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[ROMAN CATHOLICISM]. A parallel between Transubstantiation and the Incarnation; shewing That the Objections against Transubstantiation are also against the Incarnation. London. [s.n.], 1747. 8vo. 7pp, [1]. Advertisement for 'J. Marmaduke, bookseller' to verso of final leaf. Disbound. Manuscript annotation to head of title-page, a trifle marked, foxed. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 15403

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[BABYLON]. [Drop-head title:] Plan of the ruins of the city of babylon. [London?]. Reproduced by Survey Party M.E.F., [1918]. Dimensions 320 x 410 mm. Single sheet, printed on one side only. Old horizontal and vertical folds. Spotted, two small holes. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28026

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[JERUSALEM]. [Caption title:] Jerusalem map 1952. [Jerusalem]. [Jahshan Bros.], [1952]. Dimensions 480 x 660 mm. Single sheet, printed on one side only. Pasted into original publisher’s pictorial powder blue wrappers. A trifle creased. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28029

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BURNET, Thomas. De Fide & Officiis christianorum Liber Posthumus. Londini [i.e. London]. Typis S. A. Impensis J.Hooke, 1727. Second edition. 8vo. 32, 216pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28050

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[REMBRANDT]. Rembrandt tentoonstelling ter herdenking van de geboorte van rembrandt op 15 juli 1606. [Haarlem]. [Joh. Enschede ed Zonen], 1956. First edition. 8vo. xxiv, 215pp, [1]. Numerous black and white photographic illustrations in the text. Contemporary green half-morocco, dark green cloth boards, tooled and lettered in gilt to spine. Original publisher's pictorial upper wrapper bound in. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of half-title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28051

LYND, Sylvia. The yellow placard. London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1931. First edition. 8vo. 80pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, loss to lettering-piece. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Humbert Wolfe / from / Sylvia Lynd / a fragment of her / debt. 4. 4. 31.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27005

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GRESWELL, Rev. W. Parr. Memoirs of angelus politianus, actius sincerus sannazarius, petrus bembus, hieronymous fracastorius, marcus antonius flaminius, and the amalthei... Manchester. Printed by R. & W. Dean & Co. for Cadell and Davies, 1801. First edition. 8vo. [2], ii, 211pp, [1]. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's marbled paper boards. Heavily rubbed, joints split, without spine panel. Scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28061

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CHATEAUBRIAND, [Francois Auguste Rene], Vicomte De. The monarchy according to the charter. London. Printed for John Murray, 1816. First edition in English. 8vo. xvi, 252pp. Original publisher's red cloth, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece. Light rubbed, sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 28060

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LABAUME, Eugene. A circumstantial narrative of The Campaign in Russia... London. Printed for Samuel Leigh, 1815. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 416pp. With three engraved folding maps (one hand-coloured) Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28059

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[MUSÉE CENTRAL DES ARTS]. Notice des statues, bustes, bas-reliefs, et autres objets composant la Galerie des Antiques de musee central des arts, ouverie pour la premiere fois le dix-huit Brumaire an 9. Paris. De l'Imprimerie des Sciences et Arts, [s.d., c. 1810] 12mo. [2], 107pp, [1]. Later green diced calf, tooled in gilt and blind. Rubbed, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28048

BERANGER, P[ierre]-J[ean] de. Chansons inedites. Paris. Baudouin Freres, 1828. 12mo. Via, [1], 132pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-roan, marbled boards. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, damp-stained and spotted throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 17721

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[ACTS - GEORGE III]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for granting a bounty upon the importation of white oak staves, and heading, from the British colonies or plantations in America. London. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1771. Folio. [2], 1227-1234pp, [2]. With a final blank leaf. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24231

[ACTS - GEORGE III]. [Drop-head title:] An Act for allowing the importation of wheat, wheat flour, rye, rye meal, and Indian corn, into this kingdom, for a limited time, free of duty. London. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1772. Folio. [2], 775-776pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24244

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BOWRING, John. Poetry of the magyars, preceded by a sketch of the language and literature of hungary and transylvania. London. Printed for the author, and sold by Robert Heward et al., 1830. First edition. 8vo. xvi, lxxxiii, [1], 312pp [4]. With a list of subscriber's and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's olive green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, marked, sunned, and a trifle bumped, chipping to head of spine. Recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, spotted. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Mr James Bird / Yoxford / with ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19795

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[RYLANDS, John]. In memoriam: john rylands: Born february 7, 1801 Died december 11, 1888. Manchester. Printed for Private Circulation, 1889. First edition. Quarto. 72pp. With a half-title and a photogravure frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-tooled black morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Extremities slightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally immaculate. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18554

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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

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[MÉQUIGNON, Paul-Claude-Louis]. Catalogue de livres ecclésiastiques, de piété, classiques, liturgie et autres, qui se trouvent chez Méquignon junior, libraire, rue des Grands-Augustins, n.9.... Paris. de l'imprimerie de Cellot, 15 Octobre 1821 8vo. 54pp. Without final blank leaf. Disbound (evidently from a Sammelband), original publisher's wrappers preserved. Lightly damp-stained. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17467

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MICHAUD, L.G.. Catalogue de la librairie de L.G. Michaud éditeur de la biographie universelle, des oeuvres de Delille.... Paris. [s.n.], 1822. 8vo. 12pp. Disbound (evidently from a sammelband), original wrappers preserved. Margins closely trimmed, a trifle dusty. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 17468

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[GALERON, Frédéric]. Catalogue général de la bibliothèque de la ville de falaise. [Falaise]. [Imprimerie de Brée l'ainé], [1830]. First edition?. 8vo. 6, 41pp, [1]. Uncut. Stitched, as issued in original publisher's printed tan wrappers. Stitching perished, wrappers detached, text-block separated in constituent gatherings, some chipping to extremities. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27784