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BROWN, John. Notes on an excursion into the Highlands of Scotland, in autumn 1818. Edinburgh. Printed for Ogle, Allardice & Thomson et al., 1819. First edition. 12mo. [6], 88pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's printed powder blue paper boards. Rubbed, spine worn, upper joint split, lower joint starting. Later inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33494
TOUNY-LÉRYS. Mimi et Nina. Toulouse. Editions de la Revue (Gallia), 1902. First edition. 8vo. [8], 160pp, [4]. Original publisher's illustrated wrappers by Edmund Dulac. A trifle rubbed, chipping to head and foot of dulled spine. Leaves browned, text-block working loose, several gatherings protruding. Presentation copy, near contemporary inked inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34742
[PARKES, Edward Alexander]. Memoir of sir john forbes...reprinted, by permission, from the january number, 1862, of the British & Foreign Medico-Chirurgical Review. (For private circulation). London. Printed by Savill & Edwards, 1862. First edition. 8vo. 70pp, [2]. With a half-title and a albumen portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamp brown cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. A trifle rubbed and marked. Very occasional marginal chipping, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34693
HOLLAND, Henry Scott. ROCKSTRO, W[illiam] S[mith].. Memoir of madame jenny lind-goldschmidt: her early life and dramatic career. 1820-1851.. London. John Murray, 1891. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xx, 438pp, [2]; xiv, 468pp. With half-title to both volumes, a lithographed portrait frontispiece to Vol.I, six further engraved plates, two facsimile letters to Vol.I, several in-text illustrations, and an appendix of sheet music to Vol.II. Original publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, with gilt decoration to upper boards, patterned endpapers. Lightly rubbed, with very slight chipping to head ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35281
VERTUE, George. Medals, Coins, Great-Seals, Impressions, From the Elaborate Works of Thomas Simon... [London]. Invented and Published by Geo: Vertue, 1753. First edition. Quarto. [4], 3, [1], iv, 68pp. With 38 engraved plates. Contemporary blind-tooled calf, later rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed. Hinges exposed, adhesive residue to FEP, scattered spotting. Inscribed 'James Vertue' to head of title page, later manuscript inscription to RFEP: 'Presentation copy, first impress'. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27537
BAGEHOT, Walter . Lombard street: a description of the money market. New York. Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1873. First American edition. 8vo. viii, 359pp, [5]. With two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and black. Rubbed and marked, upper board stained, loss to head and foot of dulled spine. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 35030
[MARQUIS OF WATERFORD]. Life and and extraordinary exploits of the marquis of waterford, with curious anecdotes, comprising Night Rambles in the vicinity of Covent Garden, his flare up among the nymphs at mother h's The Brandy and Water Wager; or, Sharks at the Kean's Head, pocketing the affront, looking out for fresh game, shirting the shirtless, a spree at the toll-gate at melton, coming in for the brush! Taking the fire barred gate in the drawing room, &c. &c. &c.. [London]. Published by J. Thompson, 51, Gloucester Street, Oakley Street, Lambeth, [1840]. 8vo. 8pp, including the woodcut portrait frontispiece of the Marquis of Waterford. Handsomely bound in later brown half-morocco, lettered and ruled in gilt, over brown buckram. Lightly rubbed to joints, extremities; internally immaculate. The Ricky Jay copy, with the 'Ricky Jay Collection' book plate loosely inserted. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33420
[BYRON, Lord]. [ROGERS, Samuel].. Lara, a tale. Jacqueline, a tale.. London. Printed for J. Murray, 1814. First edition. 8vo. 128pp. With a half-title. Finely bound by Bayntun-Riviere of Bath (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in modern gilt-tooled blue calf, contrasting red and brown morocco lettering-pieces, A.E.G., marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles. Lightly rubbed, joints creased. Very occasional light spotting. W. A. Foyle's copy, with his morocco bookplate to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31057
[HYMNAL]. Hymns Ancient and Modern for the use in the services of the church.. London. London Sacred Music Warehouse: Novello & Co, [s.d., c.1850s] 8vo. 370, 261-264, 371-373pp. With two terminal indexes of first lines. Contemporary blind-stamped limp black calf, lettered in gilt to spine, with the supralibros of the Lonsdale family to upper board, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed to extremities, light scoring to boards. Light spotting to title and blank fly-leaves. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34915
[CHARLES I]. His Majesties answer, by way of declaration To a Printed Paper, entituled, A Declaration of both Houses of Parliament, in Answer to His Majesties last Message concerning the Militia. London. Printed by Robert Barker, 1642. Quarto. [2], 11pp, [1]. Without terminal blank leaf. Printed in black letter. Nineteenth century gilt-tooled roan-backed marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Denham Court Library to FEP, some marginal chipping. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33088
HARLAND, Henry. Grey roses. London and New York. John Lane, 1902. Third edition. 8vo. [6], 253pp, [7]. With a half-title and three terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Upper board and title design by Aubrey Beardsley. Original publisher's pictorial grey cloth, blocked in peach, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Occasional small holes/short tears to margins. Pencilled inscription to recto of FFEP: 'From the library of Jessie M. King'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35292
MASON, William Hayley. Goodwood its house park and grounds with a catalogue raisonnĂ© of the pictures in the gallery of his grace the duke of richmond... London. Smith, Elder, and Co., 1839. First edition. 8vo. 215pp, [1]. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and a further five engraved plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth boards, later rebacked in tan cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed and heavily marked.Title page browned, slight marginal loss to head of leaves B3, E3, E4, and I1. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34689
DAVID, Elizabeth. French country cooking. London. John Lehmann Ltd., [1951]. First edition. 8vo. 247pp, [1]. Original publisher's tan cloth. With original publisher's pictorial dustwrapper. Rubbed, marked, and stained, spine dulled, dustwrapper a trifle worn at edges. Scattered spotting. More > £ 400.00 Antiquates Ref. 35414
LANE, E[dward] W[illiam]. Forty-One Eastern Tales and Anecdotes. London. Dean and Son, [1854]. First edition. 12mo. 216pp. With an engraved frontispiece and 33 engraved illustrations in the text. Handsomely bound in twentieth century green morocco, ruled and lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Marbled endpapers, inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf, near contemporary inked gift inscription to verso of frontispiece, leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24993
[LAMB, Charles]. Elia. Essays which have appeared under that signature in the london magazine. . London. Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1823. First edition, second issue. 8vo. [4], 341pp, [1]. Without half-title. Later blind-ruled half-calf, marbled paper boards, with contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Very lightly rubbed and scored. With a tipped-in contemporary newspaper clipping, announcing the work's publication, to verso of FFEP. Browning and spotting to terminal and initial leaves. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 35118
A MEMBER OF THE CONVENTION. [Drop-head title:] Considerations upon The intended Navigable Communication between the Friths [sic] of Forth and Clyde. In a Letter to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Preses [sic]of the General Convention of the Royal Boroughs of Scotland, from a Member of the Convention. [Edinburgh]. [s.n.], [1767]. First edition. Quarto. 21pp, [1]. Stitched into modern marbled wrappers. Scattered spotting. Early, shaved, inscription to head of initial leaf: 'From (?)R. Algermont for the R. Honble Welbore Ellis'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35295
[ACTS - GEORGE II]. [Drop-head title:] An Act to empower the Court of Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London to set the Price upon all Coals, commonly called Sea Coals, imported into the Port of London from Newcastle and the Ports adjacent thereunto, for the Space of One Year... [London]. [Printed by John Baskett], [1738]. [2], 31-36pp. cf. ESTC N51659.

[Bound with:] [Drop-head title:] An Act for continuing the Duty of Two Penies Scots, or One Sixth Part of a Peny Sterling, on each Pint of Ale and Beer that shall be vended or sold within the Town of Invernes... [London]. [Printed by John Baskett], [1738]. [2], 39-42pp. cf. ESTC N51660.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act for securing the Estates ... More >
£ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 35163