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[LACEMAKING]. [A Portuguese manuscript treatise on pillow-lace]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [50]ff. Illustrated with several hand-drawn diagrams. Contemporary marbled paper wrapper. Extremities chipped, rubbed and marked. Very occasional short marginal tears, else internally clean and crisp.

Incipit: 'Utesilios cabello, e modo de o preparas & Para farer obras de cabello saio precisos diverso utensilios de que vou farer descripcao.'

Explicit: 'Sendo o tecido dos arcos se lhe metlem os moldes que divem seer ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 14073

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[PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM]. [A nineteenth-century photograph album comprised of views of English towns, primarily Oxford]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c.1865-75] Quarto. 108 sepia photographs mounted on [70] leaves. Finely bound by Parkins & Gotto in contemporary green morocco, richly tooled in gilt and blind, gilt initials 'K. M. R.' to upper board, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Lightly spotted. More > £ 950.00 On Sale: £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 18706

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[BRYDALL, Robert]. The Shrine of Ste Ursula. Painted by Hans Memling. In the Hosptial of St. John, Bruges. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c.1888] Quarto. Nine sepia photographs mounted on [9] leaves, followed by [12] leaves of manuscript text (written on one side only). Contemporary dark green morocco-backed green buckram boards, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 19091

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BERENSON, Bernard. Aesthetics and history in the visual arts. New York. Pantheon, 1948. First edition. 8vo. 260pp. With 24 monochrome photographic illustrations, publisher's advertisement leaflet loosely inserted. Original publisher's grey cloth, pictorial dustwrapper. Minor wear to extremities, slight marking and some chipping and tearing to dustwrapper. Internally immaculate. Presentation copy, inscribed to recto of FFEP; 'Mason Hammond / from Bernard Berenson / October, 1948'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 14539

[WHISTLER, James McNeill], [RALEIGH, Walter]. In memoriam. London. [William Heinemann], 1905. First edition. 8vo. 16pp. Unopened, stitched, as issued in original publisher's buff paper wrappers. Extremities a trifle marked. Foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 18936

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[MADAME TUSSAUD AND SONS]. Biographical and Descriptive Sketches of the distinguished characters which compose the unrivalled exhibition of madame tussaud and sons... London. Printed for Madame Tussaud and Sons, 1851. 8vo. 32pp. Original publisher's printed salmon paper wrappers. Extremities a trifle toned and spotted. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17266

H.M.M.. Two nights on the hills, October, 1863. [s.i.]. [s.n.], 1863. Oblong folio. [20]ff, consisting of a title and 16 leaves (featuring 18 captioned albumen illustrations), with three further terminal blanks. Contemporary half roan, cloth boards, with red morocco lettering-piece to upper board. Worn, with loss to spine, corners. Bookplate of the Oliver Collection to FEP. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18360

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GUICCIARDINI, Lodovico. [PINKERTON, John?]. Guicciardini's account of the ancient flemish school of painting. Translated from his description of the netherlands, published in italian at antwerp, 1567. With a preface, by the translator. London. Printed for I. Herbert, 1795. Second English edition. Quarto. xv, [1], 36pp. With half-title. Uncut in original paper-backed marbled paper wrappers, with evidence of being disbound from a larger volume, with some loss and stitching to spine. Some browning and spotting internally. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 14794

[WHISTLER, James McNeill]. Mr. whistler's "ten o'clock". London. [Chatto and Windus], 1888. First edition. 29pp, [3].

[Bound with:] WHISTLER, J. A. MacNeill. Whistler v. Ruskin: art & art critics. London. Chatto & Windus, [1878]. Sixth edition. 17pp, [1].

[And:] WHISTLER, James A. McNeill. Wilde v Whistler: an acrimonious correspondence on art between Oscar Wilde and James A McNeill Whistler. London. Privately printed, 1906. First edition. 20pp.

Small quarto. Recent brown cloth-backed drab paper boards, lettered in gilt, original publisher's ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 18647

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[WHISTLER, James McNeill]. Eden versus whistler: the baronet & the butterfly. A valentine with a verdict. New York. R. H. Russell, 1899. First American trade edition. 8vo. [32], 78pp, [2]. Uncut in original publisher's cloth-backed drab paper boards, lettered in gilt, housed in recent custom drab paper slipcase. A trifle rubbed and marked. Later inked ownership inscription to FEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 18843

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BERENSON, Bernard. L'arco di costantino o della decadenza della forma. Milano. Electa Editrice, [1952]. First edition. 8vo. 74pp, [16]. With 80 monochrome photographic plates. Original publisher's grey paper boards, lettered in black, dustwrapper. Upper board nearly detached, slight dust-soiling and chipping to dustwrapper. Upper hinge exposed, lightly browned. Presentation copy, inscribed to recto of FFEP; 'To Mason Hammond / with the affectionate / friendship / of / Bernard Berenson / (?) / Dec. 29 / 1952'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 14538

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BERENSON, Bernard. Bibliografia di Bernard Berenson. Milano. Electa Editrice, 1955. First edition, number 732 of 1000 copies. Quarto. 74pp, [4]. Illustrated with numerous tipped-in facsimilies. Original publisher's salmon pink limp paper boards. A near fine copy. Presentation copy, inscribed to recto of FFEP; 'With love to the / Hammonds / B. B. / I Tatti / Nov. 13 / 56'. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 14540

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ACTON, Harold. Memoirs of an Aesthete 1939-1969. New York. The Viking Press, 1970. First American edition. 8vo. 318pp. Original publisher's black cloth-backed purple paper boards, dustwrapper. A very good copy with only slightest of chipping to unclipped dustwrapper. Presentation copy, inscribed to recto of FFEP; 'For Mason and Florence / with all best wishes for / Christmas and the New Year / ever affectionately / Harold / 19 December 1973.' More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 14541

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DUNGLISON, Richard J.. The Public Medical Libraries of Philadelphia. Philadelphia. J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1871. First Edition. 8vo. 46pp. Original publisher's printed wraps. Slight marking and foxing to covers, occasionally to text, vertical creasing. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 10416

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[IMMERZEEL, J.]. [Drop-head title:] Monogrammen van schilders, teekenaars, graveurs, enz.. [Amsterdam]. [J. C. van Kesteren], [1843]. First edition. 8vo. 43pp, [1]. Original publisher's marbled paper wrappers. Without spine panel, some loss, chipping, creasing, and light marking. Foxed. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 14805

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[BRITISH MAGAZINE]. The british magazine. A monthly journal of literature, science, and art. London. Frederick Westley and A. H. Davis, 1830. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes, all published. [2], 480, [2]; [2], 476pp, [2]. Bound by S. Franceys of Liverpool in contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, spines richly gilt, marbled edges. Rubbed, slight shipping to lettering-pieces. Armorial bookplates of Peter Bancroft to FEPs, later armorial bookplates and ink ownership inscriptions to FFEPs, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12385

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CAREFUL, Martha. Household hints to young housewives, with the arrangements and receipts for forty dinners; &c.. London. Dean and Son, 1859. Twelfth edition. 12mo. [2], iv, 125pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped limp brown cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 16102

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VERONESE, Paul. Exhibition of paintings in fresco...Brought from the Soranza palace, in the Venetian territory, now on view, at the gallery, Maddox-Street, Hanover-Square, opposite St. George's church. London. Printed by Thomas Davidson, [1825]. First edition. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. Recent marbled paper wrappers. A very good copy, with only the slightest of browning to gutter margins of title and final page, and a very small hole to p.11-12. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13963

HEYWOOD, B. A.. Report of the state of the liverpool institution, made to the meeting of the proprietors on the 14th march, 1820. Liverpool. Printed by G. F. Harris's Widow and Brothers, 1820. First edition. 8vo. v, [2], 8-24pp. Original publisher's drab paper wrappers. Substantial loss to spine, chipping to wrap edges, spotting. Title-page lightly foxed, else internally clean and crisp. Inscribed ‘Fasque’ to head of upper wrapper, from the recently dispersed Scottish Gladstone estates. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13682

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[LITHOGRAPHY]. FOX, Buscall. The shapwick monster, with illustrations. Blandford. Published by F. Clemence, Bookseller, 1841. First edition. Quarto. 10pp. With four lithographed plates. Original publisher's stitched lithographed paper wrappers. A little rubbed and marked, short tears to spine, with slight surface loss to margins. Ink inscription 'From Mr Orndell(?)' to upper wrapper. One plate detached. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 14860