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[EQUITABLE LIFE]. The Deed of Settlement of the Society for Equitable Assurances on Lives and Survivorships, As the same is inrolled in His Majesty's Court of King's Bench at Westminster, in the year 1765; with The Bye-laws and Orders. London. Printed by Taylor and Francis. 1854, [i.e. 1881]., 1881. 8vo. vi, 101, 98*-102*, 102**, 102dag, 102dagdag, 102s, 102ss, [2], 102-132, [1], 140-150. Complete despite a most erratic pagination. A handsome copy in contemporary calf, gilt, with longitudinal contrasting morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers and edges. Slightest of wear to extremities, two small ink-blots to upper board. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 10951
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RAGG, Thomas. The deity. A poem. In twelve books. London. Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1834. Second edition. 8vo. [5], viii-xix, [5], 330pp. Without half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting. Armroial bookplate of Stoneleigh Abbey and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription and manuscript note to recto of FFEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32288
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APOLLO ARTS CLUB. The delphic, the journal of the apollo arts club, no. 1 & 2. Sussex. The Apollo Arts Club, 1928. First edition. 8vo. Vol 1. 10pp. Original hand printed bifold staple-bound wrappers, printed in red and black on handmade paper. All edges uncut. Some creasing to corners and marking to rear wrapper. Internally bright save a little foxing, and rusting on the staple. With an ALS requesting Henry Williamson contribute to a future issue of the magazine: A plain headed postcard from travel writer and country walk enthusiast ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27930
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CORELLI, Marie. The devil's motor: a fantasy. [London]. Hodder & Stoughton, [1910]. First edition. Quarto. [44]p. Printed on rectos only. With six tipped-in colour illustrations by Arthur Severn. Original publisher's decorated red cloth, gilt title set within elaborate border of bat-winged motor car wheels, red pictorial dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, dustwrapper lightly marked and creased, chipped at edges, spine panel dulled, numerous repairs (in paper and tape) to verso. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28244
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TAYLOR, Shephard T.. The Diary of a Medical Student during the Mid-Victorian Period 1860-1864. Norwich. Jarold and Sons, Limited, [1927]. First edition. 8vo. vi, 211pp, [1]. With half-title, a photographic portrait frontispiece and 28 further photographic plates. Original publisher's tan half-cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, printed pink paper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, with staining to upper board, spine slightly dulled. Very light spotting to endpapers. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34462
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BREWER, E[benezer] Cobham. The dictionary of phrase and fable. London. Cassell, Petter, & Galpin, [c.1872]. Third edition. 8vo. In 15 parts. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's orange printed paper wrappers. Some loss, chipping, and spots of marking to all extremities, parts 3 and 5 without upper wrappers, lower wrappers of parts 3, 13, and 15 detached, both wraps of part 10 detached, gatherings of parts 5 and 10 separating. Overall internally clean and crisp but for some light foxing. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 14059
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[COLUMBUS, Christopher]. The discovery of america by c. columbus. London. W. Wetton, [s.d., c.1820] 12mo. [3]-vi, [1], 8-176pp. With a wood-cut plate, five wood-cut illustrations in the text, and two terminal advertisement leaves. Contemporary sheep, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt, blind-stamp of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge to upper boards. Rubbed, joints split. Small paper repairs to margins of leaves B3, F3, and H3, occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18659
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[GARTH, Samuel, Sir]. The dispensary. A poem. In six cantos. London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson, 1741. Tenth edition. [24], 84pp. Title in red and black. With initial blank (A1) and an engraved frontispiece and a further six engraved plates. ESTC T34573. Foxon G32.

[Bound with:] A Compleat key to the dispensary Written by Sir Samuel Garth, M.D. To which are added, Near an Hundred Lines omitted in the late Editions of the poem... London. Printed for Thomas Astley, 1746. Fourth edition. viii, [1], ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 19742
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[GARTH, Samuel]. The dispensary. A poem. In six canto's.. London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson , 1741. 8vo. [24], 84pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Title page in red and black. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, with contrasting (modern) gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Worn, with surface loss to boards, chipping to foot of spine, light scoring, and staining to upper board. With a pasted-in portrait of the author to second blank fly-leaf. Leaves browned, with scattered spotting and staining. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 34973
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H[ORNE], J[ohn]. The diversions of an autograph-hunter. London. Elliot Stock, 1894. First edition. 8vo. [6], 106pp. With a frontispiece facsimile of a note signed by Mark Twain, and one further plate of facsimile autographs. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed. Endpapers browned, inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21812
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[RICHARDSON, Thomas]. The diverting history of tom thumb. Derby. Thomas Richardson, [s.d., c.1830] 11pp. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece.

[Together with:] The surprising history of ali baba, or, the forty thieves. Derby. Thomas Richardson, [s.d., c.1830]. 12pp. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece.

[And:] The interesting story of beauty and the beast. Derby. Thomas Richardson, [s.d., c.1830]. 12pp. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece.

[And:] The renowned history of jack the giant killer. Derby. Thomas Richardson, [s.d., c.1830]. 12pp. With ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26052
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CHAUNCY, Isaac. The Divine Institution of Congregational Churches, Ministry and Ordinances, [As has bin Professed by those of that Persuasion] Asserted and Proved from the word of god. London. Printed for Nathanael Hiller.., 1697. Sole edition. 12mo. xii, 142pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf. Worn, with loss to spine, splitting to joints (but with boards holding firmly), some marking to boards, damp-staining, some browning and occasional marginal worming to text-block. Early ink inscription ('John Stacy his book') to FFEP, further pencilled inscription to FEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 15245
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ROBERTS, William. The Divine Institution of the Gospel Ministry, and the Necessity of Episcopal Ordination, Asserted, by Proofs from Scripture, and the Practice of the Primitive and Purest Ages of the Christian Church. In a sermon, Preach’d at the Primary Visitation Of the Right Reverend Father in god offspring blackall, Formerly Lord Bishop of exon. Held at Okehampton in the County of Devon, Aug. 19, 1709. London. Printed for Benjamin Matthews et al., [1750]. Fourth edition. 8vo. viii, 31pp, [2]. With two terminal leaves of publisher’s advertisements. Later buff wrappers. Initial and terminal leaves pasted to wrappers. Extremities heavily worn and marked, loss to spine and panel edges. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30923
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ALLAWAY, Mr. A. W. The doctrine of ratio. Bristol. Printed by J. W. Newcombe, 1824. First edition. 8vo. 24pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Rubbed, marked, and discoloured, spine worn, early inked ownership inscription to upper wrapper. Foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26584
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CLARKE, T. H. The domestic architecture of the reigns of queen elizabeth and james the first illustrated by a series of views of English Mansions, with brief historical and descriptive accounts of each subject. London. Priestley and Weale, 1833. First edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 24, [2], 2pp. With 20 lithographed plates, two wood-cut illustrations in the text, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth boards, modern calf spine, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Boards rubbed and marked. Recent bookplate of Josceline Grove to FEP, modern typed bookseller's description tipped-in to FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 30999