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[PHOTOGRAPHY]. POUNCY, John. Dorsetshire Photographically illustrated. By J. Pouncy. The detail and touch of nature faithfully reproduced by a new process on stone, by which views are rendered truthful, artistic, and durable. London. Dorchester. Bland & Long. John Pouncy, Photographic institution, [1857]. First edition. Oblong folio. Four parts in two volumes. [90]; [82]pp. Lithographic title to Vol I., terminal advertisements and colophon leaves to each volume (all included in preceding collation). With 79 photo-lithographic plates, one of which double-page. Original publisher's limp cloth, decorated in blind and titled in gilt; Vol II neatly recased in the original binding at an early date. Some rubbing, tearing and a little marking to binding; ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 32953
GALTON, Francis. Finger prints. London. Macmillan and Co., 1892. First edition. xvi, 216pp. With a half-title and 16 plates.

[Together with:] GALTON, Francis. Supplementary chapter to 'finger prints' decipherment of blurred finger prints. London. Macmillan and Co., 1893. First edition. [2], 18pp. With 16 plates.

[And:] GALTON, Francis. Fingerprint directories. London. Macmillan and Co., 1895. First edition. [8], 127pp, [1]. With a half-tile and nine plates.

[And:] GALTON, Francis. Hereditary genius an inquiry into its laws ... More >
£ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 32941
LAUDERDALE, [James Maitland], Earl of. Thoughts on finance, suggested by the measures of the present session. London. Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, 1797. First edition. [4], 55pp, [1]. With a half-title. ESTC T174622.

[Bound after:] [GENERAL CONVENTION OF THE ROYAL BURGHS OF SCOTLAND]. An illustration of the principles of the bill proposed to be submitted to the consideration of Parliament, for correcting the abuses and supplying the defects in the internal government of the royal boroughs... Edinburgh. Printed by Neill and Company, 1787. First edition. [4], 54, 31pp, [1]. Appendix ... More >
£ 1,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 25165
[STEVENSON, Alan]. The british pharos: or a list of the lighthouses on the coasts of great britain and ireland, descriptive of the appearance of the lights at night. For the use of mariners. Leith. Published and sold by W. Reid & Son, 1828. First edition. 12mo. xiv, 111pp, [1]. With half-title. Original blue sail-cloth with printed label (pricing the volume at 2/6) to upper board. Rubbed and marked to spine and extremities, joints starting. The author's brother's copy, recently dispersed from the remains of the Stevenson family library, boldly inscribed 'Thomas Stevenson' to head of blank fly-leaf; further short notes in a later manuscript hand to front pastedown, pointing out that ... More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 31286
[WEBSTER, Alexander]. Calculations, with the principles and data On which they are instituted: Relative to a late Act of Parliament, intituled, An Act for raising and establishing a Fund for a Provision for the Widows and Children of the Minister of the Church, and of the Heads, Principals, and Masters of the Universities of Scotland. Shewing The Rise and Progress of the fund. Published by Order of the Trustees nominated in the said Act of Parliament. Edinburgh. Printed by Thomas Lumisden and Company, and sold at their Printing-house in the Fish-market, and by the Booksellers in Town, 1748. First edition. Folio. [10], 5-45pp, [1]. With half-title. Later library buckram, lettered in gilt to spine; with the bookplate, ink- and associated withdrawal-stamps of the Institute of Actuaries to front endpapers. A little rubbed and marked. Large vertical tear to the first leaf of introduction neatly (and expertly) repaired; inked addition to title, some pagination to blanks also added in manuscript. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33191
SCHADEN, Adolph von. Zwanzig neu aufgenommene bildliche Darftellungen der vorzüglichsten Gebäude, Strassen und öffentlichen Plätze der Königlichen Bayerischen Haupt- und Residenzstadt München. München. Joseph Lindauer'sche Buchhandlung, 1835. First edition. Oblong 8vo. 24pp. Parallel German and French. With a lithographed frontispiece and a further 19 lithographed plates. Later gilt-tooled dark green calf, marbled edges. Original publisher's printed green wrappers bound in. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpaper, internally immaculate. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25640
[TESSIN, Carl Gustaf]. Letters from an old man to a young prince; with the answers. Translated from the Swedish. To which are prefixed Those of Her Present Majesty to her Son. London. Printed for R. Griffiths, 1759. Second edition. 12mo. In three volumes. xliv, [1], 46-237, [1]; 228; 223pp, [5]. With two final leaves of publisher's advertisements to Vol. III. Handsomely bound in contemporary vellum, spines richly gilt, contrasting black roan lettering-pieces. Extremities a trifle rubbed and discoloured. Marbled endpapers, recent book-labels of Peter Stewart Young and John Sparrow to front pastedowns, contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of J. Gill and later inscriptions of C. Parker ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28187
[BOMBAY RAILWAYS]. Bombay, baroda & central India railway, including rajputana-malwa railway...Quarterly guide and coaching tariff contianing Time and Fare Tables, with map.... Ajmere. Rajputana-Malwa Railway Press, 30th June 1890 8vo. xxv, [1], 268pp, [1]. With a large chromolithographed folding map and a large letterpress mileage table. Original publisher's printed mauve wrappers. Rubbed, lightly marked, loss to sunned spine. Short tear to map at gutter, very occasional marginal chipping. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32121
WOLFE, General [James]. General wolfe's instructions to young officers. London. Printed for J. Millan, 1780. Second edition. 12mo. [2], ix, [3], 106pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep, contrasting red calf lettering-piece, supralibros to boards. Heavily worn, significant surface loss, upper board held by cords only, lower joint split. Title page lightly browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 22799
PETRAFICTA, Sebastianus. De Sensuum externorum: usu, affectionibusq[ue]; deq[ue] memoriæ cum rationis laesione vitio, medalaq[ue]...tractatus. Venetijs [i.e. Venice]. Apud Gratiosum Perchacinu[m], 1594. First edition. Quarto. 39 leaves. Without terminal blank leaf. Recent calf-backed marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, joints starting. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscription of Sybil Cooper to front blank fly-leaf, dampstaining to latter half of text-block. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 23209
CARY, [John]. Cary's Survey of the High Roads from london... London. Printed for J. Cary, July 1st. 1810 Quarto. [44] leaves. Engraved throughout. Hand-coloured strip road maps are printed in eighty numbered columns on both the recto and verso of 40 leaves. A handsomely bound copy in contemporary mottled calf, ruled in gilt and blind, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 25745
[CHANDLER, John, et al]. The New Seaman's Guide and Coaster's Companion. Containing, in Part I. - Complete Sailing-Directions for Ships... London. Printed for David Steel, at the Navigation-Warehouse, [s.d., c.1802] The Thirteenth Edition. Oblong 8vo. iv, 261pp, [7]. With an engraved frontispiece depicting ten lighthouses or beacons, three terminal leaves of advertisements, and numerous vignette woodcut illustrations within text. Original coarse sail-cloth. Some marking and rubbing, leaves R3-6 detached from binding. From the recently dispersed remains of the Stevenson family library, with the ownership inscription of D. Alan Stevenson to title, and what appear to be his pencilled highlighting of ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31282
ARNOLD, Matthew. New poems. London. Macmillan and Co., 1867. First edition. 8vo. viii, 244pp. With a half-title. Bound by Burn of London in original publisher's gilt-stamped green cloth. A trifle rubbed, spine slightly dulled. Armorial bookplate of Stephen George Holland and later ticket of Burrell of Chelmsford to FEP, early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33077
AUSTEN, Jane. Letters of jane austen: edited with an introduction and critical remarks by edward, lord brabourne. London. Richard Bentley & Son, 1884. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xv, [1], 374, [2]; [6], 366pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to each volume. Original publisher's gilt-stamped olive-green cloth. Lightly rubbed and marked, with neat repair to upper joint of Vol. II and little soiling to upper board of Vol. I. Armorial bookplates to FEPs with the Latin motto 'Suivant Saint Pierre', very occasional slight ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33138
STEVENSON, Alan. Biographical Sketch of the late Robert Stevenson. Edinburgh. W. Blackwood and Sons, 1861. First illustrated edition. Quarto. 32pp. With two finely engraved plates; a portrait frontispiece of the subject, and a fine dramatic view of the Bell Rock Lighthouse, originally drawn by Miss Stevenson. Original publisher's gilt-tooled and titled buckram. Spine a trifle faded, light shelf-wear and few indents to lower board, else a fine copy. Presentation copy, inscribed 'Tolbooth Chuch Library, From Mesr. Stevenson' to head of title, and in a ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31291
STEVENSON, Robert. Journal of a trip to holland. Communicated, during a short tour in the year 1817, in letters to his daughter. Edinburgh. Reprinted in 1848 12mo in 6s. iv, 141pp, [1]. With two lithographed plates; the first a plan of 'Bonaparte's Fly Bridge over the Scheldt', which is hand-coloured, the second an impression of the 'Gold Medal' presented to the author by the Dutch King. Original publisher's blind-stamped and gilt-tooled red cloth. Lightly rubbed to extremities, some exposure of boards to bumped corners, small nick to head of spine and old ink stain ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31289
CRUIKSHANK, George. Cinderella and the glass slipper. Edited and illustrated with ten subjects, designed and etched on steel, by george cruikshank. London. George Routledge and Sons, [s.d., c. 1865]. 8vo. 31, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece and a further five engraved plates. Contemporary navy half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering- piece. Lightly rubbed, spine a little dulled. Marbled endpapers, bookplate of Geoffrey S. Williams to FEP, scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title: 'To Geoffrey S. Williams with the best / wishes of Geo. Cruikshank'. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31600