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A VILLAGER [WHUR, Cornelius]. Village musings on moral and religious subjects. Norwich. Jarrold and Sons, 1837. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 203pp, [1]. Original publisher's cloth-backed buff paper boards. Heavily rubbed and marked, remnants of paper lettering-piece to spine. Hinges exposed, early book-label of Canon Duckett and recent bookplate of R. C. Fiske to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30509

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WATTS, [Isaac] et al. Elegant miscellaneous extracts selected from watts, hervey, newton, young, blair, sturm, &c. &c. to which are added, a few original pieces. Woodbridge. Printed and published by B. Smith, 1813. New edition. 8vo. [6], 442pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting red calf lettering-piece.Extremities worn, upper joint split, loss to head-cap. Hinges exposed, early ink ownership inscription of Joyce D. Fox to recto of FFEP, worm-tracks to gutter, lower corner of leaf Y3 torn away (though present), with some loss of text and sense. William St. Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencil ownership inscription and ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30562

BUCHAN, John. Oliver cromwell. London. Hodder and Stoughton, Ltd, 1934. Fourth impression. Large 8vo. 554pp. With ten maps. Original publisher's green cloth boards lettered gilt, all edged trimmed. With the author's gift inscription on the FFEP 'Dr Thomas Martin, with kindest regards. from John Buchan. Oct: 23: 34', and additional pencil notes to front pastedown. Boards a little rubbed and marked, corners bumped, internally bright and clean with all maps listed present. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30589

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[REFORM BILL]. The people’s manual; or, notices respecting the majority of 199 peers, who, at six o’clock on the morning of the 8th of october, 1831, rejected the reform bill. London. James Ridgway, 1831. First edition. 8vo. 32pp. Modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30613

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GORE, Montague. What will be the practical effects of the reform bill?. London. James Ridgway, 1831. First edition. 8vo. 25pp, [3]. With three terminal pages of publisher’s advertisements. Modern grey paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. A trifle rubbed and sunned. Stab-stitch holes to gutter margins, initial six leaves of text detached. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30614

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[BROUGHAM AND VAUX, Henry Brougham, Baron]. Lord brougham’s reply to lord john russell’s letter to the electors of stroud, on the principles of the reform act. London. Ridgway, 1839. First edition. 8vo. 35, [1], 16pp. With a terminal catalogue of publisher’s advertisements. Modern brown cloth-backed marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Very minor shelf-wear. Leaves toned, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30615

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SELKIRK, [Thomas Douglas], Earl of. A letter addressed to john cartwright, esq. chairman of the committee at the crown and anchor; on the subject of parliamentary reform. London. Printed for Constable, Hunter, Park & Hunter, 1809. First edition. 8vo. 22pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Modern brown crushed morocco-backed tan paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Decorated endpapers, bookplate of Sidney Broad to FEP. Clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30616

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[HOUSE OF COMMONS]. Two letters, addressed to earl grey, upon the substance and tendency of the reform bill, as introduced into the house of commons by lord john russell. London. Roake and Varty, 1831. First edition. 8vo. 35pp, [1]. With a half-title and a terminal page of publisher’s advertisements. Modern green crushed morocco-backed green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Spine a trifle sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Bookplate of Sidney Broad to FEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30617

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[HARROWBY, Dudley Ryder, Earl of]. Substance of the speech of the right honourable the earl of harrowby, in the House of Lords, october 4th, 1831: on the motion, that the reform bill be read a second time. London. Roake and Varty, 1831. First edition. 8vo. [4], 55pp, [1]. With a half-title. Modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. A trifle rubbed. Half-title stained, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30618

SELKIRK, [Thomas Douglas], Earl of. A letter addressed to john cartwright, esq. chairman of the committee at the crown and anchor; on the subject of parliamentary reform. London. Printed by J. M’Creery…for Constable, Hunter, Park & Hunter, 1809. First edition. 8vo. 22pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Modern Red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30619

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HALL, James. The jotting book: a political and literary experiment. London. John Murray, 1840. Second edition. 12mo. xiv, 309pp, [1]. With a half-title. Partially unopened in modern green cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to half-title: 'From the Author'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30620

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WARBURTON, Sir Robert. Eighteen years in the khyber: 1879-1898. London. John Murray, 1900. First edition, second impression. 8vo. [2], 349pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece and a folding map. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in black and gilt. A trifle rubbed. Endpapers browned, ink-stamp of A. J. Henderson to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30636

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ROSCOE, William. Considerations on the causes, objects and consequences of the present war, and on the expediency, or the danger of peace with france. London. Printed By J. M'creery...for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1808. Third edition. 8vo. iv, 135pp, [1]. With a terminal pages of publisher's advertisements. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Slight marking to title, very occasional marginal short-tears/chipping. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30638

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MIKSCHE, Captain F. O. Is bombing decisive? A Study in the organisation and tactical employment of modern air fleets. London. George Allen & Unwin, [1943]. First edition. 8vo. 101pp, [1]. Original publisher's blue cloth-backed yellow paper boards, pictorial dustwrapper. Rubbed and sunned, dustwrapper worn and marked, with substantial loss. Internally clean and crisp. Family copy, inscribed by the author to his daughter on half-title. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30668

MIKSCHE, Captain F. O. Is bombing decisive? A Study in the organisation and tactical employment of modern air fleets. London. George Allen & Unwin, [1943]. First edition. 8vo. 101pp, [1]. Original publisher's blue cloth- backed yellow paper boards. Without dustwrapper. Warn, marked, and sunned. Text-block detached from binding. Family copy, inscribed by the author to his daughter on half-title, annotated throughout in his hand. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30669

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STEPHEN, Geo. A. Music and Musical Literature: an annotated and classified catalogue of music and works on music and musicians in the norwich public libraries. Norwich. Public Libraries Committee, 1924. 8vo. [6], 58pp, [2]. Original publishers red cloth-backed printed light-blue paper boards. Rubbed and sunned. Inked initial 'RCF' to FEP, very occasional pencilled notes. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30783

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[DEBOFFE, J.]. [Drop-head title:] No. I catalogue des livres françois qui se trouvent chez j. deboffe. [London]. [W. Spilsbury], [1804]. 8vo. 16pp. Four loose bifoliums. Stab-stitch holes to gutters. A trifle creased. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30857

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[NORWICH PUBLIC LIBRARIES]. [Annual report of the Norwich Public Library]. [vs.]. [vs.], [1930-1974] 8vo. 18 issues bound in two volumes. Contemporary navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spines. Original publisher's printed/pictorial wrappers bound in. Extremities a trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp, bookplates of R. C. Fiske to front endpapers. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30858

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GILDEA, Colonel Sir James. Historical record of the work of the soldiers' and sailors' families association from 1885 to 1916. London. Printed by Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1916. First edition. 8vo. 318pp. With a photographic plate. Original publisher's blue, red, and white calf in Union Flag design, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31000

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GREEN, William. Plans of economy; or, The Road to ease and independence. London. Printed for I. Hatchard, 1803. Fifth edition. 12mo. 80pp. Uncut in contemporary (original?) marbled paper boards, later rebacked and recornered. Boards rubbed and dulled. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31012