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BOWDLER, Mrs. [Jane]. Poems and essays... Bath. Printed by R. Cruttwell, 1787. Fourth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vii, [3], 233, [1]; [6], 216pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, later rebacked and recornered, preserving contemporary back-strips. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscriptions of R. J. Wilkinson to front blank fly-leaves, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29665

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CARTER, Mary Ann. The deluge, the general resurrection, and other poems, historical, descriptive, &c. London. Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1838. First edition. 8vo. vi, [6], 136pp. With a list of subscriber's tipped-in errata slip. Modern brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Light spotting, ink-stamp of Nottingham Public Libraries and manuscript note of sale to verso of title page. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29717

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THORNTON, Thomas Henry. General sir richard meade and the feudatory states of central and southern india. London. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1898. First edition. 8vo. xxv, [3], 390, [2], 32pp. With a portrait frontispiece, a further 16 plates, a folding map, and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Later endpapers. A trifle rubbed and marked, remnants of printed Edinburgh reading club label to upper board. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29749

CARSTAIRS, R. The Little World of an Indian District Officer. London. Macmillan and Co., 1912. First edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 381pp, [1]. With a folding sketch map. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked.. Very occasional light spotting, some edge-wear to map. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29755

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[BIBLE - English]. The holy bible, containing the old and new testaments... London. Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1835. 8vo. Unpaginated. Contemporary sombre binding, blind-stamped black morocco. A trifle rubbed. Small hole to FFEP, without front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29761

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DAVIDSON, Ellis A. Drawing for elementary schools. Being a manual of Method of Teaching Drawing. Specially adapted for the use of masters of national and parochial schools. London. Chapman and Hall, 1857. First edition. 8vo. viii, 65pp, [5]. With a half-title and numerous line illustrations in the text. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed, lightly sunned. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29778

MAURICE, Frederick Denison. Has the church, or the state, the power to educate the nation? A course of lectures. London. J. G. and F. Rivington, 1839. First edition. 8vo. xii, 364pp. With a tipped-in errata slip. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, joints starting. Bookplate of the Swansea Training College to FEP. Foot of title page shaved, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29842

GRESWELL, Edward. A letter to his grace the duke of wellington, chancellor of the university of oxford, on the proceedings in the house of convocation, On thursday, the 23d inst. Oxford. J. H. Parker, 1837. First edition. 8vo. 37pp, [3]. Unopened. Stitched, as issued. Lightly toned and spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29882

KHAYYÁM, Omar. Quatrains of omar khayyám. London. Elkin Mathews, 1909. Quarto. [60pp]. With half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled vellum, lettered in gilt to spine. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Bookplate of A. A. Piggot to FEP, with inked ownership inscription of the same dated 1910 to first blank fly-leaf. Spotting to endpapers and initial leaves. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29895

BLUNDEN, Edmund. Masks of time. London. Beaumont Press, 1925. First edition. 8vo. [16], 58pp. Original publisher's quarter vellum, lettered gilt, with green and orange paper pattern boards. Fore and bottom edge untrimmed. Minor bumping to corners, spine a little sunned, internally bright save a little toning to edges. One of eighty printed on Japanese vellum, of which this is no 33. With the signatures of the author, illustrator Randolph Schwabe, and publisher Cyril William Beaumont. A further ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29903

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PHILLIPS, Coleman. British colonization and british commerce. London. Edward Stanford, 1875. First edition. 8vo. 32pp. Original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. A trifle rubbed and sunned. Scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29970

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BENSON, E. F.. The vintage. a romance of the greek war of independence. London. Methuen & Co., 1898. First edition. 8vo. 397pp, [40]. With twelve black and white illustrated plates. Original publisher's red cloth boards lettered in gilt, fore and bottom edge untrimmed. Worn to extremities, spine darkened and chipped with loss at head and foot. A little foxing to paste downs and endpapers, otherwise internally bright. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30037

[CARLOS João]. In memoriam do dr. joão carlos celestino pereira gomes 1899-1960. Aveiro. [s.n.], 1962. 1st Edition. 4to. 294pp. Original publisher's white card wraps lettered black. Fore and bottom edge untrimmed, many gathers uncut. Light wear and creasing to spine and wraps, internally bright and clean. Inscribed 'To Jean and Cyril from S. Irina 963 [1963]'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30082

BENSON, E. F.. The capsina. London. Methuen & Co., 1899. First edition. 8vo. 343pp [39]. With four tipped in illustrated plates by G. P. Jacomb-Hood. Original publisher's red cloth boards lettered gilt. Boards stained and marked, chipping to spine, all edges worn, corners and spine ends bumped. Endpapers toned, with an ownership signature to the FFEP. A catalogue of books and announcements by the publisher bound in to rear. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30089

BENSON, E. F. . Dodo: a detail of the day. London. Methuen and Co. , 1893. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [8] 216; [6] 218-441pp, [16]. Original publisher's blue cloth boards lettered in gilt. Slightly shaken, all edges shelf-worn and bumped, with evidence of early library plates being removed from the front boards. A little toned throughout, fore and bottom edge uncut. Decorative endpapers, fore and bottom edge untrimmed. Slightly toned throughout, with a split in the page block at pp.328/329, Vol II. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30091

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A TRAVELLER [HUGMAN, John]. Original poems, in the moral, heroic, pathetic, and other styles. Halesworth. Printed for the Author, by T. Tippell, 1828. Eighth edition. 8vo. [2], 42pp. Original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Rubbed and dulled, loss to head and foot of spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30167

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TERENCE. Publii terentii afri comoediae. Birminghamiae [i.e. Birmingham]. Typis Johannis Baskerville, 1772. 12mo. [2], 307pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Rubbed, upper joint split. Marbled endpapers, Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30405

WILLMOTT, Robert Aris. Poems. London. Thomas Bosworth, 1848. Second edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 102pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed, wear to head of spine. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of oologist Henry Fraser Walter (1822-1893) to FEP. Presentation copy, ink inscription to verso of front blank fly-leaf: 'From the Author'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30453

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A LATE GRADUATE OF OXFORD [NAGHTEN, Frederick K.]. A metrical version of the song of solomon, and other poems. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1845. First edition. 12mo. [4], xviii, 156, [2], 32pp. With a half-title and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked. Ink presentation inscription to half-title: 'Hugh McCalmont Esq. / With the best wishes of the / Author's Brother - / London October 1845'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30469

SMITH, William Frank. Poems. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1864. First edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 135pp, [1]. With a tipped-in errata slip. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, wear to head of dulled spine. Small ink-stain to title, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, ink inscription to verso of FFEP: 'Rebecca Elizabeth Smith / with best love from W F S / August 16. 1864'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30507