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FONTENELLE, [Bernard Le Bouvier de]. Entretiens sur la pluralite des mondes, augmentes des dialogues des morts. A Lyon. De l'Imprimerie de Leroy, 1800. Nouvelle edition. 12mo. xii, 407pp, [1]. With an engraved folding plate. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled sheep, contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Rubbed, some splitting to joints. Lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21865

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JACOTOT, J[oseph]. Enseignement universel. Langue maternelle. Paris. Chez A. Boulland, 1830. Quatriéme edition [i.e. fourth edition]. 8vo. [2], lxxx, 282pp, [14]. With half-title. Uncut in modern grey paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed and dulled. Bookplate of Swansea Training College to FEP, scattered spotting. Signed by the author to verso of half-title, as issued. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24325

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MORE, Henry. Enchiridion ethicum, Praecipua moralis philosophiae rudimenta Complectens, Illustrata ut plurimum Veterum Monumentis, & ad Probitatem Vitae perpetuo accommodata. Londini [i.e. London]. Typis & impensis J. Downing, 1711. Fourth edition. 8vo. xlii, [8], 318, 86pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, and a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. Contemporary panelled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Lightly rubbed. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, earlier bookplate of the Parochial Library of Flookborough, Lancaster, to verso of title-page, frontispiece a trifle shaved at head, small paper flaw to text of leaf O2 (without loss of sense). More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 16542

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VELPEAU, Alf. A. L. M. Embryologie ou ovologie humaine, contenant l'histoire descriptive et iconographique de l'oeuf humain. Bruuxelles. H. Dumont, 1834. Second edition. Folio. [4], xx, 65pp, [1]. With a half-title and 15 lithographed plates. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, recently rebacked and recornered. Lightly rubbed. Plates foxed. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24395

MORRELLET, [André]. Eloges de madame geoffrin... Paris. H. Nicolle, Librairie Stéréotype, 1812. 8vo. [4], xxiv, 282pp, [2]. With a half-title. Contemporary mottled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting green calf lettering-piece, carmine edges. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting. From the recently dispersed family estate (by descent) of George Cranstoun, Lord Corehouse (1770-1850), Scottish jurist, satirist, and friend of Walter Scott and Lord Monboddo, with his armorial bookplate to FEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34173

[BON MOTS]. Elite des bons mots et des pensees choisies, Recueillies avec soin des plus celebres Auteurs, & principalement des Livres en ana. A Amsterdam. Chez Jaques Desbordes, 1706. 12mo. In two volumes. [6], 492, [6]; [2], 476pp. Titlepages in red and black. With three final leaves of publisher's advertisements to Vol. I. Contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, some marking and discolouration, corners bumped. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplates of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEPs, occasional spotting. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 19498

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BASTWICK, John. Elenchus religionis papisticæ. In quo probatur: Neque Apostolicam, Neque Catholicam, Imo neque Romanam esse. Londini [i.e. London]. Excusum per Gulielmum Ionis, 1627. Edition secunda [i.e. second edition]. 8vo. [8], 259pp, [1]. Later panelled calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Light marginal dampstaining to foot of text-block, manuscript index to verso of title page referencing the occasional Latin annotations in an early hand. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 28357

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VELEZ DE GUEVARA, Luis.. El diablo cojuelo, verdades sonadas y novelas de la otra vida, traducidas a estaa por Luis Velez de Guevara. Anadido el fin con ocho Enigmas curiosos y dos Novelas. Madrid. En la Imprenta del Consejo de Indias, 1785. 8vo. [12], 257pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled cat's paw calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, early inked ownership inscription of Josh. Pitt, Cirencester to verso of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 19677

LEVACHER DE LA FEUTRIE, Thomas. Du rakitis, ou abrege de son histoire; suivi de propositions aphoristiques sur cette maladie. Paris. [s.n.], [1803]. First edition. 8vo. 43pp, [1]. With a half-title. Modern brown cloth, red calf lettering-piece. Bookplate of John Yudkin to FEP, scattered spotting More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31013

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[IMMERZEEL, J.]. [Drop-head title:] Monogrammen van schilders, teekenaars, graveurs, enz.. [Amsterdam]. [J. C. van Kesteren], [1843]. First edition. 8vo. 43pp, [1]. Original publisher's marbled paper wrappers. Without spine panel, some loss, chipping, creasing, and light marking. Foxed. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 14805

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[SACHEVERELL, Henry]. [Drop-head title:] A remarkable speech Of one of the Learned council against Doctor sacheverell. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1710]. Quarto. Single bifolium. 3pp, [1]. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 32763

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[PORTUGUESE SLAVE TRADE]. [Drop-head title:] Alvará para que se naõ levem negros dos pórtos do mar para terras, que naõ sejaõ dos Dominios Portuguezes. De 14. de Outubro de 1751. [Lisbon?]. [s.n.], [1751]. Dimensions 200 x 300 mm. Single sheet, printed on both sides. A trifle creased. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31219

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HAYEK, Friedrich A. von. Drei Vorlesungen uber demokratie, gerechtigkeit und sozialismus. Tubingen. J. C. B. Mohr, 1977. First edition. 8vo. 59pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. A trifle rubbed, marked, and sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28970

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[PORTUGAL]. Documentos Relativos ao apresamento, julgamento entrega da barca franceza charles et georges e em geral ao engajamento de negros... Lisboa [i.e. Lisbon]. Imprensa Nacional, 1858. First edition. Folio. [4], 249, 16, xviii pp. With a terminal errata leaf. Contemporary cloth-backed marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, some surface loss to boards. Recent Portuguese bookseller's ticket to FEP, occasional slight spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31156

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JUVENAL. PERSIUS. D. junii juvenalis aquinatis satirae XVI...quibus adjectae sunt, a. persii flacci satirae... Glasguae [i.e. Glasgow]. Excudebant Andreas et Joannes M. Duncan, Academiae typographi, 1825. 8vo. In two volumes. clx, 419pp, [1]; 733, [1], 2pp. With half-titles to both Vols., an engraved frontispiece and an additional engraved title page to Vol. I, and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements to Vol. II. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, marbled paper boards, marbled edges. Extremities lightly rubbed, Marbled endpapers, offsetting to title page of Vol. I, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 21187

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TICOZZI, Stefano. Dizionario dei pittori dal rinnovamento delle belle arti fino al 1800. Milano [i.e. Milan]. Dalla Tipograafia di Vincenzo Ferrario, 1818. First edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. xv, [1], 328; 363pp, [1]. With two engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled vellum, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, marked, discoloured, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Charles Feilding to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25077

[CAUSANS, Le Chevalier de]. [Division du cercle]. [Paris]. [s.n.], [1759]. Folio. 3pp, [1]. Single folded sheet. Creased, margins a trifle chipped, ink-stamp of Furstlich-Starhemberg'sche Familien Bibliothek to head of p.1, later inked manuscript numerals to foot. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 11737

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HONORÉ DE SAINTE-MARIE. Dissertazioni storiche e critiche sopra la cavalleria antica e moderna secolare e regolare... Brescia. Dalle Stampe di Giammaria Rizzardi, 1761. First Italian edition. Quarto. xxiv, 480pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece (of the dedicatee Vincenzo Gaifami) and a further 12 engraved plates. Contemporary vellum, lettered in gilt to spine, marbled edges. Extremities rubbed and discoloured. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25837

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VOSSIUS, Gerardus Joannes. Dissertationes tres de tribus symbolis, apostolico athanasiano, et constantinopolitano. Amsteldaedami, [i.e. Amsterdam]. Ex Typographeio Joannis Blaeu, 1662. Second edition. Quarto. [8], 103pp, [5]. Contemporary English blind-ruled speckled calf. A crisp copy, a trifle rubbed to extremities, small patches of worming to lower joint and edges of upper board. Pastedowns sprung, with the twentieth-century book-plates of Robert J. Hayhurst and Ely Cathedral Library to verso of upper board, the latter obscuring an earlier book-label in the style of Ely donation labels, but with text obscured, featuring ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 16019

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STADTMANN, Johann Friderick. Dissertatio medico-chirurgica de tetano quam gratiosae facultatis medicae consensu in alma argentoratensium universitate... Argentorati [Strasbourg]. Typis Joh. Henrici Heitzii, Universitatis Typographi, 1785. Quarto. 34pp. Marbled wrappers, stitched as issued. Slightly rubbed and marked. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20109