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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 "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 "Flora's gala. Illustrated with elegant ..."
[FLORA'S GALA]. [FLAXMAN, Maria]. Flora's gala. Illustrated with elegant engravings. London. Printed for J. Harris, Successor to R. Newberry, at the Original Juvenile Library, 1808. First edition. 16mo. 16pp. With frontispiece and five further hand-coloured engraved plates depicting Flora (as a goddess) and her fairies, within detailed botanical scenes. Original printed wrappers, a little chipped and marked, some damp-staining to upper wrapper, contemporary previous owner's inscription to verso of frontispiece. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32832
Photo of "Wallis's Royal Chronological Tables of ..."
[WALLIS, John]. Wallis's Royal Chronological Tables of English History on a Plan similar to that of the Dissected Maps. Published March 31st 1788 by John Wallis, No. 16 Ludgate Str. London. Price 10/6. Dimensions 600 x 420 mm.. Complete. 42 printed wooden pieces, housed in original publisher's wooden box with engraved pictorial title label to lid. Some loss to box at edges, working loose at joints, lettering-piece stained and discoloured, with early ink annotation suggesting this was acquired 'at Mrs Denny's Sale'. Slight loss to two blank areas of two edge pieces. More > £ 3,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 24674
Photo of "[The world]"
[DARTON]. [The world]. London. Darton, [s.d., between 1808 and 1866] 480 x 250 mm. Box dimension 207 x 160 x 550 mm.. One hand-coloured engraved map, mounted on wood, dissected into 47 pieces; displaying two hemispheres, each 230cmm in diameter. A little marking to surface, one plug missing. Preserved in the original wooden box (?light pine), with a sliding top; the latter featuring the printed label 'World', the side of the box with another reading 'Darton, London: Warranted' . More > £ 3,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 33548