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MULDER, Claas. Over eenen zoogenaamden zwavelregen in Mei 1826 in Vriesland Gevallen. Te Amsterdam. Lodewijk van Es, 1827. First edition. 8vo. [2], 38pp. Uncut in original publisher's plain green paper wraps. Author and publication date in manuscript to upper wrap, slight wear and soiling. Occasional spots of foxing, ink -stamps of the Royal Meteorological Society to upper wrap and title. Ink inscription to head of title (Presentation?) More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 13430
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BRETÓN DE LOS HERREROS, Manuel. Otro diablo predicador, ó el Liberal por fuerza. Madrid. Imprenta de Repullés, 1835. [2], 30pp.

[Bound with:] BRETÓN DE LOS HERREROS, Manuel. Un tercero en discordia... Madrid. Imprenta de Venes, 1839. 96pp. Partially unopened.

[And:] VARELA, J. El mulato... Madrid. Imprenta de Repullés, 1840. 60pp.

[And:] [SEGOVIA, Antonio Maria]. A un cobarde otro mayor... Madrid Imprenta de Yenes, 1840. 42pp.

[And:] GIL, Isidoro. Los celos... Madrid. Imprenta de Repullés, 1842. 68pp.

[And:] VEGA, Ventura de la. Por él ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25049
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VERTOT, René Aubert de, abbé. Origine de la grandeur de la cour de rome: et de la nomination aux eveche's et aux abbaïes de france. A la Haye [i.e. The Hague]. Chez Jean Neaulme, 1737. First edition. [4], 244pp, [2]. With two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Title in red and black.

[Bound with:] Recueil de plusieurs pieces, contenant les secrets les plus cachées des jesuites. Cologne. Chez Charles Marteau, 1733. First edition. [16], 160pp. Unpaginated preliminaries partially misbound.

12mo and 8vo. Later calf-backed speckled paper boards, morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Later recased. Extremities worn, upper joint split, loss to spine caps. Early ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28444
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OPTATUS, Saint. Optati afri milevitani episcopi De Schismate Donatistarum contra parmenianum Donatistam Libri Septem... Londini [i.e. London]. Typis Joh. Legat, 1631. First edition. 8vo. [16], 271, 276-364pp. With errata to verso of title page. Contemporary blind-ruled speckled calf, title in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and a trifle marked, minute worm-holes to lower joint and foot of spine. Without free-endpapers, rear pastedown sprung, early inscriptions to title page of Sa. Byfield, (?) J. Rougier, and 'Grego: Fitz Gerald for J. Bro:', head of text-block trimmed, occasional spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19364
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LAMOTTE-FOUQUE, [Friedrich Heinrich Karl]. Ondine, suivie de vingt et un ans, ou le prisonnier. Paris. Chez Arthus Bertrand, 1822. 8vo. [2], 204pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Bound by W. Dearden of Nottingham in contemporary gilt-tooled navy half-calf, burgundy cloth boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, binder's ticket and recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, offsetting to title, scattered foxing. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21064
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[LITRUGY - Spanish]. Oficio divino: devocionario que contiene. El Oficio del Domíngo las vísperas, y las oraciones para los santos de españa y américa, etc. París. Librería A. Aimond, [1895]. 12mo. [4], 180pp. Contemporary tessellated mother-of-pearl, two metal clasps incorporating a cruciform design. Housed in custom dark green cloth clamshell case. Green cloth joints starting. Leaves lightly browned, modern book-label of Robin de Beaumont to verso of FFEP. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31138
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[BOILEAU-DESPREAUX, Nicolas]. Oeuvres diverses Du Sieur D*** avec le traite du sublime ou du merveilleux dans le discours, Traduit du Grec de Longin. a Amsterdam. Chez Abraham Wolfgang, 1677. Nouvelle edition, Reveue, corrigee, & augmentee de plusieurs Pieces nouvelles. 12mo. 160, [40], 101-214pp, [10]. With an extra-engraved title page, and four further engraved plates, all included in the pagination. Contemporary British (likely English) calf, blind-ruled to spine compartments and boards, with floral device to each corner of boards, with contrasting red morocco lettering-piece ('Boileaus Poetry'). Slightly rubbed, bumping to corners, joints just starting. Some marking to pastedowns, with bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP. ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19679
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MOLIERE. Oeuvres choisies de moliere. Paris. A la Librairie de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse, 1861. 8vo. x, 488pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 19 engraved plates. Contemporary prize binding, gilt-tooled calf, red calf lettering-piece, marbled edge. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked prize inscription to front blank fly-leaf, foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 29767
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DA COSTA, Jose Daniel Rodrigues. O espreitador do mundo novo. Obra critica, moral, e divertida. Lisboa [i.e. Lisbon]. Simao Thaddeo Ferreira, 1802. First edition. Quarto. In twelve parts. 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32pp. With a woodcut vignette to title, and a further 11 identical woodcut vignettes in the text. Contemporary black morocco-backed marbled boards, gilt. Rubbed, some surface loss. Marbled endpapers, small neat paper repair to verso of title (slight loss to imprint), very occasional chipping to margins. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 20924
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PORTAL, Antione. Observations sur la nature et sur le traitement du rachitisme, ou des courbures de la colonne vertebrale, et de celles des extremities superieures et inferieures. A Paris. Chez Merlin, 1797. First edition. 8vo. viii, 388pp. With half-title. Contemporary sheep, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, spine richly gilt, marbled endpapers. Rubbed, spine discoloured. Half-title browned, leaves lightly toned/spotted. From the library of British physiologist John Yudkin (1910-1995), with his bookplate to FEP. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 17017
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CARDUCCI, Giosue. Nuove poesie di giosue carducci (enotrio romano). In Bologna. Presso Nicola Zanichelli, 1875. Seconda edizione. 8vo. [2], xlii, 205pp, [1]. Portrait frontispiece (reproduced from a woodcut) of the author.Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards. Marbled endpapers, original wrappers bound in. Slight rubbing to extremities, corners, else a near fine copy. Inked ownership inscription of George Meredith to upper wrapper, which with the other preliminaries is slightly discoloured. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25395
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MOUNIER, M. [Jean Joseph]. Nouvelles observations sur les etats-generaux de france. Par M. Mounier, Secretaire des Etats de la Province de Dauphine. [s.l.]. [s.n.], 1789. First edition. 8vo. 282pp, [2]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf. Rubbed to extremities, cracking to joints, dart-holes to foot of spine, without lettering-piece. Dugald Stewart's copy, with his characteristic signature to FEP, largely obscured by the armorial bookplate of (George) 'Cranstoun of Corehouse'. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 26077