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CURTIUS RUFUS, Quintus. Q. Curtii Rufi. Historiarum libri, accuratissime editi. Lugd. Batavorum [i.e. Leiden]. Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1653. 12mo. [12], 338pp, [22]. With an engraved title page, a single full-page engraved illustration in the text, and an engraved folding map of Alexander the Great's expedition. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, with wear to joints and scuff marks to lower board, lettering-piece chipped. Armorial bookplate of the Courtney family of Coker Court to FEP. Very occasional light spotting, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33431
DERHAM, William. Astro-theology Or a Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from a survey of the heavens. . London. Printed for W. Innys, 1715. First edition. 8vo. lviii, [6], 240pp, [16]. With three large folding engraved copper plates at rear depicting astrological diagrams. Contemporary blind-stamped panelled sprinkled calf, contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, with some splitting to lower joint. Armorial bookplate of Lord Sandys to FEP. Staining and spotting to endpapers, light spotting throughout. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33223
DESMARAIS, Regnier. Poësies françoises de m l'abbe. A La Haye [i.e. The Hague]. Henri du Säuzet, 1716. Nouvelle ed., augmentée de plusieurs piéces qui ne se trouvent pas dans celle de Paris. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. [2], xlv, [3], 292pp; [293]-613pp, [7]. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, with slight wear to joints, lower board scuffed. Endpapers stained, occasional spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33435
DONALD, T. F.. The Hodge Podge Club 1752-1900. Glasgow. James MacLehose and Sons, 1900. First edition. 8vo. [8], 98pp. Presentation copy, with the loosely inserted compliments slip of the author. Original publisher's navy blue buckram, lettered in gilt to spine. A crisp copy, lightly rubbed and marked, with a few old paint spots to boards. Endpapers browned. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33399
DOUGLAS, Francis. A general description of the east coast of scotland, from edinburgh to cullen; Including a brief Account of the Universities of St. Andrew's and Aberdeen, Of the Trade and Manufactures carried on in the large Towns, and the improvements of the country. In a series of letters to a friend. Aberdeen. Re-printed by D. Chalmers & Co. for W. Gordon.., 1826. 12mo in 6s. 247pp, [1]. Neatly bound in gilt-tooled twentieth-century tan half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting morocco lettering-pieces. Marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed to extremities, corners, some occasional browning or paper-flaws to text, else fine. From the recently dispersed remains of the Stevenson family library, with the inscription of D. Alan Stevenson to blank fly. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 31307
DUPUY, Jacques. THOU, Jacques Auguste de. Nominum propriorum Virorum, Mulierum, Populorum, &c. quae in Viri Illustris jacobi augusti thuani Historiis leguntur index Cum vernacula singularum vocum Expositione. Genevae, [i.e. Geneva]. Apud Petrum Aubertum, 1634. Quarto. [612]pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf. Rubbed, with loss at head of spine and bumping to corners; but nevertheless an attractive copy. With the bookplate of Sir James Gordon Bart. of Letterfoury to FEP, and of George Lockhart of Carnwath (upon which someone has inscribed 'Scarry a looked Heart' in an early hand) to verso of title. Pen trials to margin of second leaf; occasional wormtracks, marginal ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33262
EDITOR OF THE INVERNESS HERALD. Britain's danger, and safety. By the editor of the inverness herald. Being an inquiry into the difficulties of the country, and developing means for their removal. With remarks on the highland cotter system, and suggestions for its improvement. By j. mackenzie, m.d. Also, an outline of the dutch home colonies, furnished by j. ross, Esq. of Berbice, Inverness. Edinburgh and London. Published by Messrs. Blackwood and Sons, 1842. First edition. 16mo. 69pp, [1]. Modern brown paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. With a contemporary A.L.S. in the hand of a Mr. Adderley presenting the book to an anonymous female recipient. Early inked ownership inscription to head of title page. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33370
FAIRHOLT, F[rederick] W[illiam]. Tobacco: its history and associations: including an account of the plant and its manufacture; with its modes of use in all ages and countries. London. Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition. 8vo. vi, [2], 332pp. With an engraved frontispiece and numerous illustrations by the author in the text. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine bumped. Later inked ownership inscription to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33142
FERGUSSON, Robert. The poetical works of Robert Ferguson [sic] with his life. Alnwick. Printed by W. Davison, [1814]. 8vo. In two volumes. 90, 89-216, 215-272, [2]; 254pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece and engraved title page to each volume, and 12 full-page wood- engraved illustrations in the text and numerous wood-engraved vignette throughout by Thomas Bewick. Unopened in original publisher's brown cloth, printed paper lettering-pieces to spines. Lightly rubbed and marked, spines sunned. Some loss to upper corner of FFEP of Vol. I, frontispieces ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33265
FORSYTH, William. A treatise on the culture and management of fruit-trees; in which a new method of pruning and training is fully described. To which is added, a new and improved edition of "observations on the diseases, defects, and injuries, in all kinds of fruit and forest trees:" With an account of a particular method of cure, published by order of government. London. Printed for T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1803. Third Edition, with Additions. 8vo. xxx, 523pp, [1]. With thirteen engraved plates. Finely bound in contemporary marbled calf, gilt, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Very slightest of wear to extremities, else a fine copy. Partially erased ink inscription to FEP, neat tear to gutter margin of RFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 11173
FRANCIS, Sir Philip. Plan of a reform in the election of the House of Commons, adopted by the society of the friends of the people in 1795: with a new introduction, and other documents. Republished by sir philip francis, k. b.. London. Printed for Ridgways, 1817. 8vo. 30pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Bound by Kear & Richardson of Glasgow in near contemporary black morocco-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Extremities rubbed. Manuscript numeral to head of title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30610
[GALT, John]. The spaewife; a tale of the scottish chronicles. Edinburgh. Published by Oliver & Boyd, 1823. First edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [2], 312; [2], 318; 315pp, [1]. Contemporary green half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting brown morocco lettering- pieces. A trifle rubbed and marked, spines lightly sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of British politician John Charles Herries (1778-1855) to front blank fly- leaves, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33316
GIBSON, John. The history of glasgow, from the earliest accounts to the present time; with an account of the rise, progress, and present state, of the different branches of commerce and manufactures now carried on in the city of glasgow. Glasgow. Printed by Rob. Chapman and Alex. Duncan, for the author, 1777. First edition. 8vo. viii, [2], 391pp, [1]. With an engraved folding map. Handsomely bound in twentieth-century half-morocco, marbled papers boards, lettered in gilt to spine, T. E.G. Marbled endpapers, several naive paper repairs to verso of folding map, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33280
GIUSTI, Giuseppe. Raccolta di proverbi toscani con illustrazioni. Firenze [i.e. Florence]. Felice Le Monnier, 1853. First edition. 16mo. xii, 423pp, [1]. Uncut. Handsomely bound by Birdsail & Son of Northampton in recent gilt- tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers bound in. Scattered spotting. Inked ownership inscription of George Meredith to upper wrapper. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25394