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WORDSWORTH, William. The poetical works... London. Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1923. 8vo. xxxii, 986pp. Contemporary red half-morocco, red cloth boards, ruled in gilt, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Very minor shelf-wear. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 29603
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WORDSWORTH, William. The poetical works. London. Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1832. New edition. 12mo. In four volumes. Contemporary gilt-tooled green crushed half-morocco, marbled paper boards, T.E.G. Without lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed, spines sunned. Pencilled ownership inscription of Honor Rolleston to FEP of Volume I. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32417
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[WORTHING]. A poetic sketch intended as an accompaniment to an Engraving, just published, (from a drawing by the author), to which is added an address on the means of a further illustration of that beautiful sea-bathing town the town of worthing. London. Printed for the author, and published at the Libraries, Worthing, and sold by all booksellers, 1828. 12mo in 6s. [4], xii, 32, 4pp. With an (apparently additional) lithograph view of Worthing (on india paper, and mounted), preceding the title, a half-title, and two terminal leaves of advertisement for 'publishing a south-east bird's-eye view of the town of Worthing'. Contemporary marbled boards, neatly rebacked in gilt-tooled red morocco. Worn to corners, edges, rubbing to surfaces. Some spotting internally, occasional marginal loss, with old tape repairs ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19648
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WORTHY, Charles. Practical heraldry or The Epitome of English Armory showing how and by whom arms may be borne or acquired, how pedigrees may be traced or family histories ascertained. London. George Redway, 1889. First edition. 8vo. viii, 250pp, [6]. With 124 illustrations in the text from designs by the author and three terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Partially unopened in modern bright-red morocco, ruled and lettered in gilt, top-edge gauffered; with a loosely inserted typed note attributing the binding to Maureen Duke. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33147
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WOTY, W[illiam]. The blossoms of helicon. London. Printed for the author; And Sold by W. Flexney, 1763. First edition. 12mo. [12], 162pp, [2]. With a list of subscriber's. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, lower joint starting, corners bumped. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP, early inked ownership inscription 'Wm. Armroid his Book' to verso of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 30577
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WRIGHTSON, Thomas. On the punishment of death. London. John Hearne, 1837. Third edition. 8vo. xxiv, 113pp, [1]. Original publisher’s green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 26388
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WRIGHT, Thomas. A history of caricature & grotesque In Literature and Art. London. Virtue Brothers & Co., 1865. First edition. Quarto. xvi, 494pp. Title in red and black. Handsomely bound by Holloway (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Spine a trifle dulled. Armorial bookplate of Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, first Baron Tweedmouth (1820-1894) to FEP. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 24077
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[WYNDHAM, Henry Penruddocke]. A tour through monmouthshire and wales, Made in the Months of June, and July, 1774. And in the Months of June, July, and August, 1777. Salisbury. Printed and sold by E. Easton, 1781. Second edition. Quarto. [4], xii, 214pp, [2]. With 16 engraved plates and a terminal leaf of errata. Contemporary speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Recent armorial bookplate of Leonard Harrison Matthews to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24110
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[WYNDHAM, William, Sir]. A letter From a Absented Member to a Friend at Westminster, Shewing his reasons for retiring into the Country upon the present Situation of the Affairs of Great Britain. London. Printed for J. Standen, 1739. First edition. 8vo. [2], 5-26pp. Without half-title. Recent two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Minor wear to extremities. Inked ownership inscription and slight loss to head of title, lightly dust-soiled/toned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21654
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WYRLEY, William. The true use of arms. Reprinted from the original edition, 1592. London. John Gray Bell, 1853. vii, [3], 42pp. With six engraved plates depicting coast of arms.

[Bound with:] ST. GEORGE, Sir Richard. The heraldic visitation of westmoreland, made in the year 1615. London. John Gray Bell, 1853.vi, [2], 57pp, [1]. Title in red and black.

[And:] Pedirgree of the family of scott, of stokoe. Reprinted from the original edition 1783, with introduction, continuation, &c. London. John Gray Bell, 1852. 47pp, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34217
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XENOPHON. Xenophontos Apomnemoneumata. xenophontis memorabilia. Cum apologia socratis eidem auctori vulgo adscripta. Ex recensione schneideri ejusdem notis instruxit, et doctorum annotationibus aliorum auxit robertus young. Glasguae [i.e. Glasgow]. Ex prelo Academico, typis et cura andreae & Joannis M. Duncan, 1826. 8vo. vii, [1], 327pp, [1]. First two words of title transliterated from the Greek. Attractively bound in contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges.A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, contemporary prize inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33048
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YATE, Rev. William. An account of new zealand; and of the formation and progress of the church missionary society's mission in the northern island. London. Seeley and Burnside, 1835. First edition. 8vo. [8], 310pp, [10]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, a further nine engraved plates, and an engraved folding map.Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, later recased, new endpapers. Lightly rubbed, lower joint split, spine sunned. Scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31383