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CHASE, Rev. Drummond Percy. The question, should industrial schools erected at the cost of the poor-rate be made available, (on payment,) to children not chargeable to the poor-rates? Considered in a letter to the guardians of the Oxford incorporation. Oxford and London. John Henry and James Parker, 1855. First edition. 8vo. 14pp. Recent morocco-backed marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Very minor shelf-wear. Bookplate of Sidney Broad to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22128

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CHATEAUBRIAND, [Francois Auguste Rene], Vicomte De. The monarchy according to the charter. London. Printed for John Murray, 1816. First edition in English. 8vo. xvi, 252pp. Original publisher's red cloth, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece. Light rubbed, sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 28060

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[CHAUCER, Geoffrey]. The poems of Geoffrey Chaucer, modernized. London. Whittaker & Co., 1841. First edition. 8vo. cxlvii, [1], 331pp, [1]. Original publisher's green morocco, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 27709

CHAUCER, Geoffrey. The poems of Geoffrey Chaucer, modernized. London. Whittaker & Co., 1841. First edition. 8vo. cxlvii, [1], 331pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, lightly marked, corners bumped. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Goodwyn Hatchard, Bishop of Mauritius to FEP, some marginal loss to leaf R7, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33085

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[CHAUCER, Geoffrey]. [MORRIS, William]. [A leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucer - Troilus and Criseyde Book IV pp523-524]. London. The Kelmscott Press, 1896. Dimensions 288 x 423 millimetres. A single leaf (pp523-524) from the larger work. Slightest of creasing to edges, else fine. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29156

CHEEM, Aliph. Lays of ind. Second series. Bombay. "Times of India" Office, 1873. First edition. 8vo. [6], 132pp. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of R. Beauchamp Downall to FFEP and head of title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34229

CHERRY-GARRARD, Apsley. The worst journey in the world: antarctic 1910-1913. London. Constable and Company, [1922]. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. lxiv, 300, [4]; viii, 310-585pp. With colour frontispieces, 46 plates (four colour), 10 folding panoramas, and five maps (four folding). Uncut in original publisher's 'polar' binding, linen-backed powder blue paper boards, printed paper title labels. Spare title labels loosely inserted. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine labels chipped and dulled. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33363

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[CHEVALIER DE BAYARD]. The very Joyous, Pleasant and Refreshing history of the Feats, Exploits, Triumphs and Atchievements of the Good Knight without Fear and without Reproach the gentle Lord de bayard. London. Imprinted for Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, [1848]. First edition. 8vo. 252pp. Extra-illustrated with 17 engraved plates (one coloured), including an original drawing by A. de Neuville. Handsomely bound by Lefort in contemporary crimson crushed levant morocco, inlaid design of medieval armour to upper board, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22432

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[CHILD'S OWN BOOK]. The child's own book. For April, 1839. London. Published by Richard Davis, [1839]. 16mo. 49-64pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed yellow wrappers.

[Together with:] Another copy of the same work in variant publisher's printed blue wrappers. A trifle creased and dusty. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25268

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[CHINESE COLLECTION]. "Ten thousand chinese things." A descriptive catalogue of the chinese collection, in philadelphia. With miscellaneous remarks upon the manners. customs, trade, and government of the celestial empire. Philadelphia. Printed for the Proprietor, 1839. First edition. 12mo. [2], 120pp. Original publisher's black cloth-backed, embossed burgundy limp cloth boards. Rubbed, foot of spine worn. Scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 24272

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CHOMLEY, C[harles] H[enry]. The true story of the kelly gang of bushrangers. Melbourne. Fraser & Jenkinson, 1920. First edition. 8vo. 159pp, [1]. With a frontispiece, six further plates, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Stapled in original publisher's printed olive green paper wrappers. Rubbed and lightly marked, slight loss to head and foot of spine, toned. Leaves browned. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 35079

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[CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE]. A summary of christian doctrine, for the Instruction of Youth. Bristol. Printed for H. W. Essex, 1828. New and improved edition. 8vo. 68pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep-back marbled paper boards. Rubbed, chipping to head and foot of spine. Without fre-endpapers, later inked ownership inscription to head of title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27680

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[CHRISTIANITY]. The christian's daily guide to prayer, and the study of the holy scriptures. Bath. Binns & Goodwin, 1845. First edition. 12mo. viii, 88pp, [4]. With two terminal advertisement leaves. Original publisher's blind-stamped burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned, marking to boards. Later bookplate of the Bath Public Reference Library to FEP, with their occasional embossed stamps throughout, foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 16872

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[CHRISTIANITY], [ANGLICAN CHURCH]. The book of common prayer and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland: together with the psalter or psalms of david, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches; and the form and manner of making, ordaining and consecrating of bishops, priests, and deacons.. Oxford. Printed at the Oxford University Press, 1869. 16mo. [544]pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled, blind-ruled black morocco, gilt letters 'H. L.' to upper board. Gilt dentelles, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, with surface wear to head and foot of spine. Spotting to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34662

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[CHRISTIAN TRACT SOCIETY]. The village philanthropists. Published by the christian tract society. No. LIII. [London]. Printed by G. Smallfield, 1816. 12mo. 48pp. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. A trifle creased. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32937

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[CHRISTIAN TRACT SOCIETY]. Industry, prudence, and piety; or, the history of the widow riley. Published by the christian tract society. No. LIV. London. Sold by Sherwood and Co., 1828. 12mo. 32pp, [4]. With two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. A trifle creased. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32938

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[CHRONOLOGY]. The chronology of kings of england, from the conquest: in Prose and Verse. London. William Darton and Son, 1834. 16mo in 4s. [40]pp. Without wrappers. Some loosening to sewing, short tear at foot of spine. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33480

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CHURCHILL, T. O. The life of lord viscount nelson, duke of bronté, &c. London. Printed by Harrison and Rutter, 1810. Second edition. Quarto. vii, [1], 94pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, a further 13 engraved plates, and a tipped-in facsimile of a Nelson letter. Single leaf broadside: 'Ode, By Henry James Pye, Esq. P. L. Performed at St. James's, January, 18, 1806, on the Anniversary of Her Majesty's Birth Day' bound at rear. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Justice of the ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29309

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[CHURCHILL, Winston]. RAFFERTY, Paul. Winston churchill painting on the french riviera. London. Unicorn Press Ltd, 2020. First edition. Oblong quarto. 207pp, [1]. Original publisher's gilt decorated orange cloth, pictorial dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed to extremities, else a fine presentation copy, inscribed by the author to 'Jane, with all my good wishes'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34171

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[CHURCHILL, Winston]. SANDYS, Celia. Churchill by his granddaugter. London. Imperial War Museum, 2011. First edition. Quarto. 160pp. Original publisher's wrappers. A trifle rubbed, lower wrapper lightly marked. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author 'Darling Jane with much love Celia 9th May 2014'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 34172