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SOUTH, Robert. Forty eight sermons and discourses on Several Subjects, and occasions. In Four Volumes.. London. Printed by G. James, for Jonah Bowyer, 1715. First edition. In four volumes. [8], 500pp, [4]; [16], 480pp; [16], 476pp, [4];[8], 542pp, [2]. ESTC N45839.

[Uniformly bound with:] SOUTH, Robert. Twelve sermons and discourses on several subjects and occasions. London. Printed for John Bowyer, 1724. In two volumes, labelled v and vi. [2], iv, [10], 497pp, [4]; [2], 442pp. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements to vol. v. ESTC T228105.

8vo. With a terminal ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33222
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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
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AUCKLAND, William Eden, Baron. Four letters to the earl of carlisle, from william eden, esq. On certain Perversions of Political Reasoning; and on the Nature, Progress, and Effect of Party Spirit and of Parties. On the present Circumstances of the War between Great Britain and the combined Powers of France and Spain. On the Public Debts, on the Public Credit, and on the Means of raising Supplies. On the Representations of Ireland respecting a Free-Trade. London. Printed for B. White...and T. Cadell, 1779. First edition. 8vo. [2], 163pp, [1]. Without half-title. Uncut and partially unopened. Stitched, as issued. Small marginal hole to dust-soiled title page, very occasional light spotting, verso of terminal leaf marked. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20162
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WINSTON, W. R. Four years in upper burma. London. C. H. Kelly, 1892. First edition. 8vo. xii, 266pp, [10]. With a photographic frontispiece, a further 21 plates, a partially coloured engraved folding map, numerous woodcut vignettes, and five terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's gilt-stamped brown cloth. Lightly rubbed and bumped, spine dulled. Hinges exposed, ticket of booksellers Henry Sotheran to verso of FFEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to half-title: 'To Charles Winston / with his brother's love. / Oct ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 31581
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[GREENWICH AUCTION]. Freehold estates, Greenwich, Kent; Webb Square, near. Shoreditch; Hoxton Town; and Golden Lane, Barbican. Particulars and Conditions of Sale of a valuable freehold estate...which will be sold by auction, by mr. gibbons... [London?]. [s.n.], [1809]. Folio. Single bifolium. 3pp, [1]. Docket title to verso of second leaf. Three old horizontal folds. Loss to centre of second leaf - touching text, with some loss of sense, lightly creased, dust-soiled. Contemporary manuscript highlights and calculations, manuscript declaration to verso of second leaf, in the hand of one Jacob Wood, confirming the purchase of lot nine. Manuscript note relating to the Greenwich estate loosely ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25501
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TURNER, Daniel. Free thoughts on the spirit of free inquiry in religion; with Cautions against the Abuse of it, and Persuasive to Candour, Toleration, and Peace, amongst christians of all denominations. Henley. Printed and sold by G. Norton, for the Author, 1793. First edition. 8vo. [4], x, 148pp, [2]. With a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. Later half-calf, marbled boards, lettered in gilt, marbled edges. Rubbed, chipping to head of spine, lower joint split. Lightly spotted. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 16918
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DAVID, Elizabeth. French country cooking. London. John Lehmann, [1951]. First edition. 8vo. 247pp, [1]. Handsomely bound in contemporary blind-tooled half-morocco, marbled paper boards, contrasting tan morocco lettering-piece. Clean and crisp. With a loosely inserted A.L.S. dated 29th May, 1979: 'Dear Mrs. Poulson, Thank you so very much for your letter of May 9th. My goodness, that binding sounds very grand indeed - too much so I am afraid for my very simple little. It was only my ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 30851
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FITZGERALD, C[harles] C[ooper] Penrose. From sail to steam: naval recollections, 1878-1905. London. Edward Arnold, 1916. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 303, [1], 12pp. With half-title, a terminal publisher's catalogue, a photographic portrait frontispiece and 15 plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt. Slightest of rubbing and bumping to extremities. Armorial bookplate of 'Geoffrey Ronald Codrington' to FEP, foxed throughout. An association copy, inscribed to FEP 'J.E.U.P. Fitzgerald / 1916', that is John Uniacke Penrose Fitzgerald, the author's second son. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 15327
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BOWMAN, Gerald. From Scott to Fuchs. London. Evans Brothers Limited, [1958]. First edition. 8vo. 191pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece and a further 18 photographic illustrations. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed, dustwrapper price-clipped, and trifle marked and chipped. Later bookplate of George Lowe to FEP, near contemporary inked gift inscription and booksellers ink-stamp to FFEP, lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 23430
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[PANDE], Sita Ram. LUNT, James [editor]. From Sepoy to Subedar: being the Life and Adventures of Subedar Sita Ram, a Native Officer of the Bengal Army written and related by himself. London. Routledge & Kegan Paul, [1970]. 8vo. xxix, [1], 186pp, [1]. Numerous illustrations in the text by Frank Wilson. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'For / Field-Marshal Lord Slim / with respect and good wishes / from the Editor and Illustrator / of these memoirs, who fought / under his command in Burma / ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25842
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[FUGITIVE PIECES]. Fugitive pieces, on Various subjects. By several authors. London. Printed for J. Dodsley, 1765. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. [2], 352; [4], ix, [1], 11-357pp, [3]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements to Vol. II. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf boards, recently rebacked to style, preserving contemporary contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Boards rubbed and marked, chipping to lettering-pieces. Occasional browning and light damp-staining More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 23351
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JONES, Reginald B.. Full account of palmer the rugeley poisoner. Manchester. The Daisy Bank Printing & Publishing Company, [s.d., c.1911-12] First edition. 8vo. 32pp. Stapled in original publisher's printed pictorial paper wrappers, with publisher's advertisements to lower wrapper. Rubbed and marked, with toning and staining to wrapper edges, staples exposed. Leaves browned, spotting and staining throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35082