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HAMILTON, Robert. An inquiry concerning the rise and progress, the redemption and present state, and the management of the national debt of great britain. Edinburgh. Printed for Oliphant, Waugh, and Innes, 1813. First edition. 8vo. v, [3], 212pp. Contemporary calf, later rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Boards rubbed and marked. Bookplate of Thomas Richardson, Writer to the Signet, to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 28964

[MACGEORGE, Andrew]. An inquiry as to The Armorial Insignia of the city of glasgow. Glasgow. [W. Blackie] , 1866. First edition. Quarto. [10], 182pp. Title in red and black. With an engraved colour frontispiece and 74 illustrations depicting the seals of Glasgow. Original publisher's dark green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Light scattered spotting and occasional marking throughout. Inked ownership inscription of 'Macgeorge' to FFEP, and presentation inscription 'to John Macgeorge with affte. regards from A Macgeorge'. More > £ 85.00 Antiquates Ref. 33541

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GRAHAM, D[ougal]. An impartial history of the Rise, Progress, and Extinction of the late rebellion in britain, in the years 1745 and 1746... Glasgow. Printed by J. & M. Robertson, 1808. Eight [sic] edition. 12mo. 165pp, [3]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary half-sheep, marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, joints starting. Small paper flaw to leaf G3, touching text with slight loss of sense, scattered spotting. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 32671

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LANCASTER, Charles. An illustrated treatise on the art of shooting, with extracts from the best authorities. [London]. [Printed by McCorquodale and Co.], 1889. First edition. 8vo. 221pp, [36]. With a frontispiece and numerous illustrations in the text. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped and lettered in black. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Robert Harvey to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32966

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[REDDING, Cyrus]. An illustrated itinerary of the county of cornwall. London. How and Parsons, 1842. Large 8vo. vii, 264pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further four engraved plates, an engraved map, and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's green crushed morocco-backed brown moire cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, corners bumped. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30864

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[ANGLO-INDIAN POETRY]. Anglo-indian prize poems, by native and english writers, in commemoration of the visit of his royal highness the prince of wales to india.. London. The Crown Perfumery Company, 1876. First edition. Quarto. vi, 117pp, [3]. With half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, richly decorated in gilt to upper board, with the blind-stamped supralibros of the Prince of Wales to lower board. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35098

[ANGLO-EGYPTIAN SUDAN]. Anglo-egyptian sudan. London. Sifton, Praed & Co. Ltd., [1928]. Dimensions: 770 x 1000 mm, Scale: 1:3,000,000. A printed folding colour map mounted on cloth. Edges a trifle rubbed, else fine. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 20203

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EVANS, John. An excursion to windsor; through kew, richmond, and twickenham; including an account of strawberry-hill and of hampton-court, interspersed with Biographical Anecdotes... London. Printed for Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 1827. Second edition. 12mo. xix, [1], 426pp. Uncut in contemporary green pebbled cloth, paper label with title in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Upper hinge partially exposed, marginal loss to leaf R8, occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22647

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MARRYAT, Joseph. An examination of The Report of the berbice commissioners, and an answer to the letters of james stephen, esq. Respecting the crown estates in the west indies, published in the courier, under the signature of "truth.". London. Printed by Hughes & Baynes...Sold by J. M. Richardson, 1817. First edition. 8vo. [4], 122pp. With a half-title. Modern half-calf, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Minor shelf-wear. Loss to lower corners of leaves C7-8, small marginal hole to head of leaf G5. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of half-title: 'Lewis Hoyes Esq. / With the Author's Compliments'. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 29950

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GILCHRIST, Octavius. An examination of the charges maintained by messrs. malone, chalmers, and others, of ben jonson's enmity, &c. towards shakspeare. London. Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1808. First edition. [4], 62pp. With a half-title.

[Bound with:] GILCHRIST, Octavius. A letter to william gifford, Esq. on the late edition of ford's plays; chiefly as relating to ben johnson. London. Printed for John Murray, 1811. First edition. 45pp, [3]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements.

8vo. Modern half-cloth, marbled boards. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting, inked ownership inscription to head of title ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 25731

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HURD, William. A new universal history of the Religious Rites, Ceremonies and Customs of the whole world; or, a complete and impartial view of all the religions...Together with the history of the reformed churches... Manchester. Printed and Published by J. Gleave, 1811. Quarto. vi, [1], 8-910pp. With an engraved frontispiece and 11 engraved plates. Attractively bound by T. Claye of Stockport in contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind. Extremities a trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, slight shaving to foot of frontispiece, occasional foxing and offsetting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 14175

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[OXFORD]. A new pocket companion for Oxford ... with a plan of the university and city, and ... other plates.. Oxford. Printed for J. Cooke, near the Clarendon Printing-House, 1809. New edition. 12mo. 164pp. With an initial large folding plan of the university and city, and eight further engraved plates. Original publisher's powder blue paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, wrappers toned, with losses to spine and smaller losses to wrapper corners, chipping to edges. Recent bookseller's ticket of H.V. Day of Dorchester to foot of FEP. Leaves lightly browned, very light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22648

[HIEROGLYPHIC BIBLE]. A new hieroglyphic bible... Derby. Thomas Richardson and Son, 1845. 12mo. 67pp, [1]. Wrappers included in pagination. With an engraved frontispiece and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's pictorial yellow wrappers. Rubbed and marked, loss to spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26050

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EADIE, John [editor]. A new and complete concordance to the holy scriptures, on the basis of Cruden. London. William Wesley, 1865. Forty-forth edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 567pp, [1]. Contemporary black half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled boards, contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23221

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MORRISON, C[harles]. An essay on the relations between labour and capital. London. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 328, 24pp. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked. One Scattered spotting, one gathering working loose. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'The Revd. J. Downes / from the Author'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32285

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MALTHUS, T[homas] R[obert]. An essay on the principle of population; or, a view of its past and present effects on human happiness; with an inquiry into our prospects respecting the future removal or mitigation of the evils which it occasions. London. Printed for J. Johnson...by T. Bensley, 1807. Fourth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xvi, 580; vii, 484pp, [60]. With half-titles. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting green and tan calf lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, corners exposed. Hinges exposed, later inked ownership inscription of Arthur Johnson to recto of front blank fly-leaf of Vol. I, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 28409

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KER, John Bellenden. An essay on the archaiology of popular english phrases and nursery rhymes. Southampton. Fletcher and Son, 1834. First edition. 8vo. viii, 163pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's brown buckram boards, later naively rebacked preserving original publisher's printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed, splitting to joints. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 17564

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KER, John Bellenden. An essay on the archaeology of our popular phrases and nursery rhymes. London. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Co., 1835. Second edition. 12mo. xi, [1], 290pp. Title page a cancel. Although the signatures read 'Vol. I' throughout, and there is mention of an upcoming second volume in the introductory remarks, it would appear Vol. II was never published; however, a two volume 'new edition' did appear in 1837. Original publisher's brown cloth, printed paper lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, loss to lettering-piece. Endpapers renewed, fore-edge of title page ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25163

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TOPHAM, Rev. Jon. An epitome of chemistry; wherein the principles of the science are illustrated in one hundred beautiful entertaining, and instructive experiments... Worcester. T. Eaton, 1822. First edition. 12mo. [6], 10-131pp, [3]. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's printed buff paper boards. Heavily rubbed, marked, spine cracked, joints starting. Scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29734

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[ASTRONOMY]. [TABOR, J.]. An epitome of astronomy; containing the information requisite for the solution of the entire series of astronomical questions given at the A.B. Pass Examinations in the London University, from its foundation to the present time. London. C.H. Law, School Library, 1853. First edition. 8vo. 6, [9]-58pp (complete despite this apparent pagination jump, which is found in all copies). With ten lithographed plates (lettered A-D, and numbered I-VI). Original publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth. Slightly rubbed to extremities, offsetting to glassine interleaving, else a crisp copy. Inscribed 'To Fred Bone, with the donor's best wishes. Percy House, Christmas 1864' to FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26197