[Geneva].
[s.n.], 1856.
First offprint edition.
Quarto.
[1], 290-330pp. Unopened in original publisher's plain paper wraps. Title in manuscript to upper wrap, light foxing, loss to spine, upper wrap nearly detached. Creasing to leaves, short tear to head of drop-title. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 13425
London.
Longmans, Green, and Co., 1873.
8vo.
xv, [1], 394pp. [6]. With three lunar photographs by Rutherfurd, three large folding astronomical diagrams, a further 20 engraved plates, of which 19 diagrams, and one woodcut illustration. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed and marked, with light staining to upper board, surface wear to extremities, bumping to spine and corners. Light spotting to endpapers, very occasional spotting to text. A ... More >
£ 750.00
Antiquates Ref. 33360
London.
The Religious Tract Society, 1841.
First edition.
8vo.
[4], 196pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 15 engraved plates, and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and bumped. Ticket of E. & F. N. Spon of London to FEP, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, spotting to plates. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 29776
[London?].
[s.n.], [1951].
Large quarto.
Manuscript on paper. 963 autographs pasted on 64 leaves. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-stamped red morocco, decorative endpapers, housed in custom red cloth clamshell case. Clean and crisp. Case rubbed and marked. More >
£ 750.00
Antiquates Ref. 30440
London.
Printed for Sam. Smith and Benj. Walford, Printers to the Royal Society, 1694.
First edtion.
Quarto.
149-168pp. Drop-head title. With an engraved folding plate depicting aspects of the anatomy of a paroquet. Bound in recent blue paper boards. Leaves browned and foxed. More >
£ 200.00
Antiquates Ref. 12893
[s.l.].
[s.n.], 1684.
First edition.
Quarto.
799-834pp. Drop-head title. With two engraved folding plates, one depicting a stone chimney, the other a tabled of tide times. Bound in recent blue paper boards. Some marginal damp-staining throughout with worming to top corner of all leaves and folding table. More >
£ 200.00
Antiquates Ref. 12894
London.
Printed for the Royal Society at the Oxford University Press, 1912.
Third edition.
Quarto.
viii, 483pp, [2]. With 20 monochrome photographic plates. Original publisher's tan cloth, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Minor wear to extremities, slight rubbing to lettering-piece. Internally clean and crisp, overall a fine copy. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 14394
London.
Harrison and Sons, [1901].
First offprint edition.
8vo.
85pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed paper wraps. Very light soiling to extremities, ink-stamp of the Royal Meteorological Society to upper wrap. Presentation copy, inscribed in ink to head of upper wrap; 'With the authors complts.' More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 13414
London.
Printed for Private Circulation by John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1860.
First edition.
Quarto.
ix, [1], 480pp. With six engraved plates (one in colour depicting Encke’s comet), and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed and sunned, surface loss to spine and joints, corners bumped. Hinges exposed, bookseller's ticket of Edward Baker of Birmingham to FEP, scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to FEP: 'Presented to The Reverend W. Selwyn. ... More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 27473
London.
Printed by Richard Clay, 1850.
First edition.
8vo.
[4], 71pp, [52]. Bound by Hering in contemporary gilt-tooled turquoise calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Marbled edges. . Lightly rubbed and marked, light wear to joints. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, and associated shelf-label to FEP, bookplate of the Turner Collection, The Library, University of Keele to FFEP. Light scattered spotting throughout. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 33470
[s.i.].
[s.n.], 1913.
First offprint edition.
Quarto.
41-46pp. Original publisher's green printed paper wraps. Light dust-soiling to extremities, ink-stamp of the Royal Meteorological Society and pen and coloured pencil annotations to upper wrap. Occasional spot of foxing to margins, ink annotations to text of rainfall tables. Presentation copy, inscribed to head of upper wrap; 'The Royal Meteorological Society, with the authors compliments.' More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 13423
London.
Parker, Furnivall & Parker, 1848.
First edition.
Quarto.
[2]pp. 12 engraved tables with slides. Original publisher's blind-stamped dark green cloth, lettered in gilt, recently rebacked, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Boards rubbed and marked. Book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP, scattered foxing. More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 22529
Edinburgh.
John Carfae and Son, 1837.
First edition.
8vo.
x, 102pp. With a half-title and a hand-coloured engraved folding map. Original publisher's stiff mauve wrappers. Extremities lightly marked, some loss to head and foot of sunned spine. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of upper wrapper: 'To the Right Honble. The Earl / of Airlie, with the most / respectful compliments of / the Author'. More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 17512
Worcester.
T. Eaton, 1822.
First edition.
12mo.
[6], 10-131pp, [3]. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's printed buff paper boards. Heavily rubbed, marked, spine cracked, joints starting. Scattered spotting. More >
£ 375.00
Antiquates Ref. 29734
London.
Printed for S. Crowder, 1787.
First edition.
12mo.
xi, [1], 240pp. Titlepage in red and black. Recent grey paper boards. A trifle rubbed. Title word 'companion' naively coloured in black ink, very occasional ink-spotting, slight damp-staining to lower margins at gutter. More >
£ 375.00
Antiquates Ref. 17763
[London].
[s.n.], [1874].
First offprint edition.
Quarto.
183-244pp. With three engraved plates. Original publisher's plain green paper wraps. Title in manuscript to upper wrap, slight dust-soiling and some creasing to extremities. Occasional creasing to leaves. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 13426
London.
Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1863.
First edition.
8vo.
[7], x-xix, [1], 468pp. With a half-title, an engraved folding plate, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and a terminal 32pp publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped red cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, spine sunned. Later bookplate of John Waern Hill to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of title-page, very occasional light spotting. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 19336
London.
[Barnes & Scarsbrook], [1890].
8vo.
33pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Harry Percy Boord to FEP, with his inked ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 26417
London.
[Various publishers], 1855-65
8vo. Contemporary half-calf, green buckram boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. With a manuscript list of contents bound in. Extremities rubbed. Bookplate of G. Stephenson to FEP, scattered foxing. More >
£ 350.00
Antiquates Ref. 24023
London.
Printed for Dan. Browne Junr., 1724.
Second edition, carefully corrected.
8vo.
xi, [1], 220pp. Contemporary panelled calf. A trifle rubbed, lightly marked. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription of John Gribble to FFEP. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 29086
