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[EDWARDS, James]. A catalogue of the valuable library of james edwards...which will be sold by auction, On wednesday April 5, 1815, and the Five following Days (Sunday excepted.) by r. h. evans... [London]. Printed by W. Bulmer and Co., 1815. 8vo. [4], 47pp, [1]. With three engraved folding plates. Modern marbled paper wrappers, printed paper lettering-piece to upper panel. Very minor shelf-wear. Priced throughout in manuscript, each entry accompanied by the name of the purchaser. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 20294
[NAPOLEON]. A list of books bearing on the epoch of Napoleon. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [134] leaves. Contemporary half- morocco, marbled paper boards, paper label with title in manuscript to upper board, marbled edges. Extremities rubbed and marked, spine worn with loss to head and foot. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24582
DARLING, James. Catalogue of books belonging to Sir William Heathcote, baronet, at Hursley Park, in the county of southampton. James Darling, Bookseller, 22 little Queen Stret. Lincolns Inn Fields, 1834. First edition. Quarto. viii, 154pp, [2]. With terminal blank. Original publisher's blind-tooled green textured cloth, titled in gilt to spine. Rubbed, with spine panel lacking the top half, and the remainder split from lower joint, bumping to corners and slightly, slightly marked. Ink-staining to fore- edge. Presentation copy, inscribed to 'The Honble. Mr Justice Coleridge' at Hursley in 1839, by William Heathcote to verso of FFEP. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 24960
[LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN]. A catalogue of valuable and rare Old Books, including many superb works, illustrated by numerous prints, offered to the public at the prices affixed to each, by longman, hurst, rees, orme, and brown, paternoster-row, london. [London?]. [s.n.], [1814]. Quarto. In six parts, [2], 23; 20; 41; 28; [29-]80; [21]. Contemporary sprinkled half-calf, marbled boards, later rebacked preserving contemporary back-strip, all edges red. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting.

Comprising: [1] A catalogue of very curious and rare books, in uncommon fine condition, and the greater part in handsome bindings (May 7th, 1813; 396 lots); [2] A catalogue of rare, curious and valuable books, many of ... More >
£ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 21082
[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
[BUCKMINSTER, Rev. J. S.]. Catalogue of the library of the late rev. j. s. buckminster. Boston. Printed by John Eliot, Jun., 1812. First edition. 8vo. 66pp, [4]. Disbound, calf remnants to spine. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. Initial gathering working-loose, early gift inscription to head of title, page numerals altered in manuscript, intermittent manuscript prices, manuscript list of books to verso of terminal blank leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22499
[WEST BROMWICH LIBRARY]. Report of the committee of the west bromwich free library. Presented to the improvement commissioners, june, 1875. West Bromwich. Printed by J. Bates, Caxton Gas Power Printing Works, 1875. 16pp.

[Bound with:] Second annual report of the committee of the west bromwich free library. Presented to The Improvement Commissioners, june, 1876. West Bromwich. William Murray and Son, 1876. 13pp, [1].

[And:] Third annual report of the committee of the West Bromwich Free Library. Presented to The Improvement Commissioners, june, 1877. West Bromwich. W. Britten, 1877. 16pp.

[And:] Fourth annual report of the committee of ... More >
£ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28536
[NORWICH PUBLIC LIBRARY]. City and county of norwich readers' guide: the bimonthly magazine of the norwich public library. Volume I [-III]. Norwich. Published by The Public Library Committee, 1911-14 8vo. In three volumes. viii, 206; v, [1], 155, [1]; iv, 172pp. Uniformly bound in contemporary red half-morocco, tooled and lettered in gilt, red cloth boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, bookplates of Bryan William James Hall to FEPs, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20818
BRENT, Nathanael. The historie of the councel of trent... London. Printed by Bonham Norton and John Bill, 1629. Second edition. Folio. [12], 881 [i.e. 879]pp, [17]. Contemporary blind-ruled sprinkled calf. Rubbed, marked, and scored, wear to head of spine, corners exposed. Pastedowns sprung, without free-endpapers. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30967