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BELLAMY, Edward. Looking backward 2000 — 1887. London. William Reeves, [s.d., c.1888] Nineteenth edition. 8vo. 249, [1], 2pp. Contemporary blind-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, with contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities, boards a tad faded. Ticket of James, Stroud to FEP. Contemporary inked gift inscription addressed to 'T. Egerton Lower from Walter Ruegg, March 1891' to FFEP. Spotting and browning to endpapers and blank fly-leaves. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35127

BELL, Clive. Since cézanne. London. Chatto and Windus, 1922. First edition. 8vo. 229pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece and a further seven photographic plates. Original publisher's navy cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and bumped, lettering-piece chipped and browned. Scattered spotting. Anthony Eden's copy, with his armorial bookplate FEP, an occasional pencil annotations in his hand. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29821

BELL, John. Observations on Italy. Naples. Printed by Fibreno, 1840. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. xx, 202, [2]; [2], 260pp, [2]. With two errata leaves. Contemporary (original?) gilt-tooled vellum. Extremities discoloured and a trifle rubbed. Recent inked annotation to Vol. I title, occasional light spotting/dust-soiling. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to verso of front blank fly-leaf: 'To Mrs. Taylor / with every sentiment / of regard and esteem / from the Editor / Naples ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 20895

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[BELL, Martha]. St. martin's, stamford baron. Catalogue of valuable household furniture, pianoforte, glass, china, fixtures, and effects, to be sold by auction...by order of the executors of the late mrs. martha bell... Stamford. Printed by J. Ford, [1859]. 8vo. 20pp. Sewn, as issued. Title page and terminal leaf rubbed and stained, some loss to spine and corners, terminal two leaves working loose. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30661

BELLOY, de [Pierre Laurent Buyette]. The siege of calais. A tragedy. From the french of mr. de belloy. With historical notes. London. Printed by J. Lister, 1765. First edition in English. 8vo. vii, [1], 83pp, [1]. With a half-title. Later naively rebacked in green calf. Half-title marked and chipped, title page and initial leaf of text detached, short tear to foot of title page, small marginal burn-hole to leaf D3, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32985

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BELL, Robert [editor]. Ancient poems ballads and songs of the peasantry of england... London. Griffin, Bohn, and Company, 1862. 8vo. 252, 2pp, [2]. With two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Recent inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32254

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BELL, Thomas. A short essay on Military First Principles. London. Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, 1770. First edition. 8vo. [4], xii, 223pp, [1]. Sumptuously bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, a trifle marked, ink-stain to upper board. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplates of John Arthur Brooke and Ian Paton to FEP and FFEP respectively. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 15222

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BELL, Thomas. The rural album, containing descriptive and miscellaneous poems; with historical notices of Barnwell and Fotheringhay Castles, &c. London. Joseph Masters, 1853. First edition. 8vo. x, 102pp. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30859

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[BELOE, William]. The sexagenarian; or, the Recollections of a literary life. London. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, 1818. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. viii, 435, [1]; [2], 388pp. Contemporary panelled calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Rubbed, surface loss to boards, spines sunned. Marbled endpapers, armorial ink-stamps to versos of both FFEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33071

BELSHAW, Patrick. A Kind of Private Magic. [London]. Andre Deutsch, [1994]. First edition. 8vo. 240pp. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear. Bookplate of George Lowe to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to FFEP: 'For my good friends Mary and George Lowe, with whom I have been privileged to share a different kind of magic. Thank you for your interest and support. Best Wishes, Pat'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23621

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B[ELSON], J[ohn]. Tradidi Vobis: or the Traditionary Conveyance of faith Cleer'd, In the Rational Way, Against The Exceptions of a Learned Opponent. London. [s.n.], 1662. First edition. 12mo. [8], 108, 97-312pp. Gathering 'K' duplicated. Recent calf, lettered in gilt. Very slight rubbing to extremities. Paper repairs to small worm-trail running through title page to end of gathering 'C' - touching text on occasion without loss of sense. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17540

BELSON, Mary. The rambles of a butterfly. London. Printed by and for W. Darton, Jun., 1819. 12mo. [2], 177pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, a further two engraved plates, and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red roan-backed marbled boards,, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, chipping to foot of spine. Later bookplate of S. & E. S. Taylor to FEP, early inked ownership inscription of Anne Thompson to FFEP, final gathering protruding from text-block, foxed. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 23163

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BELSON, Mary. Industry and idleness, a pleasing and instructive tale for good little girls, in words not exceeding two syllables. London. Printed by William Darton, Jun., 1816. New edition, corrected. 12mo. 60pp, [4]. With an engraved folding frontispiece and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Later restitched into original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Extremities worn an soiled, loss to spine, small hole to upper panel. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription of W. Marshall Parkins to head of title, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27104

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[BENGAL REVENUE DEPARTMENT]. Directions for revenue officers in the north-western provinces of the bengal presidency, regarding the settlement and collection of the land revenue, and the other duties connected therewith. Promulgated under the authority of the honorable the lieutenant-governor. Agra, November 1, 1849. Calcutta. Printed by J. Thomas, at the Baptist Mission Press, [1850]. 8vo. 513pp, [1]. With two engraved folding plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-roan. marbled paper boards. Extremities worn, surface loss to boards, joints starting, worming and chipping to spine. Hinges exposed, extensive worming to gutters/endpapers, pencilled shelf-marks to head of detached title page, imprint date rubbed away, very occasional early manuscript notes to margins. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28119

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BENJAMIN, S[amuel] G[reene] W[heeler]. The Atlantic islands as resorts of health and pleasure. New York. Harper & Brothers, 1878. First edition. Quarto. 274pp, [4]. With an engraved frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and two terminal advertisement leaves. Original publisher's burgundy pictorial cloth, gilt. Slight rubbing to spine. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inscribed in ink to recto of FFEP; 'Eugene Cowles, Esq. / with the compliments of / the author.' With the booklabel of Eugene H. Cowles (1855-1892) to FEP, and a tipped-in A.L.S. ... More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 14070

BENNETT, John Hughes. The Present State of the Theory and Practice of Medicine: An Introductory Lecture to the Class of the Institutes of Medicine in the University of Edinbugh. Delivered November 6, 1855. Edinburgh. Sutherland and Knox, 1855. First Edition. 8vo. 23pp, [1]. Sewn self-wraps. Marking to wraps, with vertical crease. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 10418

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BENNETT, John Hughes. Physiology as a branch of general education and of natural science for students in arts. An address delivered to the Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh, November 6, 1868. Edinburgh. Edmonston and Douglas, 1869. First edition. 8vo. 19pp. Disbound. All leaves creased down centre, discolouration to title margins with some foxing. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 12004

[BENNETT, William]. The case of the minor canons and inferior officers of the cathedrals of the new foundation, Particularly with reference to Canterbury.. Canterbury. Printed by Henry Ward, 1839. First edition. 8vo. 16pp. Sewn, as issued. Leaves browned, with chipping to edges, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34409

[BENSON, Edward Frederic]. Sketches from Marlborough. Marlborough. Printed and published by Chas. Perkins, 1888. First edition. 8vo. 105pp, [1]. Original publisher's navy cloth, tooled and black and lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Ink-stamp to recto of FFEP of the Rye Dormy House Club (the accommodation for visiting golfers playing at the renowned links course at Camber, East Sussex), inked annotation 'By Benson: "Dodo" to browned title page - inscribed in pencil beneath, no doubt at a later ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27526

BENSON, E. F.. Up and down. London. Hutchinson & Co., 1918. First edition. 8vo. 256pp, [16]. With 16 pages of publisher's advertising bound in at rear. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered in black. Bottom edge untrimmed. Shelf-wear to boards, bumping to corners and spine ends, else a crisp copy. All edges foxed, with further minor foxing throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30027