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CORRY, John. The life of Joseph priestley... Birmingham. Printed by Wilks, Grafton, & Co., 1804. First edition. 8vo. 4, [1], 10-60pp. Complete despite erratic pagination. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Dust-soiled, frontispiece creased and marked, small hole to centre of final leaf - touching text with slight loss of sense - scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25224
COURTHOPE, William. Synopsis of the extinct baronetage of england; Containing the date of the creation, with the succession of baronets, and their respective marriages and time of death. London. J., G., and F. Rivington, 1835. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-xii, 256pp. With a list of subscribers. Contemporary navy half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Richard Ward to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32451
COWARD, Noël. Present indicative. London. William Heinemann, 1937. First edition. 8vo. [8], 431pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece and a further 30 photographic plates. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt. pictorial dustwrapper. Rubbed and sunned, corners bumped, dustwrapper heavily worn and marked, upper panel and front flap detached, substantial loss to spine panel. Endpapers browned, contemporary inked ownership inscription to FEP. Signed by Coward on title page. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23090
CRABITES, Pierre. Gordon: the Sudan and Slavery. London. George Routledge and Sons, 1933. First edition. 8vo. x, 334pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, printed paper dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, dustwrapper lightly marked, chipped at head and foot of spine panel. Iked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27517
CROSLAND, T[homas] W[illiam] H[odgson]. Pop goes the weasel. London. Fortune & Merriman, 1924. First edition. 8vo. 239pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's purple cloth-backed purple paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed and sunned. Pencilled ownership inscription to half-title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 20240
CULLEN, Alex[ander]. Adventures in socialism: New Lanark establishment and Orbiston Community. Glasgow. John Smith and Son, Ltd., 1910. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 329pp, [1]. With half -title, four photogravure plates, and a folding lithographic plan. Title in red and black. Finely bound in contemporary red half-morocco, red cloth boards, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Minor wear to extremities. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. Inscribed to half-title; 'Alex. Cullen'. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 11018
CULLEN, Alex[ander]. Adventures in socialism: New Lanark establishment and Orbiston Community. Glasgow. John Smith and Son, Ltd., 1910. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 329pp, [1]. With half -title, four photogravure plates, and a folding lithographic plan. Title in red and black. Finely bound in contemporary red half-morocco, red cloth boards, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Minor wear to extremities. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, ink inscription to half title; 'With the author's compliments / Xmas. 1909 / Alex. Cullen'. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 15176
[CUNNINGHAM, Sir Alexander]. IMAM, Abu. Sir Alexander Cunningham (1814-1893): the first phase of indian archaeology...Reprinted from the journal of the royal asiatic society of great britian and ireland with which is incorporated the Society of Biblical Archaeology. Leeds. Printed for the Society by W. S. Maney & Sons, [1963]. First offprint edition. 8vo. [2], 195-207pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. A trifle creased and sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to blank recto of initial leaf:' To Major Harrison with regards, Abu Imam. / 12.12.63'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32186
CURTIUS RUFUS, Quintus. Q. Curtii Rufi. Historiarum libri, accuratissime editi. Lugd, Batavorum [i.e. Leiden]. Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1633. 12mo. [12], 364pp, [24]. With an engraved title page, a single full-page engraved illustration in the text, and an engraved folding map. Contemporary ink-ruled vellum. Lightly rubbed, upper joint starting. Inked ownership inscription 'J. Wordswoth / Trin: Coll. Cant.' and later book-label of Walter R. Sadler to recto of FFEP, title page naively reattached with tissue paper, slight loss to lower corner of leaf D1, minute ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31622
CURWEN, J[ohn] C[hristian]. Hints on agricultural subjects, and on the best means of improving the condition of the labouring classes. London. Printed for J. Johnson, 1809. Second edtion. 8vo. xxiv, 385pp, [3]. With a half-title, an aquatint frontispiece, five engraved plates on four sheets, and four folding letterpress tables. Uncut in original publisher's grey boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints starting, loss to lettering-piece. Armorial bookplate of Sir Thomas Hesketh (1825-1872) and later shelf-label of Easton Neston Library (obscuring bookseller's ticket) to FEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 31038
[CUTHELL AND MARTIN]. A catalogue of books, for the year 1807, in various languages, and classes of literature; on sale, for ready money, By cuthell & martin, middle row, holborn. London. Printed by E. Blackader, [1807]. 8vo. In two parts. [4], 155, [1], 201-540, 16pp. Complete despite erratic pagination. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind. Without lettering-piece. Extremities worn, upper board held by two of three cords only. Naive paper repair to gutter of title page. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27391
[DANIEL, George]. Catalogue of the most valuable, interesting and highly important library of the late george daniel, esq. of canonbury...Which will be sold at auction, by messrs. sotheby, wilkinson & hodge...On wednesday, the 20th of july, 1864, and Nine following Days... [London]. J. Davy & Sons, [1864]. 8vo. v, [1], 222pp. Contemporary navy morocco-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red and black calf lettering-pieces. Rubbed, spine sunned, corners exposed. Scattered spotting. Priced throughout in manuscript, entries occasionally accompanied by the name of the purchaser. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 22644