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[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
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MASON, William Hayley. Goodwood its house park and grounds with a catalogue raisonné 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
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CAREY, William [Paulet]. Desultory exposition of an anti-british system of Incendiary Publication, &c. intended to sacrifice the honor and interests of the british institution, The Royal Academy, And the whole Body of the british artists and their patrons, to the Passions, Quakeries, and Falsehoods of certain disappointed candidates for Prizes at the British Gallery and Admission as Associates into the Royal Academy. London. Printed by W. Glindon...for the Author, 1819. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xii, 349pp, [3]. Without half-title. Uncut in modern navy morocco-backed blue cloth boards, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Lightly sunned. Short marginal tear to leaf S4, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22624
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JACQUES, D. A visit to goodwood, near chichester, seat of His Grace the Duke of Richmond, with an appendix, descriptive of an ancient painting. Chichester. Published by the Author...Printed by W. Mason, 1822. First edition. 8vo. Large paper copy. 127pp, [1]. With a half-title, a list of subscribers, and a frontispiece and two further plates engraved by J. Kennerley. Later half-calf, marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in black. A trifle rubbed and sunned. Early inked ownership inscription to head of title page, marginal tears to leaves B4 and F1, foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34688
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[COIN CATALOGUES]. Catalogue of the coins and medals. .. collected ... by the late joseph miller ... which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. sotheby and son...On Wednesday, February 25th, 1829.... [London]. [s.n.], [1829]. 35pp, [1]. Fore-edge of terminal leaf shaved. Priced in manuscript. OCLC and COPAC combined record copies at just five locations (BNF, Harvard, NT, NYPL, and Kings College).

[Bound with:] Catalogue of the extensive and valuable collection of coins and medals of the late joseph gordon leybourn...which will be sold by auction, by mr. s. leigh sotheby...On wednesday, june 20, 1838... [London]. [s.n.], [1838]. 27pp, [1]. ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 19612
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[SCOTTISH EXHIBITION]. Palace of History: catalogue of exhibits [at the] Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art & Industry, Glasgow (1911). Glasgow. Dalross Limited, [1911]. First edition. 8vo. A presentation copy, bound in one volume. [12], viii, 4-10, [6], 11-1155pp. With an initial catalogue of advertisements and one in-text engraved map. Original publisher's gilt-decorated blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, with slight wear to extremities. Spotting and browning to endpapers, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34791
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[GILPIN, William]. An essay upon prints: containing remarks upon the Principles of picturesque Beauty; the Different Kinds of Prints; and the Characters of the most noted Masters: illustrated by Criticisms upon particular Pieces: to which are added, Some Cautions that may be useful in collecting Prints. London. Printed by G. Scott, For J. Robson, 1768. Second edition. xii, [4], 246pp, [10]. Terminal index leaf bound after preliminaries. ESTC T94039.

[Bound with:] WEBB, Daniel. An inquiry into the beauties of painting; and into the merits of the most celebrated painters, Ancient and Modern. London. Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1761. Second edition. xvi, 200pp. ESTC T130322.

8vo. Contemporary half-calf, marbled paper boards. Heavily rubbed, marked, corners exposed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34797
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[GRAND TOUR]. Guide des collections egyptienne et etrusque et des statues en marbre et en bronze qui existent au musee bourbon a naples. Naples. L'imprimerie de l'observateur de Medecine, 1827. 27, [3], 48, [2], 20pp.

[Bound with:] Galerie impériale et royale de florence huitieme édition ornée des planches de la vénus des medicis de celle de canova et de l'apollon. Florence. Albizzi, 1825. First edition. 208pp. With three engraved plates.

8vo. Contemporary half-vellum, marbled paper boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, discoloured, lettering-piece worn. Scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 21081
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[MARTYN, Thomas]. The English Connoisseur: Containing an account of whatever is curious in painting, sculpture, &c. In the Palaces and Seats of the Nobility and principal Gentry of England, both in Town and Country.... London. Printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers....Printers to the Royal Society, 1766. First edition. 8vo. [2], ix, [1], 192; [4], 208pp. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt, with contrasting lettering- piece remaining to Vol II only. Lightly rubbed, headcaps a trifle chipped and endpapers variously sprung, else an attractive, crisp set. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 34830
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ROBSON, G[eorge] F[ennell]. Picturesque Views of The English Cities... London. Published by J. Britton, 1828. First edition. Quarto. [4]pp. With an additional engraved title page and 31 engraved plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary green morocco, richly tooled in gilt and blind, monogram of George Capell-Coningsby, 5th Earl of Essex (1757- 1839) to head of spine, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Inked ownership inscription 'T. Balston. Jan. 1923' to recto of front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 850.00 Antiquates Ref. 30349
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CRUIKSHANK, George. [The humourist: a Complete Set of the Forty Celebrated Coloured Etchings by george cruikshank of which thirty are Choice Undivided Proofs Before the Publisher's Inscriptions and of the utmost rarity]. [London]. Published by J. Robins & Co., 1819. First edition. Oblong quarto. 40 hand-coloured etchings on 20 leaves, with a neat manuscript title leaf bound in at front. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red crushed morocco, A.E.G., green paper endpapers, gilt dentellles. Typed bookseller's description tipped-in to front blank fly-leaf. Slightest shelf-wear to extremities, else a fine copy. More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 32653
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FELIBIEN, Andre. Des principes de l'architecture, de la sculpture, de la peinture, et des autres arts qui en dependent. Avec un dictionnaire des Termes propres a chacun de ces Arts. A Paris. Chez Jean-Baptiste Coignard, rue S. Jacques, a la Bible d'or, 1676. First edition. Quarto. [24], 795pp, [1]. With 65 engraved plates. Contemporary continental gilt-tooled speckled calf, with gilt 'Ford-Ward' supra-libros of William Douglas, Duke of Queensberry (1637-1695) to centre of each board. A trifle rubbed, spine at little chipped at foot, short crack at head of upper joint, some loss of gilt to lower supra-libros, else a well-preserved copy; internally fine. With the manuscript shelf-mark 'Press: E. Shel.1. No. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18333
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RUSKIN, John. The seven lamps of architecture. London. Smith-Elder, and Co., 1849. First edition. 8vo. viii, [4], 205pp, [1]. With half-title, 14 plates, and a tipped-in errata slip. Extra-illustrated with an additional plate of unpublished Ruskin etchings. Contemporary green half-morocco, ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled paper boards, T.E.G., marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed. Stopford A. Brooke's copy, with his inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 26563
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HOWARD, Frank. Imitative art; or the means of representing the pictorial appearances of objects, as governed by aerial and linear perspective. London. Darton and Clark, [1854]. 8vo. viii, 117pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, 11 further engraved plates, and numerous in-text illustrations and diagrams. Without terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red calf lettering-piece, marbled boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, with light surface wear to joints and edges. Inked gift inscription to Eliza Carter, 'from her affect. brother, Frank Carter', to head of FFEP. Occasional ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34321
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[GEDYE, Edith J.]. [Arts and crafts movement binding]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1913]. Quarto. [141] leaves. [12] page of pencilled notes concerning Gedye family genealogy, the remainder blank. Handsomely bound by Edith J. Gedye (stamp-signed '19 EJG 13' to rear turn-in) in green morocco, stylised gilt ruling, A.E.G., gilt ruled turn-ins with gilt foliate corners, green card endpapers. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31489