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KNOX, Vicesimus. Essays moral and literary. Basil. Printed and sold by James Decker, 1800. 8vo. In three volumes. [12], 366; [6], 364; [6], 365pp, [1]. Original publisher's vellum-backed cream paper boards, contrasting blue calf lettering-pieces. Extremities lightly marked. Small hole to p.189-190, Vol. I - touching text with slight loss of sense, very occasional light spotting, browning, and marginal chipping. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 17039
[KNOX, John]. The historie Of the reformation of the church of scotland; Containing five Books: Together with some treatises conducing to the History. London. Printed by John Raworth, for George Thomason and Octavian Pullen, 1644. Folio. [84], 276, 279-397, [1], 401-460, 91, [2], 92-122pp. Handsomely bound by J. Clarke (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in nineteenth century gilt-tooled black straight-grain morocco, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Slightest of rubbing to extremities. Early manuscript note to verso of leaf h6v quoting a passage from Spottiswoode's History of the Church of Scotland (1655). More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 35472
KNILL, Richard. Memoir of the Life and Character of walter venning, esq. A member of the committee Of the London Society for the Improvement of Prison Discipline... London. Printed by J. Hadon...Sold by J. and A. Arch, 1822. First edition. 8vo. [2], 102pp, [2]. With a half-title, an engraved portrait frontispiece, one further engraved plate, and a final leaf of errata. Original publisher's cloth-backed powder blue paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Housed in modern custom calf-backed cloth clamshell case with typed paper label reading: 'Made in HM prison Wormwood Scrubs 1973'. Rubbed and marked. Offsetting to title and p.101, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25740
KNIGHT, Samuel. The life of Erasmus, more particularly that part of it which he spent in England; wherein an account is given of his learned friends, and the state of religion and learning at that time in both our universities. With an appendix containing several original papers. Cambridge. Printed By Corn. Crownfield, 1726. First edition. 8vo. [8], xxxi, [1], 349, 348-386pp, cxliv, [8]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and 19 engraved plates. Without four terminal leaves (An Index to the Life of D. Colet). Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, scoring to boards, upper joint split, loss to head and foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, very occasional early manuscript corrections to text. Inked inscription to front blank ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 32535
KNIGHTLEY, Dr. W. Porter. A plea for private schools, being the substance of A Paper read before the Sussex Educational Association, at Brighton, Nov. 6th, 1876, in reply to some remarks of the Rev. Mark Pattison, B.D., at the Social Science Congress, at Liverpool. Brighton. H. & C. Treacher, 1876. First edition. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. Recent morocco-backed tan cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Bookplate of Sidney Broad to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to contemporary front blank fly-leaf: 'With the Author's kind regards / Dec. 12th 1876'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22129
KINGSLEY, Rev. Charles. The limits of exact science as applied to history. An Inaugural Lectures, delivered before the university of cambridge. Cambridge. Macmillan and Co., 1860. First edition. 8vo. [6], 72pp, 23pp of advertisements, [1]. Original publisher's printed boards, spine restored. Rubbed, with loss to spine at head, bumping to corners. Presentation copy, inscribed twice: with 'From the author to Elizabeth Stisted, Eversley Augt. 12th 1861' to head of upper board, and 'Miss Stisted with the Rev. Kingsley's kind regards, Eversley aug 12/61' to head of half title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13060
KING, E. J.. The Knights of St. John in the British Empire: Being the Official History of the British Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. London. [John Wright and Sons], 1934. Second edition. 8vo. xviii, [1], 248pp, [2]. With a photographic frontispiece, a further 48 photographic plates, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Handsomely bound Frank Broomhead of Morley College for the 1971 National Book League Binding Competition in black morocco, vellum and red morocco inlays forming the Maltese Cross to upper board. Housed in custom black morocco-backed red cloth clamshell case. Case a trifle rubbed, else immaculate. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 16603
KIDGELL, Rev. Mr. [John]. A genuine and succinct narrative of A scandalous, obscene, and exceedingly profane libel, entitled, An essay on woman, as also, of Other poetical pieces containing The most atrocious Blasphemies. Submitted to the Candor of the public. London. Printed for James Robson, [1763]. First edition. Quarto. 16pp. Modern half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Text-block damp-stained, stab-stitch holes to gutters. 'J. Kidgell' in an early hand to title page. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25439
KEY, Astley Cooper. A narrative of the recovery of h. m. s. gorgon, (charles hotham, esq., captain.) stranded in the bay of monte video, may 10th, 1844. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1847. First edition. 8vo. viii, [2], 113, [5], 32pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 16 engraved plates, an engraved folding chart, and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked, lower corner of upper board lightly dampstained, cocked. Later armorial bookplate of Richard Benyon Croft to FEP, early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33170
KERMODE, P[hilip] M[oore] C[allow]. Catalogue of the manks crosses with the runic inscriptions and various readings and renderings compared. [Ramsay] Isle of Man. C. B. Heyes, [1892]. Second edition. 8vo. [8], 60pp. With engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's blind-tooled brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked, small circular paper label pasted to upper board. Photographic images of Manks crosses tipped-in to recto of FFEP and title page. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32999
KELTIE, John S. A history of the scottish highlands, highland clans, and highland regiments... Edinburgh and London. A. Fullarton & Co., 1879. Third edition. Folio. In two volumes. [3], viii-xxxvi, 776; vi, 818pp. With 17 engraved plates, a lithographed plate, 30 mounted colour plates of tartans within gilt borders, two maps (one folding), and 205 engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, brown pebbled cloth boards, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces, carmine edges, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34317
KELLY, Hugh. The babler. In two volumes. London. Printed for Harrison and Co., 1786. Harrison's edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. 199pp, [1]. With six engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf-backed, vellum-tipper marbled paper boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Francis Hall and recent inked ownership inscription to FEP, plates browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32405
KELLY, Francis M. SCHWABE, Randolph. A short history of costume & armour: chiefly in England Vol. I. 1066-1485 [Vol. II. 1485-1800]. London. B. T. Batsford, Ltd., 1931. First edition. Large 8vo. In two volumes. xii, 82, [2], 30pp; x, 86, [2], 30pp. With terminal publisher's advertisement catalogues to both volumes. Profusely iIllustrated with colour and black and white photographs and sketches. Original publisher's cloth, lettered in gilt and blind, pictorial dustwrappers. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrappers rubbed, sunned, and price-clipped. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions to FFEPs, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22258
KELLER, Helen. Out of the dark. London. Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. First edition. 8vo. x, 284pp. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt. Without dustwrapper. Boards rubbed and marked, some wear/loss to cloth at top edge, some water-staining to endpapers and text block. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 31769
KEARD, Thomas. Thomas Keard, A. M.. Whitby. R. Kirby, [s.d., c.1839] 8vo. 15pp., [1]. With frontispiece showing engraved portrait of Thomas Keard. Original wrappers, stitched as issued within. A trifle spotted at margins, slight browning. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 17075
[KAMES, Henry Home, Lord]. Loose hints upon education, chiefly concerning the culture of the heart. Edinburgh. Printed for John Bell…and John Murray, 1781. First edition. 8vo. xi, [1], 381pp, [3]. With a final leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf, contrasting red Morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, lightly marked, joints starting, loss to head and foot of spine. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of James Crombie of Glasgow to FFEP and head of title, scattered foxing. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26115