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THACKERAY, W. M.. The four georges: sketches of manners, morals, court, and town life. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1861. First edition, first issue. 8vo. [4], 226, [2], 16pp. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, one further engraved plate, 13 engraved illustrations in the text, and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue, dated November, 1861. Original publisher's embossed dark green cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Oliver Brett to FEP, FFEP and half-title detached, frontispiece stained, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 28312
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BAUDIER, Michael. An history Of the Memorable and Extraordinary Calamities of margaret of anjou, queen of england; Wherein may be seen the Inconstancy of Fortune, the Changes of Courts, and the Miseries of human Life, to which Crowns and Sceptres are subject...Translated out of the original Manuscript... London. Printed by James Bettenham, For G. Strahan.., 1737. First edition. 8vo. xii, 192pp. Later half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split, chipping to foot of spine. Book-label of James Dolman to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21191
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CARPENTER, Lant. A review of the labours, opinions, and character of rajah rammohun roy: in a discourse, on occasion of his death... London. Rowland Hunter et al., 1833. First edition. iv, [1], 6-137, iv pp.

[Bound after:] CARPENTER, Lant. The Duty of the Christian Preacher, in the Investigation and Declaration of the Truth. A discourse, delivered to the united congregations of protestant dissenters, in exeter, April the 21st, 1805. Exeter. Printed by Trewman and Son, 1805. First edition. [4], 37pp, [1]. Presentation copy, paper strip pasted to head of dedication page with inked inscription: 'Mrs. ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 22295
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GLEIG, Rev. G[eorge] R[obert]. The life of major-general sir thomas munro...With extracts from his correspondence and private papers. London. Hnery Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. xxvi, 520; iv, 454; viii, 437pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I, and an engraved folding map. Contemporary gilt-tooled sheep, contrasting dark brown morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed, joints starting, spines sunned. Short tear to fore-edge of leaf N2 of Vol. I, else internally clean and crisp. From the library of successful merchant of Scottish origin and later M.P. for Lancaster, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23791
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DESPARD, Edward Marcus. The trial of edward marcus despard, esquire for high treason, at the session house, newington, surry, On Monday the Seventh of February, 1803. London. Sold by M. Gurney, 1803. First edition. 8vo. 271pp, [5]. With five final pages of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in modern half-calf, marbled boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Book-label of Rev. Walter Sylvester and bookplate of Ron C. Fiske of Morningthorpe Manor to FEP, typed booksellers description pasted to recto of FFEP, leaves toned and spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24257
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LAUGHTON, L. G. Carr. Old ship figure-heads & sterns... London. Halton & Truscott Smith, 1925. First edition. Large quarto. Limited edition of 1,500 copies of which this is number 169. xv, [1], 281pp, [1]. With a frontispiece and a further 55 plates. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle creased and marked, small hole to lower panel, spine panel sunned. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28084
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SAUSSAYE, L[ouis] de la. Le chateau de chambord. Blois. Chez tous les Libraries, 1865. Dixieme edition [i.e. tenth edition]. 8vo. vii, [1], 112pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further seven engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary green morocco-backed marbled paper board, tooled and lettered in gilt.Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, bookplate of Louis Masurier to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28105
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LENOTRE, G[eorges]. Le vrai chevalier de maison-rouge a. d. j. gonzze de rougeville 1761-1814 d'apres des documents inedits. Paris. Librairie Academique Didier, Perrin et Cie., 1905. 8vo. [2], 327pp, [5]. Contemporary red morocco-backed marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Original publisher's printed powder-blue wrappers bound in. Lightly rubbed.Marbled endpapers, blind-stamp of John Fowles to front blank fly-leaf, leaves browned, one leaf detached and chipped at margins. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28110
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SMITH, Charles John. Historical and literary curiosities, consisting of fac-similes of original documents; scenes of remarkable events and interesting localities; and birth-places, residences, portraits, and monuments, of eminent literary characters; with a variety of reliques and antiquities connected with the same subjects. London. Henry G. Bohn, 1845. First edition in book form. Quarto. [2], viii, [96]pp. With 95 engraved plates (five of them folding and nine with contemporary hand-colouring) and five woodcut vignettes. Original publisher's brown half-morocco, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. With a 4pp publisher's prospectus loosely inserted. With a tipped-in single sheet A.L.S. from the author to an unidentified recipient: 'Dear Sir, Iam going ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19510
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[WILLETT, Ralph]. Merly library. A catalogue of the well known and celebrated library of the late ralph willett, esq. Brought from his Seat at Merly, in the County of Dorset...which will be sold by auction, by leigh and sotheby...On Monday, December 6, 1813... [London]. [Leigh and Sotheby], [1813]. 8vo. [4], 103pp, [1]. With a final page of auctioneer's advertisements. Disbound. Title a trifle marked, scattered spotting.

[Together with:] Prices of books, &c. in the library of the late ralph willett, esq. of merly, dorsetshire. [London]. [Leigh and Sotheby], [1814]. 8vo. [2], 25pp, [1]. Disbound. Light damp-staining to fore-edge. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 16380