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KLETKE, Dr. H[ermann]. Bilder aus dem Weltall...Für Lehrer und Freunde der Naturkunde. Berlin. Verlag von E. H. Schroeder, 1854. Zweiter Abdruck [i.e. second impression]. 8vo. xii, 375pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled navy morocco, initialled in gilt 'L.d. R.' to foot of spine, A.E.G. A fine copy. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Leopold de Rothschild (1845- 1917) to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31705

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KENDAL, E[dward] A[ugustus]. The swallow: a fiction. Interspersed with poetry. London. Printed for E. Newbery...By T. Baylis, 1800. First edition. 12mo. xviii, [2], 157pp, [3]. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's gilt-tooled red roan- backed marbled paper boards. Rubbed, upper joint split, lower joint starting, spine worn and sunned. Upper hinge exposed, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to FEP, slight loss to margins of leaf b2, scattered spotting. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 25808

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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

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[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

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CRANE, Walter. The baby's bouquet. A fresh bunch of old rhymes & tunes. London. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., [s.d., c.1900] Quarto. 56pp. 11 full-page colour illustrations and numerous illustrated borders throughout. Original publisher's tan cloth backed glazed pictorial boards, pictorial dustwrapper. Light rubbing to extremities, dustwrapper chipped at edges with substantial tear to upper panel. Decorated endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 20697

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[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

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[WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT]. Histoire de whittington et de son chat.* Traduit de l'anglais par A. F. E. lépée...*History of whittington and his cat. Londres [i.e. London]. Chez W. Darton, [s.d., c. 1825] 12mo. 36pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved English title, and two further engraved plates. Original publisher's printed pink wrappers. Extremities marked, worn, and sunned, wrappers detached. Frontispiece and title page spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24472

TAYLOR, Joseph. Tales of the robin, and other small birds; selected from the british poets... London. William Darton, [s.d., c.1825] 12mo. 140pp, [4]. With an engraved frontispiece, and a further five engraved plates. Original publisher's black roan-backed marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, slight loss to head and foot of spine. Near contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, offsetting to title page, occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 21826

GENLIS, [Stéphanie Félicité], Madame de. Le petit la bruyere, ou caracteres et moeurs dens enfans de ce siecle... Hambourg et Brunswic. Chez P. F. Fauche et Compagne, 1799. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-x, 226pp, [4]. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf. Heavily rubbed, without lettering-piece. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32409

[MOZLEY, Harriet Elizabeth]. The lost brooch, or the history of another month. A tale for young people. London. James Burns...and Henry Mozley and Sons, 1841. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. 312; [3], 6-362pp. Without half-titles. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, marbled paper boards, marbled edges. Rubbed, spines sunned. Marbled endpapers, near contemporary inked gift/ownership inscriptions to front blank fly-leaves. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32248

[MOZLEY, Harriet Elizabeth]. The fairy bower, or the history of a month. A tale for young people. London. James Burns...and Henry Mozley and Sons, 1843. Third edition. 8vo. [5], 8-390pp. Without half-title. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, marbled paper boards. Rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32247

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GOLDSMITH, [Oliver]. Dr. goldsmith's roman history Abridged by himself For the Use of schools. London. Printed for S. Baker and G. Leigh, 1772. First edition. 12mo. [4], viii, 311pp, [1]. Later half-calf, marbled paper boards, tooled in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29997

OWEN, R[obert] D[ale]. Darby and susan. A Tale of Old England. London. Printed and published by J. Watson, [s.d., c. 1840] 8vo. 16pp. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Worn, with stitching perished (the text block is therefore loose in the wrappers), extremities rubbed and marked, several short tears. Occasional light marginal dampstaining. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31325

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BARNARD, Mrs. Caroline. The prize: or, the lace-makers of missenden. London. Printed for M. J. Godwin and Co. at the Juvenile Library, 1817. First edition. 12mo. [4], 167, [1], 12pp. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Contemporary blind-ruled calf, recently rebacked, contrasting morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, spine sunned. Hinges exposed, recent bookplate of Francis Edwards of Northwood to FEP, offsetting to title, scattered spotting. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31043

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[FISHER, Anne]. The Pleasing Instructor or entertaining moralist consisting of Select Essays, Relations, visions, and allegories collected from The most Eminent English Authors. To which are prefixed, New Thoughts on education... London. Published as the Act directs by F. Fisher & T. Slack, [s.d., c. 1800] New edition. 12mo. [2], xi, [1], 348pp. With three engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Rubbed and marked, corners bumped. Early inked ownership inscription to FEP, without free-endpapers, title page browned. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31318

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[RUSTIC EXCURSIONS]. Rustic excursions to the Villages round London. By a father and his children. London. Printed for Richard Phillips...By J. Adlard, 1811. First edition. 12mo. [4], 168pp, [8]. With four terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed and marked, loss to head of spine, corners exposed. Early inked ownership inscription of John Johnstone to FEP, without free-endpapers, scattered spotting. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription and manuscript note to FEP: 'Could this be Godwin's Rural ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27935

[LAMB, Mary]. The wren; or, the fairy of the green-house: consisting of Song, Story, and Dialogue. London. James Burns, 1843. 16mo. 47pp, [1]. Numerous engraved vignettes in the text. Original publisher's pictorial salmon pink wrappers. Heavily rubbed, without spine panel. Scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31330

TWO SISTERS. Tales of early piety. London. John Hatchard and Son, 1836. First edition. 12mo. vi, [2], 232pp. With a half-title and an engraved frontispiece. Uncut in original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked. Early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27972

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[MOORE, Margaret King]. Continuation of the stories of old daniel: or tales of wonder and delight. Containing narratives of foreign countries and manners, and designed as an introduction to the study of voyages, travels, and history in general. London. Printed for M. J. Godwin and Co., 1820. First edition. 12mo. [4], 224pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary black half-calf, marbled papers boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, later paper label to spine. Inked initials and armorial bookplate of Baldwin J. R. Bastard to FEP, frontispiece browned and spotted. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription to FFEP. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27679

HORT, W. Jillard. The new pantheon; or, an introduction to the mythology of the ancients in question and answer: compiled for the use of young persons... London. Printed for Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1838. New edition. 12mo. viii, 260pp. With an engraved folding frontispiece and a further 16 plates. Original publisher's black cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, loss to head of spine. Hinges exposed, publisher's advertisements to pastedowns, minute marginal worm-track to one plate. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 31334