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STEVENSON, Alan. Biographical Sketch of the late Robert Stevenson. Edinburgh. W. Blackwood and Sons, 1861. First illustrated edition. Quarto. 32pp. With two finely engraved plates; a portrait frontispiece of the subject, and a fine dramatic view of the Bell Rock Lighthouse, originally drawn by Miss Stevenson. Original publisher's gilt-tooled and titled buckram. Spine a trifle faded, light shelf-wear and few indents to lower board, else a fine copy. Presentation copy, inscribed 'Tolbooth Chuch Library, From Mesr. Stevenson' to head of title, and in a ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31291
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BEETON, Mrs.. The "all about it" books. Mrs. Beeton's Dictionary of Every-day Cookery. London. S. O. Beeton, 1865. First edition in book form. 8vo. 371pp, [5]. With numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary black half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Heavily rubbed, joints starting, corners bumped and exposed. Two sheets of manuscript recipes naively stitched to gutter of title page, early inked ownership inscription of 'C. Campbell' to head, long tear to one leaf (p.255-256), without loss, very occasional chipping to margins, scattered spotting, later ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31368
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MARSHMAN, John Clark. The life and times of carey, marshman, and ward. Embracing the history of the serampore mission. London. Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1859. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xxvi, 511, [1], 24; xiii, [1], 527pp, [1]. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements to Vol. I. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked, lower joint of Vol. I starting, short tear to head of spine. Armorial bookplates of William Arthur, sixth Duke of Portland to both FEPs. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31376
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PRATT, Mr [Samuel Jackson]. Emma corbett. London. Printed for T. Beckett, 1789. Ninth edition. 12mo. In two volumes. [3], vi-viii, 264; 259pp, [1]. Without half-title. With an engraved frontispiece (each engraved after works by Angelica Kauffman) to each volume. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf. Without lettering-pieces. Rubbed, joints split, spines dulled. Short tear and slight loss to leading edge of leaf E10 of Vol. I. Armorial bookplates of George Jacob Bosanquet to both FEPs, ticket of bookseller T. Hookham of New ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 32557
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[STURLA THÓRDARSON]. JOHNSTON, Rev. James. The Norwegian account of haco's expedition against Scotland; A.D. MCCLXIII. now first published, in the original Islandic, from the Flateyan and Frisian mss. with a literal English version and notes. By the Rev. James Johnstone. [Copenhagen]. Printed for the Author, 1782. First English edition. 8vo. Fine and large paper issue. xv, [1], 143pp, [17]. With a half-title. Parallel Icelandic and English text. Finely bound in nineteenth-century burgundy straight-grain half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, black paper boards. Lightly rubbed, corners a little bumped, occasional spotting and marking to text, else fine. Early ink ownership inscription to head of title. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 32664
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ARNOLD, Matthew. New poems. London. Macmillan and Co., 1867. First edition. 8vo. viii, 244pp. With a half-title. Bound by Burn of London in original publisher's gilt-stamped green cloth. A trifle rubbed, spine slightly dulled. Armorial bookplate of Stephen George Holland and later ticket of Burrell of Chelmsford to FEP, early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33077
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JUNIUS. Junius. Stat nominis umbra. London. Printed for Henry Sampson Woodfall, 1772. First Woodfall edition, second issue. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], xxxii, vii, [1], [40]; [2], 356pp. With engraved title pages. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and marked, loss to head and foot of sunned spines. Early ownership inscriptions of J. Seale to both titles, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33096
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JUVENIS. The village muse; or, a poem on summer. York. Printed by Wilson, Spence, and Mawman, 1796. First edition. Quarto. [2], ix, [2], 10-118pp. With a half-title and a list of subscribers. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, contrasting black calf lettering-piece, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Liam Sims to FEP. Subscriber's copy; elaborate inked ownership inscription of Charles Stanley Esquire to recto of front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33118
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[CHILDREN'S CHAPBOOKS]. Little Peepy. London. William Wesley, [s.d., c. 1855] 24pp. With a woodcut frontispiece and several woodcut illustrations in the text. Apparently unrecorded.

[Bound with:] Little Folk's Books. The story of Little Maia. Edited by the Madame de Chatelain. [London]. [Darton & Co.], [s.d. c. 1855]. [16]pp. OCLC records copies at just two locations (Princeton and Toronto). Darton H150.

[And:] The little fortune seekers. London. Groombridge and Sons, [s.d. c. 1855]. 23pp, [1]. With ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33132
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AUSTEN, Jane. Letters of jane austen: edited with an introduction and critical remarks by edward, lord brabourne. London. Richard Bentley & Son, 1884. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xv, [1], 374, [2]; [6], 366pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to each volume. Original publisher's gilt-stamped olive-green cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, with neat repair to upper joint of Vol. II and little soiling to upper board of Vol. I. Armorial bookplates to FEPs with the Latin motto 'Suivant Saint Pierre', very occasional slight ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33138
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[QUEEN VICTORIA]. [Drop-head title:] The patriotic declaration of her most Gracious Majesty, queen victoria, Made in Council, on the 20th of June, 1837. [London]. Hodson, [1837]. Dimensions 220 x 370 mm. Single leaf broadside. Mounted on later card sheet.

[Together with:] [Drop-head title:] Biographical sketch of his Royal Highness the duke of kent; Father of her present Majesty. [London]. Hodson, [1837?] Dimensions 220 x 370 mm. Single leaf broadside. Mounted on later card sheet.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] The answer to the address of the city of london, of her Royal Highness, the duchess of kent; on ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33194
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CHEYNE, George. Philosophical principles of Natural Religion: Containing the elements of Natural Philosophy, and the proofs for Natural Religion, Arising from them.. London. Printed for George Strahan, 1705. First edition. 8vo. [34], 118, [1], 282, 68pp, [2]. Contemporary gilt-tooled blind-panelled calf,
contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, slight loss
to foot of spine. Some loss to rear pastedown, lightly browned throughout. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33229
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H[UTCHINSON], J[ohn] . A treatise of power essential and mechanical. Wherein the original, and that part of religion which now is natural, is stated. . London. Printed by W. Bowyer, 1732. First edition. 8vo. [2], 315pp, [7]. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, contrasting brown morocco-lettering piece. Rubbed and mark, with cracking to joints and small splits to head and foot of spine. Marbled endpapers. Inked ownership inscription of Anthony Murray to head of title. A touch of browning to endpapers, but otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33245
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CARMICHAEL, Alexander. Carmina gadelica: hymns and incantations with illustrative notes on words, rites, and customs, dying and obsolete: orally collected in the highlands and islands of scotland and translated into english. Edinburgh. Printed for the Author by T. and A. Constable, 1900. First edition. Quarto. One of 300 copies. In two volumes. [2], xxxii, 339, [1]; [2], xi, [1], 350pp, [2]. With half-titles and a portrait frontispiece to Vol. I. Original publisher's cream paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, printed cream dustwrappers. A trifle rubbed, dustwrappers worn, marked, and discoloured. Internally immaculate. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33256