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[MARTYN, Thomas]. The English Connoisseur: Containing an account of whatever is curious in painting, sculpture, &c. In the Palaces and Seats of the Nobility and principal Gentry of England, both in Town and Country.... London. Printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers....Printers to the Royal Society, 1766. First edition. 8vo. [2], ix, [1], 192; [4], 208pp. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt, with contrasting lettering- piece remaining to Vol II only. Lightly rubbed, headcaps a trifle chipped and endpapers variously sprung, else an attractive, crisp set. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 34830
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[GEORGE III]. [Roll of foreign accounts]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1788] Dimensions 1425 x 29 cm. Manuscript on paper. Seven joined vellum membranes. A trifle creased and discoloured. Inscribed at foot: 'Examined by Thomas Lowley, Deputy Clerk of the Pipe, 10 July 1811'. More > £ 1,140.00 Antiquates Ref. 30653
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[BRITISH ARMY IN PORTUGAL]. [Manuscript military chest day book and ledger, recording payments made by a Cashier on behalf of the British Army in Portugal between April 13th and September 15th 1815]. [s.i., Portugal]. [s.n., 1815] Folio. In two volumes. 47pp, [3], the remainder blank; [12 blank leaves, with alphabetized tabs], 35ff, 41ff, the remainder blank, with some newspaper clippings relating to WW1 tipped in at end. A printed broadside 'Instructions to Cashiers of Military Chests' is pasted to the FEP of each volume. Contemporary reverse calf, with attractive black morocco, gilt, lettering-pieces to upper board of each volume, marbled endpapers. Rubbed ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 11379
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TAYLOR, Jeremy. The great exemplar of Sanctity and Holy Life according to the Christian Institution: Described in the History of the Life and Death of the ever Blessed jesus christ the saviour of the world. With Cnsiderations and Discourses upon the several parts of the Story; And Prayers fitted to the several Mysteries. London. Printed by R. Norton, for Richard Royston, 1657. Third edition. Folio. [54], 600pp, [12]. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title-page, and 14 engraved plates by William Faithorne. With a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. 'The history of the life and death of the Holy Jesus' in three parts, has a separate dated title-page for each part. Handsomely bound in near contemporary black panelled morocco, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, spine richly gilt, A.E.G. Slightest of rubbing ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 14839
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ROSCOE, William. The life of lorenzo de' medici, called the magnificent. Liverpool. Printed by J. M'Creery, 1795. First edition. Quarto. In two volumes. [2], xxvi, [2], 320, 136; [2], 312, 48, 111, [1], 11pp, [1]. With half- titles, an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I and 14 engraved illustrations in the text. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-ruled straight-grained red morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Slightest of rubbing and marking to extremities. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplates of 'Thomas Frederick Bevan' to FEPs, internally clean and crisp, ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15150
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YOUNG, William. The spirit of athens, being a political and philosophical investigation of the history of that republic. London. Printed for J. Robson, 1777. First edition. 8vo. x, [1], 296pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed, some surface loss to lower board, slight splitting to joints. Armorial bookplate to FEP, ownership inscription of 'Tho. Cook' to same, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to recto of FFEP, internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inscribed to head of title-page; 'Ad amicum suum J. Royds D.D. / W. Young', final two ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15274
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J. W. P.. A letter To Some divines, Concerning the Question, Whether god since Christ's Ascension, doth any more Reveal himself to Mankind by the means of Divine Apparitions? With an Exact Account of what God hath bestowed upon a Noble Maid, from her Seventh Year, until Now, MDCXCI. Written Originally in High-Dutch, and now set forth in English by the Editor of the laws of paradise, newly Published. London. Printed, and Sold by John Whitlock, 1695. First edition. 8vo. [44], 129pp, [1]. Late nineteenth-century calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked. Contemporary ink annotations to foot of title-page and margin of p.65, errata on terminal page struck-through in ink, some occasional shaving to affecting running-titles, signatures, and catch-words, very occasionally touching text, without loss of sense. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 16318
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H.M.M.. Two nights on the hills, October, 1863. [s.i.]. [s.n.], 1863. Oblong folio. [20]ff, consisting of a title and 16 leaves (featuring 18 captioned albumen illustrations), with three further terminal blanks. Contemporary half roan, cloth boards, with red morocco lettering-piece to upper board. Worn, with loss to spine, corners. Bookplate of the Oliver Collection to FEP. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18360
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BARETTI, Joseph. A guide through the royal academy. London. Printed by T. Cadell, [1781]. 32pp. ESTC T228820. The scarcer of two issues, with press figure '3' on p.7.

[Bound after:] [REYNOLDS, Joshua]. A discourse, delivered at the opening of the royal academy, January 2, 1769, by the president. London. [s.n.], 1769. [4], 15pp, [1]. ESTC T31941.

[And:] [REYNOLDS, Joshua]. A discourse, delivered to the students of the royal academy, on the Distribution of the Prizes, December 14, 1770, by ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19128
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[JAMES II]. The Severall Debates Of the House of Commons Pro et Contra. Relating to the Establishment of the Militia, Disbanding the New-Raised Forces And Raising a Supply for his Majestie beginning the Ninth Day of November 1685. And Ending The Twentieth of the same Month, Being the Day of the Prorogac[i]on of the Parliament. [s.l.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1700] Quarto. Manuscript on paper watermarked 'A. J.' under a large royal seal and 'GLC'. Paginated by hand [2], 70pp. Red ruled borders to title page, calligraphic headings throughout. Disbound, marbled paper strip to spine. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19576
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GODWIN, William. Lives of edward and john philips, nephews and pupils of milton. Including various particulars of the literary and political history of their times. London. Printed for Longman, Hurts, Rees, Orme, and Brown...by S. Hamilton, 1815. [2], v-xv, [1], 410pp, [2]. With and engraved portrait frontispiece (of John Bradshaw) and two further engraved portraits (of William Lilly and Titus Oates), and a terminal blank; without half-title. Handomely bound in nineteenth-century red gilt-lettered half-morocco, marbled boards. Very slightly rubbed to extremities; some marking, base of spine neatly and expertly furbished. With the armorial bookplate of Edward Nicholas Hurt to FEP. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19613
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OROSIUS, Paulus. [BARRINGTON, Daines]. The Anglo-Saxon version, From the historian orosius. By aelfred the Great. Together with an english translation from the anglo-saxon.. London. Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols: And sold by S. Baker and G. Leigh.., 1773. First edition. 8vo. [2], xxxiii, [3], 242, xii, 259pp, [1]. With an engraved folding map 'of Europe for the Illustration of King Aelfred's Anglo-Saxon translation of Orosius', without half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed to extremities, chipped to head and foot of the (slightly discoloured) spine with some starting to joints; nevertheless a strongly-bound copy, with small diamond-shaped shelfmark label to foot of spine. With ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20297
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MONTAGU, George. The Sportsman's Directory: or, tractate on gunpowder founded on a series of experiments: together with some remarks and suggestions on fire-arms.... London. Printed for R. Faulder, 1792. First edition. 8vo. [2], vii, [1], 152pp. With an engraved frontispiece, without half-title. Contemporary tree sheep. Rubbed, a little wear to extremities, upper joint split and as a result the upper board is holding by a single cord. Some spotting to text. With a later 3pp printed memoir of the author and A.L.S. by Sir Harford Brydges (dated Feb 14th 1861) tipped in at front. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20538
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[TRANSPORTATION]. The gamester. [London]. Sold by J. Marshall, [1796]. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. With a woodcut illustration to title. Stitched as issued. Entirely uncut and unopened, slightest of marking to extremities, else a fine copy. Two editions were printed in 1796, in this variant the second line of the imprint ends 'for Moral'; the phrase 'Great allowance will be made to Shopkeepers and Hawkers' is set as part of the imprint; the phrase 'Entered at Stationers ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20554
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PHILIPOT, John. CAMDEN, William.. Remaines concerning britaine... London. Printed by Thomas Harper, for John Waterson, 1636. The fift Impression, with many rare antiquities never before imprinted. Quarto. [8], 420pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Without final blank leaf. Later gilt-tooled sheep. Rubbed, joints split. Small burn hole to text of leaf A4 (without loss of sense), small hole to head of H4, occasional ink and pencil highlighting, scattered spotting. Recent bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, inked ownership inscription of J. J. Conybeare to head of FFEP, later biographical note ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20749
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LE GRAND, M.. Fabliaux or tales, abridged from french manuscripts of the xiith and xiiith centuries by mr. le grand. selected and translated into english verse. With a preface and notes [-Vol. II]. London. Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare-Press. Sold by R. Faulder, New Bond-Street. 1796-1800 First edition. Quarto. In two volumes. [4], xxxvii, [3], 280; [2], 340pp. With 52 woodcut vignettes. Exquisitely bound in beautifully gilt- and blind-tooled near contemporary black morocco; with five sets of double raised bands to spine, a gilt fillet encloses an elaborate blind- stamped design, A.E.G. brown silk moire endpapers. With the lightest of shelf-wear, corners a trifle bumped, else a fine set. Circular book labels of Eric ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20834
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VERTUE, George. A description of the works Of the Ingenious Delineator and Engraver Wenceslaus Hollar, disposed into Classes of Different Sorts; With some Account of His life. London. Printed for William Bathoe, 1759. Second edition, with additions. Quarto. vi, 151pp, [1]. With an engraved plate featuring an index, key, and vignette view of London from the South Bank; vignette portrait to title, two further engraved vignette head-pieces, and a tail-piece. Contemporary russia, rebacked. Rubbed and marked to edges, joints, bumping and loss to corners. John Leigh Philips' copy, with his bookplate to FEP, ink inscription to verso of FFEP, a tipped in manuscript ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22115
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[REYNOLDS, Joshua]. A discourse, delivered at the opening of the royal academy, october 16, 1780, by the president. London. Printed by Thomas Cadell, 1781. First edition. [2], 32pp.

[Bound with:] [REYNOLDS, Joshua]. A discourse, delivered to the students of the royal academy, on the Distribution of the Prizes, December 10, 1782, by the president. London. Printed by Thomas Cadell, 1783. First edition. 28pp. With a half-title. Presentation copy, inked inscription to half-title: 'Dudley Long Esqr. / from the Author'.

[And:] [REYNOLDS, Joshua]. A discourse, delivered to the students of the royal ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22498
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[SCOTTISH ARMY]. Articles of militarie discipline. Edinburgh. Printed by James Bryson, 1639. First edition. Quarto. 16pp. Modern blind-ruled tree-calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers, trimmed, occasionally affecting pagination and signature. Recently dispersed from the Cottlesloe Military Library 'probably the most extensive private collection of early printed books focused on military matters', with the bookplate of Thomas Francis Fremantle, 3rd Lord Cottesloe (1862-1965) to FEP. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22724