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EDWARDS, Bryan. The history, civil and commercial, of the British colonies in the west indies. London. Printed for John Stockdale, 1801. Third edition. 8vo. In three volumes. xxiv, xxiii, [1], 576; viii, 617, [1]; [2], xxxii, 477pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, a further 10 engraved folding plates, and 11 engraved folding maps. Bound by Vicary & Co. of Plymouth, Devon (tickets to FEPs) in contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed, some surface loss to lower board of Vol. I, ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31542
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[FLAGS]. [Six engraved strips of flags, including naval and other maritime ensigns, opening with the British Standard, and closing with the 'Dutch New Colours' and the 'Dutch Ensign' of the Batavian Republic]. [s.i.]. [s.n,, s.d., but c.1795] Six engraved strips of hand-coloured flags, mounted to form a 12pp book. Marbled wrappers, chipped to spine and corners. Robert Stevenson's copy, boldly inscribed 'Robert Stevenson' to lower wrapper; from the recently dispersed remains of the Stevenson family library. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31283
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[ROYAL NAVY]. Log of the proceeding on board H. M. ship "Forte". [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1871-73] Folio. Manuscript on paper. [326]pp. Contemporary black morocco, tooled in gilt and blind. Heavily rubbed and marked, foot of spine and lower joint worn, corners exposed. Internally clean and crisp. With an engraved map showing the 1868-69 passage of the HMS Forte from England to Bombay, with later passage added in manuscript, and a sepia photograph of an unidentified vessel. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30935
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[SHEBBEARE, John]. An authentic narrative of the oppressions of the islanders of jersey. To which is prefixed a succinct history of the military actions, constitution, laws, customs, and commerce of that island. London. Printed for S. Hooper, 1771. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xv, [6], 10-322, [2], 47, [1]; xv, [1], 428pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red and green morocco lettering- pieces. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines sunned. Marbled endpapers, later armorial bookplates of John Carteret Hyde Seale (1881- 1964) to FEPs, very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to title page of Vol. I.: 'For Sir Fletcher Norton / From his most obed. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30794
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[DUTCH PRINTING]. Rechten ende costumen van antwerpen. [Amsterdam?]. Ghedruckt tot Ceulen, 1644. Quarto. [16], 232pp.

[Bound with:] Ordonnantie ende Verhael vanden Stijl / ende Maniere van Procederen voor Amptman / Burghemeester / ende Schepenen der Stadt van Antwerpen. [Amsterdam?] Ghedruckt in't Jaer Christi, 1644. 35pp, [1].

[And:] By-Voechsel Vande costumen van antwerpen. [Amsterdam?] Tot Ceulen in't Jaer Christi, 1644. 16pp.

[And:] Die bliide incomste den hertochdomme van Brabant in voortijden by haren Landtsheeren verleent... [Amsterdam?] Tot Ceulen in't ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29733
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[MALLET DU PAN, Jacques]. Mercure Britannique; ou notices historiques et critiques sur les affaires du tems. Londres [i.e. London]. De l’imprimerie de W. et C. Spilsbury, Snow-Hill. Se trouve chez l’auteur, 1798-1800 First edition. 27 of 36 numbers:

Volume I. [Nos. I/III-VIII (Aug./Sept.-10th Dec. 1798)]
Volume II [Nos. IX-XVI (25th Dec. 1798-10th April 1799)]
Volume III. [Nos. XVII-XX, 25th April-10th June 1799)]
Volume IV. [Nos. XXV, (25th Sept. 1799), XXX (10th Dec. 1799), XXXII (10th Jan. 1800)] Volume V. [Nos. XXXIII-XXXVI (25th Jan.-25th March.1800)]

8vo. Uncut. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. No. XXXIV without ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28799
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[CARTER, Matthew]. A most true And exact relation of That as Honourable as unfortunate Expedition of Kent, Essex, and Colchester. By M.C. A Loyall Actor in that Engagement, Anno Dom. 1648. [London]. [s.n.], Printed in the Yeere, 1650 8vo. [10], 166, 151-207, 210-214pp. Finely bound in nineteenth- century gilt-tooled tan calf. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed to joints and extremities, else a fine copy. With the bookplate of 'John Arthur Brooke' (1844-1920) of Fenay Hall to FEP, and that of 'Fairfax of Cameron' to REP. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28719
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[TESSIN, Carl Gustaf]. Letters from an old man to a young prince; with the answers. Translated from the Swedish. To which are prefixed Those of Her Present Majesty to her Son. London. Printed for R. Griffiths, 1759. Second edition. 12mo. In three volumes. xliv, [1], 46-237, [1]; 228; 223pp, [5]. With two final leaves of publisher's advertisements to Vol. III. Handsomely bound in contemporary vellum, spines richly gilt, contrasting black roan lettering-pieces. Extremities a trifle rubbed and discoloured. Marbled endpapers, recent book-labels of Peter Stewart Young and John Sparrow to front pastedowns, contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of J. Gill and later inscriptions of C. Parker ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28187
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[ROYAL ACTS AND ORDERS]. [KING, Gregory]. The order of the installation of Prince George of Denmark, charles Duke of somerset, and george Duke of northumberland. Knights and companions Of the most Noble Order of the garter. In the Royal Chappel of St. george at windsor, april the 8th. 1684. London. Printed for Benjamin Tooke, 1684. 14pp. ESTC R16301, Wing K495.

[Bound with:] An exact relation of the Grand Ceremony of the marriage of charles the II...As it was performed at Fontainbleau by Cardinal Bouillon, the Prince of Conti being Proxey in behalf of the most Catholick King. By an Eye-witness, as it was Printed at Paris, and faithfully Translated. London. Printed for Dorman Newman, 1679. [2], 10pp. ESTC R31470, Wing ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27793
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[COLERIDGE, John Taylor]. Etymology, a prize essay, recited in the theatre at oxford, June 30, 1813. [Oxford]. [S. Collingwood], [1813]. First edition. 35pp, [1].

[Bound with:] COLERIDGE, John Taylor. Quam vim in moribus Populi Romani corrigendis habuerit Potestas Censoria? Oratio cancellarii præmio donata, et in theatro sheldoniano habita Die Jun. xxxmo. A.D. 1813. [Oxford]. [S. Collingwood], [1813]. First edition. 21pp, [1].

[And:] [COLERIDGE, John Taylor]. Pyramides Egyptiacæ Carmen Cancellarii Præmico Donatam et in Theatro Sheldoniano Recitation Die Jun AD 1810. Manuscript on paper. [11]ff.

[And:] [COLERIDGE, John ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26003
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COCKBURN, John. Bourignianism Detected: or the Delusions and Errors of antonia bourignon, and her Growing Sect. Which may also Serve for a Discovery of all other Enthusiastical Impostures. Narrative I. London. Printed for C. Brome et al., 1698. First edition. [4], 76pp. ESTC R17688, Wing C4804.

[Bound with:] COCKBURN, John. Bourignianism Detected: or the Delusions and Errors of antonia bourignon, and her Growing Sect. Which may also Serve for a Discovery of all other Enthusiastical Impostures. Narrative II. London. Printed for W. Keblewhite et al., 1698. First edition. [2], 61pp, [1]. ESTC R224538, Wing C4804A.

[And:] COCKBURN, John. A letter from John Cockburn, D. D. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25493
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[LIBRARY CATALOGUE]. Catalogue of books in Stirling's Public Library. Glasgow. Printed by William Reid and Co, 1805. Third edition. 8vo. [94]ff (of [97]ff), [pi]1, A1-4 (-A2-3), B-Z4 2A4( -2A4). With six additional leaves, completed in manuscript, forming a subject index of the library's contents. Lacking A2-3, and without the terminal leaf Aa4, which follows the printer's imprint and was thus presumably a blank. Contemporary gilt-tooled red roan, contrasting lettering-piece, marbled boards. Heavily rubbed and marked, with some loss to spine. Browning and spotting to preliminaries, ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24782
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[SAINT BARTHÉLEMY]. [Drop-head title:] Kongl. Maj:ts förordning och taxa på lösen för domar, resolutioner och öfrige til justitiarie-embetet på ön S:t Barthelemy i Vest-Indien hörande skrifter, contracter, attester m. m. : gifven Stockholms slott den 2 maji 1797... Stockholm. Tryckt i kongl. Tryckeriet, 1797. Dimensions 430 x 530 mm. Single leaf broadside. Printed in three columns, parallel Swedish, French, and English text. Edges uncut. Several old horizontal and vertical folds. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24330
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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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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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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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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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PLINY, The Younger. C. plinii caecilii secundi epistolarum libri x.. Londini [i.e. London]. Sumptibus editoris excudebant M. Ritchie & J. Sammells [Typis Edmundi Fry], 1790. 8vo. [4], 484pp, [2]. With a terminal errata leaf. Handsomely bound, in a style reminiscent of, and perhaps executed by, Roger Payne, in contemporary gilt-tooled navy straight-grain morocco, marbled edges. Very light rubbing to extremities. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Panshanger to FEP, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to recto of FFEP, slight loss to upper margins of leaves L3-4, very occasional spotting. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19053
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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