled paper boards, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, lightly sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32960