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Photo of "[The Iliad, in Greek]"
HOMER. [The Iliad, in Greek]. Glasgaue, [i.e. Glasgow]. excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, 1756. xi, [1], 312; [4], 336pp. ESTC T90244. marginal paper reapirs to 3K2 3T2; a2 4k1

[Bound with] HOMER. [The Odyssey, in Greek]. [8], 297, [1]; [4], 336pp. ESTC T90244.

Folio. Four volumes. Large paper copy, untrimmed, printed on writing demy folio paper, measuring 387 x 240mm, with the watermark of a fleur-de-lys within a crowned shield (Gaskell's no. 7). With half-titles to each volume, but ... More > £ 6,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28901
Photo of "Tales of the pemberton family; ..."
OPIE, Amelia. Tales of the pemberton family; for the use of children. London. Published by Harvey & Darton, 1825. First edition. 12mo in 6s. [4], 104pp. With a half-title, engraved frontispiece and one further engraved plate. Original publisher's gilt-tooled green roan-backed marbled boards, with the original price of 1s 6d stamped to spine. Rubbed, with some surface loss to boards. Some spotting, offsetting and marking to text, occasional marginal loss. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to FFEP: 'Elizabeth Freeman with Amelia Opie's love -'. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30226
Photo of "The paths of learning Strewed ..."
[HARRIS'S CABINET]. The paths of learning Strewed with Flowers or english grammar Illustrated. [London]. Published September 25th. 1820 by Harris and Son 8vo. 16pp. Printed on one side of the leaf only (alternative between rectos and versos). Engraved and hand-coloured throughout. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's printed buff stiff-paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, chipping to spine, slight surface loss to lower panel. Advertisement leaf detached, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 25949
Photo of "[An attractive scrapbook predominantly comprised ..."
[12TH ROYAL LANCERS]. [An attractive scrapbook predominantly comprised of material relating to the 12th Royal Lancers]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., 1860s-70s] Oblong folio. [34] leaves, of which 23 used, the remainder blank. Containing, inter alia, 13 hand-drawn watercolour postal fronts, 20 watercolours/pen and ink sketches, and 34 photographs, primarily depicting members of the Royal Lancers. Contemporary gilt-ruled half crushed morocco, brown cloth boards, lettered in gilt to upper board 'A. F. 12th. R. L.', T.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 27689
Photo of "The courtship and marriage of ..."
[HARRIS'S CABINET]. The courtship and marriage of Jerry & Kitty. London. J. Harris, 1814. First edition. 16mo. [16] engraved leaves, printed on one side only, comprising engraved title page and fifteen hand-coloured engravings. Original publisher's pink wrappers, printed paper label with title in manuscript to upper wrapper. A trifle rubbed and marked. Very occasional light spotting, minute hole to centre of terminal leaf. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30147
Photo of "Stow: a description of the ..."
[STOWE GARDENS]. Stow: a description of the Magnificent Gardens Of the Right Honourable richard, Earl temple, Viscount and Baron cobham. With a Plan of the House and Gardens. London. Printed for J. Rivington...and B. Seeley, 1756. 8vo. 32pp. With an engraved folding plan. Extra-illustrated with an engraved dedication leaf and 11 engraved plates of views (one folding) seemingly extracted from Stow: the gardens of the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham... (1751), signed: B. Seeley, the publisher of the work and draughtsman of the plates. Later blue paper boards, rebacked in modern gilt-ruled calf. Boards worn. Bookplate of the Society of the ... More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 28539
Photo of "Records of the survey of ..."
MASON, Major Kenneth. Records of the survey of india Vol. XXII. Exploration of the shaksgam valley and aghil ranges 1926. Dehra Dun. Published by order of Brigadier E. A. Tandy, R. E. Surveyor General of India. Printed at the Geodetic Branch Office, Survey of India, 1928. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 182pp. With a photogravure frontispiece, one further photogravure plate, 16 illustrations from photographs by the author on 13 plates, a line map, and a large heliozincographed map housed in rear pocket. Original publisher's grey cloth, lettered in black. A trifle rubbed and marked. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription of C. J. Price to recto of FFEP, occasional light spotting. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25060
Photo of "Rechten ende costumen van antwerpen"
[DUTCH PRINTING]. Rechten ende costumen van antwerpen. [Amsterdam?]. Ghedruckt tot Ceulen, 1644. Quarto. [16], 232pp.

[Bound with:] Ordonnantie ende Verhael vanden Stijl / ende Maniere van Procederen voor Amptman / Burghemeester / ende Schepenen der Stadt van Antwerpen. [Amsterdam?] Ghedruckt in't Jaer Christi, 1644. 35pp, [1].

[And:] By-Voechsel Vande costumen van antwerpen. [Amsterdam?] Tot Ceulen in't Jaer Christi, 1644. 16pp.

[And:] Die bliide incomste den hertochdomme van Brabant in voortijden by haren Landtsheeren verleent... [Amsterdam?] Tot Ceulen in't ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29733
Photo of "Log of the proceeding on ..."
[ROYAL NAVY]. Log of the proceeding on board H. M. ship "Forte". [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1871-73] Folio. Manuscript on paper. [326]pp. Contemporary black morocco, tooled in gilt and blind. Heavily rubbed and marked, foot of spine and lower joint worn, corners exposed. Internally clean and crisp. With an engraved map showing the 1868-69 passage of the HMS Forte from England to Bombay, with later passage added in manuscript, and a sepia photograph of an unidentified vessel. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30935
Photo of "A guide through the royal ..."
BARETTI, Joseph. A guide through the royal academy. London. Printed by T. Cadell, [1781]. 32pp. ESTC T228820. The scarcer of two issues, with press figure '3' on p.7.

[Bound after:] [REYNOLDS, Joshua]. A discourse, delivered at the opening of the royal academy, January 2, 1769, by the president. London. [s.n.], 1769. [4], 15pp, [1]. ESTC T31941.

[And:] [REYNOLDS, Joshua]. A discourse, delivered to the students of the royal academy, on the Distribution of the Prizes, December 14, 1770, by ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19128
Photo of "The collection of rare prints ..."
[STRAWBERRY HILL]. The collection of rare prints & illustrated works, removed from strawberry hill for sale in london. A catalogue of the extensive and most valuable collection of engraved portraits, of the most illustrious and other eminent british characters that figure in the annals of history and biography...as originally collected by horace walpole, earl of orford; which will be sold by auction... [London]. Smith and Robins, [1842]. First edition. Quarto. vi, [3]-131pp, [1]. Later half-calf, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, manuscript note to verso of FFEP: 'This catalogue was given to me by Mr. Schulze, who had it from Mr. Morgan, who had it from Smith of Lisle Street, the famous printseller, & friend of Beckford of Fonthill. I had it bound by Mr. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26440
Photo of "India Its importance for Great ..."
REVENTLOW, Count Ernst Zu. India Its importance for Great Britain, Germany, and the future of the world. Berlin [i.e. Simla]. Ernst Siegfried Mittler & Son [i.e. Monotype Press], 1917 [i.e. 1918] First edition in English. 8vo. [6], 79pp, [1]. With a folding, linen-backed, map. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Rubbed, lightly marked, loss to head and foot of dulled spine, coloured pencil shelf-marks to upper wrapper. Scattered spotting, occasional pencilled highlights/annotations. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 23554
Photo of "Tusmore. The Particulars & Conditions ..."
[TUSMORE ESTATE]. Tusmore. The Particulars & Conditions of Sale of the most important and desirable freehold estates, comprising the whole of the parishes of tusmore and hardwick...Which will be Sold by Auction by messrs. jonas & thos. paxton at the auction mart, london, On Wednesday, the 15th of July, 1857, at 12 0'clock... Bicester. E. Smith and Son, [1857]. Folio. 27pp, [1]. With four large engraved plates (of six), linen-backed, folding plates. Interleaved throughout, with 82 photographs of Tusmore and environs and related articles pasted to blanks/loosely inserted. Later gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled paper boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, closed tears to title page and initial leaf of text, scattered spotting. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31632
Photo of "AMDG Course of Heraldry: Schools ..."
[HERALDRY]. WESTHEAD, Mary. AMDG Course of Heraldry: Schools of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus: Blackpool. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1870?] Oblong quarto. Manuscript on paper. Whatman watermark. Original watercolour, gouache, and ink illustrations of arms, crests, regalia, and orders throughout. Concludes with table of precedency. Attractively bound in contemporary navy calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked. Decorated endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32753
Photo of "Dicta poetarum quæ apud io. ..."
STOBAEUS. Dicta poetarum quæ apud io. stobæum extant emendata et Latino carmine reddita ab Hugone Grotio. Accesserunt Plutarchi et Basilii Magri de usu Græcorum poetarum libelli. Parisiis [i.e. Paris]. Apud Nicolaum Buon, 1623. First edition. Quarto. [40], 200, 564pp. Parallel Latin and Greek text. Later speckled calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, upper joint starting, corners bumped. Worm-track to lower margin, running throughout text-block, occasionally touching text. Later armorial bookplate of the Gaddesden library (and therefore likely previously in the library of English courtier, diplomat, and alchemist Thomas Henshaw (1618-1700), whose books had descended there via ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32740
Photo of "The heroines of shakspeare: comprising ..."
SHAKESPEARE, William. HEATH, Charles. The heroines of shakspeare: comprising The Principal Female Characters in the plays of the great poet. London. W. Kent & Co. (Late D. Bogue), 1858. Quarto. vi, [90]pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further 44 engraved plates. Twentieth-century red morocco, small dark green morocco inlays - ivy leaf motif executed in Arts and Crafts style, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G., lettered in gilt to rear lower turn-in: '19 M. R. 04'. Lightly rubbed, sine dulled. Closed tears to frontispiece, title page, and one leaf of text, scattered spotting. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32031
Photo of "The works of the celebrated ..."
CENTLIVRE, Mrs. The works of the celebrated Mrs. centlivre. In three volumes. Containing, Perjur'd Husband. Beaux's Duel. Gamester. Basset Table. Love at a Venture. Love's Contrivance. Busy Body. Marplot in Lisbon. Platonic Lady...With a New Account of her life. London. Printed for J. Knapton.. 1760-1 First edition. 12mo. xii, 376; 380; 372pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author to Vol I (included in pagination). Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled sheep, red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed, with some cracking to joints (but all boards firmly attached), some old worm tracks to foot of spines of Vols. I-II. With the armorial bookplate of Vane Londonderry to each FEP, and the later bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32749
Photo of "[Two photograph albums]"
[NORTHERN INDIA]. [Two photograph albums]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1929-35] I: Oblong quarto. 30 photographs mounted on 30 leaves. Contemporary light green embossed cloth, paper label to upper board title in manuscript 'Lahore, Cricket Teams, Khyber Pass, and Family Groups'. Rubbed and marked, joints split.

II: Oblong quarto. 21 photographs mounted on 12 leaves bound with string in contemporary reversed half-calf, beige cloth boards, paper label to upper board titled in manuscript 'Kangra Valley'. Rubbed ... More > £ 900.00 Antiquates Ref. 25280
Photo of "Erles-dene "The sleeping beauty""
[GRIMM, Brothers]. [CORNER, Julia]. Erles-dene "The sleeping beauty". [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1882]. Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [65]ff, ruled, with text to rectos only. With [2]ff printed programme for the performance bound in at front. Contemporary black morocco, gilt, titled to upper board. Marbled endpapers, edges red. A handsome copy with only slight rubbing to extremities. Inscribed 'Edwardus R from Il Maestro, Signor Watson, in remembrance of the pleasant hours spent in the preparation and performance of "The Sleeping ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 21669