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[ELIZABETH]. [Manuscript of the death of a husband]. [s.l.]. [s.n.], [s.d., 1818?] Quarto. Speculative date from watermark. Manuscript on paper. [21]pp. excluding blanks. Unbound. A few small tears to gutter margins, slightly browned. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23019

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[ROME - AGRICULTURAL STATUTES]. Statuta nobilis artis agriculturae urbis... Romae [i.e. Rome]. Ex Typographia Reu. Camerae Apostolicae, 1627. Quarto. [8],160pp, [16]. Contemporary vellum, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities lightly marked and discoloured, later paper labels to foot of spine. Ink-stamp of the Lawes Agricultural Library to FEP and REP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23154

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PITT-RIVERS, [Augustus Henry Lane-Fox]. [Drop-head title:] A short guide to the larmer grounds, rushmore; king john's house; the museum at farnham; and neighbourhood. [London]. [Harrison and Sons], [1894]. First edition. 8vo. 16pp. With three photo-lithographed and 15 photozincotyped plates. Modern dark green half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Original publisher's stiff wrapper bound in. Book-label of John Gadd to FEP, wrappers worn. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23810

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[RINK, Eucharius Gottlieb]. De veteris numismatis potentia et qualitate Lucubratio, occassione Rubrica Codicis de eodem Argumento; sive cognito totius rei numariae Ad intelligentiam iuris accomodata. Accessit dissertatio iuridica De numo unico, Cum multis aliis cognitioni Numorum conducentibus Veterum. Lipsiae & Francofurti [i.e. Leipzig and Frankfurt]. Typis & impensis Iodoci Wilhelmi Kohlesii, 1701. First edition. Quarto. [8], 197, [1], 86pp, [16]. With an engraved folding frontispiece and one further engraved plate. Later gilt- tooled sprinkled calf, brown morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, upper joint split, head of spine worn. Armorial bookplate of R. W. Cochran Patrick to FEP, marginal loss to leaves G3 and I4, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24044

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CICERO, Marcus Tullius. Marci tullii ciceronis epistolarum ad familiares libri XVI... Cantabrigiae [i.e. Cambridge]. Impensis Gul. Thurlbourn, [1749]. 8vo. In two volumes. [10], 582, [2]; [4], 570pp, [12]. Later vellum, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting brown and green calf lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24057

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[WESTMORLAND YEOMANRY CAVALRY]. [Manuscript guest book of the Westmorland Yeomanry Cavalry]. [s.l.]. [s.n.], [1842-46] 8vo. Manuscript on paper. [102] leaves. 14 used, the remainder blank. Contemporary green cloth, contrasting red paper lettering-piece to upper board, title in manuscript to spine and bottom edge, metal clasp. Extremities rubbed and a trilfe marked. Upper hinge exposed. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24115

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[HUMAN MIND]. A practical survey of the faculties of the human mind; with hints for their proper exercise, regulation, and improvement... London. Frederick Westley and A. H. Davis, 1828. First edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 111pp, [1]. Contemporary (original?) dark green moire cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked. Early inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24524

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[SEYMOUR, Frederick]. Charlotte, Countess Spencer: A Memoir. Northampton. William Mark, 1907. First edition. Quarto. [6], 96pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-vellum, blue cloth boards, gilt supralibros to upper board, A.E.G. A trifle marked and discoloured. Marbled endpapers, occasional spotting. Inked inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'To Blanche Hoggarth / from Spencer 1907 / I send this little memoir of my dearest / wife by her brother Frederick Seymour'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24810

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WOOD, James. The principles of mechanics: designed for the use of students in the university. Cambridge. Printed by J. Smith, 1818. Sixth edition. [4], 211pp, [1].

[Bound with:] WOOD, James. The elements of optics: designed for the use of students in the university. Cambridge. Printed by J. Smith, 1818. Fourth edition. [4], 250pp.

[And:] VINCE, Rev. S. The principles of hydrostatics: designed for the use of students in the university. Cambridge. Printed by J. Smith, 1812. Fourth edition. [4], 120pp.

8vo. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-vellum, marbled paper boards, contrasting ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25169

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[CAWNPORE]. The cawnpore commercial directory and guide to Cantonments, Civil Lines, and the City. Cawnpore. Printed at the Christ Church Mission Press, 1911. 8vo. [2], vii [i.e. viii], 178pp. Original publisher's printed green wrappers. Heavily rubbed, marked, and creased, surface loss to spine. Occasional marginal damp-staining. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25389

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[TREATY OF SEVILLE]. The treaty of Peace, Union, Friendship, and Mutual Defence, Between the crowns of Great-Britain, France, and Spain, Concluded at Seville on the 9th of November, N. S. 1729. London. Printed by S. Buckley, 1729. First edition. Quarto. 16pp. Uncut in recent brown cloth, earlier black calf lettering-piece. A clean and crisp copy. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25437

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PETTINGAL, John. The latin inscription, on the copper table, Discovered in the Year 1732, near heraclea, in the Bay of tarentum, in magna graecia, And published, by mazochius, at Naples, in the year 1758. More particularly Considered and Illustrated. London. [s.n.], [1760]. First edition. Quarto. 9pp, [1]. With an engraved folding plate. The plate is common to this work and Philip Carteret Webb's An account of a copper table (1760). Uncut and unopened in original publisher's marbled paper wrappers. Rubbed, backstrip perished. Loss to lower corner of FFEP and upper corner of title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25620

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TAYLOR, Mrs.. The present of a mistress to a young servant: consisting of friendly advice and real histories. London. Printed for Taylor and Hessey...and Josiah Conder, 1816. Third edition. 12mo. vi, [2], 167pp, [5]. With an engraved frontispiece and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's brown paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, chipping to spine and lettering-piece, adhesive residue to foot. Recent book-label of Peter Stewart Young to FEP, spotting to frontispiece. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25659

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[ANCIENT GREECE]. Abrégé de l'histoire grecque, suivi D'un Abrégé de la Fable, A l'Usage des Elèves de l'Ecole Royale Militaire à Paris. Auquel on a ajouté la date des Evénmens les plus remarquables. A Londres [i.e. London]. Chez C. Dilly, 1794. First London edition. 12mo. 336pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Rubbed, joints starting, corners exposed. Later armorial bookplate with initials 'S. B.' to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25721

KNILL, Richard. Memoir of the Life and Character of walter venning, esq. A member of the committee Of the London Society for the Improvement of Prison Discipline... London. Printed by J. Hadon...Sold by J. and A. Arch, 1822. First edition. 8vo. [2], 102pp, [2]. With a half-title, an engraved portrait frontispiece, one further engraved plate, and a final leaf of errata. Original publisher's cloth-backed powder blue paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Housed in modern custom calf-backed cloth clamshell case with typed paper label reading: 'Made in HM prison Wormwood Scrubs 1973'. Rubbed and marked. Offsetting to title and p.101, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25740

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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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BYRON, John. The narrative of the honourable john byron. Commodore in a late expedition round the world containing an account of the great distresses suffered by himself and his companions, on the coats of patagonia, from the year 1740, till their arrival in england, in the year 1746. With a description of St. jago de chili, And the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants. Also, a relation of the Loss of the Wager Man of War, One of Adnmiral Anson's Squadron. Morpeth. Printed at the office of S. Wilkinson, 1812. 12mo. 185pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Uncut in original publisher's printed powder blue paper boards. Rubbed and and stained, spine heavily worn. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25917

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POYNDER, John. Speech of john poynder, esq. at a general court of proprietors of the East-India Company...containing evidence in proof of the direct encouragement afforded by the company to the licentious and sanguinary system of idolatry... London. Published by Hatchard and Son, 1830. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 163pp. [1]. Modern red cloth, contrasting black calf lettering-piece to spine. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26488

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PARKER, [George]. Parker's ephemeris For the Year of Our lord 1760. Being the Bissextile of Leap-Year. London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1760. Seventy-first impression. [56]pp. Title page and calendar printed in red and black. ESTC T29527.

[Bound with:] Parker's ephemeris For the Year of Our lord 1759. Being the Third after Bissextile or Leap-Year. London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1759. Seventieth impression. [56]pp. Title page and calendar printed in red and black. ESTC T29526.

[And:] Parker's ephemeris For the Year of Our lord 1758. Being the Second ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26533

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[CUTHELL AND MARTIN]. A catalogue of books, for the year 1807, in various languages, and classes of literature; on sale, for ready money, By cuthell & martin, middle row, holborn. London. Printed by E. Blackader, [1807]. 8vo. In two parts. [4], 155, [1], 201-540, 16pp. Complete despite erratic pagination. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind. Without lettering-piece. Extremities worn, upper board held by two of three cords only. Naive paper repair to gutter of title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27391