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Photo of "The Worcester Account"
BEHRMAN, Samuel Nathaniel. The Worcester Account. New York. Random House, 1954. First edition. 8vo. [xii], 239pp, [5]. Original publisher's orange cloth, lettered in black, white, and yellow. A little bumped and water-stained, with the spine sunned. Inscribed on the bright yellow FFEP: 'For Larry O. Not gifted but cherishable. With love from Same. New York: April, 1958. P.S. - all you have to read of this is page 32.' More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 31230
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HOUGH, J. [editor]. The Young Man's best companion; or, the New Book of Knowledge; being a regular system of education, without the aid of a tutor... Manchester. Printed and published by J. Gleave and Son, 1825. 8vo. 612pp, [4]. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 10 engraved plates (one folding). Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed. Plates browned, folding plate split, marginal loss to leaf 3G, terminal leaf and rear endpapers dampstained, spotted. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30382
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DONLAN, Yolande. Third time lucky. New York . The Dial Press; James Wade, 1976. Uncorrected galley proof. 8vo. 276pp. Original publisher's gauze-backed pale card wrappers, lettered in black. Extremities toned and marked, light chipping and bumping to corners and edges. Internally bright and clean. More > £ 120.00 Antiquates Ref. 31415
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BARTHOLIN, Thomas. Thomae bartholini de eqvestris ordinis danebrogici ab augustissimo rege Dn. christiano v... Hafniae [i.e. Copenhagen]. Sumtibus Danielis Paulli, 1676. First edition. Folio. [2], 59pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece by Coenrad Waumans of the dedicatee, Peder Greve af Griffenfeld. Title in red and black. Later vellum. Frontispiece and title page a trifle creased and spotted, ink-stamps of the Library of Breslau to both recto and verso of title page. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 25850
Photo of "Thomas Keard, A. M."
KEARD, Thomas. Thomas Keard, A. M.. Whitby. R. Kirby, [s.d., c.1839] 8vo. 15pp., [1]. With frontispiece showing engraved portrait of Thomas Keard. Original wrappers, stitched as issued within. A trifle spotted at margins, slight browning. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 17075
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HANWAY, Mr. [Jonas]. Three letters to the marine society, On the Occasion of their clothing Men and Boys for the Sea, pointing out the various advantages accruing to the nation from this institution... London. Sold by R. and J. Dodsley, 1758. Quarto. viii, 32, 23, [1], 67, [1], 14pp, [2]. Letter I is of the third edition, corrected and enlarged. Title in red and black. With an engraved frontispiece, one further engraved plate, and two engraved vignettes. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 25148
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MACPHAIL, Sir Andrew. Three persons. New York & Montreal. Louis Carrier & Co., 1929. Third edition [First North American Printing]. 8vo. 346pp. Original publisher's navy cloth. Lightly rubbed. Bookplate of William Boyman Howell to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To / Jean Cameron Howell / with gratitude / Andrew Macphail'. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20156
Photo of "Time's telescope for 1814"
[ALMANACK]. Time's telescope for 1814. London. Printed for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1814. First edition. 8vo. xxxvi, 370pp. With a handful of in-text illustrations. Modern red cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25895
Photo of "Time's Telescope, for 1831"
[ALMANACK]. Time's Telescope, for 1831. London. Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1831. First edition. 8vo. viii, 416pp. Title page in red and black, with numerous in-text illustrations. Modern red cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25894
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ROBY, J. Traditions of lancashire. London. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1829. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. x, [2], 329, [1]; [4], 330pp, [2]. With additional engraved title pages to each volume and a further 12 plates. Bound by Henry Sotheran & Co. in contemporary blind-tooled green half-morocco, marbled paper boards, T.E.G. Rubbed, spines sunned. Marbled endpapers, binder's tickets to FEPs, offsetting, scattered spotting. Armorial bookplates of Conservative politician Sir Mervyn Lloyd Peel (1856-1929) to FEPs, with his inked ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32998
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[MANTE, M. De.]. Traite des prairies artificielles, des enclos, et de l'education des moutons de race angloise. A Paris. Chez Hochereau, 1778. First edition. Quarto. xvi, [2], 197pp, [3]. With a half-title and five engraved plates (depicting plows, a sheepfold and other machinery). An unpressed copy in nineteenth-century calf backed marbled boards, rebacked (richly gilt). Rubbed to extremities, a little loss of paper to fore-edges of boards, occasional light marking to text. With Arthur Young's armorial bookplate to FEP, along with a further shelf-label. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28327
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[ESSEX, Earl of]. True Mannor and Forme of the Proceeding to the Funerall of the Right Honourable robert Earle of essex and ewe, Viscount Hereford, Lord Ferrers of Chartley, Bourghchier and Lovaine. Late Lord Generall of the Forces raised and employed by the Parliament of England, who dyed at Essex House on Munday the 14 day of Septemb. 1646. From whence He was honourable conveyed in funerall Pomp to Westminster Abby Church on Thursday the 22 of October following. Published by Authority. London. Printed for Henry Seale, 1646. First edition. [4], 24pp [i.e. 23pp], [1]. With an engraved frontispiece portrait (by William Marshall, A1v), one inserted folding woodcut of the hearse, surrounded with flags, and another full-page woodcut (D1v), in addition to numerous woodcut vignettes of flags. Occasional shaved catch-word/printer's register/pagination. ESTC R201190. Wing G5.

[Bound with:] [Drop-head title:] An Elegie upon the most lamented death of the Right Honourable and truly valiant, Robert Earle ... More > £ 5,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 30933
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TURNER, John. Two Discourses Introductory to a Disquisition Demonstrating the Unlawfulness of the Marriage of Cousin Germans; From Law, Reason, Scripture, and Antiquity. London. Printed by H.H. for Walter Kettilby, 1682. First Edition. 8vo. [4], 63pp, [1]. [Bound with:] A Letter of Resolution to a Friend, Concerning the Marriage of Cousin Germans. London. Printed by H.H. for Walter Kettilby, 1682. [16], 29pp, [1]. With blank A1 but without final leaf of advertisements, C8. Two works bound in one, recent blue paper boards. Occasional marginal loss and slight shaving to fore-edge notes of first work. Ink inscriptions of Tho. Twisleton ... More > £ 225.00 Antiquates Ref. 10979