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[EYRE, Francis]. A short essay on the christian religion, descriptive of the advantages which have accrued to society by the establishment of it, as contrasted with the manners and customs of mankind before that happy period... London. Printed by J. P. Coghlan, 1795. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 140pp. With a half-title. Uncut, stitched as issued in original publisher's blue wrappers. Title in manuscript to upper cover, wrappers creased, substantial loss to spine panel. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19006
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[LITURGY - French]. La liturgie, ou formulaire des prieres publiques, Selon 'usage de l'eglise anglicane. A Londres [i.e. London]. Chez J. Nourse & P. Elmsly, 1780. Nouvelle edition [i.e. new edition]. 12mo. [2], xlix, [1], 438pp, [2]. With a half-title and a table. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled morocco, A.E.G. Very slight rubbing and marking to extremities. Marbled endpapers, contemporary armorial bookplate of Richard Langley to FEP, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19055
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GILBART, James William. Lectures sur l'histoire et les principes du commerce chez les ancients. Paris. Guillaumin et Cie, 1856. First French edition. 12mo. [3], vi-xii, 168pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Without half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed to extremities, short cracks to joints. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Presentation copy, inscribed 'Presented by the author to Miss Henderson Jan. 1. 1857' to blank fly-leaf. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19186
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[LYTTELTON, George Lyttelton, Baron]. Dialogues of the dead. London. Printed for W. Sandby, 1760. Second edition. 8vo. xii, 320pp. Without errata leaf. Contemporary gilt-tooled red straight- grain morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Inked prize inscription of Nelson House school, dated 1811, to recto of blank fly-leaf, some light damp-staining to initial gathering, very occasional chipping to margins. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19447
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[WORTHING]. A poetic sketch intended as an accompaniment to an Engraving, just published, (from a drawing by the author), to which is added an address on the means of a further illustration of that beautiful sea-bathing town the town of worthing. London. Printed for the author, and published at the Libraries, Worthing, and sold by all booksellers, 1828. 12mo in 6s. [4], xii, 32, 4pp. With an (apparently additional) lithograph view of Worthing (on india paper, and mounted), preceding the title, a half-title, and two terminal leaves of advertisement for 'publishing a south-east bird's-eye view of the town of Worthing'. Contemporary marbled boards, neatly rebacked in gilt-tooled red morocco. Worn to corners, edges, rubbing to surfaces. Some spotting internally, occasional marginal loss, with old tape repairs ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19648
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PRESCOT, Kenrick. Saint paul at athens. Cambridge. Printed by J. Archdeacon, 1770. First edition. 8vo. [4], 112pp. With a half-title. Contemporary speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Inked ownership inscription of C. Preston (dated 1812), later armorial bookplate of John Norcliffe Preston, and recent bookplate of Kenneth Monkman of Shandy Hall to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19695
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[MELANCHOLY]. A cure for melancholy: being a select collection of elegant anecdotes, bon mots, &c. of celebrated characters: including many originals. Edinburgh. Printed for Alexander Mackay and Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1809. First edition. 12mo. xii, 382pp. Handsomely bound in later green half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt, T.E.G. Extremities a trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford and later typed bookseller's description to FEP, later bookplate of William Crampton to recto of FFEP, inked ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, lightly spotted. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19716
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[SUICIDE]. A dissertation, or discourse, on suicide; Grounded on the immoveable Foundation of scriptural, rather than of philosophical principles. Wherein also occur, Several incidental weighty considerations, suggested by the critical state of our own times: Which therefore (it is humbly hoped) may be of some practical Use to the present Generation. Northampton. Printed by Thomas Dicey and Co. for the Author, 1785. First edition. 12mo. 36pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. Damp-stained. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19770
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BOWRING, John. Poetry of the magyars, preceded by a sketch of the language and literature of hungary and transylvania. London. Printed for the author, and sold by Robert Heward et al., 1830. First edition. 8vo. xvi, lxxxiii, [1], 312pp [4]. With a list of subscriber's and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's olive green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, marked, sunned, and a trifle bumped, chipping to head of spine. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, spotted. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Mr James Bird / Yoxford / with ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19795
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BAKER, Hatty. Women in the ministry. London. C. W. Daniel, 1911. First edition. 8vo. 66pp, [14]. With a half-title and seven final advertisement leaves. Original publisher's printed wrappers. Lightly sunned, some loss to spine, wrapper held to text-block by lower panel only. Very occasional inked and pencilled highlighting/deletion. Loosely inserted, a crisp single leaf handbill, printed on one side only, advertising the International Suffrage Shop, London, a a 'unique establishment' styled 'The Only Feminist Bookshop', stocking books 'dealing with ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20004
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LEMIERRE, [Antoine-Marin]. La peinture: poeme en trois chants. A Paris. Chez le Jay Librarie, [1769]. First edition. Quarto. [4], vii, [1], 94pp. With a half-title, an engraved titlepage, and three engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled sheep, morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn, some loss to foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, contemporary book-label of the Chez Bouvat Library, St. Petersburg to FEP, loss to gutter of front blank fly-leaf, contemporary inked ownership inscription to half-title, slight paper-flaw to border of one plate, twentieth-century Russian library stamp/label to ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20055
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HAYLEY, William. The triumphs of temper; a poem. In six cantos. London. Printed for J. Dodsley, 1781. First edition. Quarto. xii, 164pp. With a half-title. Later two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Recent bookplates of 'E.M.L. and Helen M. Scurr to FEP, half-title washed (faint manuscript annotations to foot), blind-stamps of the University of Bridgeport Library to title page and leaf M1, scattered spotting. Early inked ownership inscriptions of George Glennie and James Beattie to title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20385
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MELMOTH, William Henry. The new universal story-teller; or, a modern picture of human life: consisting of A greater Variety of valuable Matter calculated for the Pleasure and Improvement of Readers of every Class, than was even given in any Book of the Kind: and including A Complete Collection of Genuine and Entertaining stories, tables, narrations... London. Printed for Alex. Hogg, No. 16 Pater-noster Row, [s.d., c.1780] First edition?. 12mo. iv, [1], 14-448pp [i.e.248pp]. With an engraved frontispiece referencing the story of 'Maria: An affecting Narrative', contained within the text of the volume. Contemporary sheep, rubbed and worn, with splitting to joints, loss to spine and extremities, boards holding by binding cords. Paper flaw to H5 without loss of sense. Contemporary ink inscription dated June 27th 1781 to FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20467
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ARNAULT, Lucien. Regulus, tragedie en trois actes...Representee pour la premiere fois Sur le premier Theatre-Francais. Paris. Ponthieu, 1822. First edition. 8vo. [4], vii, [1], 75pp, [1]. With a half-title. Uncut in contemporary sponged wrappers, paper lettering-piece with title in manuscript to upper wrapper. Spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of half-title from the author to Madame La Duchesse de Raguse. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20485
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[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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[BRITISH ARMY]. A list of all the officers of the army and royal marines on full and half-pay: with an index: and a succession of colonels. [London]. [Printed by C. Roworth], [1806]. Fifty-fourth edition. 8vo. [4], 337, *337-*338, 338-846pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and a trifle marked. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20613
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BOWLES, Rev. W[illiam] L[isle]. The grave of the last saxon; or, the legend of the curfew. A poem. London. Printed for Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1822. First edition. 8vo. [4], xi, [1], 111pp, [1]. With a half-title and an initial leaf of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed, chipping to spine. Recent book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of half-title: 'With the Author's Respects / June 4th 1822'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20764
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A CLERGYMAN [HENSLOWE, William Henry]. The christian hebdomad, or week of human life. A souvenir of the savior! And an occasional help to family devotion. London. Simpkin, Marshall and Co., 1866. First edition. 8vo. 117pp, [3]. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed and sunned, a trifle marked, some chipping to head and foot of spine. Recent bookplate of R. C. Fiske to recto of FFEP, blank marriage certificate pasted to RFEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to FEP: 'Ellen E. Henslowe / 29 April 1884 / from the author WHH'.

[Together with:] [HENSLOWE, William Henry]. ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20817