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[WILLCOCK, John]. [Drop-head title:] The particulars of a desirable leasehold estate, situate On the West Side of St. James's Hay-Market...Which will be Sold by Auction, By Mr. Willcock... [London]. [s.n.], [1799]. Dimensions 200 x 330 mm. Single leaf broadside, edges uncut. Old central horizontal fold. A trifle dusty. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33201

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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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[LYME REGIS]. [Drop-head title:] The petition of Henry Holt Henley Esq; complaining of an Undue Election and Return for the Borough of Lyme-Regis. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1728]. Dimensions 200 x 320 mm. Single sheet. Docket title to verso. Lightly browned and spotted. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30974

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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

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[TALES AND STORIES]. [Drop-head title:] The waggon load of gold. Part I. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] 8pp. With numerous woodcut illustrations in the text.

[Bound with:] [Drop-head title:] The waggon load of gold. Part II. [s.i.] [s.n.], [s.d.] 8pp. With numerous woodcut illustrations in the text.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] The house that jack built. [s.i.] [s.n.], [s.d.] 8pp. With numerous woodcut illustrations in the text.

[And:] [Drop-head tile:] Jack jingle. [s.i.] [s.n.], [s.d.] 8pp. With numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32533

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[DUKE OF WELLINGTON]. [Drop-head title:] To be given away! The Duke of Wellington, a whole-length portrait of the great warrior and statesman, representing him in his tent on the field of waterloo will be given to all purchasers of the new cheap london weekly newspaper, the magnet... [London]. Rogers, Printer, [1837]. Dimensions 200 x 120 mm. Single leaf broadside. Mounted on later paper. A trifle creased. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31396

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[QUEEN ANNE]. [Drop-head title:] To the queen's Most Excellent majesty. The Humble address Of Your majesty's Commissioners of lieutenancy for the City of london. London. Printed for A. Baldwin, 1710. Dimensions 200 x 350 mm. Single leaf broadside, edges uncut. Disbound, calf remnants to left-hand edge, browned. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33214

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[NAPOLEON]. [Drop-head title:] Under the patronage of her most gracious majesty, his royal highness prince albert, &c. Royal surrey zoological gardens, The summer season at this Favourite place of Fashionable Resort will commence on monday, may 13th, 1850, tuesday, 14th, wednesday, 15th, thursday, 16th and be continued on each of those days throughout the Season. First representation of an entirely new-modelled dioramic picture, representing the passage of the alps by napoleon & his army, the largest picture in the world... [London]. J. W. Peel, [1850]. Dimensions 450 x 290 mm. Single leaf broadside. Central old vertical fold, two old horizontal folds. A trifle dampstained. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30476

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[PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY]. [Drop-head title:] Under the immediate Patronage of Their Majesties. Philharmonic Society. (Twenty-second season.) 1834. List of subscribers. [London]. [C. & W. Reynell], [1834]. Folio. Single bifolium. 4pp. Three old horizontal folds, a trifle creased, spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 26176

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[UNIVERSAL SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE]. [Drop-head title:] Universal Society of the Friends of the People. [London?]. [s.n.], [1792?] 8vo. 4pp. Disbound. Single bifolium, separated into two leaves. Lightly spotted. Short tear head of second leaf. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29107

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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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[WILLIAM BAIN & COMPANY]. [Drop-head title:] William bain & company's improved wrought-iron continuous bar fencing, For horses, cattle, sheep, and deer. Edinburgh. Banks & Co. [s.d., c. 1876] Folio. Single bifolium. Five old horizontal folds, else clean and crisp. Manuscript docket title to blank verso of second leaf. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31295

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[BROADSIDE BALLADS]. [Drop-head title:] Write me a letter from home... [London]. W. S. Fortey, [s.d., between 1858 and 1885] Dimensions 190 x 250 mm. Single leaf broadside. With two woodcut vignettes. Early folds, some spotting and small holes to margins, creased. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 25477

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[LEYBOURNE, George]. [Drop-head title:] You never miss the water till the Well runs Dry...After the opera: Sung by George Leybourne... [s.l.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Dimensions 190 x 240 mm. Single leaf broadside. With a single - very worn - woodcut vignette. Creased and a trifle spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25478

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[LUND, John, of Pontefract]. Ducks and green peas; or, the newcastle rider. A Farce in one Act founded on fact. To which is added, the newcastle rider. A tale in rhyme. Alnwick. Printed and sold by W. Davidson, 1827. 12mo. 34pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's pictorial printed grey wrappers. Slight rubbing to spine, a trifle spotted. More > £ 275.00 Antiquates Ref. 16529

SHERWOOD, [Mary Martha]. Dudley castle. London. William Darton and Son, c.1832. First edition. 12mo. 108pp. With an engraved frontispiece and an additional engraved title. Original publisher's red roan-backed marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Slightest of rubbing to spine. Ink gift inscription to verso of frontispiece, light foxing, a fine copy. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 14416

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VIETTE, M. de. Dumourier unmasked: or, an account of the life and adventures of the hero of jemapper. London. Printed for the author; and sold by J. Owen et al., 1793. First edition. 8vo. [2], 106pp. Modern brown paper boards, contrasting green calf lettering-piece to spine. Text-block lightly dampstained at head, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33756

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DUNCAN, [William Wallace]. Duncan on Investment and Speculation in Stocks and Shares. London. Effingham Wilson, 1895. Fifth edition. 8vo. [6], 227pp, [1]. Original publisher's embossed green cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, top-edge a trifle dusty. Decorated endpapers, blank fly-leaves browned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23101

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HOOLE, Elijah. Dureisâni-tamil-puttagam. The lady's tamil book. Containing the morning and evening services, and other portions of the book of common prayer, in romanized tamil: accompanied by the english version in parallel columns. Together with an anglo-tamil grammar and vocabulary. London. Longman and Co.. Madras. Higginbotham, 1859. First edition. 8vo. [4], 148pp, [2]. Parallel English and Tamil text. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked. Hinges exposed, scattered spotting, early manuscript Tamil language annotations throughout. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32612

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AYLIES, Mr.. Du Systeme Penitentiare et De Ses Conditions Fondamentales. Paris. Librairie de Ch. Gosselin Et Ce., 1837. First Edition?. 8vo. [4], iv, 246pp, [2]. Original publisher's printed yellow paper wraps. A trifle rubbed/marked, slight spotting to text, else a fine copy More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 10798