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[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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SHELDON, Frederick. Mieldenvold, the student; or, the pilgrimage through northumberland, durham, berwickshire, and the adjacent counties. Berwick-upon-Tweed. Published at the Warder Office, 1843. First edition. 8vo. 176pp. Original publisher's brown embossed cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked. Inked ownership inscription 'Dr. Brown / 1843' to head of creased title. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24617

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[BROADSIDE BALLADS]. [Drop-head title:] Where the grass Grows Green... London. W. S. Fortey, [s.d., between 1858 and 1885] Dimensions 190 x 250 mm. Single leaf broadside. Printed in two columns. With two woodcut vignettes. A trifle creased, numerous minute holes to edges. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24621

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[BROADSIDE BALLADS]. [Drop-head title:] The ancient ship, the noah's ark. Our saviour the captain. Devonport. Printed by S. & J. Keys, [s.d., 1870s?] Dimensions 190 x 250 mm. Single leaf broadside. Printed in two columns. With two woodcut vignettes. A trifle creased, two old horizontal folds, short tear to right-hand margin. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24623

[SONGS]. The moon is on the water...Donald's return to Glencoe. Durham. Walker, Printer, [s.d., c.1845] Dimensions 190 x 260 mm. Single leaf broadside. Woodcut vignette to head. Printed in two columns, text within decorative border. A trifle creased, some chipping to margins. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24624

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[BROADSIDE BALLADS]. [Drop-head title:] The Rolling river. [Helston, Cornwall]. R. Woolcock, [s.d., c. 1850] Dimensions 180 x 250 mm. Single leaf broadside. Text within ornamental border. With a woodcut vignette. A trifle creased, some chipping/short tears to margins, later paper repair to lower right-hand corner. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24625

CROMPTON, Richmal. William in Trouble. London. George Newnes, [1927]. First edition. 8vo. 261pp, [1]. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in black. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, spotting to edges. Light scattered foxing. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24749

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[KENDALL, Edward Augustus]. Burford Cottage, and it's robin-red-breast. London. Printed for Thomas Tegg and Son et al., 1835. First edition. 8vo. [4], 476pp. With an engraved frontispiece and title vignette by George Cruikshank. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, bookplate of Allston A. Kisby to FEP, inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, scattered foxing. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24887

TROLLOPE, Anthony. Ralph the Heir. London. Strahan & Co., 1871. First edition. 8vo. iv, 434pp. With 18 engraved plates. Contemporary half-calf, brown cloth boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Extremities heavily rubbed and sunned. Marbled endpapers, scattered foxing. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24889

HERBERT, A[lan] P[atrick]. Poor poems and rotten rhymes. Winchester. P. & G. Wells, 1910. First edition. 12mo. 72pp. Unopened in original publisher's printed buff wrappers, housed in custom navy cloth clamshell case. Extremities a trifle rubbed. Internally immaculate. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24964

GAY, John. MOORE, Edward. Fables by John Gay, in two parts; to which are added fables by Edward Moore. Paris. At the printing office and stereotype foundery of P. Didot the elder, and of F. Didot, 1813. 12mo. [3], 6-235pp, [1]. Without half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled sheep, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Extremities rubbed, joints split, chipping to head of spine. Marbled endpapers, early inked ownership inscription to head of title page, scattered foxing. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 24994

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BRAYLEY, E[dward] W[edlake]. Views in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire; illustrative of the works of Robert Bloomfield; accompanied with descriptions: to which is annexed, a memoir of the poet's life. London. Published by Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe et al., [1806]. First edition. 8vo. 56pp. With an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and a further 13 engraved plates. Bound by C. A. Campling of Yarmouth in contemporary half-vellum, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Extremities discoloured and a trifle rubbed. Scattered foxing, minute worm-track to fore-edge. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 25132

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HALL, Mrs. S. C.. The juvenile forget me not. A Christmas and New Year's gift, of birthday present, for the year 1829. London. N. Hailes, [1829]. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 239pp, [1]. With an engraved presentation plate, a further 14 engraved plates, and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's roan-backed cream boards, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. FFEP torn away. Early inked ownership inscription of Edith Mary Simpson to recto of blank fly-leaf, presentation plate working-loose, two gatherings protruding from text-block, very occasional spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 25140

O'LEARY, Rev. Arthur. Miscellaneous tracts... London. Printed by H. Reynell, For P. Keating, 1782. Third edition. 8vo. [2], v-xx, 417pp, [1]. Without half-title. With a final page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain red morocco. Rubbed and marked. Occasional ink-stamps of the Pantasaph Monastery library, scattered foxing. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 25287

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[PRETYMAN, George]. Claim and case and evidence in the service of George Lord Bishop of Winchester, as nearest heir-male in general of Sir Thomas Pretyman of Greensfarme, baronet of Nova Scotia, and retour of the service. 1823. [s.l.]. [s.n.], [1823]. First edition. Folio. iv, 47pp, [1]. With a folding genealogical table. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, recently rebacked to style. Boards rubbed. Armorial bookplate to FEP, foxed. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 25295

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[SPARROW, J.]. This eventful year! 1880...J. sparrow Takes this opportunity of sincerely thanking the discriminating public...and favoured him with their patronage, that he has secured a more suitable and prominent position... Weymouth. "Guardian" Steam Printing Works, [1880]. Dimensions 130 x 190 mm. Single leaf handbill, printed on one side only. A trifle spotted. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 25355

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[CURLING]. GALLOWAY, Andrew. [Drop-head title:] Curling tables. [Glasgow]. [s.n.], [1850]. Dimensions 130 x 200 mm. Single sheet, printed on one side only. Old central vertical fold. A trifle creased, manuscript title to verso. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 25549

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WATTS, I[saac]. The first set of Catechisms and Prayers: or, the religion of little children, Under Seven or Eight Years of Age... Derby. Printed by and for Henry Mozley and Sons, [s.d., 1840s] 16mo. 31pp, [1]. Wrappers included in pagination. Original publisher's green pictorial wrappers. A clean and crisp copy. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 25599

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AKENSIDE, Mark. The pleasures of imagination... London. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1810. New edition. 12mo. [2], 159pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further four engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed, upper joint split. Marbled endpapers, later inked ownership inscription of J. T. Coleridge to recto of front blank fly-leaf, offsetting to title, short tear to head of final leaf. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 26015

CROOK, William. Four Days. London. Eyre Methuen, 1979. First edition. 8vo. 171pp. Original publisher's grey cloth, lettered in gilt. Without dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear. Internally clean and crisp. With an A.L.S., pasted to front endpapers, from the author (dated 7th August 1979) addressed to John Douglas Slim (1927-2019), son of Field Marshal William 'Bill' Slim, first Viscount Slim (1891-1970), thanking him for his assistance in researching the book. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 26242