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Photo of "King edward the seventh"
MAGNUS, Philip. King edward the seventh. [London]. John Murray, [1964]. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 528pp. With numerous photographic plates and two folding genealogical tables. Contemporary gilt-tooled navy half-morocco, light blue cloth boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed, lightly sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32969
Photo of "Brilliant combination of attraction! Astounding ..."
[MAGIC]. WALKER, Albert. Brilliant combination of attraction! Astounding novelties!: Mr. albert walker the world renowned magician and ventriloquist! Respectfully announces to the ladies and gentlemen of this place that he will give one of his grand exhibitions of varieties, at [blank] Hall, on [blank] ev'g, [blank] 18[blank] : consisting of legerdemain, necromancy, ventroloquism. Wonderful developments of natural magic, and the great mechanical theatre Illustrated with a superb and tasteful Dress, brilliantly illuminated. Hartford [Connecticut]. Calhoun Printing Company, 66 State St., [1858]. Dimensions 230 x 585 mm. Large single leaf playbill, printed within elaborate woodcut border. A fine copy. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 34883
Photo of "Splendid amusement! Startling feats of ..."
[MAGIC]. WALKER, A[lbert]. Splendid amusement! Startling feats of legerdemain! Mr. a. walker, Respectfully announces to the Ladies and Gentlemen of this place that he will entertain them at [blank] on [blank] Evening [blank] 1855 With a variety of novel, original and startling Feats of Natural magic! All of the most unexceptional character, together with the extremely Laughable Performance of punch and judy consisting of Ten Beautiful Mechanical Figures! Introducing laughable incidents & comical adventures &c., of mr. punch! To conclude with the celebrated nose amputation! Large noses preferred!... Hartford [Connecticut]. Calhoun Steam Printing Co., [1855]. Dimensions 200 x 460 mm. Single leaf broadside. With blank spaces left for insertion of location, time, and day of performance. A trifle creased, several small holes. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33661
Photo of "Formulare anglicanum: or, a collection ..."
[MADOX, Thomas]. Formulare anglicanum: or, a collection of antient Charters and Instruments of divers kinds, Taken from the original Placed under several Heads, and Deduced (in a Series according to the Order of Time) from the Norman Conquest, to the End of the Reign of King Henry the VIII. London. Printed for Jacob Tonson...and R. Knaplock, 1702. First edition. Folio. [12], xxxiv, 209, 212-441pp, [11]. Title printed in red and black. With two engraved folding plates. Contemporary panelled calf, calf lettering-piece, recently recornered and rebacked preserving the majority of the original backstrip. Heavily rubbed. Leaves browned and spotted, small hole to leaf C2 with some loss of text and sense, loss to upper corner of leaf Fff2, short marginal tear to leaf Ggg2, very occasional ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31746
Photo of "Critical dissertations on the origin, ..."
MACPHERSON, John. Critical dissertations on the origin, antiquities, language, government, manners, and religion, of the ancient caledonians, their posterity the picts, and the british and irish scots. London. Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt...and J. Balfour, in Edinburgh, 1768. First edition. Quarto. xxiv, [2], 382pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled tan half-calf, marbled boards. Marbled edges. A trifle rubbed and marked, bumping to corners. Occasional marginal browning, else fine. Presentation copy, inscribed 'To Nathanial Wraxall Esqr. from Sir John Macpherson, Brompton 10 August 1810' to head of title. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 23480
Photo of "Three persons"
MACPHAIL, Sir Andrew. Three persons. New York & Montreal. Louis Carrier & Co., 1929. Third edition [First North American Printing]. 8vo. 346pp. Original publisher's navy cloth. Lightly rubbed. Bookplate of William Boyman Howell to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To / Jean Cameron Howell / with gratitude / Andrew Macphail'. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20156
Photo of "British valour triumphing over french ..."
MACKQUEEN, John. British valour triumphing over french courage: Under the conduct of the Duke of marlborough, Prince of the empire. Set forth in some discourses on the victories obtained over them at Blenheim, Ramellies, Oudenard, the Taking of Lisle, the Reduction of Ghent and Bruges. To which is annexed A discourse concerning casting our care on God; concluding with a modest Character of his Grace. London. Printed for J. Morphew, 1715. First edition. 8vo. [34], 280pp. With an errata slip pasted at the end of the preface. Consisting of: 'A sermon preached in St. Mary’s Church...' (1715, second edition); 'A thanksgiving sermon for the victory obtain'd at Oudenard...' (1715); 'A thanksgiving sermon for the taking of Lisle...' (1715); 'A discourse on casting our care on God...' (1715); and 'A divine and moral essay on courage...' (1715, second edition); each ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 20461
Photo of "Prince charlie and his ladies"
MACKENZIE, Compton. Prince charlie and his ladies. London. Cassell and Company, [1934]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 296pp. With a (misbound) photographic frontispiece. Extra-illustrated with 40 engraved plates (two coloured). Bound by Bayntun in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, red cloth boards, T.E.G. Very minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, red morocco bookplate of W. A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31065
Photo of "Echoes"
MACKENZIE, Compton. Echoes. London. Chatto & Windus, 1954. First edition. 8vo. 187pp, [3]. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed, dustwrapper chipped, lower joint split, a trifle marked. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To Bryan Matheson / with all good wishes / from / Compton Mackenzie'. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24918
Photo of "Life of Lieut.-Gen. Hugh Mackay ..."
MACKAY, John. Life of Lieut.-Gen. Hugh Mackay of Scoury... Edinburgh. Laing and Forbes, 1836. First edition?. Quarto. xii, 213pp, [3]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a final errata leaf. Recent brown cloth-backed blue paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Minor shelf-wear. Closed tears to foot of leaf B4 (touching text without loss), scattered foxing. Inked ownership inscription and pencilled note of Andrew Jervise to recto of front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 23520
Photo of "Historie di nicolo machiavelli, cittado, ..."
MACHAIVELLI. Historie di nicolo machiavelli, cittado, et secretario fiorentino... In Vinegia [i.e. Venice]. Domenico Giglio, 1554. 12mo. 157 [i.e. 257]ff, [1]. Nineteenth-century calf-backed marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, remnants of bookplate to FEP, small marginal holes to title page and initial leaf of text, light damp-staining to head of initial gathering, scattered spotting. More > £ 850.00 Antiquates Ref. 27821
Photo of "An inquiry as to The ..."
[MACGEORGE, Andrew]. An inquiry as to The Armorial Insignia of the city of glasgow. Glasgow. [W. Blackie] , 1866. First edition. Quarto. [10], 182pp. Title in red and black. With an engraved colour frontispiece and 74 illustrations depicting the seals of Glasgow. Original publisher's dark green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Light scattered spotting and occasional marking throughout. Inked ownership inscription of 'Macgeorge' to FFEP, and presentation inscription 'to John Macgeorge with affte. regards from A Macgeorge'. More > £ 85.00 Antiquates Ref. 33541
Photo of "History of england from the ..."
MACAULAY, Catharine. History of england from the accession of james i to the elevation of the house of hanover. London. Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, 1769-72 Third edition. 8vo. In five volumes. With a portrait frontispiece of the author to Vol. I. Nineteenth-century gilt-tooled half calf, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Slightly rubbed to extremities, tear without loss to Z1, Vol. III, occasional staining, else a crisp set. With the ink inscriptions of James Martineau and M.L. Jacks to blank fly-leaf of each volume. More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 33766
Photo of "M. annaei lucani pharsalia, sive ..."
LUCAN, Marcus Annaeus. M. annaei lucani pharsalia, sive de bello civili Caesaris et Pompeii lib x. Amstelodami [i.e. Amsterdam]. Apud Janssonio-Waesbergios, 1681. 12mo. 330pp. Contemporary blind-ruled sheep, blind-stamped initials 'W. M.' to both boards. Extremities marked and heavily worn. Hinges exposed, early inked calculations and later book-label of David Crawford to FEP, without FFEP, title page browned, with early inked ownership inscriptions of 'Lucan', 'Gulielme Murray', and 'J. Robertson' to verso. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 15610
Photo of "M. annaei lucani pharsalia, sive, ..."
LUCAN. M. annaei lucani pharsalia, sive, de bello civili caesaris et pompeii libri x. Londini. Excudebat Richardus Field, 1618. 8vo. [12], 291pp, [1]. With an engraved folding map depicting Europe, the Mediterranean, and North Africa. Later blind-ruled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Joints rubbed. Upper hinge exposed, occasional inked/pencilled underlining, gathering I-K protruding slightly from text-block, very light damp-staining to lower corner. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 14802