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RUSKIN, John. Notes on the pictures of holman hunt. Exhibited at the rooms of the fine art society, 1886.. London. William Reeves, [1886]. First edition. 8vo. xix, [5], 40pp. Uncut in contemporary brown printed paper wrappers. Rubbed, small loss to head of spine. Endpapers and edges browned, spotting to endpapers only. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33872

RUSSELL, Bertrand. What is the Soul?. Girard, Kansas. Haldeman-Julius Publications, [1947]. 8vo. 32pp. Original publisher's printed orange paper wrappers. Light rubbing and creasing to extremities. Leaves toned and spotted, occasional pencil markings to margins. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16880

RUSSELL, Bertrand. An outline of philosophy. London. George Allen & Unwin, [1927]. First edition. 8vo. vi, 317pp, [3]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt. Minor shelf-wear, spine a trifle sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Prize plate of the London School of Economics to FEP - awarded by then Director, British economist and liberal politician William Beveridge (1879-1963) to Robert Brown Fraser (1904-1985), the first Director-General of the Independent Television Authority. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25451

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RUSSELL, Rev. M. Polynesia: or, an historical account of the principle islands in the south sea, including new zealand. Edinburgh. Oliver & Boyd, [1845]. Third edition. 8vo. [6]- 440pp. With en engraved frontispiece and a large folding map of Polynesia. Contemporary gilt-decorated navy cloth, gilt-tooled and lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, some offsetting to yellow endpapers. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33398

RUSSELL, Scott. Mountain prospect. London. Chatto & Windus, 1946. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 247pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece, a further 46 photographic illustrations, and seven sketch maps in the text. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear, dustwrapper sunned and a trifle chipped. bookplate of George Lowe to FEP, ink-stamp of A. J. Escott bookseller, Hastings (New Zealand) and contemporary ownership inscription of W. G. Lowe to recto of FFEP. Presentation copy, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23433

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RUSTICANS, Philalethes [i.e. SHEPHERD, Richard]. Reflections on the doctrine of materialism; and the application of that doctrine to the pre-existence of christ: addressed to joseph priestley... London. W. Flexney, 1779. First edition. 8vo. [2], xx, [2], 256pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces, the later lettered in gilt Vol. III. Lightly rubbed. Recent book-label of John Stephens to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21087

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[RUSTIC EXCURSIONS]. Rustic excursions to the Villages round London. By a father and his children. London. Printed for Richard Phillips...By J. Adlard, 1811. First edition. 12mo. [4], 168pp, [8]. With four terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed and marked, loss to head of spine, corners exposed. Early inked ownership inscription of John Johnstone to FEP, without free-endpapers, scattered spotting. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription and manuscript note to FEP: 'Could this be Godwin's Rural ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27935

RUTHERFORD, W. TELFORD, J. A selection of Poems and Songs. Gateshead-on-Tyne. Howe Brothers, 1878. First edition. 8vo. 103pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped purple cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. Rubbed, marked, spine dulled. Recent bookplate of R. W. Martin to FEP, upper board and initial gathering held by cords only. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29296

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RUTTY, John. A spiritual diary, and soliloquies. London. Printed and sold by James Phillips, 1796. Second edition. 8vo. xix, [1], 421pp, [3]. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Contemporary tree-calf, black morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Rubbed, slight splitting to upper joint. Book-label of Henry Birkbeck, Jun. to FEP, very small marginal hole to lower corner of leaf X2, foxed. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 16946

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[RYLANDS, John]. In memoriam: john rylands: Born february 7, 1801 Died december 11, 1888. Manchester. Printed for Private Circulation, 1889. First edition. Quarto. 72pp. With a half-title and a photogravure frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-tooled black morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Extremities slightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally immaculate. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18554

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RYVES, Thomas. The poore vicars plea. Declaring, that a competencie of meanes id due to them out of the Tithes of their severall Parishes, notwithstanding the Impropriations. London. Printed by John Bill, 1620. First edition. Quarto. [8], 152pp. The first leaf is blank except for signature-mark 'A' in a woodcut. Recent red half-morocco, red cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 15091

SACKVILLE-WEST, V[ita]. Country notes. London. Michael Joseph, 1939. First edition. Quarto. 219pp, [1]. With numerous black and white photographs in the text by Bryan and Norman Westwood. Original publisher's buff cloth, lettered in brown to spine and upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled, a trifle cocked. Royal Institute of British Architects, Ashpitel Prize plate, awarded to architect and Lionel Gordon Baliol Brett (1913-2004), and inked gift inscription 'Tony darling / from / Lionel / ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28313

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SADDINGTON, John. A prospective-glass for saints & sinners...and several other things necessary to salvation.. Deal. Reprinted for J. May, by J. M. Underdown, 1823. First edition. 8vo. 122pp. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's blue paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, with slight loss to head and foot of spine. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34407

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[SADDLERS]. James c. white, 29, Liverpool St, Bishopsgate, and robt. gibson & Co. Saddlers to the Queen & the Royal Family, 6, New Coventry St. Leicester Square, London. [London]. [s.n.], [1852]. Dimensions 250 x 420 mm. Single leaf broadside. Contemporary vertical and horizontal folds, manuscript docket title to verso. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21539

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[SADDLERS]. [Drop-head title:] The case of the sadlers, Humbly Address'd to the Honourable the House of Commons. [London?]. [s.n.], [1739?] Single bifolium, separated into two constituent leaves. [4]pp. pp.[2-3] blank. Docket title to p.[4]. Later coloured pencil shelf-mark to head of p.[1]. Three old horizontal folds, chipping to margins. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28846

SAGAR, Keith. The laughter of foxes. Liverpool. Liverpool University Press, 2000. First edition. 8vo. [xxxiv] 196pp. Original publisher's black cloth boards, lettered in gilt, with the original dustwrapper. Lightly bumped with some further markings and minor smoke damage to the dustwrapper, and top edge of text block – with associated odour. Inscribed on the FFEP: 'To Olwyn with love and gratitude from Keith Feb 2000'. Rear pastedown has five-page references in Olwyn's hand corresponding to marked passages within the ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 29642

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[SAINT BARTHÉLEMY]. [Drop-head title:] Kongl. Maj:ts förordning och taxa på lösen för domar, resolutioner och öfrige til justitiarie-embetet på ön S:t Barthelemy i Vest-Indien hörande skrifter, contracter, attester m. m. : gifven Stockholms slott den 2 maji 1797... Stockholm. Tryckt i kongl. Tryckeriet, 1797. Dimensions 430 x 530 mm. Single leaf broadside. Printed in three columns, parallel Swedish, French, and English text. Edges uncut. Several old horizontal and vertical folds. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24330

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[SAINT GERMAIN, Christopher]. Two dialogues in english Between A Doctour of Divinity, and A Student in the Laws of england, of The Ground of the said Laws, And of Concscience. London. Printed by John Streater, Eliz. Flesher, and Henry Twyford, 1673. Newly Revised and Re-printed. 8vo. [2], 366pp, [8]. Contemporary blind-tooled calf, title in manuscript to head of spine and fore-edge. Rubbed and marked, joints starting. Early manuscript notes and ownership inscriptions to front endpapers and title page, small marginal hole to leaf N4, without RFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25204

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SAINT PIERRE, Jacques-Henri Bernardin De. Paul and virginia. Translated from the french by bernardin saint-pierre. Dublin. Printed By Graisberry & Campbell, 1796. Third edition. 12mo. viii, 184pp. Contemporary tree calf, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Patch of loss to lower corner of upper board, small chip to head of spine, two ink spots to lower board. Inked inscription of Galgorm Castle to FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33115

[SAINT PIERRE, Jacques-Henri Bernardin De]. Paul and mary, an indian story. London. Printed for J. Dodsley, 1789. First edition in English. 8vo. In two volumes. [3], vi-xii, 191pp, [1]; [2], 158pp. Without half-titles. Contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Rubbed, some surface loss to dulled spines. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplates of Charles Barclay to both FEPs, later armorial bookplates of W. Douro Hoare to both FFEPs, recent bookplate of Liam Sims to verso of FFEP of Vol. I, early gift inscription to front ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33108