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[SAINT GERMAIN, Christopher]. Two dialogues in english Between A Doctour of Divinity, and A Student in the Laws of england, of The Ground of the said Laws, And of Concscience. London. Printed by John Streater, Eliz. Flesher, and Henry Twyford, 1673. Newly Revised and Re-printed. 8vo. [2], 366pp, [8]. Contemporary blind-tooled calf, title in manuscript to head of spine and fore-edge. Rubbed and marked, joints starting. Early manuscript notes and ownership inscriptions to front endpapers and title page, small marginal hole to leaf N4, without RFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25204
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[SALVART, J.F., BEZA, Theodore]. An harmony of the confessions of the faith of the christian And Reformed Churches, which purelie professe the holy doctrine of the Gospell in all the chiefe Kingdomes, Nations, and Provinces of Europe: the Catalogue and order whereof the Pages following will declare...Newlie translated out of Latine into English. Also in the end is added the Confession of the Church of Scotland. [Cambridge]. Imprinted by Thomas Thomas, Printer to the Universitie of Cambridge, 1586. First English edition. 8vo. [36], 111, 202-593pp [i.e. 609], [41], [4]. Early, likely seventeenth-century vellum, yapp edges, faded manuscript titling to spine. Slightly rubbed, marked, upper joint split (and blank-fly leaves loosening) revealing three early manuscript vellum fragments beneath, lower joint starting. Small marginal rectangle removed from base of title, marginal loss to M4; two neat but now unintelligble manuscript notes to title, one likely an early name now ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28368
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SAPPHO. WHARTON, Henry Thornton. Sappho: memoir, text, selected renderings and A Literal Translation by henry thornton wharton m.a. oxon. London. David Stott, 1887. Second edition. Quarto. [2], xvi, 213pp, [1]. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece and one further engraved plate. Original publisher's gilt-stamped vellum, lettered in red and black. A trifle rubbed, lightly discoloured, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. Limited edition, inked inscription to verso of title page: 'Twenty-five copies of this book have been printed on Large Paper. Each one is numbered and signed by me, this Copy being No. ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 26570
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SCHADEN, Adolph von. Zwanzig neu aufgenommene bildliche Darftellungen der vorzüglichsten Gebäude, Strassen und öffentlichen Plätze der Königlichen Bayerischen Haupt- und Residenzstadt München. München. Joseph Lindauer'sche Buchhandlung, 1835. First edition. Oblong 8vo. 24pp. Parallel German and French. With a lithographed frontispiece and a further 19 lithographed plates. Later gilt-tooled dark green calf, marbled edges. Original publisher's printed green wrappers bound in. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpaper, internally immaculate. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25640
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SCHNEIDAWIND, F[ranz] J[osef] A[dolf]. Aus dem Hauptquartiere und feldleben des Vater Radetzky... Stuttgart. Eduard Hallberger, 1856. Dritte vermehrte auflage [i.e. third edition, enlarged]. 8vo. viii, 224pp. Uncut. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers bound in. Marbled endpapers, very occasional pencilled annotations, scattered spotting. Inked ownership inscription of George Meredith to upper wrapper. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25401
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[SCOTTISH COINAGE]. A short account of scotish money and coins, with tables of their value at different periods, and the price of commodities, &c. Together with tables of the revenues of the archbishoprics, bishoprics, abbeys, nunnerys, &c. at the reformation. Very necessary for understanding scotish history. Edinburgh. Printed for D. Webster, 1817. First edition. 16pp.

[Bound with:] A critical enquiry into the legality of proceedings consequent of the late gold act. Reflections on the said act; explanations respecting debasement; and casual remarks on the nature, par value, and apportionment of our gold and silver coinage. London. Printed for W. Owen, 1774. First edition. [2], 50pp. ESTC T87685. ESTC records copies at just seven locations (Boston, BL, Cambridge, Columbia, Harvard, ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31022
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SCOTT, J[ohn]. Glasgow illustrated in a series of picturesque views drawn and engraved by j. scott with Historical & Descriptive Illustrations by john cullan esq. Glasgow. J. Scott, 1834. First edition. Quarto. [4], ii, 68pp. With an engraved title page and 24 engraved plates, executed in aquatint. Handsomely bound in twentieth century navy half- morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Marbled endpapers, short closed tears to leaf I1 and contiguous plate. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33283
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SENECA. L. annaei senecae philosophi epistolae, Qua exstant Ex recensione I. Lipsii & Io. Fr. Gronovii. Amsterlodami [i.e. Amsterdam]. Apud Ludovicum & Danielem Elzevirios, 1658. 12mo. 480pp. Contemporary blind-tooled calf. Rubbed and marked, upper joint cracked and starting. Without pastedowns and front free-endpapers, title page lightly browned. The Macclesfield copy, with the armorial 'North Library' bookplate and typical armorial blind-stamps to title page and first two leaves of text. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33172
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SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. The masque of anarchy. A Poem...A type-fac-smiile reprint of The Original Edition, first published (together with a Preface by Leigh Hunt) in 1832. Edited by thomas j. wise. [London]. Published for the Shelley Society by Reeves and Turner, 1892. 12mo. Limited edition of 100 copies. xix, [1], xxx, 47pp. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's printed green paper boards. Lightly rubbed, marked, and discoloured. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33079
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SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. MEDWIN, T[homas]. The Shelley Papers: memoir of percy bysshe shelley by t. medwin, esq. and original poems and papers by percy bysshe shelley. Now first collected. London. Whittaker, Treacher, & Co., 1833. First edition. 16mo. viii, 180pp, [4]. With two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisement. Handsomely bound by Maclehose of Glasgow in contemporary red crushed morocco. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles. A trifle marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27587
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SHYLOCK, Sir David. Waterocracy: a tale of fire. A letter to myneer von romp, merchant, rotterdam, from his friend sir david shylock, a. s. s. on his visit to the house of lords to oppose the new gass and water bills at the public expense. Translated from the german, and illustrated with two engravings by peter flint. Sunderland. Printed by W. Hollis, 1846. First edition?. 12mo. 12pp. With two engraved plates. Six loose bifolia. Later paper shelf-label to title page, terminal leaf detached, a trifle dusty. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27499
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SILIUS ITALICUS, Tiberius Catius. Caji silii italici punica. Londini [i.e. London]. Impensis R. Faulder. Excudebat Gul. Bulmer, 1792. 8vo. In two volumes. xxiv, [2], 240; [4], 270pp, [2]. With half-titles and a terminal leaf of errata to Vol. II. Contemporary gilt-ruled straight-grain navy morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, tickets of Henry Sotheran and Co. to FEPs, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28362
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SMET, Henrich. Prosodia in novam formam digesta. Amstelodami [Amsterdam]. Joannem Janssonium, 1658. 8vo. [16], 526pp, [6]. With an additional engraved title page. Contemporary vellum, yapp edges, title in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and marked, staining to top edge, light damp-staining to lower board. Rear pastedowns sprung. Later inked ownership inscription of Michaël à (?) Westranen and naive ink-sketch to RFEP. Endpapers slightly browned, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33464
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[SMITH, Frederick]. An account of a religious society in norway, called saints: with a few letters written by some of them. Also, some interesting particulars relating to Several Prisoners on Board a Danish Ship, who were convinced of the principles of friends, from the year 1812 to 1814. London. Printed and Sold by Darton, Harvey, and Darton, 1814. First edition. 12mo. 36pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's buff wrappers. Rubbed and spotted, contemporary inked ownership inscription of Martha Knight to upper wrapper. Leaves dog-earred. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32939