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[FORD, John Walker]. [Three volumes of manuscript commonplace, with extensive notes on horticulture and planting]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c.1905] 8vo. Manuscript on paper. Three volumes; two in contemporary gilt-ruled red morocco, marbled edges (predominantly filled, the second with numerous leaves excised); the third, black half-calf over marbled boards, marbled edges (with many leaves unused). Extremities a trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Bookplates of John Walker Ford to FEPs of both full-calf volumes. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 14484
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FORDE, Georgiana M.. Christ The King of Love: A simple Life of Our Lord. London. Skeffington & Son, 1906. Second Impression. (Third and Fourth Thousands). 8vo. x, 163pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary prize binding, red calf, gilt supra libros of Christ's Hospital to upper board, marbled edges. Rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, prize bookplate to FEP, lightly foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23222
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FORBES, William. A treatise of Church-lands & Tithes: In two Parts... Edinburgh. Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, 1705. First edition. 8vo. [16], 450, 1pp, [23]. The first page of the index is numbered 1. With a terminal supplementary index leaf. Contemporary blind-tooled sprinkled calf. Without lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, marked, and dulled. Contemporary ownership inscription of Jacobi Nasmyth to FEP, later struck-through, near contemporary ownership inscriptions to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33329
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FONTENELLE, Monsieur [Bernard Le Bovier de]. The lives of the French, Italian, and German Philosophers. Late members of the Royal Academy of Science in Paris. Together with abstracts Of some of the Choicest Pieces, communicated by them to that Illustrious Society. To which is added, The preface of the Ingenious Monsieur Fontenelle, Secretary and Author of the History of the said Academy. London. Printed for W. Innys, 1717. First edition. 8vo. [16], xxxv, [1], 123, 122-441, 552, 455- 464pp, [4]. With two terminal advertisement leaves. Contemporary gilt-tooled, blind-panelled polished calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, small shelf-label to head of spine. A trifle rubbed, slightly chipped at head, else a fine copy. The Macclesfield copy, with the armorial 'North Library' bookplate (shelf-mark 45.C.29) and typical armorial blind- stamps to title page and first two leaves of text, ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 19580
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[FONTENELLE, Bernard Le Bovier de]. A plurality of Worlds. Written in French by the Author of the Dialogues of the Dead. Translated into English by Mr. glanvill. London. Printed, for R. Bently, 1695. Second edition. 12mo. [12], 152pp. Without initial two blank leaves. Contemporary blind-tooled mottled calf. Lightly rubbed and marked, some loss to head of spine. Without pastedowns, later armorial bookplate of John Jones of Llanarth Court, Monmouthshire to verso of upper board, small worm-track to foot of text-block, touching text in places. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 26436
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[FONTAINE, Nicolas]. [LE MAISTRE DE SACY, Isaac-Louis]. L'histoire du vieux et du nouveau testament, Representée avec des figures et explications edifiantes, tirées des SS. Peres. Dédiée à Monseigneur le Dauphin. Par le Sieur de Royaumont, Prieur de Sombreval. Paris. Chez Pierre le Petit, 1712. Nouvelle edition [i.e. new edition]. Quarto. [16], 552pp. Title in red and black. With 267 engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities heavily rubbed. Pastedowns sprung, short tear to lower corner of leaf Ii1, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31647
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FLOWER, Robin. The western island or the great blasket. Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1973. 8vo. vi, [2], 141pp, [1]. With four full-page illustrations. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Very slight shelf-wear, dustwrapper sunned. Illustrated endpapers, internally immaculate. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21247
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[FLORA'S GALA]. [FLAXMAN, Maria]. Flora's gala. Illustrated with elegant engravings. London. Printed for J. Harris, Successor to R. Newberry, at the Original Juvenile Library, 1808. First edition. 16mo. 16pp. With frontispiece and five further hand-coloured engraved plates depicting Flora (as a goddess) and her fairies, within detailed botanical scenes. Original printed wrappers, a little chipped and marked, some damp-staining to upper wrapper, contemporary previous owner's inscription to verso of frontispiece. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32832
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FLEURY, [Claude]. An Historical Catechism, Containing a Summary of the sacred history and Christian Doctrine. [London?]. [s.n.], 1726. First edition in English. 12mo. Two volumes bound as one. [4], lxiii, [1], 120, [4], 297, [11]. Contemporary gilt-tooled panelled black morocco, A.E.G. Rubbed, slight chipping to head and foot of spine, short crack to lower compartment, corners bumped, edges dusty. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label to FEP, front blank fly-leaf pasted to FFEP, later inked ownership inscriptions to verso of front blank fly-leaf and head of title, occasional light spotting. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 17537
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FLETCHER, John. A Rational Vindication of the Catholic Faith: Being the First Part of a Vindication of Christ's Divinity; Inscribed to the Reverend Dr. Priestley, By J. Fletcher, Vicar of Madeley, Salop. Left Imperect by the Author, and Now Revised, and Finished at Mrs. Fletcher's Request, By Joseph Benson.. Hull. Printed By George Prince, in Scale-Lane, and sold at the New Chapel, City-Road, London, [c.1790]. 8vo. 223pp, [1]. Uncut, in early roughly-sewn wrappers over original blue-paper wraps. Loss to over-wraps, some rounding to edges and occasional soiling of text block. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 10214
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FLETCHER, F. Morley. Wood-block printing... London. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., [s.d., c.1926?] 12mo. xxiii, 131pp, [3]. With a 23 half-tone reproductions of various examples of printing, an original print designed and cut by the author printed on Japanese paper, and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's cloth-backed green paper boards, lettered in black. A trifle rubbed and bumped. A near fine copy. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23750
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[FLEETWOOD, William]. The life and miracles of St. wenefrede, Together with her litanies; with some Historical Observations made thereon. London. Printed for Sam. Buckley, 1713. First edition. 8vo. 128pp. Bound by Zaehnsdorf in nineteenth- century speckled calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, scattered foxing. Inked gift inscription to verso of FFEP: 'To The Very Rev. Henry Cotton / from his friend / and brother Dean J. T. Letour (?) / July 1839'. Inked inscription of H. Cotton to head of title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25596