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[BAGHDAD]. Baghdad. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1930] Oblong 8vo. [20] leaves of photographic illustrations. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher’s printed olive-green wrappers. A trifle rubbed, creased, and marked. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24158

[LAING, Charles C.]. Bad ober-gegessingen, 1890. London. Jones & Evans (Late Henry Sotheran & Co.,) Booksellers, 1891. Privately printed. 8vo. x, [3], 111pp, [1]. With a lithographed frontispiece, one further lithographed plate, and numerous charming vignette line-drawings throughout text. No. 48 of an unspecified number of privately printed examples; with the caveat that 'This Extract is published for private use only. It has been "stopped" partly by a friendly hand; perhaps it would have been better if he had stopped it altogether'. An inscription (to ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33189

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BACON, [Francis]. Bacon's essays: with annotation by Richard Whately. London. Longman, Green, and Co., 1892. New edition. 8vo. xxiv, 620pp. Contemporary Harrow School prize binding, gilt-tooled diced calf, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, prize plate to FEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26198

ANSTEY, F.. Baboo jabberjee b.a.. London. J. M. Dent & Co. , 1897. Second edition. 8vo. xvi, 272pp. With half-title, an engraved frontispiece and 28 further engraved plates. Original publisher's gilt-decorated blue cloth. Rubbed and marked, with bumping to corners, wax-staining to spine and upper board, chipping to head and foot of spine, and light wear to extremities. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34919

[ROSEWARNE'S NEW JUVENILE LIBRARY]. Babes in the wood. Belper. Printed at J. Rosewarne's Publication Warehouse, [s.d., c. 1840s] 12mo. [8]pp. Original publisher's buff pictorial wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26055

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FREW, David. A young borderer: a memoir of alexander dobrée young-herries Captain, The King's Own Scottish Borderers. Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., 1928. First edition. 8vo. x, 236pp, [12]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece, 27 further photographic plates, 2 engraved maps, and a reproduction of Psalm CIV to rear. Original publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with chipping to head and foot of spine. Inked ownership inscription of R. S. Herries, St. Julians, Sevenoaks to first blank fly-leaf. Endpapers lightly browned, otherwise internally clean ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34464

[MORIER, James Justinian]. Ayesha, the maid of kars. London. Richard Bentley, 1834. First edition. 8vo. in three volumes. vii, [1], 317, [1]; [2], 330; [2], 335pp, [1]. Bound by Porter & Custard of Yeovil in contemporary navy half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Bookplates of Coker Court to all FEPs, binder's ticket to FEP of Vol. I, scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20731

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THORPE, T[homas] E[dward]. A Yachtsman's Guide to the Dutch Waterways: Including the Zuider Zee and the Friesland Meres. London. Edward Stanford, 1905. First edition. 8vo. xiii, 158pp. With two folding maps of Amsterdam and Rotterdam Harbour respectively, numerous small line maps in the text, and a large folding coloured map of Dutch Waterways housed in rear pocket. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29635

CAMBRIDGE LOTOS CLUB. A wreath of songs. Cambridge. Deighton, Bell and Co., 1880. First edition. 8vo. 63pp, [1]. Original publisher's dark green cloth, stamped in black and gilt. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Ink inscription to head of title page: 'E. Ricardo Christie / May (?) 1880 / Private copy', with very occasional notes in his hand. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23912

[CUNNINGHAM, John William]. A world without souls. London. Printed for J. Hatchard, 1805. First edition. 12mo. iv, 135pp, [3]. With one, of two, terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary green vellum-tipped marbled paper boards, recently rebacked. Boards worn. Late nineteenth century loan label of Worcester Public Library to FEP, manuscript note tot title '3 days' - presumably the length of time the book could be borrowed, occasional browning and spotting, inked annotation 'Revd. W Cunningham' to final page of text. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28940

M[ILES], A[lfred]. A word or two on the liturgy, offered to the younger members of the established church... London. James Nisbet and Co., 1837. First edition. 12mo. 72pp. Original publisher's printed purple wrappers. Extremities worn, marked, and stained. Early inked ownership inscriptions to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27685

[DEFOE, Daniel]. A word about a New Election, that the People of England May See the Happy Difference between english Liberty and french Slavery; and May Consider well, berfore they make the exchange. [London]. [s.n.], 1710. First edition. 8vo. 23pp, [1]. A variant has the second line of the title page reset to read 'about a' instead of 'against a'. Recent marbled papers boards. Leaves browned. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27125

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[WOMAN'S SECRET]. A woman's secret; or, how to make home happy. With an Appendix containing recipes for preparing economical and nutritious food. London. Griffith and Farran, 1860. Ninth thousand. 12mo. 66pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's printed salmon wrappers. Rubbed, surface loss to lower wrapper, a trifle creased and dust-soiled, chipping to spine. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24127

GURNEY, Joseph John. A winter in the west indies, described in familiar letters to henry clay, of kentucky. London. John Murray, 1840. Second edition. 8vo. xvi, 282, 12pp. With an etched frontispiece, one further etched plate, and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked. Early inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31194

[ADAIR, Robert, Sir]. A whig's apology for his consistency; in a letter from a member of parliament to his friend in the borough of ****. London. Printed for J. Debrett, 1795. First edition. 8vo. [4], 72, 161-192, 73-160, 193-198pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. Several gatherings misbound. Uncut, stitched, as issued. Contemporary inked annotation to title-page, inked inscription to head of p.1, gathering 'G' (p.41-48) detached, lightly spotted/dust-soiled, some creasing. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 19001

M[ARKHAM], G[ervase]. A way to get wealth: Containing sixe Principall Vocations, or Callings, in which every good Husband, or House-wife may lawfully imploy themselves... London. Printed by B[ernard] A[lsop] for John Harison, 1648 [i.e. 1649] The seventh time corrected, and augmented by the Author. Six parts in one. [28], 133, 136-188, [10], 118, [10], 252, [4], 24, [12], 158, [8], 134pp. Comprised of reissues: Cheape and good husbandry, 1648, seventh edition (Wing M611); Country contentments, 1649, sixth edition (Wing M620); The English house-wife, 1649, fifth edition (Wing M629); The inrichment of the weald of Kent, 1649 (Wing M637); Markham's farewell to husbandry, 1649, fourth edition (Wing M648); LAWSON, William. ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 29585

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ROQUEFEUIL, Camille de. A voyage round the world, between the years 1816-1819. London. Printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co., 1823. First edition in English. 8vo. 112pp. Bound by H. Smith of Norwich in recent half-calf, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Minor shelf-wear. Title page a trifle dusty, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 23190

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HICKES, George. A volume of posthumous discourses of the Late Reverend and Learned Dr. George Hickes, Dean of Worcester... London. Printed by W. Bowyer, 1726. First edition. 8vo. [12], 441pp, [1]. Contemporary panelled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, slight chipping to head of spine, joints starting, corners bumped. Recent book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20843

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[ORTHOEPY]. A vocabulary of such words in the english language as are of dubious or unsettled accentuation... London. Printed for F. and C. Rivington, G. and T. Wilkie, L. B. Seeley, and Goadby Lerpiniere, and Langdon, 1797. First edition. 8vo. [2], iii, [184]pp. Later half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind, black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, bookplates of Francis Pierrepont Barnard and Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, Barnard's inked ownership inscription to verso of FFEP, inscription of G. Selby to recto of front blank fly-leaf, scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20311

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DU MOULIN, Peter. A vindication of the sincerity of the Protestant Religion In the Point of Obedience to sovereigns. Opposed To the Doctrine of Rebellion, authorised and practised by the Pope and the Jesuites. In Answer to a Jesuitical Libel, Entituled philanax anglicus. London. Printed for Benjamin Took, 1679. Fourth edition. Quarto. [24], 148, [2], 14pp. Recent black cloth, lettered in gilt. Very minor wear to extremities. Recent endpapers, presentation bookplate to FEP; 'This Volume forms part of the Tottenham Library, which was purchased by general subscription, as a testimonial to the memory of the late Revd. Edward Tottenham, B.D., to be held in perpetual trust for the public benefit of the City of Bath. December, 1853', ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15433