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CLAUDIO. An antidote to poison: or, a full reply to Mr. Jefferys' Attack upon the Character and Conduct of his royal highness the prince of wales: containing several important particulars Derived from authentic Sources of Information. To which is added a Postscript, with further observations respecting the loan for Mrs. fitzherbert, and the marriage jewels, &c. for the duke of york. Also particulars of Mr. jefferys' recantation. London. Printed by W. Clowes...for Mathews and Leigh, 1806. Third edition. 8vo. [6], 98pp. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Uncut in recent brown buckram, lettered in gilt. Very slight wear to extremities. Lightly foxed, occasional slight marginal dust-soiling. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 15191

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[BANKING]. Remarks of mr. webster, on the removal of the deposites and on the subject of a national bank... Washington. Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1834. First edition. 8vo. 23pp, [1]. Stitched, as issued. A trifle browned and dust-soiled, chipping to edges of title-page, with recent ink shelf-mark to head, vertical crease to centre of all leaves. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 16037

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[SOUTHEY, Robert]. Bishop hatto: a legend of the mouse-tower on the rhine. London. Hamilton & Adams, [1861]. First edition. Quarto. [10] leaves. Illustrated throughout. Original publisher's limp blind-stamped red cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities a trifle rubbed and marked. Later bookplate to FEP, light damp-staining to head of all leaves at gutter, else clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 16040

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BRANSBY, James Hews. The school anthology; or selections for reading and recitation, in prose and verse. London. Printed for Baldwin and Craddock, 1831. Second edition. 8vo. xii, 396, 36pp. publisher's catalogue. Original publisher's green roan, ruled in gilt. With contemporary naive drab paper protective wrapper. Extremities rubbed. Ink ownership inscription of 'Henry Birkbeck' to FEP, two gatherings slightly protruding from text-block, lightly foxed. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 16105

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SOUTHEY, Robert. The Life of Nelson...with twelve illustrations by westall, printed in woodburytype, plans, &c. London. Bickers and Son, 1883. 8vo. xiv, [2], 351pp, [1]. Frontispiece and a further 13 illustrations, 11 of which are Woodburytypes, one a facsimile of Nelson's signatures, and one a folding plan of the Battle of the Nile. Contemporary gilt-tooled burgundy calf, gilt supralibros of Hillbrow School, Rugby to upper board, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, lower board, spine, and top-edge heavily sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 16487

BARROW, Sir John. The life of richard earl howe, k.g., admiral of the fleet, and general of marines. London. John Murray, 1838. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 432pp. Contemporary navy half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt, marbled edges. Extremities worn. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 16488

[METHODISM]. Methodism "as it is" in Douglas: being a narrative of the trial and expulsion of Mr. Edward Edgar, Wesleyan class leader, with an estimate of the qualifications of the judge and jurymen. Douglas. Printed for the author, by James Brown, [1851]. 8vo. 16pp. Unbound, stapled as issued. First and final leaf slightly marked and frayed at margins, edges dusty.

More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 16858

DRINKWATER, John. Rupert Brooke: an essay. London. Printed for the Author at the Chiswick Press, 1916. First edition. 12mo. Limited edition, number 11 of 115 copies printed. 22pp, [2]. With half-title. Title in red and black. Original publisher's blue paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 17204

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[AMUSEMENTS]. Observations on some of the popular amusements of this country, addressed to the higher classes of society. London. Hatchard and Son, 1827. First edition. 8vo. 24pp. Disbound. Title page and terminal leaf browned and spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 17503

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A FRIEND OF HIS COUNTRY. The patriot's review of mr. jeffery’s pamphlet “respecting the conduct of the prince of wales,” and of All the Pamphlets which have been published in Reply to it... London. Printed for and sold by J. Blacklock…by Messrs. Gray and Sons, 1806. Third edition. 8vo. 62pp. With an engraved hand-coloured frontispiece. Without final leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Disbound. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 17504

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[SEWARD, A.]. The history of the church in the wilderness; or, Considerations respecting god's dealings with the members of the church, in all ages. Nottingham. Printed by Sutton and Son, 1814. First edition. 12mo. iv, [1], 6-110pp. Partially unopened in contemporary drab paper boards, recently rebacked. Extremities rubbed and marked. Without free-endpapers, paper repair to lower corner of title, lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 17532

ROONEY, Joseph A.. In ladybird's garden. [Firenze]. [Tipografia Domenicana], [1915]. First edition. 12mo. [36pp]. Original publisher's printed limp drab linen, lettered in red. Extremities lightly rubbed, text-block detached from binding, contemporary bookplate of Arthur Lloyd Taylor to FEP, neat ink annotation to foot of penultimate page, else clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 17604

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WESTMACOTT, Charles. Points of misery; or fables for mankind: Prose and Verse. London. Sherwood, Jones and Co. , 1823. First edition. 8vo. [2], vi, [2], 97pp. With a half-title and 20 designs by Robert Cruikshank, including an engraved frontispiece, eight engraved plates, and several further in-text illustrations. Original publisher's grey paper boards, with original paper lettering-piece to upper board, later naively rebacked in cloth. Rubbed and marked, with small losses to head and foot of spine, surface wear to lettering-piece. Armorial bookplate of Lieut. General Robert Meade ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 17607

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LA MOTTE-FOUQUE, [Friedrich Heinrich Karl Freiherr] de. Sintram and his companions: a romance. London. C. and J. Ollier..and William Blackwood, 1820. First edition in English. 12mo. [4], xiv, 267pp, [1]. With half-title. Contemporary navy half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, lightly foxed. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 18052

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[GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE]. Suggestions for the guidance of the clergy relative to the duties imposed upon them by the marriage and registration acts. London. Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Darling & Son, Ltd., 1901. First edition. 8vo. v, [1], 33pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-tooled green cloth, lettered in gilt. Very light rubbing to extremities. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to FFEP, title-page and terminal leaf browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 18221

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BURROW, E[dward]. J[ohn]., Rev.. Elements of conchology, according to the linnaean system. London. Printed for James Duncan, 1825. New edition. 8vo. xix, [1], 245pp, [3]. With 28 engraved plates. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's drab paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed, marked, and sunned. Occasional spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 18470

ROOSEVELT, Eleanor. On my own. New York. Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1958]. First edition. 8vo. xii, 241pp, [1]. With half-title and 24 photographic illustrations. Original publisher's gilt-tooled blue cloth, with printed signature to upper board, contrasting navy lettering-piece. With original photographic dust-wrapper. Front endpapers browned, owing to newspaper clipping loosely inserted, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 18849

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[MOORE, Thomas]. Tom Crib's memorial to congress. With a preface, notes, and appendix. By one of the fancy. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819. First edition. 8vo. xxxi, 88pp. With half-title. Original publisher's tan paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints cracked, some loss to spine and lettering-piece. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 19066

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SHEPPARD, John. On dreams, in their mental and moral aspects, as affording auxiliary arguments for the existence of spirit, for a "separate state," and for a particular providence. In Two Essays. London. Jackson and Walford, 1847. First edition. 12mo. xxiv, 179pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed with some marking to boards. A trifle spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 19728

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KITTO, John. The lost senses. Series I. - deafness. London. Charles Knight, 1845. First edition. 12mo. [2], 206pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's blind-stamped tan cloth, lettered in gilt. Heavily sunned, lightly rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 19731