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[SMITH, Horace]. [SMITH, James]. Rejected addresses: or, the new theatrum poetarum. London. John Murray, 1833. Eighteenth edition. 8vo. [iii]-xxxi, [1], 170pp. With engraved frontispiece (features picked out in rouge), without half-title. Contemporary pink calf, gilt, spine richly so, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Light rubbing and slight marking to extremities, slight spotting and offsetting, else fine. Presentation copy, inscribed '1838 This Book was presented to Sir Edward Sugden by one of its authors and his faithful friend and servant James Smith' More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12747
STEARNE, Johanne. Tractatus de visitatione infirmorum, Seu de eis Parochorum Officiis, quae infirmos, et moribundos respiciunt. In Gratiam Juniorum, & in Visitandis Infirmis minus Exercitatorum Editus. Londini [i.e. London]. Prostant apud A Baldwin, 1704. Second edition. 12mo. [10], 120pp. A1 not present, likely duplicate title as of 1700 edition. Contemporary speckled calf, recently rebacked. Slight rubbing to extremities. Both front and rear pastedowns have worked loose, occasional marginal browning. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12789
GIBBS, Frederick Waymouth. Recognition: a chapter from the history of the North American & South American States. London. Printed by W. M'Dowall, 1863. Second edition. [2], 46pp.

[Bound after:] The foreign enlistment act, London, William Ridgway, 1863. 74pp.

[And with:] Once a clergyman, always a clergyman. A letter to the Lord Bishop of London. London, William Ridgway, 1865. 78pp.

[And:] Extradition treaties. London, William Ridgway, 1868. 69pp

8vo. Handsomely bound in contemporary half calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Extremities somewhat rubbed to joints and corners. Internally clean ... More >
£ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12929
KINGSLEY, Rev. Charles. The limits of exact science as applied to history. An Inaugural Lectures, delivered before the university of cambridge. Cambridge. Macmillan and Co., 1860. First edition. 8vo. [6], 72pp, 23pp of advertisements, [1]. Original publisher's printed boards, spine restored. Rubbed, with loss to spine at head, bumping to corners. Presentation copy, inscribed twice: with 'From the author to Elizabeth Stisted, Eversley Augt. 12th 1861' to head of upper board, and 'Miss Stisted with the Rev. Kingsley's kind regards, Eversley aug 12/61' to head of half title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13060
FULLOM, S. W.. The life of general sir howard douglas...from his notes, conversations, and correspondence. London. John Murray, 1863. First edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 431pp, [1], 32pp publisher's catalogue. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-tooled blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Slight wear and to odd spot of soiling, spine sunned. Offsetting to title, sporadic foxing. From the Raglan family library of Cefntilla Court, with the recent armorial bookplate of the estate, and the earlier bookplate of Lord Raglan to FEP. Presentation copy, with ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13101
HEWLETT, John Rev.. A vindication of the authenticity of the Parian Chronicle, in answer to a dissertation on that subject, lately published. London. Printed for John Edwards, 1789. First edition. 8vo in 4s. [4], 178pp, [6]. With an engraved plate depicting the Parian Chronicle. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, substantial surface loss to spine, lettering-piece working loose, light damp-staining to boards. Upper hinge cracked, ink inscription to FEP reading 'Ex Libris Jacob Hebard', ink inscription of '(?) Parker Nov 3. 1858' to head of title, offsetting from plate. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13127
[PLUMPTRE, John]. A concise view of the history of religious knowledge, from the creation of the world to the establishment of christianity. Intended as an introduction For young persons and others... Kidderminster. Printed by G. Gower, 1795. Second edition. 12mo. [2], 210pp, [6]. Contemporary mottled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, gilt. A trifle rubbed, slightest of splitting to joints. Deleted ink gift inscription to FEP, loss to top corner of FFEP, ink ownership inscription to recto of blank fly-leaf, horizontal tear to L2, not touching text, occasional light spotting and browning. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13499
HEYWOOD, B. A.. Report of the state of the liverpool institution, made to the meeting of the proprietors on the 14th march, 1820. Liverpool. Printed by G. F. Harris's Widow and Brothers, 1820. First edition. 8vo. v, [2], 8-24pp. Original publisher's drab paper wrappers. Substantial loss to spine, chipping to wrap edges, spotting. Title-page lightly foxed, else internally clean and crisp. Inscribed ‘Fasque’ to head of upper wrapper, from the recently dispersed Scottish Gladstone estates. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13682
SURTEES, R.S.. 'Plain or Ringlets?'. London. Bradbury and Evans, 1860. First edition in book form. 8vo. x, 406pp, 12pp adverts. Frontispiece, extra-engraved title and 12 hand-coloured plates by John Leech. Gilt-decorated red cloth. A crisp copy, with slight rubbing/bumping to extremities, bruising to head and foot of spine. Preserved in a cloth folding-box. With two bookplates to front endpapers. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13826
SURTEES, R.S.. 'Ask Mamma;' Or, the Richest Commoner in England. London. Bradbury and Evans, 1858. First edition in book form. 8vo. xii, 412pp. Frontispiece and 12 hand-coloured plates by John Leech. Gilt-decorated red cloth. Some slight rubbing/bumping to extremities, small chip at foot of spine, splitting to head and foot of spine, hinges split and straining, holding by cords only. Preserved in a cloth chemise and slip-case. With two bookplates to front endpapers (including the gilt-stamped red morocco example of Sir Hugh Walpole, Brackenburn, Keswick) More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13827
WARNER, Richard. An illustration of the Roman Antiquities discovered at Bath. Bath. Printed by W. Meyler, 1797. First edition. Quarto. [4], xxvi, 85pp, [1]. With 14 woodcut plates of antiquities. Uncut in early vellum backed marbled boards. Discolouration and light rubbing to extremities. Remnant of library label and some loss to FEP, ownership inscription and library stamp to title, slight marginal loss to bottom corner of B3, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13895
[CORBETT, Thomas]. An account of the expedition of the British fleet to Sicily, in the years 1718, 1719, and 1720. Under the command of Sir George Byng... London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson, 1739. Second edition. 8vo. 96pp. With a folding table. Contemporary calf, recent paper lettering-piece with title in manuscript, further titles and shelf marks in correction fluid, gilt. Rubbed, slight splitting to joints, loss to foot of spine. Bookplate of the Bath Public Reference Library to FEP, coloured pencil annotation to title, else clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13909
[HUDDESFORD, William]. The lives Of those eminent Antiquaries John Leland, Thomas Hearne, and Anthony a Wood; with An authentick Account of their respective Writings and Publications, from original papers. Oxford. Printed at the Clarendon Press, for J. and J. Fletcher...And Joseph Pote, 1772. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vii, [1], 111, [113], 20, [2], iv, 139, [9]; [2], v, [3], 404, 58pp, [2]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to each volume and a further nine engraved plates, three of which folding. Uncut in contemporary marbled boards, recently rebacked in calf. Heavy rubbing and some surface loss to boards. Recent armorial bookplates of 'G.A.B.D. Hacket' to both FEPs, eighteenth-century book label ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 14708
[POETICAL ABRIDGEMENT], [KING, William]. A Poetical Abridgement, Both in Latin and English, Of the Reverend Mr. Tutor Bentham's Letter to A Young Gentleman of oxford. To which are added Some Remarks on the Letter to a Fellow of a College. London. Printed for W. Owen, 1749. First edition. 8vo. 61pp, [1]. Parallel English and Latin text. Without half-title. Later marbled wrappers. Extremities worn, loss to spine and corners, title in manuscript to head of upper wrapper. Later inked ownership inscription to head of title page, foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 14719
HALL, Clara. The shepherd brothers. London. Edward Lacey, [s.d., c.1830s] First edition. 12mo in 6s. 72pp. With engraved frontispiece and three further plates. Original publisher's roan-backed printed paper boards. Spine a little chipped with three small wormholes, a trifle rubbed to extremities, else a handsome copy. Slightly shaken, text block split at pp.24-5. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 14996
HOEY, [Abraham] van. Letters and negociations of m. van hoey, Ambassador from the States-General to his Most Christian Majesty. Containing An exact Representation of the present State of the Court of France... London. Printed for J. Nourse, 1743. First English edition. 8vo. viii, 155pp, [1]. Recent navy half-morocco, blue cloth boards, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Very minor wear to extremities. Recent marbled endpapers, marginal repair to penultimate leaf, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15123